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Lawrence Home Athletics: D3 Week

Division III Week is a positive opportunity for all individuals associated with a Division III institution to observe and celebrate the impact student-athletes have on campus,  in the surrounding community, and to highlight their achievements academically.

Cheer on your Vikings at their home events this week!

Wednesday, April 9

  • Men’s Lacrosse vs Concordia
    7 p.m. | Banta Bowl

Thursday, April 10

  • How to Become a Legendary Leader
    5:30-7 p.m. | Warch 325-Pusey Room
    Learn from panelists Elizabeth Krug, Nevada Watson, Karen Bussone, and Beth De Stasio as they discuss how to navigate unique opportunities as a leader in their respective fields. They will share their experiences in leadership and the challenges and opportunities they’ve encountered in their fields.
    This panel is held in honor of the late Mary Poulson.

Saturday, April 12

  • Men’s Tennis vs Monmouth
    9 a.m.-Noon | Lawrence Courts
  • Baseball vs Grinnell
    11:30 a.m. | Reception | Whiting Field
    12 & 2:30 p.m. | Whiting Field
  • Softball vs Cornell
    Reception | 12:30 p.m. | Whiting Field
    1 & 3 p.m. | Whiting Field
  • Men’s Tennis vs Illinois
    2:30 p.m. | Reception honoring Hall of Fame Tennis Coach Mary Poulson | Lawrence Courts
    3-6 p.m. | Lawrence Courts

Sunday, April 13

  • Baseball vs Grinnell
    12 p.m. | Whiting Field
  • Softball vs Monmouth
    1 & 3 p.m. | Whiting Field

Dance Series: bkSOUL

Saturday, April 12 | 7 p.m.
Warch Esch Hurvis Studio

bkSOUL
dance • poetry • music

grace shinhae jun, choreographer/dancer
Jesse Mills & Loren Kiyoshi Dempster, music
Anthony Blacksher (aka Ant Black), spoken word poetry
Keomi Tarver, dancer

and Lawrence University dancers
Aimsley Shearer, Atlas Wagner, Billy Greene, Ella Fajardo-Wilde, Jasmine Germany, Madison Tracy, Martin Tran, MeiSi Chang

This event is free and open to the public!

ABOUT THE DANCE SERIES ARTIST

bkSOUL was founded in 2001 by Dr. grace shinhae jun as a space to explore the relationship between Hip Hop culture and modern dance, debuting with the evening-length work “Women Warriors in Love & Hip Hop.” The company began as a bi-coastal company (San Diego – Brooklyn), teaching and performing at various venues in Southern California, Brooklyn, New York City, Chicago, Seattle, Philadelphia, Indiana, San Francisco, and Mexico. In 2006, bkSOUL deepened its roots in San Diego and began collaborating with Collective Purpose (Ant Black, Kendrick Dial, and Rudy Francisco), blending together movement, poetry, and live music to center on issues of social justice and communities of color through a Hip Hop framework. This award-winning performance company has created seven evening-length works: “The Movement” (2007), “Hip Hop Saved My Life” (2009), “Love H.E.R.” (2013), “Illegible” (2015), “Still Moving” (2016), “The Lioness” (2017), and “Get Free” (2019) and received “Best Musical Performance” (2016), “Outstanding Performance” (2017), and “Outstanding Multidisciplinary Production” (2019) for their work at the San Diego International Fringe Festival. bkSOUL was in residence at Lawrence University and performed their critically-acclaimed work “Illegible”. In 2016, celebrating 10 years of working together, the dancers, the poets, and the musicians fully merged to perform solely as the conscious performance group bkSOUL. As educators, mothers, fathers, activists, and artists, bkSOUL is committed to education through the arts, to courageous insight and truth, and to helping strengthen our justice movement today.

Jiayi Young ’94 Gallery Walk

Thursday, April 10 | 4:30 p.m.
Wriston Art Galleries

Join us for a gallery walk of the exhibition Beyond Tomorrow: An Artist’s Quest in the Last Decade with the artist, Jiayi Young ’94 (physics and studio art major).

This exhibition offers an insight into the creative journey behind two major projects Young completed over the past decade. The first is a three-phase effort aimed at democratizing social media data. The second is a public artwork that explores a moon rock brought back by Apollo 12 in 1969. The piece presents an enigmatic object—ice that never melts—serving as a metaphor for the paradox of humanity’s insatiable pursuit of resources and technological progress, even at the risk of self-destruction.

During the walk, visitors will also have the opportunity to engage with interactive computer programs, handle physical objects, ask questions, and discuss the projects with the artist. 

Reception with refreshments to follow!

The Digital Child: Lessons from Studying the Family Media Ecology

Wednesday, April 9 | 4:30-6 p.m.
Steitz 102

Lawrence will welcome psychology guest speaker Professor Heather Kirkorian, Laura M. Second Chair in Early Childhood Development & Department Chair and Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at UW-Madison.

Prof. Kirkorian’s talk will synthesize research on digital media and early child development. She will share research highlights regarding early cognitive development and screen time, including when young children do (and do not) learn from digital media. She will also examine the larger family media ecology using the Dynamic, Relational, and Ecological Approach to Media Effects Research (DREAMER) framework. The DREAMER framework emphasizes the regulatory and relational processes that shape how young children and families use and respond to media, balancing the needs of different family members. Prof. Kirkorian will use examples from her own and others’ research to illustrate how different types of media use predict different short- and long-term outcomes. Prof. Kirkorian will conclude with examples of how to translate these research findings into practical advice to support digital well-being for families with young children.

Environmental Justice in the Fox-Wolf Watershed

Wednesday, April 9 | 4:30-5:45 p.m.
Main Hall 201

You may have heard about the $500,000 Mellon grant recently awarded to support collaboration between LU colleagues and the College of the Menominee Nation. This event will give us a chance to learn more about the work and the thinking that led to the grant. It should also give us a chance to talk about one of the main concerns of the grant: issues of environmental justice and sustainability.

Presenters will include Greg Hitch (Environmental Studies), Claire Kervin (English), and Sigma Colon (Environmental Studies and Ethnic Studies). All are welcome, so please join us!

Guest Recital: ~Nois

Wednesday, April 9 | 8-9 p.m.
Harper Hall

~Nois is a Chicago-based saxophone quartet dedicated to connecting with diverse audiences through the creation of new work. Since its founding in 2016, “~Nois continues to legitimize the saxophone quartet as a premiere ensemble formation for classical music” (thank you, Brutal New Music) through commissioning repertoire that is thought-provoking, engaging, and honestly just really good by some of today’s most inspiring compositional voices.

Julian Velasco, soprano saxophone
Joe Connor, alto saxophone
Jordan Lulloff, tenor saxophone
János Csontos, baritone saxophone

~Nois will perform works by Augusta Read Thomas, Caroline Shaw, Viet Cuong, Elijah Daniel Smith, and Travis Laplante.

Free and open to the public! 

Björklunden Fall Term weekend application window approaching

Björklunden applications will be accepted from April 7-18 for Fall Term 2025.

The weekends provide a distinctive and highly memorable integrative experience. Each weekend during the academic year, groups gather to explore and reflect on ideas, artistic expressions, and community issues. Topics are wide-ranging, and students have the opportunity for intensive inquiry and discussion with faculty members and among themselves in an informal, intimate setting.

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AI faculty inquiry group events

Working Without an Instruction Manual: Grappling with AI in education

Tuesday, April 8 | 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Youngchild 121

Join Mike Clayville (CON + BUEN) and Abhishek Chakraborty (MATH) for a practical session exploring how AI is affecting teaching and learning. Drawing from recent workshops with the AAC&U and research by leading thinkers like Bowen, Watson, and Mollick, this session is less about giving answers and more about asking the right questions.

We’ll look at:

  • The current state of generative AI in education and the workforce
  • Its impact on student motivation, learning, and academic integrity
  • Practical classroom strategies and tools
  • A reframing of educational goals in the age of AI

Whether you’re AI-curious, skeptical, or already experimenting, this session offers a chance to reflect, share ideas, and imagine meaningful ways forward together. This session was offered at the midterm teaching conference on Feb. 13, and many faculty asked that it be given again!

Values and Practices

Thursday, May 8 | 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Briggs 420

Join colleagues during midterm for two sessions on AI centered on values and practices. During our first session we will critically examine the ethics of using AI in a higher education context. This is an opportunity to share questions and concerns and engage in dialogue about this technology with others. We will then convene over a catered lunch before attending an afternoon workshop focused on crafting, drafting, and discussing policy statements for use in classrooms, committees, and institutional work.

2025 Spring Art Shows

We are excited for the 2025 Spring Shows: April 4-May 17, 2025!

  • A Traveler’s Guide to Early Modern Japan | Brigid Vance’s Early Modern Japanese History | Leech Gallery
  • Gustavo Fares, Abstract-Organic | Hoffmaster Gallery
  • Jiayi Young, Beyond Tomorrow: An Artist’s Quest in the Last Decade | Kohler Gallery

Join us for these gallery events:

Gallery Talk with Jiayi Young ’94
Thursday, April 10 | 4:30 p.m.
Reception with refreshments to follow

Art @ Noon(ish)
Informal tours of the exhibitions
Thursday, April 17 & Thursday, May 8 | 12:15 p.m.

Gallery Talk with Gustavo Fares, professor of Spanish and visual artist
Thursday, May 1 | 4:30 p.m.

Gallery Hours

The Galleries are free and open to the public, located in Wriston Art Center.

  • Monday-Friday | 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Saturday | 12-4 p.m.
  • Sunday | Closed

8th annual NAfME Symposium

Sign up for the National Association for Music Education’s 8th annual symposium!

Inclusive Music Pedagogy, Inclusive Dance, and the Neurodiversity Paradigm in the Music Classroom

Saturday, April 19 | 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Lawrence University Conservatory, Room 163

Featuring Keynote Speakers:

  • Dr. Corrine Galligan, PhD University of Michigan
  • Tiffany Bunstein, Program Coordinator for United Sound

Also featuring LU Professors:

  • Leila Pertl
  • Julie McQuinn
  • Kathy Privatt
  • Bob Williams

NAfME’s symposiums are a way for Lawrence students of any degree background to expand their knowledge of education on a specialized topic. In the past we have specialized in queer theory, composition, hip hop, and more! Join us for a day of workshops, conversations, and more.

We have amazing guest speakers and beloved LU professors ready to fill your brain and heart with new tools and ideas. No matter where you are in your journey as a musician/educator, you will walk away with something new.

Breakfast and lunch will be catered; enjoy coffee from Seth’s and donuts from Happy Bellies in the morning and food from Mai’s Deli in the afternoon.