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New Hires/Job Changes 9/21

The following colleagues have been hired, rehired or have a new position within the last two weeks. If you see them on campus, please welcome them to Lawrence or congratulate them on their new position!

  • Rebecca Hollinger, Executive Assistant (Office of Diversity and Inclusion)
  • Daniel Frost, Custodian (Custodial)
  • Rissel Peguero Almonte, Collaborative Pianist – Girl Choir (Academy of Music)
  • Blong Lee, Technology Specialist (Information Technology Services)
  • Kevin Lebeau, Associate Director of Annual Giving (Development)

Campus Flu Shots

It may seem too early to be thinking about flu season – but it’ll be here before we know it. Take a minute now and plan ahead to get vaccinated at one of the upcoming flu shot clinics:

Lawrence Wellness Fair, 10/18/17, 11 am – 1 pm and 6 – 8 pm

Warch Campus Center, 10/24/17, 11 am – 1 pm in the Esch Hurvis Room

Bjorklunden, 10/27/17, Starting at 9 am, and by appointment.

The Conservatory, 10/31/17, 1:30 – 3:30 pm in the Shattuck Lower Level Lobby

If these dates don’t work for you, you will have the opportunity to schedule an individual appointment for a flu shot. More information regarding scheduling individual appointments will be available at a later date.

Plan to get a flu shot, and do your part to keep the Lawrence community healthy.

Personal Health Assessment (PHA) Registration is Now Open

What is a PHA?

The Personal Health Assessment is a tool that highlights how our lifestyle choices directly impact overall health. Two scores are provided:

  • Your Lifestyle Rating is based on your self-reported daily habits related to nutrition, physical activity, alcohol consumption, stress and depression, and tobacco use.
  • Your Biometric Score is based on tobacco use, Body Mass Index (BMI), blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and blood sugar.

The Personal Health Assessment Report provides personalized feedback, tips to improve your lifestyle habits, and resources for more information.

Who is eligible to participate?

All staff and faculty are welcomed and encouraged to participate in the PHA process.  Participation is also encouraged for the following individuals covered under the Lawrence University medical plan: spouses/domestic partners of employees, retirees and spouses/domestic partners of retirees.

Note for Medical Plan Participants

Participation by employees, retirees covered under the medical plan, and spouses/domestic partners covered under the medical plan will provide the discounts to the medical plan premium.  All participants must complete both the biometric screening and the lifestyle questionnaire to receive the premium discount. The questionnaire can be completed 5 days after your biometric screening appointment.

How do I sign up?

Scheduling directions can be found in the attached 2017 PHA Instruction Sheet or click here to sign up:  https://www.thedacare.org/pha. The PHA schedule books quickly.  To ensure you receive your preferred appointment time, do not delay in scheduling your appointment.

What is the PHA schedule?

The PHA schedule is as follows:

Location Date Time
Lawrence University, Warch Campus Center – Appleton 9-27-16 6:30 am – 10:30am
Lawrence University, Warch Campus Center – Appleton 9-28-17 6:30 am – 10:30am
Lawrence University, Warch Campus Center – Appleton 9-29-17 6:30 am – 10:30am
Lawrence University, Warch Campus Center – Appleton 10-4-17 6:30 am – 10:30am
Lawrence University, Warch Campus Center – Appleton 10-5-17 6:30 am – 10:30am
Lawrence University, Warch Campus Center – Appleton 10-6-17 6:30 am – 10:30am
Lawrence University – Bjorklunden 10-9-17 7:00 am – 9:00 am
NOTE: this appointment requires each participant to fast for at least 8 hours prior to the appointment time.

Please contact your HR Representative if you have any questions regarding the PHA process including scheduling your assessment.

Lawrence University Wellness Fair

Join us at the annual Lawrence University Wellness Fair.  The Wellness Fair will be made up of exhibitors offering resources to encourage our campus to make healthy choices and enrich all aspects of our lives.  Flu shots will be available onsite at the Wellness Fair.

Date:                     Wednesday, October 18th

Times:                   11:00 am – 1:00 pm & 6:00 pm – 8:00pm

Location:              Warch Campus Center – Somerset Room

Learning at Lawrence – September

Please join us for the September Learning at Lawrence about Trends in Higher Education, presented by President Mark Burstein. This session will be held on Sept. 28 at 11:10 am in Youngchild 121.

President Burstein will share recent trends in higher education, the impacts to Lawrence, and further explain our strategy in this changing environment.

Please visit the Learning at Lawrence page for a schedule of future learning opportunities!

Personal Health Assessment Registration Reminder

Personal Health Assessment (PHA) Registration is Now Open

What is a PHA?

The Personal Health Assessment is a tool that highlights how our lifestyle choices directly impact overall health. Two scores are provided:

  • Your Lifestyle Rating is based on your self-reported daily habits related to nutrition, physical activity, alcohol consumption, stress and depression, and tobacco use.
  • Your Biometric Score is based on tobacco use, Body Mass Index (BMI), blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and blood sugar.

The Personal Health Assessment Report provides personalized feedback, tips to improve your lifestyle habits, and resources for more information.

Who is eligible to participate?

All staff and faculty are welcomed and encouraged to participate in the PHA process.  Participation is also encouraged for the following individuals covered under the Lawrence University medical plan: spouses/domestic partners of employees, retirees and spouses/domestic partners of retirees.

Note for Medical Plan Participants

Participation by employees, retirees covered under the medical plan, and spouses/domestic partners covered under the medical plan will provide the discounts to the medical plan premium.  All participants must complete both the biometric screening and the lifestyle questionnaire to receive the premium discount. The questionnaire can be completed 5 days after your biometric screening appointment.

How do I sign up?

Scheduling directions can be found in the attached 2017 PHA Instruction Sheet or click here to sign up:  https://www.thedacare.org/pha. The PHA schedule books quickly.  To ensure you receive your preferred appointment time, do not delay in scheduling your appointment.

What is the PHA schedule?

The PHA schedule is as follows:

Location Date Time
Lawrence University, Warch Campus Center – Appleton 9-27-16 6:30 am – 10:30am
Lawrence University, Warch Campus Center – Appleton 9-28-17 6:30 am – 10:30am
Lawrence University, Warch Campus Center – Appleton 9-29-17 6:30 am – 10:30am
Lawrence University, Warch Campus Center – Appleton 10-4-17 6:30 am – 10:30am
Lawrence University, Warch Campus Center – Appleton 10-5-17 6:30 am – 10:30am
Lawrence University, Warch Campus Center – Appleton 10-6-17 6:30 am – 10:30am
Lawrence University – Bjorklunden 10-9-17 7:00 am – 9:00 am
NOTE: this appointment requires each participant to fast for at least 8 hours prior to the appointment time.

 

Please contact your HR Representative if you have any questions regarding the PHA process including scheduling your assessment.

Thank you,

Human Resources

Campus Flu Shots

Can we really be talking flu shots already?!  It may seem too early to be thinking about flu season – but it’ll be here before we know it. Take a minute now and plan ahead to get vaccinated at one of the upcoming flu shot clinics:

Lawrence Wellness Fair                 10/18/17              11 am – 1 pm and 6 – 8 pm

Warch Campus Center                   10/24/17              11 am – 1 pm in the Esch Hurvis Room

Bjorklunden                                       10/27/17              Starting at 9 am, and by appointment.

The Conservatory                            10/31/17              1:30 – 3:30 pm in the Shattuck Lower Level Lobby

If these dates don’t work for you, you will have the opportunity to schedule an individual appointment for a flu shot. More information regarding scheduling individual appointments will be available at a later date.

Plan to get a flu shot, and do your part to keep the Lawrence community healthy.

Informal Weight Management Group

Would you like to take off a few pounds, but find it difficult to do on your own? Or just looking for some new ideas about how to eat healthier and be more active? Join us for “Happy and Healthy,” an informal weight management group here on campus. Open to faculty and staff, we meet each Tuesday at noon. Our next meeting takes place on Tuesday, September 17th in Room 414 (Runkel Conference Room) at Warch Campus Center.

Please contact RN educator Laurie Ehlers at 832-7498 or laurie.ehlers@lawrence.edu with any questions.

Learning at Lawrence – Compliance – Save the Date

Save the date!

In our efforts to provide continued learning opportunities to Lawrence University Staff & Faculty, we will be rolling out a new compliance focused training under our Learning at Lawrence banner.  The Learning at Lawrence – Compliance training will occur annually and the intent is to cover all required and suggested training which currently occur sporadically throughout the year.

2018 Compliance Training Dates:

Tuesday, January 9 – 8:00am – 12:30pm

Wednesday, January 10 – 8:00am – 12:30pm

Thursday, January 11 – 12:00pm – 4:30pm

Please note that you are only required to attend one of the three training dates above.  Additional details will be sent as the date draws near.  Please contact Human Resources should you have any questions.

New Hires/Job Changes 9/7

The following colleagues have been hired, rehired or have a new position within the last two weeks. If you see them on campus, please welcome them to Lawrence or congratulate them on their new position!

  • Alice Sullivan, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art History (Art and Art History)
  • Andrew Crooks, Assistant Professor of Music-Vocal Coach (Conservatory of Music)
  • Annemarie Exarhos, Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics (Physics)
  • Brandon Boelter, Assistant Men’s Ice Hockey Coach (Athletics)
  • Cameron Nasatir, Communications Specialist (Admissions)
  • Christopher Hawley, Visiting Professor of Physics (Physics)
  • Daniel Erickson, Admissions Counselor (Admissions)
  • David Duncombe, Visiting Assistant Professor of Government (Government)
  • Daniel Schuchart, Instructor of Dance (Theatre Arts)
  • Dylan Fitz, Assistant Professor of Economics (Economics)
  • Elizabeth Kowal, Conservatory Tour and Outreach Coordinator (Conservatory of Music)
  • Elliot Ratzman, Postdoctoral Fellow of Jewish Studies (Religious Studies)
  • Evan Williams, Lecturer of Music (Conservatory of Music)
  • Jarred Sherer, Technology Specialist (Information Technology Services)
  • Jennifer Mielke, Administrative Assistant for Technology Services (Information Technology Services)
  • Jesus Smith, Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies (Ethnic Studies)
  • John Holiday, Assistant Professor of Music – Voice (Conservatory of Music)
  • Julia Wallace, Visiting Artist of Film Studies (Film Studies Program)
  • Julie Rana, Assistant Professor of Mathematics (Mathematics)
  • Kelsey Uherka, Quantitative Skills Specialist (Center for Academic Success)
  • Meredith McFadden, Postdoctoral Fellow of Philosophy and Uihlein Fellow of Ethics (Philosophy)
  • Michael Clayville, Visiting Assistant Professor of Music in Entrepreneurial Studies and Social Engagement (Conservatory of Music)
  • Monica Rodero, Instructor of Dance (Theatre Arts)
  • Patrick McCadden, Assistant Men’s Ice Hockey Coach and Assistant Athletic Performance Coach (Athletics)
  • Rebecca Perry, Assistant Professor of Music-Music Theory (Conservatory of Music)
  • Richard Miller, Lecturer of Music (Conservatory of Music)
  • Sarah Clewett, Conservatory Admissions Counselor (Admissions)
  • Sigma Colon, Hurvis NEH Fellow in the Humanities (Environmental Studies)
  • Susan Kennedy, Lecturer of History (History)
  • Yolanda Anderson, Health and Wellness Department Office Coordinator (Health and Wellness)