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Latine & Hispanic Heritage 5K Run & Walk

Friday, September 13 | 5:30 p.m.
Kaleidoscope Academy | 318 E Brewster St, Appleton, WI 54911

Lawrence University is proud to sponsor the 3rd Annual Latine & Hispanic Heritage 5K Run & Walk! This event is free and open to the entire community.

Registration is limited to the first 350 participants!

Timeline

  • 4:30 p.m. | Check-in opens
  • 5:30 p.m. | 5K begins
  • 6 p.m. | Music from DJ Henry Garza, food trucks onsite until 7 p.m.

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Events

Join Lawrence’s Pan-Asian Organization in celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Email sharman@lawrence.edu with any questions.

Learn more about AAPI Heritage Month.

Chinatown Cultural Journey in Chicago
Saturday, May 11 | All Day

Join PAO for a trip to Chinatown Chicago on Saturday, May 11! The cost is $16 per person which will cover food. The bus will depart from the Wriston Turnaround at 9:30 a.m. and returns to campus 9 p.m. Registration is required! Email sharman@lawrence.edu with any questions.

Zoo Days
Saturday, May 18 | 12:30-5 p.m. | Main Hall Green

Pan-Asian Potluck
Sunday, May 19 | 5-7 p.m. | Diversity & Intercultural Center

Cultural Dinner
Friday, May 24 | 4:30-7:30 p.m. | Andrew Commons

Senior Celebration
Thursday, May 30 | 5-6:30 p.m. | Diversity & Intercultural Center

LU PRISM Pride Fortnight

Monday, May 13-Thursday, May 23

Celebrate Pride Month with us early for two weeks while we are all on campus before the school year ends!

Monday, May 13 | 5-6:30 p.m.
Memorial 105

Make your own Pride Flag!

Thursday, May 16 | 6:15-8:15 p.m.
Warch 226 – Mead Witter

Pride Dinner (Formal)
Sign-up required: Email Ella Dorsey at dorseye@lawrence.edu.

Saturday, May 18 | 12-4 p.m.
Main Hall Green

Zoo Days: Make your own Pride buttons!

Saturday, May 18 | 9 p.m.-Midnight
Warch 325 – Pusey Room

Pride Prom w/DJ Smellie
Get ready for our biggest event of the year! Join us for a night of celebrating queer pride with dancing and free mocktails.

Tuesday, May 21 | TBD
Marcus Valley Grand Cinema

Pride Night at the movies
Shuttles provided to and from campus
Sign-up required: Email Ella Dorsey at dorseye@lawrence.edu.

Thursday, May 23 | 1-4 p.m.
Diversity and Intercultural Center

Pick up a free Pride goody bag!

George Abraham Poetry Reading

Saturday, May 4 | 5-7 p.m.
Memorial 113 – Diversity Center

PAO is hosting Chicago-based Palestinian-American poet George Abraham for a poetry reading and workshop session. The purpose of this event is to create a space where participants can learn about Palestine through poetry and reading. Especially with current world happenings, and because Arabian identities are often left out of Pan-Asian rhetoric, we feel like this is an especially important event to program.

This event will be taking place as part of PAO’s month-long event series for AAPI heritage month (which takes place every May). The event is one that we have programmed once two years prior that we are looking to bring back for this year’s AAPI heritage month celebration.

15th Annual Wisconsin Grassroots Network Festival

Saturday, May 4 | 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Warch 324 – Somerset Room

The Wisconsin Grassroots Festival is the signature event put on annually by the Wisconsin Grassroots Network bringing together activists and leaders from grassroots groups around the state representing many issues and constituencies who have organized to improve their communities. This year The LU YDSA and LU Dems will be sponsoring the event to host it here at Lawrence University!

Reflections: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Past and Present

Wednesday, May 1 | 6 p.m.
Wriston Auditorium

Join us for an evening of reflection with Dr. Alphonso Simpson, Associate Professor and Director of African American Studies from University Wisconsin, Oshkosh. His talk on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be accompanied by a performance by NOIR and spoken word poetry by Monique Johnson.

Event Poster

Dance for Diversity film screening

Thursday, April 18 | 7-9 p.m.
Warch 204 – Cinema

Dance For Diversity (DFD) is an annual screendance project series by Creative Director Elisabeth Roskopf that is made explicitly for Artists of Color to elevate their unique voices and share their stories through their dance-making and performance work. DFD provides a platform for Artists of Color to create an original solo piece on film that reflects who they are, their story of identity, and expresses personal experiences that address (including but not limited to) racial stereotypes, discrimination, and assumptions.

There will be a post-screening talk with some of the artists.

Lawrence University Diversity Awards

Lawrence University is committed to upholding the tenets of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging. We are proud to offer recognition of individuals in our campus community who embody these tenants. Campus community members are invited to nominate award recipients that ascribe to the follow criteria:

  • Has demonstrated innovation in problem solving and meeting needs based on diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.
  • Has assisted working with historically excluded populations.
  • Demonstrates a long-time commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging through scholarship or service.
  • Has demonstrated a passion for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging and serves as a role model for faculty, staff, and students.

The I.D.E.A.S. Division is accepting nominations for a student, faculty, and staff member of our Lawrentian community. Please submit a nomination letter with supporting evidence of why this individual deserves this award. Nominations can be sent to ideas@lawrence.eduNominations are due by the close of business, Friday, April 19.