You might recall this past summer we dealt with brown recluse spiders at the facilities building. We treated the problem and did not see any further signs of the spiders. With the warmer weather, what appears to be brown recluse spiders have been seen at the facilities building. We are once again treating them. If you see anything that you are concerned about, please contact facility services at ext. 6602. Thank you.
Category: Faculty
Feb. 28: Caravel Autism Health info table
The Caravel Autism Health staffing coordinator will share information about flexible, paid part-time opportunities for students who want to work in autism behavioral therapy roles in the Fox Cities. Caravel uses the applied behavior analysis (ABA) process of applying interventions. Visit the info table in Warch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Register for 1:1 chats in LUworks.
WELLU Healthy Living Series: Heart-healthy eating strategies
Join Kate Harrell to celebrate Heart Health Awareness month with a discussion on heart-healthy eating strategies on Friday, Feb. 24 from noon to 12:45 p.m. in the Warch Campus Center’s Kraemer Room.
Introducing … Resonance Communications Fellowship
Do you know or work with any talented, multi-interested students? Of course you do! Or are you a student who’s interested in a career in marketing, journalism, public relations, photography or graphic design? The Office of Communications is seeking freshmen, sophomores and juniors to apply for a new fellowship opportunity in our office.
This selective internship, which we’ve named the Resonance Communications Fellowship, will allow students the opportunity to work in several communications disciplines in support of the college’s reputation enhancement and related communications activities. They will be assigned a lead mentor and will have the opportunity to work with several staff members over the course of their fellowship. Fellows will be expected to make substantive contributions to the work of the department, with particular emphasis on storytelling—in a variety of forms—from the student perspective. Fellows will be assigned projects ranging from but not limited to: stories in Lawrence magazine, photo portraits, video editing, student blogs, social media campaigns, building/editing of the lawrence.edu website, admissions materials and promotional print materials for other offices.
Expectations of fellows will be similar to those of salaried staff, including regular, prompt attendance and the preparation of regular progress reports. Since much is expected of them, fellows will receive a salary above that of paid student workers.
If you know of a student who would be a great fit for this new opportunity, feel free to email Resonance coordinator Kasey Corrado at kasey.r.corrado@lawrence.edu and/or refer the student to the position posting on LUWorks.
Feb. 21: Critical Issues Forum–What is Race?
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion welcomes the campus community to participate in a Critical Issues Forum on Tuesday, Feb. 21.
What is Race? will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Warch Campus Center’s Esch Hurvis Room.
Please join us by sending a RSVP to michelle.l.lasecki-jahnke@lawrence.edu by Feb. 17.
Learning at Lawrence
Each day we see students’ lives enriched thanks to the role you play here at Lawrence. We value learning at Lawrence and we value you. We are excited to introduce a new informational series for staff and faculty called Learning at Lawrence. This series will offer sessions throughout the year on a variety of topics to help each of you learn more about what you need to more effectively do your job, resources available on campus, what various departments do to support our overall mission, tours and more! The average session will last 40 minutes, allowing travel time to and from to keep your time away to one hour. Optional Q&A and/or tours may be offered beyond this timeframe.
Please mark your calendars for the following sessions, and watch LU Insider for additional learning opportunities!
Session one: Introduction to the Annual Budget Process, presented by Jenna Stone, executive director of budget and planning
Wednesday, Feb. 15
1:10–1:50 p.m.
Warch, Cinema
This session is an introduction to the annual budgeting process, from initial department requests to a complete institutional budget. Appropriate for budget managers as well as assistants who enter budget request data in Banner. Whether you’re new to Lawrence and going through the budget process for the first time or a veteran budget manager looking for a refresher and update on what’s new this year, this session will have something useful.
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Session two: Privacy and Information Sharing, presented by Julia Messitte, university counsel
Tuesday, Feb. 28
11:10–11:50 a.m. OR 1:10–1:50 p.m.
Warch, Cinema
This session is highly encouraged for all staff and faculty to attend. It will address how members of the Lawrence community should respond to requests for student and employee information in a manner that respects individual privacy as well as legal requirements. Suitable for any Lawrence employee with questions on whether, how and with whom to share information regarding students or employees. We will discuss how the answers depend on who is seeking information, why and under what authority; what information they are seeking and in what form; and whether we have discretion to share the information.
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Session three: Understanding Financial Aid, presented by Sara Holman, director of financial aid
Thursday, March 23
10:10–10:50 a.m. OR 1:10–1:50 p.m.
Warch, Esch Hurvis Room 225
This session will provide an overview of the financial aid process, including Lawrence University’s three dependent tuition benefit programs: Lawrence University Tuition Remission, ACM Tuition Remission and National Tuition Exchange. In addition to highlighting the specifics of each program, Sara will explain how they fit into the admissions and financial aid process, as well as when and how to apply for each program.
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We look forward to learning with you. Please contact your HR team member if you have any questions and watch LU Insider for additional sessions.
Have a great day!
Feb. 24: Cultural Competency Lecture Series—Gender
Helen Boyd Kramer, lecturer of gender studies and Freshman Studies, will present Gender in the 21st Century on Feb. 24 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Warch Campus Center’s Pusey Room.
This presentation will cover a variety of gender identities and expressions, including trans, queer and GNC (gender nonconforming) identities, as well as the basics of gender-neutral pronouns, etiquette around transition and non-binary identities, how to create a welcoming and inclusive space for those of all genders, and how sexual orientation does and doesn’t intersect with gender identity and expression.
The Cultural Competency Lecture Series at Lawrence features our faculty, students and staff sharing their expertise related to the knowledge and skills necessary to take a culturally competent, equity-minded approach to the work and learning in which they are engaged at Lawrence. Bring your lunch and learn!
Please join us by sending a RSVP to michelle.l.lasecki-jahnke@lawrence.edu by Feb. 20.
Feb. 18: LSB panel, networking lunch and 1:1 chats
Hear the career paths of various Lawrence alumni, including financial advisor/co-founder of LBW Wealth Management Timothy Bickmore ’11; associate consultant at McKinsey & Company Andrew Wong ’06; and executive vice president at CBRE: Commercial Real Estate Services William Bonifas ’78. Visit LUworks to register for the 9:30 a.m. Lawrence Scholars in Business panel, the 11:30 a.m. lunch and 1:1 chats in the afternoon.
Construction near library
You may have noticed the parking areas by Mudd Library have been blocked off this week to make room for two cranes to work on the library chiller project. One crane has been set up at the west end of the area by the fountain, while the other has been on the Lawe Street side of the library. There should be enough room to carefully turn around in the south entrance.
If you have any questions or need more information, please contact the facility services office at 920-832-6602.
It’s On Us Week of Action
Please join SHARE, SAASHA and WELLU in Lawrence’s It’s On Us Week of Action Feb. 13–17 to support awareness of and help prevent sexual assault.
The week’s events include:
Monday (Feb. 13): Kickoff
7 p.m.: The Hunting Ground followed by SHARE
discussion, Mead Witter
Storm the Dorm: sign the pledge in your residence hall
and prevent sexual assault
Tuesday (Feb. 14): “What is Consent?”
Find us all across campus and let us know what
consent means to you
5:30 p.m.: Show your support at women’s and men’s
basketball games, Alexander Gym
Wednesday (Feb. 15): Survivor Support
Day
Wear teal in support of sexual assault survivors
8 p.m.: SAASHA Survivor Support meeting, Drahiem
Thursday (Feb. 16): Be More than a
Bystander
7 p.m.: Bystander training, Cinema
Friday (Feb. 17): “Let’s Talk about Sex”
4:30 p.m.: Consent and Communication discussion with
Kim Jones, Title IX coordinator, Main Hall 203
Check out It’s On Us for more information on the initiative. And visit our It’s on LU calendar of events! http://www.lawrence.edu/students/share/get-involved