A reminder that student voting information is available on the Lawrence website. It includes everything from a list of street addresses for student housing to information on voter IDs to available escorts to the polls.
The midterm elections are on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Let your voice be heard: Make time to vote.
An election night gathering for the Lawrence community is planned for 7 p.m. Tuesday in Warch Campus Center.
The Mascot Committee asked students to submit suggested names for our newest Viking – the antelope mascot. More than 450 students did just that. The committee ended up with a list of about 175 names. The committee then chose three finalists to be put to a vote by the full Lawrence community: Larry, Lou, and Blu. Voting began Wednesday and continues through Monday. Vote here.
A reminder that University signature block standards are already set by the Communications office. In an effort to be consistent with University communications, please adhere to these styles in your email signature. Here is a helpful link: https://lawrenceu.sharepoint.com/sites/Communications/SitePages/Email.aspx
Throughout the 2022-23 academic year, the president’s office will be offering Town Halls at least once per term for all faculty and staff. These will be held in-person; there will not be a virtual option. The topics will vary. Due to faculty and staff schedules, we know that not everyone will be able to attend every term. If you are unable to attend, please check with your cabinet member or a colleague for notes. We will also share what we discuss via our usual methods of communication, including President Carter’s monthly campus update and faculty and staff meetings.
The first Town Hall is set for 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6 in Somerset. The topic is the Board of Trustees Retreat taking place Oct. 26-28 at Björklunden. We will share an overview of the retreat, what we hope to accomplish, and we will dive into a couple key topics. We anticipate about 40 minutes of presentation time and 20 minutes for questions. Note: Masks are required for this Town Hall.
President Laurie Carter is hosting a Welcome Back Reception for faculty and staff from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23 at Hamar House, 229 N Park. There will be BBQ, adult beverages, and lawn games. Come socialize with your colleagues as the calendar turns to fall.
Appleton’s Octoberfest celebration returns to the downtown this weekend after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic.
Details can be found at the Octoberfest website.
The festivities begin on Friday with License to Cruise, featuring classic cars up and down College Avenue. The big gathering comes on Saturday. Music begins at 9 a.m. and will go throughout the day on multiple stages. Local nonprofits will be selling an assortment of foods, and arts and crafts booths and family fun areas will be in play.
Traffic will be blocked on College Avenue on Friday evening and all day on Saturday.
The weather forecast looks promising and huge crowds are expected. Plan accordingly.
As detailed in President Laurie Carter’s message to campus earlier this week, a number of offices on campus are on the move, all part of continued efforts to ensure that all campus services and experiences are easily accessible for our students.
Several student-focused offices are moving closer to the center of campus. Brokaw Central, which includes the Registrar, Financial Aid, Student Accounts, and Cashier, is moving into Chapman Hall; the Center for Community Engagement and Social Change is moving to the Warch Campus Center; and Residential Education will move to Raymond House. As a result of these moves, a number of additional offices are relocating, including Development and Alumni & Constituent Relations, which will reside in Brokaw Hall. The Office of the President and the Office of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion will relocate to Wilson House, and Sampson House will be fully dedicated to academic affairs and faculty, housing the Office of the Provost and providing space for other faculty needs.
As we anticipate the change in leadership in Communications with Megan Scott’s upcoming departure, the decision has been made to return Communications to the Alumni and Development division as of Sept. 1, reports Cal Husmann, Senior Vice President for Alumni and Development.
As shared previously, Kelly Landis will serve as interim associate vice president for communications, leading the Communications team and continuing her good work overseeing the brand elevation component of the strategic initiatives. Communications will continue to support the marketing and communications needs of the entire university.
Communications will report directly to Husmann until a new vice president is hired. The VP will then oversee the Alumni, Development, and Communications divisions.
“It’s expected that the joining of our three teams in Brokaw Hall under a new vice president will create greater synergy within our division,” Husmann said.
The LU Insider will be published twice during the month of July–Thursday, July 7, and Thursday, July 21.
Please continue to submit posts to the LU Insider blog throughout the month. Communications will publish the posts as they are received, and the posts will appear on MyLU. Posts will also be shared in the two editions of the newsletter noted above.
Please email communications@lawrence.edu if you have any questions, and continue to follow campus events online.
A reminder that the annual Sole Burner walk/run will be held on the morning of Saturday, May 7. The event begins and ends at City Park and will affect parking near the Lawrence University campus. A note from Sole Burner organizers:
More info here: www.soleburner.org
SOLE BURNER SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 7th
This year’s 40h annual American Cancer Society Sole Burner 5K walk/run will be taking place on Saturday morning, May 7th at City Park. We will be using our “traditional” course utilizing the College Avenue Bridge. Streets on the route will likely be blocked off starting at around 8:55. a.m. Walkers and runners will start out from City Park at 9:00 a.m. and it is our expectation that all walkers will be past the bridge by 9:40. Streets on the route will likely open before that time when the last walker goes by. Note that streets directly around City Park will be blocked off earlier.
For those of you in the Lawrence area south of College, it is a bit deceiving since Lawe Street is open and there is access to Lawe Street from Alton Street, but E. South River will be closed until about 9:50. Listed below are expected closed times.
Thus, you can get through west on College or Washington until about 9:10 and north on Lawe by about 9:20 there is only about a 10-15 minute window of no way out of the downtown area, except for emergencies.
We realize that this will be an inconvenience to you and hope this notice will help with your morning planning. If you are home, we’d love to have you come out and cheer on the participants as we attempt to raise over $200,000 to fight cancer. Thank you.
Can’t beat us? Join Us! As a thank you for your support, please use the discount code 22NEIGHBOR to get $5.00 off your registration fee when you register for the Sole Burner 5K Walk/Run at www.soleburner.org.
Thank you for your support!
SOLE BURNER PLANNING COMMITTEE
