Student Life

Students, faculty and staff are invited to a “Stop for Your Neighbor” event on November 6, 2018 at 4:45-5:45 PM at the corner of Meade Street and College Avenue.  Lawrence in collaboration with the Wisconsin Bike Fed will be educating pedestrians and drivers on the important issue of pedestrian safety. 

Please stop by for a few minutes to show your support for better pedestrian awareness.

Students staff and faculty will all have opportunities to meet the candidates that will be on campus interviewing for the position of Assistant/Associate Dean of Students & Director of the Diversity and Intercultural Center.

In addition to small meetings with students, staff and faculty, each candidate will be giving a 30-minute presentation or educational program that advances diversity and intercultural education, which will be followed by a 30 minute Q&A session.
Presentations will be open to the Lawrence community and will all take place in Youngchild 121.  

Student meetings are being organized by the committee’s student representative with assistance from the search committee and other campus partners. Check the LU Calendar in the next few days or contact Angelica Hurtado for details on where student meetings will be taking place.

Please see below for meetings and times.  Locations will be posted via the LU calendar.

Consider the importance of this role on campus and how your presence at the available meetings and/or presentations can contribute to helping the search team find the best possible candidate for the role. 

CANDIDATE 1 – November 5th

• Faculty meeting – 1:00pm
• Student Life Staff – 2:00pm
• Presentation in Youngchild 121 – 4:00pm

CANDIDATE 2 – November 6th

• Faculty meeting – 11:00am
• Student Life Staff – 1:00pm
• Presentation in Youngchild 121 – 5:30pm

CANDIDATE 3 – November 7th

• Faculty meeting- -1:00pm
• Student Life Staff – 11:30am
• Presentation in Youngchild 121 – 4:30pm

For one week this term the Sustainability Steering Committee is challenging each of the major residence halls to reduce their energy usage by 15%. The building with the greatest energy savings will be entitled to bragging rights and a catered social in their honor.

Who has been challenged? Trever, Plantz, Kohler, Colman, Sage, Ormsby, and Hiett Halls.
When will the challenge take place? Sunday, November 4^th – Saturday, November 9^th.
How will we know who is winning? Every day, starting Monday, November 5^th through Sunday, November 10^th, students will receive an update on the competition standings via updates to building Facebook pages. Standings will also be published to the digital display boards around campus.

*Due to challenges with the metering system and renovations that will be occurring in Brokaw Hall, we are unable to include Brokaw in the Ecolympics this year. We also unable to include small houses due to constraints in the metering system. We are optimistic that Brokaw and small houses will be able to participate in future energy competitions!

You may be aware that the Task Force on Emotional Wellbeing began its work last term to examine those factors which give rise to stress and anxiety in our community.  The Task Force also aims to identify strategies to combat these factors and improve emotional wellness.  Provost Katie Kodat and I are co-chairs of the task force.

You are invited to join Provost Kodat and me in a community conversation this coming Friday from 4pm – 5pm in the Warch cinema.  We will give updates on the Task Force’s work to date and engage the community in a broad conversation on the state of emotional wellbeing on campus. This is the first in a series of conversations.  Please join us to discuss this very important campus issue.

Regards,
Chris Card
Vice President for Student Life

City of Appleton election workers will be on campus Sept. 25 – 27 from 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the Warch Campus Center to register students to vote for the November 6th general election.

If your address has changed since the last time your voted you need to re-register.  Please have your student i.d. with you when your register.

If you’d like to complete the form in advance click on the link https://www.appleton.org/home/showdocument?id=16813

Election information can be found at www.myvote.wi.gov 

Attend the 2018 Major, Intern and Research Symposium

• Explore majors, minors, interdisciplinary programs and talk with faculty
• View student research posters
• Talk with student interns about their experiences
• Declare your major!

When/where: Oct. 4, 7–9 p.m., Somerset room – Warch Campus Center

Dear Lawrence Community-

I am writing to share news about an upcoming staff transition in the Diversity Center and the Student Life Division. As some of you may already be aware, Pa Lee Moua will be leaving her role as Associate Dean of Students for Diversity in late summer. Today I write to share this news and to thank her for the authenticity and dedication she has brought with her every time she has set foot on campus.

After nearly 10 years at Lawrence University, the time has come for a new chapter in her professional life. In the fall, Pa Lee will join the Appleton Area School District as the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer. In this position, she will work to evaluate, examine, and change inequitable practices and procedures to ensure an inclusive learning environment for all students in the school district. Pa Lee will also provide comprehensive training and culturally responsive practices for all staff members. Additionally, she will serve as an administrator, advisor, bridge builder, strategic leader and community partner.

As many have experienced firsthand, Pa Lee has been a strong supporter of the Lawrence community. During her tenure Pa Lee has not only led the Diversity Center and related programming, but also spent numerous years as co-chair of the community-wide Martin Luther King Jr. celebration, served as Lawrence’s Posse liaison, participated for multiple terms on the President’s Committee on Diversity Affairs, and provided guidance and support to many Lawrentians.

In the coming weeks, we will begin a search for a position that will continue to lead the Diversity Center, enhance our work of becoming a more inclusive and equitable Lawrence, and to champion students during their time on campus.

Please join me in congratulating Pa Lee on her new role and thanking her for her dedication to the Lawrence Community!

Warm regards,

Curt