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Giving Day Happy Hour

Thursday, October 12 | 4:30-6 p.m.
Viking Room – Memorial Hall

University Advancement is excited to invite you to an upcoming event that promises to be both enjoyable and meaningful: a Giving Day Happy Hour at the Viking Room!

This event is a fantastic opportunity for us to come together as a community and celebrate Lawrence and our 10th annual Giving Day! We are thrilled to have our esteemed faculty, staff, and dedicated alumni community members join us for this special occasion. Bonus, there will be free beer!

Let’s come together, raise our glasses, and raise funds for a brighter future. We can’t wait to see you at the Viking Room for an evening of celebration and philanthropy!

If you have any questions or need more information, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at claire.hafeman@lawrence.edu or x6520

Thank you for being a part of our vibrant community and for supporting our mission. Together, we can make a positive impact.

Faculty, staff, and students 21+ are welcome.

Nominate alumni for awards

The Lawrence University Alumni Association presents five prestigious awards to honor deserving alumni at each Reunion. As faculty and staff members, we know your connection to alumni is strong! There are a lot of dedicated alumni who work directly with you to make an impact at Lawrence today by mentoring students, presenting in classrooms, helping during events, and more!

Help us honor these amazing alumni by nominating them for one of our Outstanding Service Awards.

  • The Gertrude Breithaupt Jupp M-D ’18 Outstanding Service Award
  • The Marshall B. Hulbert ’26 Outstanding Service Award.

We will be celebrating alumni who will be back for Reunion this June. You can find the full list of Reunion years below. Please fill out the nomination form by October 20. Thank you!

Let us know when alumni are back on campus!

We know there are a lot of dedicated alumni who work directly with faculty and staff to mentor students, present in classrooms, help during events, and more!  The Alumni and Community Engagement Team would love to know when alumni are back on campus (in-person or virtually!) so we can thank them. Help us connect with them by filling out this form. 

Hearthstone House Museum Invention Education Summer Camps

Lauren Kelly, LU class of ’22, Museum Educator at Hearthstone Historic House Museum in Appleton, will be leading three educational summer camp sessions for students ages 9-12.

In each session, students will learn about historic inventors and inventions connected to the Fox Valley, play with fun experiments, and create their own inventions using curriculum from the Henry Ford Museum.

  • Session 1 – June 19-23
  • Session 2 – July 10-14
  • Session 3 – July 24-28

Each session meets Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Registration is capped at 10 students per session. Cost is $200/student for one session.

For more information and to sign up your children, please visit the Hearthstone Museum website. Email Lauren with questions at lkelly@hearthstonemuseum.org.

Apply to be a Reunion Student Rep!

Are you interested in connecting with alumni? Do you ever wonder about the experience of reconnecting to your alma mater after graduation? Apply to be a Reunion Student Rep!

This year, our Lawrence and Milwaukee-Downer alumni will be back on campus the week following commencement (June 13-18). Serving as a Reunion Student Rep is a great way to help welcome Lawrentians back to campus and get a glimpse of the alumni experience.

  • Multiple positions available.
  • This is a paid position open to all class years—including soon-to-be graduating seniors.
  • Reps network with alumni, transport guests around campus on golf carts, and provide setup and technical support for programming.

The deadline to apply is June 2.

Apply on Handshake

Questions? Contact Amy Hutchings ’17 Associate Director of Donor Engagement
amy.s.hutchings@lawrence.edu
920-832-6661

Pre Giving Day Tie Dye Party – Oct. 24

To get campus ready for the 9th annual Giving Day celebration, the Philanthropy Engagement Center will be hosting a tie dye event on Monday, October 24th from 4:30 to 5:30 pm outside of Ormsby Hall.

There will be 100 Giving Day t-shirts that are exclusive to this event available for students to make their own tie dye creations.  In the event of rain, the Tie Dye event will take place in the Somerset Room in the Warch Campus Center.

Save the date! Giving Day is Oct. 26

Lawrence will be celebrating its 9th annual Giving Day on Wednesday, October 26!  On this day we celebrate all things Lawrence and raise funds to support current and future generations of Lawrentians. On last year’s Giving Day, more than 3,390 supporters gave over $1.97 million! We hope you will join in making this year shine even brighter. You can learn more about the matching funds, social challenges, and campus events that will be happening this Giving Day at: Go.lawrence.edu/givingday

Pre Giving Day Tie-Dye Party moves to Oct. 24

Pre Giving Day Tie-Dye Party – Monday, Oct. 24

Note: The date of this event has changed to Oct. 24: To get campus ready for the 9th annual Giving Day celebration, the Philanthropy Engagement Center will be hosting a tie dye event on Monday, Oct. 24 from 4:30 to 5:30 pm outside of Ormsby Hall.

There will be 100 Giving Day t-shirts that are exclusive to this event available for students to make their own tie-dye creations. In the event of rain, the event will take place in the Somerset Room in the Warch Campus Center.

Giving Day is set for Wednesday, Oct. 26.

Blue & White Homecoming Weekend is here

Blue & White Homecoming Weekend is here!  It’s time for all Lawrentians – students, faculty, staff, alumni, and families – to share their Viking pride and celebrate our 175 year history.

Blue & White Homecoming Weekend October 6-9, 2022

See the full Blue & White Homecoming Weekend Schedule

Get your Lawrence gear!
Whether you are here on campus or celebrating from afar, show your school spirit by proudly wearing your LU gear or our beloved school colors: Blue & White. In need of some new LU gear?  Stock up at our Vikings Online Store or our special 175th anniversary store.

T-shirt Giveaway
The Blue & White Homecoming T-Shirt Giveaway will take place on Thursday, October 6 from 12-1:30 p.m. on the third floor of the Warch Campus Center, outside the Kraemer Conference Room 

Follow along online
Can’t attend in-person?  Follow us all weekend long on Facebook and Instagram.  Use #LUHOMECOMING22 to share stories and images of your own celebrations. 

Fall Preview Concert
Friday, October 7: 8-9 p.m., Lawrence Memorial Chapel. In addition to the return of our beloved Kaleidoscope, we’re thrilled that the choir is giving us a sneak peek of their work with this fall preview concert.

Vikings Tailgate
Saturday, October 8: Tailgate: 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Lawrence vs. Cornell Football Game: 1-4 p.m. Banta Bowl. Experience the Fan Zone at this pre-football tailgate! 
*Credit/debit payment required for select offerings.

Kaleidoscope
Saturday, October 8: 8–9:15 p.m., Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, 400 W. College Ave., Appleton. First performed in 2006, Kaleidoscope’s nonstop, 75-minute format provides a rapid-fire musical spectrum showcasing the sheer variety and mastery of students attending the Lawrence University Conservatory.
*Tickets required. Purchase tickets here.

Tennis, Cross Country, and More!
Saturday, October 8: See cross country teams at Reid Golf Course at 11 a.m. and women’s tennis at the Lawrence Courts at 3 p.m. And football at the Banta Bowl at 1 p.m.

It’s Reunion 2022! Let’s all welcome our alumni back to campus

Reunion 2022 is here!  After a two-year hiatus, we are thrilled to be welcoming over 700 alumni, friends and family to campus for a celebration of all the people, places and programs that make us uniquely Lawrence. For a complete list of events, please check out the online schedule of events, and then join in the fun. Do you want to know who’s coming back? You can search that list online as well. We are asking for your help in rolling out the red (or should I say blue?) carpet for our guests. With so many alumni back on campus, parking will be limited. Please make an effort to use street or off-campus parking on Thursday, June 16 and Friday, June 17.  Your cooperation is greatly appreciated. 

Matthew K. Baumler
Associate Vice President of Alumni and Constituency Engagement