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Kids Give x ACU Fundraiser Dinner

Saturday, March 8 | 6-9 p.m.
Warch 325-Pusey Room

The African Caribbean Union is collaborating with Kids Give to celebrate their 15 anniversary, a milestone marking over a decade of dedicated educational support to children in Sierra Leone.

To celebrate, you’re invited to a special anniversary fundraiser dinner. Our goal is to raise $4,000 to continue providing vital resources and scholarships to help kids in Sierra Leone thrive.

RSVP to Makenzy Dreher by emailing makenzy.s.dreher@lawrence.edu. Dress is business casual.

Tickets will be sold in Warch Campus Center on Monday, March 3 from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Symphonic Band Concert

Saturday, March 8 | 7:30 p.m.
Memorial Chapel

Directed by Matthew Arau

Featuring the Works of:

  • Grainger – “Gum-Suckers March”
  • LaBarr, arr. Wilson – “Grace Before Sleep
  • Mayhew ’17, arr. Trentadue – “Symphony No. 1 – The Eternal Present”*
  • Schumann – “Chester”
  • Hokoyama – “Beyond”

    *World Premiere

New Music Series: Wet Ink Ensemble

Presents Second Nature by Eric Wubbels

Sunday, March 9 | 7:30 p.m.
Harper Hall

Written for and performed by the Wet Ink Ensemble

  • Erin Lesser: Flutes
  • Ian Antonio: Percussion
  • Eric Wubbels: Keyboards

Second Nature is a new concert-length music and video work from composer/performer and Wet Ink Ensemble Co-Director Eric Wubbels, an artist who “brings meticulous poise to his experimentalism,” and whose music, “with references to many traditions, sounds like nothing by any other composer” (The New York Times).

Written for and developed in long-term collaboration with Wet Ink Ensemble members Erin Lesser and Ian Antonio, Second Nature is an extended meditation on cycles of growth, decay, and regeneration, drawing on ancient, contemporary, and futurist perspectives, instruments, and technologies.

Taking as its genre-ancestor Morton Feldman’s late trios for flute, piano, and percussion, the piece then pivots in a radically different direction, finding meaning and complexity in the particularly loaded contemporary intersection of nature, culture, and technology.

Over the course of more than 70 minutes, Second Nature brings together musical scenarios of the most extreme variety and diversity into a stunningly original synthesis. Movements for traditional instrumental combinations (flute, vibraphone, piano) segue directly into music for computer-controlled cymbals and 3-D printed ultrasonic flute, and passages for analog synthesizer and inside-piano technique are accompanied by homemade (and in one case, home-grown) wind and percussion instruments made from plant, rock, and animal bone materials. Video interludes of the trio performing outdoors at specifically chosen geographical and seasonal locations extend the conceptual and symbolic reach of the piece beyond the concert hall and back into the natural world itself.

100 Days Until Commencement

Friday, March 7 | 6-9 p.m.
Viking Room | Memorial Hall

It’s the soft start to commencement season – the 100 Days event!

As seniors finalize their capstones and faculty and staff send another set of Lawrentians out to make their mark, please consider gathering for this casual open house style event which will include a Taste Of Appleton in and around the Viking Room/lower level of Memorial Hall. Food and soft drinks will be provided, with access to beer, wine, and a signature class drink in the VR for those of drinking age. Students, please bring your ID or proof of age.

Staff and faculty will gather with you to share stories, catch up outside of the classroom, hear your post graduation plans and concerns, and generally continue urging you on as you emerge in the greater world with new perspectives. Seniors: you are officially in the home stretch, the last chapter and verse, the final movement of the composition, and at the start of the third act. Commencement is 100 days away (don’t freak out!).

Friday, March 7th
Memorial Hall Lower Level
6p-9p
Attire: Come as you are

Mainstage Opera: “The Consul”

Thursday, March 6 | Friday, March 7 | Saturday, March 8 | 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 9 | 3 p.m.
Stansbury Theatre

Lawrence University Opera Theatre presents The Consul March 6-9, 2025.

The Consul

  • Sung in English
  • Composed and Libretto by Gian Carlo Menotti
  • Winner of the 1950 Pulitzer Prize of Music and the NY Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Musical, Menotti’s The Consul exposes the callous nature of blocking political refugees from entering a neighboring country. Threatened and watched by a fascist, militarized régime, Magda Sorel seeks to bring her baby and mother-in-law over the boarder to join her husband, a member of the resistance.
  • Copeland Woodruff: Stage Director
  • Kristin Roach: Conductor & Music Director

Tickets

  • $15 for adults
  • $10 for seniors
  • $8 for non-LU students
  • LU students, faculty, and staff receive 2 free tickets with LU ID presented at the Box Office (while supplies last).
LU box office

Facilities Project Updates

Current and future projects happening around Campus:

  • Mudd Library: Work will be ongoing through summer
  • Harper Hall: Stage floor refinished March 24– 30
  • Campus: Annual maintenance power outage, July 14
  • Warch: Passenger elevator replacement June 23– September 5
  • Brokaw/Colman/West Campus parking lot: Resurfaced June 30– August 1
  • Chapel Façade: Renovation to begin summer 2025 TBD
  • Quads 3-4-5, Wilson House, Big Exec: Fire system upgrades summer 2025 TBD

Watch for updates weekly; TBD dates will be filled in as learned. Please note that dates are subject to change due to weather or supply chain issues. Please be safe when in these areas!

Senior Landing Page

Seniors – We know there is a lot on your mind, so we put a few useful details together that are just for you. Find useful information on the who, what, where, and when of all things Senior. You can keep sharing the LU Commencement Page with your family and supporters, but this special Senior Landing Page was designed with just you in mind. LU login credentials will be needed.

Pages within the site include descriptions, dates and deadlines, and other miscellaneous details that your families and supporters won’t need but which you will find interesting.

You’ll find registrar details, student commencement speaker details, information about the class committee planning your socials, cap and gown ordering instructions (plus other regalia details), Career Center special events, senior banquet details, information on Baccalaureate, an introduction to being an alum, and an opportunity to contribute to a Senior Class Gift to be presented at the Senior Banquet.

Even if you aren’t a senior, have a look into the future and keep it in mind as you continue your Lawrence journey!

Chapman Parking, February 28 & March 1

As we prepare for Admitted Student Day, vehicles in the Chapman lot will need to be moved by Friday, February 28 at noon. Staff should consider alternative parking options on that day. 

Signs will be in place indicating that the lot is reserved for an admissions event, and we ask that the signage not be disregarded. Visitors will be issued specific parking decals for their windows, and those without the specific event decal may be ticketed or towed. Ticketing and towing will be enforced. 

Parking in the Chapman lot may resume on Saturday evening, March 1, after 5 p.m.

LUX Admitted Students

Friday, Feb. 28 | starting in the afternoon
Saturday, March 1 | 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

We are thrilled to announce that our first Admitted Student Day, the Lawrence University Experience (LUX), is right around the corner! This special event will kick off this Friday evening with a dinner and continue throughout much of the day on Saturday.

We are delighted to welcome and celebrate our newly admitted students and their families—162 individuals from across 10 states! LUX presents a fantastic opportunity to highlight our vibrant campus community, engage with prospective students and families, and help them envision their future at Lawrence.

While many of you are actively involved in LUX, we kindly ask that if you happen to be on campus this Friday or Saturday, please extend a warm greeting to our visitors. A friendly face can make all the difference and leave a lasting impression.