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Lawrence to partner with St. Joseph Food Program for pre-parade food drive

Lawrence University will partner with St. Joseph Food Program on a food drive at the Appleton Christmas Parade, set for Nov. 21.

A Lawrence University trailer will roll down College Avenue in downtown Appleton as part of the “pre-parade,” immediately following the Santa Scamper Run-Walk. LU volunteers will carry donations of canned goods from parade attendees on the curb to the trailer as it moves down the street. All donations will go to St. Joseph Food Program. A QR Code for monetary donations to St. Joseph also will be available if attendees don’t bring cans but still want to contribute.

The food drive will begin at about 6:30 p.m. The parade is scheduled to start at 7 p.m.

“Lawrence University is proud to partner with St. Joseph to help stock their shelves as the holiday season approaches,” said Garrett Singer, special assistant to the president. “In addition to supporting our local community, it is an opportunity to model good citizenship for our students and campus community.”

For anyone wanting to volunteer, there are three opportunities (details about volunteering and registration can be found using these links):

  1. Canvassing the neighborhoods north and east of Lawrence’s campus to promote the food drive (Friday, Nov. 17)
  2. Picking up food donations from the neighborhoods north and east of Lawrence’s campus if they can’t make the parade (Monday, Nov. 20)
  3. Walking in the parade and collecting donations (Tuesday, Nov. 21)

The Appleton Christmas Parade is held annually on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Drawing an estimated 80,000 spectators to downtown Appleton, the parade is among the largest holiday gatherings in the Midwest. The parade begins at the corner of State Street and College Avenue and travels east on College Avenue to Drew Street.

Hockey shuttles

The Office of Student Life is happy to announce that we are partnering with the Student Welfare Committee to provide a FREE shuttle to and from Men’s and Women’s Hockey games at the Appleton Family Ice Center and Community First Champion Center.

  • Pick up on game days will be at the Wriston Turnaround.
  • First pickup will be 45 minutes before the game starts, and then the driver will loop back around for a second pass.
  • At the end of the game, the shuttle will take you back to campus again.

We encourage everyone to take advantage of this resource and go and support the LU Hockey teams!

Queer Potluck

Thursday, Nov. 9 | 7-9 p.m.
Diversity & Intercultural Center

Let’s Eat! Join us and help create family, community, and memories for students to take home with them at this year’s Queer Potluck.

Queer Potluck is a time for our LGBTQ+, faculty, staff, and the LU community/families to come together, pitch in, and to help us provide for our students before they leave for winter break.

Everyone is welcome. Everyone can bring a dish. We only ask that everyone come with love and dignity toward queer people in their hearts and words and actions and that LGBTQ+ students be given pride of place.

Sign up to bring a dish to pass

Fiddle Club presents guest artist Kevin Henderson & Neil Pearlman

Tuesday, Nov. 7 | 8:15-10 p.m.
Harper Hall

This concert is free and open all.

A workshop led by the duo will precede their concert:
4-5 p.m. | Music-Drama Center 254

Kevin Henderson is a fiddler who draws on the rich fiddle music tradition of his native Shetland and his experience with leading bands including Boys of the Lough, Fiddlers Bid, Session A9 and Nordic Fiddlers Bloc to create an expressive and adventurously individual musical style.

Brought up in the Shetland schooling system, whose concentration on fiddle music and encouragement to participate still inspire him, Kevin benefited in his teens from the teaching of the legendary Willie Hunter. Lessons with Hunter could comprise chatting over coffee and biscuits and even extend to being taught survival skills, as well as learning both the essentials and the finer points of playing Shetland reels, and every Saturday Kevin came away motivated to emulate his mentor.

With school friends Chris Stout, Andrew Gifford and Maurice Henderson, Kevin formed Fiddlers Bid, a band that – almost thirty years, innumerable gigs and four enthusiastically received albums on – continues to represent the finest of Shetland fiddling allied with harmonic invention, creative subtlety and enthusiastic vigour.

Multi-instrumentalist, step dancer and host of the TradCafe podcast, Neil Pearlman is a vital and distinctive voice in contemporary traditional music. Described as “a tremendous pianist” on BBC Radio Scotland and “a force to be reckoned with” by WGBH’s Brian O’Donovan, Neil is best known for his groundbreaking approach to the piano in Celtic music. Motivated by a deep musical curiosity and a love of collaboration, his playing is continually evolving and spontaneous without losing its roots in the traditional piano styles of Atlantic Canada, New England and Scotland. He has appeared at major festivals across North America and Europe including the Newport Folk Festival, Celtic Connections in Glasgow, Celtic Colours in Cape Breton, the Orkney Folk Festival, and has recorded, performed or otherwise collaborated with such artists as Natalie MacMaster, Darol Anger, Seamus Egan, Alasdair Fraser and many more.

Growing up in a musical family, Neil was immersed in Scottish and Cape Breton music and dance from the start. He began dancing at the age of 3 and the piano followed soon after. Joining his parents and siblings on stage as the family band Highland Soles, Neil learned the art of performance early at festivals and concert halls across New England. At the age of 11, he appeared several times as a dancer in Natalie MacMaster’s high-powered show alongside his mother Laura Scott and a few years later released his first album with his father, fiddler Ed Pearlman. Already at that age he was exploring a passion for other styles of music, especially a lifelong love of jazz that has always played a role in his creative voice.

Today Neil’s musical projects run the gamut from deeply traditional to refreshingly contemporary. His podcast TradCafe is a series of conversations and collaborations with traditional musicians from around the world. In 2021 TradCafe launched a video series featuring one-off musical collaborations between Neil and artists such as Troy MacGillivray, Jenna Moynihan, Begona Riobo, Anxo Pintos, Yann Falquet and Alasdair White. His 2020 release Burden Lake with acclaimed Shetland fiddler Kevin Henderson received 5 stars from The Scotsman. He tours regularly with Kevin Henderson, Katie McNally, The Pine Tree Flyers, and as a solo pianist, while playing more irregularly with a wide variety of side projects featuring top Celtic, Americana and Jazz musicians.

Cultural Expressions Talent Call

Friday, Nov. 10 | 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 11 | 1-3 p.m.
Warch Campus Center – Mead Witter Room

Sign up for the Cultural Expressions Talent Call

Calling all Black and BIPOC students!

Black Student Union is already preparing and planning for a February that is jam-packed with fun and fulfilling workshops and events, including BSU’s annual Cultural Expressions Showcase! BSU’s marquee event is a talent showcase geared to provide a space and stage for Black and BIPOC to express themselves and their culture through various art forms: music, dance, poetry, film, even comedy, and so much more, in celebration and culmination of Black History Month.

Come be a part of Black Student Union’s, and one of Lawrence’s, biggest yearly events, by coming to the Cultural Expressions Talent Call! Two sessions will be held on Friday, November 10 from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. and Saturday, November 11 from 1-3 p.m. Both will be held in Mead Witter Room in Warch.

THIS IS A TALENT CALL, NOT AN AUDITION! Everyone who shows up for the talent call will be put in the show, so long as their act is not inappropriate and the act is with primarily Black/BIPOC performers and artists.

Native American Heritage Month events

Presented by the I.D.E.A.S. Division, Diversity and Intercultural Center (D&IC) and Lawrence University Native Alliance (LUNA)

Corn Husk Doll Making
Tuesday, Nov. 7 | 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Diversity & Intercultural Center

Join us in a captivating workshop where you can delve into the world of Oneida traditions. Discover the significance of the Oneida’s traditional white corn, still grown within their community today. Uncover the fascinating story behind why the corn husk doll has no face, and engage in a hands-on experience crafting your very own corn husk doll to take home as a memento of your enriching journey.

Register for the corn husk doll workshop. (Space is limited.)

Storytelling with Weeya Calif
Monday, Nov. 13 | 5-6:30 p.m.
Diversity & Intercultural Center

Come listen to traditional stories told by Weeya Calif, a member of the Echota Cherokee Tribe of Alabama. Weeya is a professional artist, art educator, and storyteller. She comes from a long line of oral storytellers and dresses in authentic 18th century clothing. Her stories have been passed down through many generations and teach important lessons, ways of life, and how things came to be. Indigenous food will be provided after the event.

Register for the Storytelling event.

Beaded Porcupine Quill Earrings
Wednesday, Nov. 15 | 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Memorial Hall 105

Join us in this fun and creative workshop where you will learn about Indigenous cultures and the use of porcupine quills in various applications. While learning about the culture, you will also create your own pair of beaded quill work earrings that you can wear yourself or gift to someone.

Register for the porcupine quill earrings workshop. (Space is limited.)

First-Gen Celebration Day!

Wednesday, November 8 is National First-Gen Celebration Day. Let’s celebrate together. We have a few events coming up on November 8-9. Hope to see you there!

Wednesday, November 8

12:30-1:30 p.m.: First-Gen Lunch (Warch – Mead Witter Room), All First-Gen Students Welcome.

4-6 p.m.: Campus Celebration (Warch – Mead Witter Room)

4-4:45 p.m.: Picture booth, mingling, snacks and giveaways

4:45-5:15 p.m.: Music Bingo (with prizes)

5:15-6 p.m.: First-Gen Alumni Panel

Thursday, November 9

12:30-1:30 p.m.: Lunch & Learn with Faculty & Staff (Warch – Pusey Room), “The Future Looks First-Gen”, hosted by Dr. Ashley Lewis.

6:30-8:15 p.m.: Screening of the documentary First Generation. Popcorn & snacks provided. (Warch Cinema) All faculty, staff, students and alumni are welcome and encouraged to attend.

An award-winning documentary narrated by Golden Globe nominee Blair Underwood, First Generation tells the story of four high school students – an inner city athlete, a small town waitress, a Samoan warrior dancer, and the daughter of migrant field workers – who set out to break the cycle of poverty and bring hope to their families and communities by pursuing a college education. Shot over the course of three years and featuring some of our nation’s top educational experts (Richard Kahlenberg, The Century Foundation; J.B. Schramm, College Summit; Dr. Bill Tierney, University of Southern California), the film explores the problem of college access faced by first generation and low-income students and how their success has major implications for the future of our nation.

LU Student, Staff, and Faculty Appreciation Night

Women’s Basketball vs North Park University | Wednesday, Nov. 8 | 5:30 p.m.

We are just under one week away from the basketball season opener! To celebrate, join us for Student, Staff, and Faculty Appreciation Night!

  • Free Toppers pizza (for the first 100 to show their LU ID)
  • Free giveaway items, including a t-shirt toss

Then, stay to cheer on the Men’s team!

Men’s Basketball vs North Park University | Wednesday, Nov. 8 | 7:30 p.m.

Goldwater Scholarship

Scholarship opportunities in the Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering

  • Do you have research experience (outside the classroom)?
  • Are you interested in pursuing a research career in the natural sciences, math, or engineering?
  • Are you a sophomore or junior with at least a 3.0 GPA?
  • Are you a U.S. citizen?

If so, consider applying for a Goldwater Scholarship, which offers $7500 per year toward educational expenses.

Interested? Contact Prof Kervin at claire.e.kervin@lawrence.edu by November 17.

Important News on Memorial Chapel

Built in 1919, age and the Wisconsin elements have taken their toll on our beautiful Chapel and its façade is experiencing compromised structural integrity.

Starting Monday, November 6, shoring of the façade with scaffolding will begin to minimize further damage as we head into winter. During this process, you should enter Memorial Chapel through the Shattuck entrance. Once the shoring is complete, you will be able to enter safely through the front doors.

Safety is priority! Please be aware of your surroundings at all times while the shoring is being built.