Human Resources

Thank you so much to both our presenters and our attendees for participating in the first three series of Learning at Lawrence!

We are excited to provide you with the details regarding our upcoming sessions. We are also excited to share with you that Learning at Lawrence has its own web-page where you can find a calendar of upcoming session details, in addition to live videos from previous sessions.

Please visit our new webpage here.

Please mark your calendars for the following sessions, and watch LU Insider for additional learning opportunities!

TODAY – Session Three: Understanding Financial Aid, presented by Sara Holman, director of financial aid

Thursday, March 23
11:10–11:50 a.m. OR 1:10–1:50 p.m.
Warch, Esch Hurvis Room 225

This session will provide an overview of the financial aid process, including Lawrence University’s three dependent tuition benefit programs: Lawrence University Tuition Remission, ACM Tuition Remission and National Tuition  Exchange. In addition to highlighting the specifics of each program, Sara will explain how they fit into the admissions and financial aid process, as well as when and how to apply for each program.

Session Four – “Data, Data, Everywhere”

Presented by Kristin McKinley, Director of Research Administration

Friday, April 7

11:10am – 11:50am OR 1:10pm – 1:50pm, Esch Hurvis Room

This session will provide an overview of the Office of Research Administration, which compiles a wide variety of institutional data and information about Lawrence University. Kristin will demonstrate how you can find answers to common questions on your own by accessing readily available resources. This session is suitable for any Lawrence employee; those who request data from our office are highly encouraged to attend. 

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Look for more details on session five and six to wrap up the academic year!

Session Five (May) – Campaign

Presented by Kristen Mekemson, Assistant Vice President of Development

Session Six (June) – The History of Lawrence

Presented by Erin Dix, University Archivist and Assistant Professor

Announcing changes to the HR team!

Each campus department will continue to have a primary partner on the HR team who will provide direct support for position recruiting, employee relations, employee training, employee development, employee leaves, employee injuries, and employee benefit questions. Below is a list of each department HR partner.

We hope the chart simplifies the ‘who do I ask’ questions that arise. As always, any colleague in HR can assist with urgent matters.If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to me. Thank you!

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!

Mindfulness program on March 7th

The results of last fall’s PHA program found that many of us are interested in finding ways to better manage stress. Consider attending a presentation on mindfulness on Tuesday, March 7. Offered at both 10 a.m. and noon at the Cinema in the Warch Campus Center, this 30-minute program will cover the topic of mindfulness, address how it helps to relieve stress and include a short exercise that you can immediately start using in your daily life. Presented by Laurie Ehlers, RN CDE.

Each day we see students’ lives enriched thanks to the role you play here at Lawrence. We value learning at Lawrence and we value you. We are excited to introduce a new informational series for staff and faculty called Learning at Lawrence. This series will offer sessions throughout the year on a variety of topics to help each of you learn more about what you need to more effectively do your job, resources available on campus, what various departments do to support our overall mission, tours and more! The average session will last 40 minutes, allowing travel time to and from to keep your time away to one hour. Optional Q&A and/or tours may be offered beyond this timeframe.

Please mark your calendars for the following sessions, and watch LU Insider for additional learning opportunities!

Session one: Introduction to the Annual Budget Process, presented by Jenna Stone, executive director of budget and planning
Wednesday, Feb. 15
1:10–1:50 p.m.
Warch, Cinema

This session is an introduction to the annual budgeting process, from initial department requests to a complete institutional budget. Appropriate for budget managers as well as assistants who enter budget request data in Banner. Whether you’re new to Lawrence and going through the budget process for the first time or a veteran budget manager looking for a refresher and update on what’s new this year, this session will have something useful.

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Session two: Privacy and Information Sharing, presented by Julia Messitte, university counsel

Tuesday, Feb. 28
11:10–11:50 a.m. OR 1:10–1:50 p.m.
Warch, Cinema 

This session is highly encouraged for all staff and faculty to attend. It will address how members of the Lawrence community should respond to requests for student and employee information in a manner that respects individual privacy as well as legal requirements. Suitable for any Lawrence employee with questions on whether, how and with whom to share information regarding students or employees. We will discuss how the answers depend on who is seeking information, why and under what authority; what information they are seeking and in what form; and whether we have discretion to share the information.

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Session three: Understanding Financial Aid, presented by Sara Holman, director of financial aid

Thursday, March 23
10:10–10:50 a.m. OR 1:10–1:50 p.m.
Warch, Esch Hurvis Room 225

This session will provide an overview of the financial aid process, including Lawrence University’s three dependent tuition benefit programs: Lawrence University Tuition Remission, ACM Tuition Remission and National Tuition  Exchange. In addition to highlighting the specifics of each program, Sara will explain how they fit into the admissions and financial aid process, as well as when and how to apply for each program.

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We look forward to learning with you. Please contact your HR team member if you have any questions and watch LU Insider for additional sessions.

Have a great day!