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Summer Exhibition in the Wriston Art Galleries

Artist & Collector: La Vera Pohl

Open Friday, July 12 – Sunday, August 18

Art @ Noon Tours Thursdays July 18 & August 15

La Vera Pohl was a Milwaukee art historian, artist, and collector who studied in Germany in the 1920s and 1930s. She collected around 220 prints, paintings, and drawings by early 20th-century German artists at a time when most Americans were unaware of modern German art. This exhibition will feature highlights from Lawrence University’s Pohl Collection of German Expressionism as well as some of Pohl’s own paintings and papers. 

The Wriston Summer Exhibitions are an annual series in the Wriston Art Galleries intended to engage the Fox Valley community in a conversation about artworks and artists of the Midwest.

Art Around Campus this Summer

This summer the Wriston Art Galleries intern will be conducting an inventory of artworks around campus – he may poke his head into your office, but just to make sure things are where we think they are. 

Also: if you ever find yourself with artwork that you no longer want or need in your campus work spaces, send Beth Zinsli or Elizabeth Larew a note and we’ll come retrieve it – we are always happy to take care of art, and someone else may want it for their office. We can also store artwork safely during periods of construction or remodeling.

If you need a little more art in your life, the Senior Art Show is open through June 30, and the summer show, featuring our collection of German Expressionist prints, will be on view July 14-August 18. 

There are two Art @ Noon opportunities, too: Thursdays, July 18 and August 15. Join us for a fun 20-minute tour of the galleries over your lunch break!

PBS at Lawrence – June 4

Milwaukee PBS will be filming an episode of “Next Avenue” in front of a live studio audience at Stansbury Theatre on June 4 at 7 p.m.

Next Avenue comes to Appleton for the next Community Conversation, and explores the topic “You’re Never Too Old to Learn.” Host John McGivern invites the public to join the conversation, for a discussion on the advantages of learning later in life.

Experts from Lawrence University and Learning in Retirement in Oshkosh will offer their perspectives regarding the unique benefits that both academic education and experiential education offer for people ages 50+. This free, public event will be held on Tuesday, June 4 at 7:00 p.m. at the Lawrence University Stansbury Theatre, 420 E. College Avenue in Appleton.

Panelists include Lawrence University faculty members Marcia Bjornerud, Professor of Geology; Jerald Podair, Professor of History; and Robert S. French Professor of American Studies. Panelists also include Learning in Retirement faculty members Mary Bayorgeon, Past President of Learning In Retirement, UW-Oshkosh; and Bill Bracken, President of Learning In Retirement, UW-Oshkosh. Linda Laarman, Bjorklunden Learning In Retirement student and volunteer; and Don Ellingson, Learning In Retirement participant and Treasurer will also serve as panel members.

Next Avenue Community Conversations are recorded by and broadcast on WMVS and WMVT. “You’re Never Too Old to Learn” will premiere on July 18 at 7:00 p.m. on Milwaukee PBS Channel 10. For more air dates of this episode or other Next Avenue Community Conversations episodes, visit MilwaukeePBS.org/schedule.

All are invited. Resource Fair before and after. Doors open at 6:30pm.

See the Facebook Event here.

Decolonization, Activism, & Hope: Student Final Project Showcase – May 30

Students from the Lawrence University ETST 336 “Decolonization, Activism, & Hope” course will be sharing their interdisciplinary final research projects with a goal of actively engaging with our community. In addition to exploring the damaging effects of colonial patterns of representation on Native American culture throughout history, this course also highlights four main themes: Remembrance, Resistance, Redemption, and Reconciliation. Free and open to the public. Please swing by the WCC gallery anytime between 12:30-2:30pm Thursday, May 30 to join us!

Titles of Research:

“Daughters of the Land: The Effects of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women on Traditionally Matriarchal Indigenous Communities” (Taneya Garcia)

“Afro-Native Allyship: How To Be An Ally When You Need An Ally” (Jordyn Plieseis)

“Colonization and the Creation of Borders: Vietnam’s Indigenous Khmer Krom and Remembering What It Means To Be Khmer” (Charlie Burns-Bahruth)

“The Indigenous Caribbean: Perspectives of Historical Erasure in Contemporary Society” 
(Ann Pyram)

“Examining the Issue of Indian Mascots in America: Ending the Era” (Jeanette Adams)

“Forgotten Voices: A True Narrative of Standing Rock” 
(Harry Rivas)

“Bursting the Stereotypes: Contemporary Effects of Colonization of Native American Women” (Ayomide Akinyosoye)

“Historical Amnesia: Exploring the Effects of How Native American Culture Is Often Overlooked In School Curriculum” (Promise Addy)

Best wishes to Christopher Gore-Gammon

After two years serving as videographer for his alma mater, Christopher Gore-Gammon ’17 is starting a new phase of his life in a few short weeks. Chris is moving to to Tampa, Florida, and his last day at Lawrence will be June 11. 

Chris first joined the Office of Communication as an intern and transitioned to a full-time position immediately upon his graduation in 2017. His experience in Film Studies, as well as his work as a tech crew manager in the Warch Campus Center, brought expertise to our video team. He helped us to streamline campus recording services and coverage of events and bolstered our recruitment of and work with student videographers. Chris also assisted in the capture and creation of the university’s 360 virtual tour and provided invaluable day-to-day support for our video team, from project logistics to assisting staff with quick solutions. As a member of the Class of 2017, Chris provided insight into the campus community, helping to increase our offices’s awareness of upcoming projects.

Needless to say, Chris will be missed. 

To celebrate his contributions to Lawrence and his bright future, we will gather in the VR next Wednesday, June 5, at 4:30 p.m. Please join the  in wishing Chris best wishes as he embarks on new adventures in the Sunshine State. 

-Office of Communications

Inclusive Pedagogy Workshop: Books Available

One of the workshops being sponsored during the 2019-2020 year by the Inclusive Pedagogy Committee will be conducted by Michelle Miller of Northern Arizona University.  The focus of the workshop will be the use of technology to enhance teaching and learning. Dr. Miller has written a book that might be of interest to  you:

“Minds Online: Teaching Effectively with Technology.” In some ways the title suggests something that Dr. Miller is not advocating, but the book may be worth reading. The opening line in the book is, “This book is about how cognitive science can help us shape and refine the ways in which we use technology to promote learning.”

We can purchase and distribute a limited number of copies of the book. If you are interested in receiving a copy of the book, please let Dave Burrows know by email.

Honors Day Convocation

The Honors Day Convocation will be held at 11:10 on Tuesday morning, May 21. Our speaker will be David Burrows, Professor of Psychology and Director of Inclusive Pedagogy. His talk is entitled “Education for Effective Action.”

Weather permitting, the customary academic procession will assemble in front of the Music-Drama Center beginning at 11:00, with the head of the procession facing College Avenue. In poor weather, we will assemble in the Music-Drama Center lobby. We suggest that emeriti assemble near the head of the procession. Anyone who feels unable to march is invited to take a seat in the Chapel around 11:00 in row O (letter oh), on either side.  As we did last year, we’ll be marching down the outside aisles of the Chapel, and you’re encouraged to acknowledge the student honorees as we pass in front and beside them.

Instructors of Tuesday morning classes and labs are asked to dismiss students promptly so that both faculty and students may be ready on time.

2019 Senior Art Show

May 24-June 30, 2019

An exhibition of selected works by Lawrence University’s senior studio art majors.

Opening reception with refreshments

Friday, May 24, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Wriston Art Center

All are welcome!

Artists: 

Alexis V. Clodfelter

Ann Connolly

Cassie Gitkin

Elsie A. Tenpas

Emma Fredrickson

Lee Donlon

Madison Whitehead

Miranda Salazar 

Morgan Shapiro

Rachel Cole

Sarah Luepker

Siyu Liu

Tess Bourbeau

Yifan Zhang

Gallery Hours

Tuesday–Friday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Saturday–Sunday, noon–4 p.m.


5/24 Retirement Celebration – Biology’s Krueger and Duckert

You are invited to a celebration for Wayne Krueger, Biology Lab Supervisor, and Cindy Duckert, Biology Senior Experience Coordinator, both of whom will be retiring this spring.  We will be hosting a reception on Friday May 24, from 3-5pm, in the Pusey Room at the Warch Campus Center to honor both of them and the amazing contributions they have made to Lawrence over the years.

For 37 years, Wayne has provided continuity and a stable foundation for the Biology Department and generations of Lawrence students. Over the past 10 years Cindy has helped us develop a signature senior experience program, featuring our annual BioFest celebration of student projects. They have both enabled students to flourish at Lawrence and IN THEIR LIVES AFTER LAWRENCE. Please join us for refreshments and some time together with them.