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Lunar New Year Celebration

Saturday, January 29th @ 6:30 PM-Warch (Somerset & Esch/Hurvis)

Happy Lunar New Year! We will be celebrating the year of the tiger in person on Saturday, January 29 and virtually on Sunday, January 30 this year with Chinese Student Association, Korean Culture Club, Lawrence International, Pan-Asian Organization, and Vietnamese Culture Organization. The event will include a lion dance, cultural presentations, and cultural expo.

Live Celebration
(Open to LU students, staff, faculty)
Saturday, January 29 at 6:30 p.m.
Warch Campus Center

*Grab & Go Mai’s Deli. First Come, First Serve

Virtual Premiere
(Open to the public)
Sunday, January 30 at 6:30 p.m.
The virtual link will shared on the Lunar New Year page: https://www.lawrence.edu/students/international/international-events/lunar-new-year Join our celebration via the virtual premiere on Sunday, January 30 2022 at 6:30pm. 

Contact: internationalhouse@lawrence.edu or diversitycenter@lawrence.edu.

Off-Campus Programs Application Deadline Extended to February 8

The application deadline for 2022-2023 Off-Campus Programs has been extended to February 8, 2022. If you are planning to apply to any of our 50-plus affiliated study abroad programs or domestic off-campus opportunities, please have your application submitted by that date. The deadline for London Centre applications remains March 1, 2022.

If you have any questions about your application or if you want to know more about a program you are interested in, please contact OffCampusPrograms@lawrence.edu or drop into our office hours.

To learn more about programs we offer, go to the Off-Campus Programs website.

Winter Carnival

Monday (1/31): Gingerbread House Making Competition- Warch 1st floor, 6-8pm

Tuesday (2/1): Phineas and Ferb Swinter Festival- Main Hall, 5-7pm

Wednesday (2/2): Crochet Event-  The Esch Hurvis Center,  6-8pm

Thursday: (2/3): Grocery Bag Bingo- Mead Witter, 7-8:30pm & Movie Showing: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella- Warch Cinema, 8pm and 11pm

Friday: (2/4): U- Stuff IT- Somerset, 5-7pm&  Movie Showing: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella- Warch Cinema, 8pm and 11pm

Saturday (2/5): Broomsball- Ormsby Lake, 2-3pm & Bumper Cars (tentative, the alternative is karaoke night) 

Due to COVID-19 concerns, the President’s Ball will be rescheduled for Spring term. Be on the lookout for our first ever Spring President’s Ball! 

Hosted by: S.O.U.P. (Student Organization for University Programming)

Lunar New Year

Happy Lunar New Year! We will be celebrating the year of the tiger in person on Saturday, January 29 and virtually on Sunday, January 30 this year with Chinese Student Association, Korean Culture Club, Lawrence International, Pan-Asian Organization, and Vietnamese Culture Organization. The event will include a lion dance, cultural presentations, and cultural expo.

Live Celebration
(Open to LU students, staff, faculty)
Saturday, January 29 at 6:30 p.m.
Warch Campus Center

*Grab & Go Mai’s Deli. First Come, First Serve

Virtual Premiere
(Open to the public)
Sunday, January 30 at 6:30 p.m.
The virtual link will shared on the Lunar New Year page: https://www.lawrence.edu/students/international/international-events/lunar-new-year Join our celebration via the virtual premiere on Sunday, January 30 2022 at 6:30pm. 

Take the Lunar New Year Food Survey: https://forms.office.com/Pages/DesignPage.aspx?wdLOR=cA4BE9A74-AD9E-452C-B90D-85C6884674D6#FormId=221GfoWP4U6xMj_yZFxlSSvaXnO9v_FJgc-UP-_rbIxUOEpVREVKUzBJMUE5Wkw2WDIwQkgwTjFTTS4u&Preview=%7B%22PreviousTopView%22%3A%22None%22%7D&Token=758f95c98f564f2c8b3bcd01ed54696b&TopView=Preview

Contact: internationalhouse@lawrence.edu or diversitycenter@lawrence.edu.

MLK Day of Service-January 17th, 2022

Lawrence University’s annual MLK, Jr. Day of Service invites the entire campus community to participate in fellowship through service, dedicating our efforts to Dr. King and his legacy of community, equality, and activism.

Students, staff, and faculty will honor the efforts of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through education, service, and celebration. Being involved in these special programs will give each of us an opportunity to learn, advocate, and engage alongside one another – creating a deeper sense of community for us all.

For a full list of the day’s programs, please see the schedule of events (below and linked here). Register using the links provided below or visit: https://bit.ly/LU_MLK_2022.

If you have any questions, comments, or press inquiries regarding this year’s programs, please email community.engagement@lawrence.edu.

Educational Programming:
9:00am-10:30am: “Black, White, and (Un)Read”: Exploring how media can ignore and misrepresent minority audiences, on- and off-campus (VIRTUAL).

11:00am-12:00pm: Mapping MLK’s Legacy Through Geographies of Oppression, Radical Protest, and Ecofuturism.

12:00pm-1:00pm: Interdisciplinary Discussion of Dr. King’s Rhetoric.

Service Programming:
1:00pm-4:30pm:
Thanks to our new partnership with Volunteer Fox Cities, we are able to offer a mix of in-person, remote, and virtual service opportunities for students, faculty, and staff. These projects include, but are not limited to:
*Digital Document Transcription for the Smithsonian
*Preparing a meal for a local homeless shelter
*Winter cleaning at a local food pantry
*Writing greeting/thank you cards to local nonprofit staff Supporting a local clean energy campaign
*Participating in a virtual “read aloud” program

For a full list of afternoon service opportunities, please visit our GivePulse page.

NOTE: Due to the increase of local Covid-19 positives, additional precautions have been taken. We have verified the risk-management protocols at our off-campus sites, and ALL registrants will be provided with proper PPE, including N95 face coverings.

31st Annual FOx Cities MLK Day Celebration:
6:00pm-7:30pm: Our programming will conclude with the annual Fox Cities MLK Day Celebration keynote address. This year’s keynote speaker is Judge Yadira Rein, the first person of color to serve as a judge in Outagamie County.
Sponsored by Lawrence University, City of Appleton, United Way Fox Cities, Appleton Area School District, and African Heritage, Inc.; ft. the LU Concert Choir.
This event will be online and you must register to attend. Please RSVP by January 14th, 2022. Register here!


Accepting Applications for Off-Campus Programs

Off-Campus Programs is currently accepting applications for 2022-2023 off-campus study. If you are interested in study abroad or participating in a domestic off-campus program, you need to apply by February 1, 2022.

Please note, London Centre applications are due March 1, 2022.

For more information, please refer to the Off-Campus Programs website. If you have any questions or would like to meet with an Off-Campus Programs advisor, please email OffCampusPrograms@lawrence.edu.

Party For Curt Lauderdale-POSTPONED

Honoring the pledge means making adjustments.

Due to Orange status and the departure time of Curt to his new role, the official LU sendoff for Curt Lauderdale that was scheduled for January 11th has been postponed.

We encourage everyone to contribute to the Kudoboard. Several Lawrentians past and present already have. The Kudoboard will stay up for several weeks… but don’t wait to leave your message!

Access the Kudoboard here to leave a personalized note.


(Users can skip past leaving their email address as the software will inevitably ask.)

Lawrence University’s New Partnership with Valley Transit

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! We are thrilled to announce that Valley Transit is now partnering with Lawrence University! This new pilot program will allow students to use Valley’s services for free if they provide their student ID.

“I am grateful to Valley Transit for their partnership, which will make a meaningful difference in the lives of our students and their engagement with our surrounding community,” said Lawrence University President Laurie Carter.

Valley Transit’s mission is to connect our communities through customer-focused transportation. “Our team works hard each day to help people find their place in the community by eliminating transportation barriers,” said Valley Transit general manager, Ron McDonald. “This new partnership is truly a community-driven effort to expand access.”

Click here to read the full press release from Valley Transit: https://myvalleytransit.com/…/valley-transit-and…/

💰 GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY! LU students – Post a photo of yourself at a bus stop during winter term and tag @LUCareersandCommunity and @ValleyTransit to be entered into a drawing for one of three $25 gift cards.

🚌 For more information on Valley Transit services and routes, please visit their website. HTTPS://myvalleytransit.com

❓ For more information on how to ride the bus, please reach out to one of our certified Travel Trainers in the CCE, the Diversity & Intercultural Center, Spiritual & Religious Life, Residential Education, or Wellness Services.

✅ Any other questions can be directed to community.engagement@lawrence.edu.

Ride Valley Transit Free with your Student ID. Win $25 when you ride during winter term. Post a photo of you on the bus or at a bus stop and tag @lucareersandcommunity and @valleytransit to be entered into a drawing to win one of three $25 gift cards. Working hard to keep all riders and drivers safe. Masks required. Driver barriers. Air purification systems. Buses sanitized nightly.

Off-Campus Programs Winter Break Hours

Interested in learning more about an off-campus program or have a question about an application you have already started? The Off-Campus Programs office can help! We will be open during winter break through December 17 and available to meet with you via Zoom both by appointment and during regularly scheduled Tuesday and Thursday office hours. Go to our Meet with an OCP Advisor page for details.