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Spring 2019 Exhibition Opening in Wriston Art Galleries

Please join us for the Spring 2019 exhibition opening in the Wriston Art Galleries!

Thursday, March 28

Artist talk by Mary Griep at 6 PM 

Reception with refreshments to follow

Wriston Art Center 

Mary Griep is a Professor Emerita of Art and Art History at St. Olaf College. This exhibition will feature work from her Anastylosis Project, a series of large-scale drawings of sacred spaces around the world. The drawings are the visual manifestations of her exploration into how to represent the experience of being present in these special spaces. 

See our Facebook page for additional spring term events in the galleries.

Welcome to Web Content & Social Media Specialist Mackenzie Huber

We are excited to welcome the newest member to Lawrence’s Communications team, Mackenzie Huber, who joins us this week as our new web content & social media specialist.

Mackenzie comes to us from South Dakota, where she most recently served as communications director for the Sutton for South Dakota gubernatorial campaign. In addition to her communications experience, she brings with her a first-hand understanding of higher education, having grown up as the daughter of a coach at the University of South Dakota (USD). She holds a bachelor of science with a major in political science and a minor in communication studies from USD as well.

As web content & social media specialist, Mackenzie will help showcase the Lawrence experience on our two most important digital channels–the Lawrence University website and social media. Working with members of the Communications team and other key University departments, she will help us create compelling digital content to enhance the University’s digital presence and effectively tell the Lawrence story in engaging and broad-reaching ways. Mackenzie’s experience in digital communications, insight into the communications process, and enthusiasm for higher education make her an ideal match her for this new position. 

Please join us in offering Mackenzie a warm welcome to the Lawrence community.

Office of Communications

Power Outage – 3/17/19

In an effort to prepare our campus infrastructure for ongoing updates, the Facility Services staff will need to shut off power to the entire Lawrence campus on Sunday, March 17. This short-term power outage will last from 6 a.m. – 10 a.m. and will affect all campus facilities.  Should the outage last longer than the planned time, the campus will be notified via email and other necessary communications. 

For questions or concerns related to the potential impact of this shut down, please contact Facility Services; or, for students who may be on campus during the shutdown, please contact the Campus Life Office if you have any questions or concerns.  We appreciate your cooperation as we continue to address our campus infrastructure.

Power Outage – 3/17/19

In an effort to prepare our campus infrastructure for ongoing updates, the Facility Services staff will need to shut off power to the entire Lawrence campus on Sunday, March 17. This short-term power outage will last from 6 a.m. – 10 a.m. and will affect all campus facilities.  Should the outage last longer than the planned time, the campus will be notified via email and other necessary communications. 

For specific questions or concerns related to this shut down, please contact Joe King in Facility Services.  We appreciate your cooperation as we continue to address our campus infrastructure.

Climate change, the environment and federal policy: A panel discussion with Congressman Mike Gallagher

When: Friday, Feb. 22, 2019 11:10am – 12:20pm

Where: Warch Campus Cinema

Join us this Friday for an exciting discussion with Rep. Gallagher on the climate change and environmental issues in Wisconsin. Professors from the Environmental Studies Program will be on a panel discussing climate change issues and translating the best available science and data into meaningful action. This is an opportunity for your voice to be heard by your federal representative on issues of climate, the environment and new policy. There will be an audience Q&A with the representative and the faculty panel. We encourage you to submit your question beforehand using this Google form to make sure your question gets asked.

Due to limited space, attendance to the event is open to members of the LU community only.

February Open Office Hours with the Grants Team

Date: Thursdays 10 AM – Noon
Location: WCC Kaplan’s Café or WCC main lobby

Are you interested in applying for a grant to fund a new program, research project, or artistic work? Faculty and staff are invited to stop by and meet with either Anna Simeth, Ariela Rosa, or Amy Kester to discuss grant ideas on Thursdays between 10 am and noon (with the exception of holidays or during convocation)—no appointment required. In the month of February, we will be located in the Warch Campus Center Kaplan’s Café or the main lobby area; please look for the table with the “grants” sign.

If you have any questions or would like to schedule a time to discuss external funding during a different time slot, please email amy.kester@lawrence.edu or call x6816. We look forward to connecting with you!

Film screening: Being Hmong Means Being Free at LU 

Film screening: Being Hmong Means Being Free at LU 

Followed by a conversation with trained facilitators from Celebrate Diversity Fox Cities

Wednesday, Feb. 20, 7-9 pm

Wriston Art Center Auditorium

Being Hmong Means Being Free (56 mins) highlights the history, culture and identity of the Hmong immigrants who have settled in the United States between 1975 and the early 1990s. The documentary looks at Hmong life in this country as seen through the eyes of seventeen year-old Lia Vang. 

The film will be followed by a conversation with trained facilitators from Celebrate Diversity Fox Cities.

Programs on Hmong culture at the Appleton Public Library and The Draw related to the exhibition “when you when you were made: Victoria Kue & Tshab Her” (at the Wriston Art Galleries through March 8) can be found here.

Crosswalk Reminder

As a reminder, please observe the following when using the crosswalks: 

  • Press the button to initiate the flashing, yellow lights every time you cross College Avenue. You will hear confirmation that the yellow lights are flashing.
  • Allow approaching vehicles to slow down and come to a stop before moving into the crosswalk.
  • Walk briskly through the crosswalk, pay attention to approaching vehicles and avoid cell phone use while crossing.
  • Please walk bicycles and skateboards through the crosswalk.

Budget Info, Updates & Feedback

As we look for opportunities across the University to ensure our financial stability, it is important that we keep the campus community aware of our progress. Updates on the budget allocation process will be made throughout the winter and spring and shared with the Lawrence community via a new blog and through other communications, including emails and presentations. For more information or to share questions, comments, or suggestions throughout this process (and you do have the option to have your submission be shared anonymously ), visit https://www.lawrence.edu/info/offices/financial_services/budget-updates.