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MLK, Jr. Day of Service at Lawrence University

What does MLK Jr Day mean at Lawrence?

MLK, Jr. Day of Service at Lawrence University is an annual event that invites the entire Lawrence community to continue honoring the ideas of Dr. King and the civil rights movements that continue to this day.  Students, staff and faculty will honor the continuance of the efforts of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr through learning, serving, and celebrating.

Students have much to gain from civically engaging in the community. Volunteering on MLK Jr. Day provides an opportunity for you to:

  • Enrich your degree: Learn how your intellectual and personal talents can address a need in the community while allowing you to apply the knowledge you are gaining in your coursework.
  • Gain invaluable work experience and network: Many volunteering opportunities that are there for you as a student allow you to develop the skills you need for a job out in the ‘real world’ without having to get grilled in an interview first.
  • Make a difference and be empowered: By volunteering, you are making the decisions and doing what you can in order to improve the environment around you. If you think you can do better, why not give it a go?
  • Step away from coursework to think about your own commitment to civic engagement.

In addition to a speaker who will address an important social justice issue impacting our health, a variety of both on-campus and off-campus opportunities are available to all.  Each activity is a student led initiative that benefits the community and helps Lawrentians solidify the value of learning as you serve. Select from a number of options, any of which will benefit a variety of agencies in the Appleton area.

Register by Jan. 12 at https://givepul.se/bf5ow and click on “events.”

MLK, Jr. Day of Service at Lawrence University

What does MLK Jr Day mean at Lawrence?

MLK, Jr. Day of Service at Lawrence University is an annual event that invites the entire Lawrence community to continue honoring the ideas of Dr. King and the civil rights movements that continue to this day.  Students, staff and faculty will honor the continuance of the efforts of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr through learning, serving, and celebrating.

Volunteering on MLK Jr. Day provides an opportunity for you to:

  • Give something back to an organization that has improved our community
  • Make a difference to the lives of others (including our students!)
  • Address disparities of access to basic human rights
  • Step away from work to think about your own commitment to civic engagement

In addition to a speaker who will address an important social justice issue impacting our health, a variety of both on-campus and off-campus opportunities are available to all.  Each activity is a student led initiative that benefits the community and helps Lawrentians solidify the value of learning as you serve. Select from a number of options, any of which will benefit a variety of agencies in the Appleton area.

Register by Jan. 12 at https://givepul.se/bf5ow and click on “events.”

 

I Am: Appleton Moves – Kids Dance Clinic

Hello LU Faculty and Staff!

Our names are Arianna Fearing and Elsie Tenpas and we are the co-captians of the Lawrence University Dance Team. Each year our team hosts a kids clinic, I Am: Appleton Moves, which is open to K-8 students.

This year, the clinic will take place on Saturday, February 24th and Saturday, March 3rd from 10am-noon in the Buchanan Kiewit Wellness Center at Lawrence University. On March 3rd, the dancers are welcome to attend a complimentary lunch with members of the LUDT and then their performance will be that afternoon at 1:30pm. The cost of the workshop is $15 which includes a T-shirt and a lunch in Andrew Commons.

If you have a K-8 student interested in participating, please email ludanceteam@lawrence.edu by February 1st to register!

Please don’t hesitate if you have any questions! Also, please feel free to forward this to anyone who may be interested in participating this year.

Thank you,
Arianna and Elsie

Shuttle service following Winter break!

The Office of Student Life is offering one-way coach bus transportation back to campus after Winter Break on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. The cost is $20 – space is limited and seats will be available on a first-come, first-served basis – reservations are needed. Please e-mail the Office of Student Life at deanofstudents@lawrence.edu to reserve a seat on the motor coach.

Details:
DATE: Tuesday, January 2, 2018 (the day before Term II classes begin)

DEPARTURE TIMES AND LOCATIONS:
Depart Chicago (O’Hare Tollway Oasis on the Illinois Tollway, Northbound side – 10201 Belle Plaine Ave., Schiller Park): 12 noon
Depart Milwaukee (Target Store, 1501 Miller Parkway, Milwaukee): 2 pm
Arrive Lawrence University at approximately 4:30 pm

Depart Minneapolis/St. Paul (Target SuperStore, 1300 University Avenue W., St. Paul): 12 noon
Depart Wausau (The Store, 2409 N. Mountain Rd., Wausau): 3:00 pm
Arrive Lawrence University at approximately 5 pm

Mail Services – Next Week 11/18-22

Office mail pick-up and delivery will take place in the following manner next week due to the holiday and campus closure.

  • Monday – regular mail routine
  • Tuesday – regular mail routine
  • Wednesday – morning mail only, window will be open until 3pm
  • Thursday – campus closed
  • Friday – campus closed

If you have any questions, please contact Greg Griffin.

VolunteerFEST

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

 

 

New York Times subscription

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).

Know Your Rights workshop

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.