Alumni and Constituency Engagement

Reflections on 60 Years After the Consolidation

Wednesday, June 26 | 10-11 a.m. (rescheduled from June 19)
Seeley Mudd Library – 1st Floor

Join the LU Archivist to reflect on the past and present of Milwaukee-Downer College 60 years after the consolidation with special emphasis on the presence of Milwaukee-Downer on our campus.

What atonal music theorists know about metric probability spaces

Thursday, May 23 | 4:30 p.m.
Steitz 202

You don’t need to know anything about music theory to understand the talk, and in spite of the fancy math words in the last paragraph, you only need to know some basic probability to follow everything.

In the early 20th century, a subversive composer and music theorist named Arnold Schoenberg began to compose in a radical new way, completely breaking with the centuries-old tenets of Western harmony. He inspired composers, musicologists, and music critics, and his ideas are taught at music schools around the world. His music practice was, to put it lightly, controversial, and it never caught on in popular music.

In spite of this, Schoenberg’s music and the music of his disciples have inspired a mountain of papers in a new kind of music theory, one that some have derided as too mathematical for musicians and too musical for mathematicians. But there is interesting, surprising math to excavate from this mountain nonetheless, and in this talk, we’ll see how a funny coincidence in the basic tenets of atonal music theory leads us from cyclic groups to surprises with spheres to abstract metric probability spaces and back to finite graphs. And maybe we’ll even listen to some of Schoenberg’s music along the way.

Come join us for this three-day “Forever a Lawrentian” event April 11-13.

Forever a Lawrentian is all about connecting students to our amazing and vast Lawrence University Alumni Association (LUAA); a community of scholars, change-makers, and supporters that all students will become part of when they graduate.

Our alumni want to meet current students and provide them with the support they need to be successful at and beyond Lawrence. At Forever a Lawrentian events in April students engaged with and received advice from the LUAA Board of Directors. These connections will give students an advantage in their career journeys both while at Lawrence and after graduation.

Read more on the Lawrence website

Schedule of Events

Thursday, April 11

The Job and Internship Showcase: Nonprofit, Education, and Social Impact

4:40-6:30 p.m. | Warch 325 – Pusey Room

• This event is all about facilitating meaningful connections between employers and Lawrence students in a relaxed and informal setting. It’s an excellent opportunity for students to learn more about organizations, internships, and early career opportunities.

Career Chat: A conversation on careers in sexual violence advocacy, compliance, and more

4:40-6:30 p.m. | Memorial Hall – Diversity & Intercultural Center

• Join Sara Holtzman, Director of Equity and Title IX Coordinator, and Maggie Schmidt ’12 Attorney at the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education, in a conversation on careers in sexual violence advocacy, compliance, and more.

Young Athletics Alumni Panel – How Being a Student-Athlete Prepared Me for My Career

7-8:30 p.m. | Warch 204 – Cinema

• Come to this panel to hear from young athletics alumni on how being a student-athlete helped get them ready for their careers post-Lawrence. Panelists are:
  • Danielle Dixon ‘20 – Women’s Soccer, Current Job: First Grade Teacher
  • Brad Sendell ’22 – Men’s Basketball, Current Job: Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach + Golf Pro
  • Nora Robinson ’21 – Women’s Track & Field, Current Job: Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement
  • Gabriel Baker ’20 – Football & Men’s Track & Field, Current Job: Senior Financial Analyst II, Amazon / LUAA Board of Directors

Friday, April 12

Spin the Wheel the Forever a Lawrentian edition

12-2 p.m. | Outside Warch

• Participate in this event to learn more about the alumni community, win free t-shirts, and receive an entry into the Forever a Lawrentian Giveaway.

Networking Presentation and Reception

5-6:30 p.m. | Warch 324 – Somerset

• Stop by Somerset to get some networking tips before putting them to practice as you meet with our Lawrence University Alumni Association (LUAA) Board of Directors.  We will also have a station for students to get free professional headshots!

Cheers to our Seniors

8:30-9:30 p.m. | Memorial Hall – Viking Room

• Our alumni community is going to raise a glass to the Class of 2024. Seniors, join us and meet members of the alumni community that you will soon become a part of. The first drink is on the Alumni Team! 

Saturday, April 13

Sit and Chat with Alumni

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. | Warch 324 – Somerset

• Join us for lunch and get to know our LUAA Board of Directors and local alumni who are working in the Career Communities you want to join. We will also have a station for students to get free professional headshots!

Ask Alumni Panel

1-2:15 p.m. | Warch 325 – Pusey

• Hear from and ask questions directly to alumni who have been in your shoes. This panel will be moderated by Matt Murphy ’06 and the panelists include: Tracy Donald ’95, Rebecca Frostenson ’04, Gayatri Malhotra ’14, Gabriel Baker ’20, Hugh Dellios ’83, Michael Stein ’80, Rick Chandler ’74, and Elizabeth Anderson ’10.
  
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Alumni of Color Q&A Panel

2:30-3:30 p.m. | Memorial Hall – Diversity and Intercultural Center

• We are excited to have an Alumni of Color panel this year for students to hear directly from our alumni on their experiences at and after Lawrence. This panel will be moderated by Brienne Colston ’15 and the panelists will include: Jiayi Young ’94, Mohit Gupta ’11, Bob Currie ’74, Gayatri Malhotra ’14, and Tracy Donald ’95.

Conservatory Alumni Q&A Panel

2:30-3:30 p.m. | Shattuck 156

• Come to this panel to hear directly from alumni of the Conservatory of Music.  Get advice from them about their time in the Con or learn how their degree helped them in their life after Lawrence. This panel will be moderated by Brad Grimmer ’06 and panelists will include Chuck Erikson ’02, Alison Guthrie ’86, Matt Murphy ’06, Schuyler Thornton ’14, and Sarah Koenigs ’09.

Tuesday, Jan. 30 | 6-8 p.m.
Briggs 420

Help us uplift the ideas of Newcomers in the Fox Cities!

Join Hilary Haskell ’12 to learn about the variety of Newcomer communities across the Fox Cities. Jump into the Newcomer Community Project as we look at our first set of data from Newcomers and organizations across the community.

Dinner will be provided.

This event is open to students interested in working with immigrant and refugee populations. They will get a chance to learn about the community-based research project, engage with the data, and eat in fellowship with others that evening. 

We are asking for people to register by Jan. 19, but all are welcome to attend the evening of!

The mission of this program is to create a thriving community by connecting and supporting refugee and immigrant populations with the necessary resources and relationships.

We believe that true support and connection can only be achieved when we work together. By identifying the strengths, understanding the unmet needs, and recognizing the underutilized assets within our refugee and immigrant communities, we can pave the way for a brighter future.

20,000 years in a blink of an eye: The past, present, and future of the Great Lakes

Thursday, Feb. 1 | 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Steitz 102

Titus Seilheimer ’00 will present a biological journey of discovery from the shaping of the Great Lakes by the glaciers, to human alternations, and into the future climate.

Lawrence Live, our new virtual interview series, premieres Thursday, January 25 at 12 p.m.!

Through this series, you will be able to engage with candid stories from Lawrence alumni about their time as a student and life after Lawrence.

Join Matt Baumler, Associate Vice President of Alumni and Community Engagement, and Nathan Heffel, Lawrence class of 2002.

Register to attend Lawrence Live

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