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Cabaret

Saturday, April 5 | 7:30-9 p.m.
Sunday, April 6 | 7:30-9 p.m.
Stansbury Theater

You are invited to attend Lawrence International’s annual Cabaret! This is an annual variety show that showcases music, dance, and fashion from around the world. This year’s theme, “Adult Swim,” is inspired by Cartoon Network’s special segment, encouraging us to channel our inner child and escape the adult world together.

Doors open at 7 p.m.

Tickets

  • Adults – $8
  • Children & Seniors – $5
  • Free for LU faculty, staff, and students
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Faculty & Staff: Sign up for Zoo Days!

Zoo Days
Saturday, May 17 | 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Main Hall Green

With spring term quickly approaching, the Student Organization for University Planning (SOUP) is gearing up for Zoo Days, our annual end-of-the-year campus fair! This long-standing Lawrence tradition is a fantastic opportunity for academic departments, staff offices, and student organizations to showcase their work, engage with students, and even host fundraisers or interactive activities.

We invite academic departments and campus offices to join this event alongside student organizations, fraternities, and sororities. Your participation helps create a vibrant and engaging experience for students as we wrap up the academic year.

To participate, please sign up by March 30 using the link below.

Sign up for zoo days

To ensure a smooth and successful event, all participants must review and agree to the event guidelines in advance. If you have any questions, please reach out to Charlotte Newville at charlotte.o.newville@lawrence.edu.

Event guidelines

Launch LU

The annual Lawrence University pitch contest is coming up on April 15 at 6:30 p.m. at the B&E Center in Fox Commons. Everyone with a startup idea, at whatever stage, is welcome to pitch. The top two finishers will have a chance to compete against finalists from other colleges in the region at The Pitch on April 28, for a total of over $50,000 in cash and in-kind prizes.

Follow in the footsteps of Safiya Grant ’24, who won some of those prizes last year!

Nathaniel Smith ’25 & Safiya Grant ’24

Interested? Please email Irene Strohbeen at irene.strohbeen@lawrence.edu, and plan to attend the How to Pitch workshop on April 8 at 6:30 p.m. Individual coaching is available to help you hone your pitch.

Not ready to pitch? Join us in the audience on April 15 at 6:30 p.m.

LUaroo 2025 Announcements

Visual Arts Director

The Band Booking Committee is looking for student artists to design promotional material for LUaroo! If you are interested, fill out this form.

Applications are due by Sunday, March 9 at 11:59 p.m.

Student Auditions

Complete this form to apply to perform at LUaroo 2025, May 24-25!

  • Submissions are due by Sunday, April 13 at 11:59 p.m.
  • Application results will be emailed by Wednesday, April 23 at the latest.
  • Artists must provide all their own instruments and backline.

Questions? Email busset@lawrence.edu.

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.

International Women’s Day

Friday, March 7 | 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
International House

Join us in celebrating International Women’s Day by making cards and paper flowers for the women in your life. Enjoy some cookies and chocolate as you learn about famous women around the world.

Feel free to come and go as your schedule allows!

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

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.