Office mail pick-up and delivery will take place in the following manner next week due to the holiday and campus closure.
If you have any questions, please contact Greg Griffin.
Lawrence University is an important part of the Appleton community! Come learn about how your talents and interests might be needed at area non-profit organizations by attending VolunteerFEST!
This event is being held Tuesday, November 28, 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Waverly Beach, Menasha. Meet with over 50 different local nonprofit organizations to learn how you can give back. Enjoy complimentary hors d’oeuvres and learn how to get started as a volunteer with any of these organizations.
The event is free, but please register for tickets: http://volunteerfest2017.eventbrite.com
The Volunteer Center of East Central WI will have a 50/50 raffle, free food, door prizes (including cash prizes and a one-week stay at Christmas Mountain in Wisconsin Dells) and much more.
Contact: Kristin Cates, 920-832-9360 or Kristin.cates@volunteercenter.net
Please join us for one of multiple dialogue opportunities focused on bridging the ideological divide. Details on the three dialogue opportunities can be found here:
http://Go.lawrence.edu/dialogue
Dialogues will be guided by trained facilitators. There is no registration necessary, just show up and join in!
Interested in getting the daily New York Times on campus for a fraction of the newsstand cost? A Monday – Friday subscription is only $54.00 for the fall term. Sound too good to be true? It may be but there are no gimmicks. The NYT is delivered each day by 6 AM to the Warch Campus Center and is available for pick-up at the Information desk any time. We also keep your missed copies for three days, so if you cannot get over here one day your paper will be waiting for you the next.
If you are interested e-mail me at gregory.l.griffin@lawrence.edu and let me know to order a paper for you. Paper delivery will begin Monday, September 11th. Please let me know which terms you want to receive the paper including December break, Spring break and Summer (there is no delivery the week of Christmas). The rates are shown below.
2017-2018 NYT faculty/staff rates:
One term: $54.00
Winter break: add $20.00
Spring break: add $5.00
Summer: add $65.00
Entire year: $230.00
Send a check (payable to LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY) to Greg Griffin, Warch Campus Center (paper delivery starts September 11th).
On Thursday, June 8th from 1:30-3pm, please join the class of 2017 in an informal send-off gathering in the Warch Campus Center, 2nd Floor. Ice cream sundaes will be in abundance. All are welcome!
Sponsored by the senior class committee and student life.
This workshop educates individuals about their rights and responsibilities during encounters with law enforcement. Interactive activities are used to teach people how to demand fair and just treatment from law enforcement.
Objectives:
1) Learn about different types of police encounters.
2) Explore the role of police within communities of color.
3) Teach participants how to document and fight police brutality.
Open House @ Sabin House
6:30–8 p.m. on April 26
STUDENTS:
Check out Sabin House and get a plant for your room!
Explore how you will use the Sabin House outdoor space.
Plant a pinwheel in our “garden.”
Make a stop at the Warch Campus Center to visit with a puppy named Revere.
Happy Spring!
Experience performances from around the world at Lawrence International’s flagship event. Click here for ticket information.
As we have in the past, Lawrence will provide motor coach shuttle service back to campus after spring break. Please see details below. The Office of Student Affairs will subsidize the cost of the motor coach bus to make the trip affordable to all students.
Date: March 26 (the day before Spring Term classes begin)
Departure times and locations:
Depart Chicago (O’Hare Tollway Oasis on the Illinois Tollway – 10201 Belle Plaine Ave., Schiller Park, Ill. – Northbound side): Noon; it is a 10- to 15-minute trip from O’Hare airport, depending on traffic
Depart Milwaukee (Target Store, 1501 Miller Parkway, Milwaukee): 2 p.m.; it is a 15- to 20-minute trip from Mitchell Airport, depending on traffic
Arrive at Lawrence University at approximately 4:30 p.m.
Depart Minneapolis/St. Paul (Target SuperStore, 1300 University Ave. West, St. Paul): Noon; it is a 10- to 15-minute trip from the airport, depending on traffic
Depart Wausau (The Store, 2409 N. Mountain Rd., Wausau): 3 p.m. (possible pick-up)
Arrive at Lawrence University at approximately 5 p.m.
Cost: $20
Space is limited, so you need to sign up in advance—seats will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please plan to arrive at the departure location 15 minutes early to make sure the motor coach will leave at the scheduled time. Look for a large Lamers motor coach (they are usually painted white and red).
To sign up, stop by Raymond House (between the hours of 8 a.m.–noon or 1–5 p.m., Monday through Friday) to pay the $20 cash and reserve your seat.
If you have any questions, call the Office of Student Affairs at 920-832-6596.
Taize worship services are a partnership between Lawrence and All Saints Episcopal church. Taize worship services are ecumenical Christian services that follow a rhythm of simple chants, silence and scripture. These meditative services take place in the candle-lit sanctuary.
Lawrence student Gabi Makuc plans and coordinates the services, while other Lawrence students are also involved in leading the services. All services are open to the public.
The first Taize service is Sunday, Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m.
