There will be a brief power outage in the early morning of Dec. 10th.
A large portion of campus will be without power from 5 am to 7 am.
The only campus buildings NOT effected will be: Warch Campus Center, Youngchild, Stietz, Ormsby, and Hiett Hall.
The only campus houses that WILL BE effected are: Raymond, Sabin and the International House.
October 21, 2019
Dear City Park Historic District Neighbors, city officials, and Lawrence Community,
We write today with the announcement that we’ve made a very difficult decision regarding the Lawrence-owned property at 229 N. Union St. The home, which suffered extensive damage in an October 2018 fire, will be torn down in the coming days, and the property will be returned to green space.
The decision to demolish the home follows a year of study by architects, engineers, and City of Appleton inspectors. We explored an assortment of options for renovating or restoring the home. In the end, the fire damage was too extensive to make the house viable. It is with great sadness that we have made the necessary arrangements to have the home demolished.
We are notifying the Lawrence community and neighbors because we understand and appreciate the historical significance of this home. It was built in 1901 and has been owned by Lawrence since 1928, serving a variety of purposes through the years. Perhaps most noteworthy, Attic Theatre was founded in this home. We celebrated that history a little more than two years ago when we had the 2,700-square-foot home moved a block down Union Street.
Unfortunately, the damage from the fire last fall was too much to overcome. The fire occurred while a contractor was working on renovations. The contractor’s insurance is covering the loss and the demolition. At the time of the fire, Lawrence was preparing the home to become the residence for the provost and dean of faculty. Alternative housing arrangements have been made.
A small slice of Appleton and Lawrence history will be lost with the demolition. For that, we are heartbroken and know that those who appreciate that history are feeling the same.
Sincerely,
Joseph King
Construction Project Manager
Lawrence University
A number of transportation options are available to Lawrence students to assist you in getting off-campus. Beginning Thursday October 3, Campus Safety will provide transportation for urgent needs and at times listed at the end of these resources:
Dear Campus Community,
In the spring of this year, the Lawrence University Common Council (LUCC) passed a Gender Inclusive Facilities Resolution, calling for changing 33-66% of restrooms on campus to gender inclusive (varying by building ability and use). The resolution and results of a recent student poll make it evident that the Lawrence Community is strongly in favor of increasing the number and quality of gender inclusive restroom facilities across campus. In response to the resolution and in support of Lawrence’s commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion at all levels and in all spaces in our community, implementation of these changes has begun.
A baseline review of all restrooms on campus was conducted over the summer showing that eleven academic buildings and residence halls fell short of 33%. Meetings were held with building occupants, and recommendations were made and presented to Cabinet a few weeks ago. The changes in these buildings will involve only signage at this point. This is a fluid process in which retrofits to existing restrooms may happen over time but are not possible now. Signage will depict fixtures in each room such as toilet, urinal, shower and ADA accessibility. Additional temporary signs will be placed at each restroom, indicating the locations of the closest gender binary restrooms. Some signs are already in place, and the remaining signs will be installed on Thursday and Friday, September 26th and 27th, marking the official redesignation of each facility.
Current gender binary restrooms changing to gender inclusive are:
Click for the complete list of all gender inclusive restrooms on the Lawrence University campus
Please contact me with any questions or thoughts as we move forward with these changes. We are open to feedback that informs the Lawrence community about any improvement we can make to support an inclusive environment for everyone.
Christopher Lee – Vice President for Finance and Administration
Located at Facility Services | 235 E. Water Street
Tuesday, July 9 | 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
No bids accepted after 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 9. Winners will be notified by Wednesday, July 10. Payment due on day of pick up.
All bikes must be picked up by Thursday, July 11 no later than 3 PM. All unclaimed bikes will be awarded to the next highest bidder.
All bikes are sold “AS IS.”
Summer construction projects starting Monday, June 17th through summer include:
Memorial Hall plaza: the walkway between Memorial Hall and the Wriston Amphitheater will be closed for the summer. Please refer to the map for a recommended detour.
Music Drama hardscape: due to the replacement of hardscape in front of Music Drama, all south entrances will be closed. Please use the recommended detour provided in the map to access the building from the north.
Lawrence has hired Johnson Controls to do an energy audit on campus. The audit began on Tuesday, May 21, and will continue over the next few weeks. The following buildings are currently being audited:
Academy of Music
Alex Gym
Briggs Hall
Brokaw Hall
Buchanan-Kiewit Wellness Center
Chapman Hall
Conservatory West
Facility Services
Main Hall
Memorial Chapel
Memorial Hall
Music Drama
Seeley G. Mudd Library
Shattuck Hall
Steitz Hall
Warch Campus Center
Wriston Art Center
Youngchild Hall
If you work in one of these 18 buildings, please note that you may see employees of Johnson Controls walking through hallways, rooms, and offices. The University has given them permission to check every room in buildings if needed, and they can be identified by their Johnson Controls lanyard. While they do need to access every room, they understand and respect that class is still in session and the business of learning is our first priority; they will work around classes, labs, meetings, etc. and will make every effort to avoid disrupting our activities.
Lighting data loggers (see image below) are also being installed in these buildings for 2-3 weeks. These loggers will be gathering baseline numbers on how and when our buildings are in use, for annual energy savings calculations. Please do not tamper with the loggers.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Facility Services.
Dear Campus community,
Facilities works hard to fill standard furniture requests as expeditiously as possible; however, we don’t want to buy new furniture to fill requests when there is unused furniture around campus. We will post regularly a list of furniture needs in the LU Insider. Please review the list to check if you have any unused items in classrooms, offices or lounge areas that match what is needed.
Thank you!
Current list of furniture needs:
| Item | Size/finish |
| Conference round or square | 30″ – 36″d |
| Conference round | 36″ – 40″d |
| Metal cabinet | 24″w x 30″ – 40″h |
| Small bookshelf | not higher than 20″ |
| Guest chairs (2) | matching pair |
– From Friday, Nov. 2nd through Friday, December 21st, the registrar office will be under construction. The south entrance to the registrar will be closed. All other entrances to the building will be open. The registrar office will be open and working out of the Brokaw Hall conference room 102.
– Construction will start at 9:00 a.m. while classes are still in session.
– On Wednesday, Nov. 14th, the heat will be turned off in the entire building from 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. This is expected to have limited impact on the temperature of the rooms inside.
– Asbestos remediation will occur in the registrar area November 8th and 9th. The area will be sealed to prevent dust transfer between abatement area and occupied areas. The area will undergo an air quality test on November 10th before it is unsealed.
Please call facilities at 832-6602 with any questions.
