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Wisconsin Timber Rattlers College Nights

September 5 & September 7 | 6:40 p.m.

The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers are hosting two College Nights at the Ballpark on September 5 & 7! You can purchase tickets online OR by showing your college ID at the box office.

  • $2 per ticket for any college students, staff, or faculty
  • Good for anyone with a .edu email address (if you purchase online) or college ID (if you purchase at the box office
  • Each email can purchase up to 8 tickets!

Tuesday, September 5 features the Bang for Your Buck Night ($2 hot dogs and domestic beer).

Thursday, September 7 features the Craft Brews & Brats Nights ($3 brats and craft beer) along with a Timber Rattlers Battling Helmet Giveaway to the first 1,000 fans.

MyLU Insider & LU Events return to regular weekly schedule August 31

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MyLU Insider is Lawrence’s internal communications platform. This newsletter contains news that is of value to the campus community: faculty, staff, and/or students.

All submissions to the MyLU Insider are due Wednesdays at noon. The email will be sent on Thursdays. Designated staff members can submit posts by logging in. If you would like to submit a post but do not have access, contact deanna.kolell@lawrence.edu.


New as of March 2023, the LU Events email is sent Monday mornings to help prepare you for the coming week. This email will continue to draw its primary content from the University Calendar. Events must appear on the calendar to be included in LU Events. Wednesday at noon remains the deadline for submissions to LU Events, which will appear the following Monday. The first LU Events email of the 2023-24 year will be sent on Monday, September 4.

Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) research update

Saturday, September 23 | 10 a.m.
Harper Hall, Lawrence University Music-Drama Center

Come hear the latest from UW scientists!

The McPherson Eye Research Institute at UW-Madison is the home of researchers and clinicians working on AMD and other vision diseases. Please join our scientists to hear about therapies for AMD, the number one cause of vision loss for people over 50 years of age. Bring your questions!

This AMD update is sponsored by the Trout AMD Project, a new initiative at UW-Madison dedicated to curing and finding new therapies for this devastating condition.

Register for this free event

Summer at Lawrence

Lawrence University offers a number of workshops and residential camps for students of all ages and interests. For a full list of all offerings, visit lawrence.edu.

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June 10 – A busy day in downtown Appleton!

As you make your plans for Commencement celebrations, keep in mind that Saturday, June 10 will be a busy day in downtown Appleton!

The Downtown Appleton Farm Market will run 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. from Drew Street to Appleton Street, including Houdini Plaza.

The Appleton Flag Day Parade is scheduled for 2 p.m. The route begins at Oneida St on Wisconsin Ave and heads west to State St then south to College Ave. It continues east and turns north on Drew St to City Park.

There will also be several events before and after the parade, including:

  • A Patriotic Concert at Noon in Houdini Plaza.
  • A Historic Concert at 12:30 p.m. in the parking lot between 10th Frame Sports Bar and Insta Prints Plus (corner of Wisconsin Ave./Erb St.)
  • A Post-Parade Party at the Appleton American Legion Post 38 (3200 W. College Ave.) from 6-9 p.m.

Lawrence University Alumni Instagram

The Advancement Team is excited to announce the launch of a Lawrence University Alumni Instagram account! This account will feature curated content and a voice unique to LUAA and will be fully launched by Reunion Weekend.

As we prepare for the launch, you can help by following the account (@lawrenceuni_alumni)!

Thank you in particular to Mackenzie Neumann, coordinator for alumni development communications, for her hard work on this project.

We are very excited to start engaging with our alumni in this new way!

Dr. Achi to speak on Byzantine art and culture

Bright as the Sun: Byzantine Art and Culture in Africa (4th-15th Centuries)
May 1, 2023 | 4:30 p.m.
Wriston Art Center | Auditorium

Trained as a Byzantinist, Dr. Andrea Achi’s scholarship and curatorial practice focuses on late antique and Byzantine art of the Mediterranean Basin and Northeast Africa.

Dr. Achi is a dynamic speaker looking at amazing art and breaking through old notions about what constitutes the Middle Ages, Global Art History, and any lingering thoughts about a Euro-centric canon.

Márton Galambos to present at the next installment of the Povolny Lecture Series

Tuesday, April 11, 2023
7 p.m. – Reception prior to lecture
7:30 p.m. – Lecture
Wriston Auditorium

The 2022-23 Povolny Lecture Series in International Studies continues Tuesday, April 11 with a lecture from Márton Galambos, the editor-in-chief of Forbes Hungary. His talk will be on the topic “Politics and the Press in Hungary: Birth of an Autocrat.”

This lecture is free and open to the public.

About Márton

Márton Galambos completed a degree in sociology in Hungary and also holds a B.A. in Business Administration and Communication from McDaniel College (MD). He spent a year at the Freie Universitaet Berlin as a Fellow at the European Journalism-Fellowships program. Márton worked at various Hungarian news outlets and periodicals for 10 years before joining Forbes Hungary.

About Forbes Hungary

Forbes Hungary is the leading Hungarian business magazine, publishing stories about successful entrepreneurs. The publishing house organizes 20+ business events annually and operates an entrepreneurship focused news site at forbes.hu.

Sound bath symphony experiences set for Warch Cinema

Senior Tomi Oladunjoye will present two sound bath symphony experiences in the Warch Cinema. The ZOANYI performances are set for 7:30 p.m. March 8 and 9.

The musical experiences, lasting about 15 minutes, are meant to be meditative in nature, Oladunjoye said.

“The audience will get these types of meditative elements in the music while sparking their creativity,” he said.

Oladunjoye, who presented his debut sound bath experience last term, called this another avenue into improved wellness. The mix of music and visuals—projected from various points around the theater—will be soothing to those in attendance, he said.

“This brings elements of wellness and peace,” he said.

Brand Elevation Update

The campus community has been hard at work since the fall on brand elevation, one of six strategic initiatives. The elevation of Lawrence University’s position begins with a comprehensive strategy and language founded in a brand platform (or foundation) to tell our story.

Brand elevation began with the appointment of SimpsonScarborough, a leading national marketing and research agency specializing in higher education. Following an expansive research and listening phase that garnered perspectives from current and prospective students, parents, alumni, faculty and staff, Simpson Scarborough and Communications began to create a brand platform to include the nuts and bolts of positioning (somewhat like a brand DNA). The brand platform will inform the creative expression of our brand (the elements that bring Lawrence’s brand to life). This phase of the project includes comprehensive audience testing to take place during the Spring Term.

Key to each phase of the brand development process is the opportunity for our campus community to participate in various ways. Such was the experience in November and December when students, faculty, staff, and alumni participated in 16 listening sessions and focus groups. Insights gained from these activities served as a guide for the development of creative expression, currently in progress.

When complete, the brand elevation strategy will serve as the north star to guide key messages, tool kits and guidelines for how Lawrence will bring the brand to life, including experiences that bridge messaging and support enrollment, fundraising and elevating institutional reputation.

With so many moving parts, we wanted to refine the progress of the brand elevation initiative. So, to help keep campus informed, a microsite was created where you can find more information and project timelines, as well as how you can be involved in feedback phase. We’ll continue to update you in the LU Insider as well. Additionally, the Brand Elevation Group was relaunched in December. This group, comprised of faculty, staff, students and alumni, provides insights and serves as a champion of the brand elevation initiative. We are also meeting with various shared governance groups and units.

If you would like an in-person update, please contact Jeanette DeDiemar or a member of the brand elevation group.