Check out the amazing LU winter apparel available for purchase at Kate’s Corner Store!
- M-F 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
- Sa-Su 12-7 p.m.
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2024 Lunar New Year Celebration
Please join Lawrence University for the 2024 Lunar New Year Celebration on Saturday, February 3, at 6:30 p.m. at the Warch Campus Center’s Esch Hurvis Room.
The event will include cultural presentations, musical performances, and a Lion Dance, followed by a cultural expo and dinner in the Somerset Room.
See you there!
Visual Brand 101 – Letterhead
Visit the Communications SharePoint for the full guide.
The Lawrence letterhead shown here should be used for all departments, offices and programs. The only exceptions are Athletics, Office of the President, Seeley G. Mudd Library and Lawrence’s subsidiaries, which have their own format. These exceptions utilize their own logo and contact information, if applicable.
Contact the Office of Communications to have official university-approved letterhead printed. MS Word templates of the following letterhead formats are available for download below. These are to be used when the letter will remain electronic.
Save the Date! Blue & White Homecoming Weekend 2024
Oct. 11-12, 2024
You won’t want to miss what we have in store!
- Viking Athletics
- Tailgate
- Musical Performances
- Classmate Connections
- Family Programming
- Exclusive Merchandise
Be a part of the tradition and celebrate all things Blue & White!
Weren’t able to make it back for Blue & White Homecoming 2023? See what all of the excitement is about in our recap video.
LUgge
LUgge is inspired by a Danish and Norwegian word, Hygge (pronounced “hoo-ga”), which describes a feeling of coziness and contentment. It is associated with enjoying the simple things in life, such as spending time with one’s family and friends, relaxing in comfortable surroundings, and indulging in small pleasures like good food and drink.
Instead of shying away from the winter, why not celebrate the unique beauty and fun activities the season offers? Here are some events that let you truly embrace the season.
Visit lawrence.edu for the most up-to-date schedule of LUgge-related events!
Storytime
Feb. 8 | 7-7:45 p.m. | Spirit Space
Join us for a cozy evening of stories, cocoa, and cookies. Please bring a short story that you love, or just come to listen! All are welcome.
CCE Winter Olympics
Feb. 12-17
The CCE Winter Service Olympics is a new winter event aimed at helping Lawrence students participate in volunteer-related and community engagement activities while competing in friendly, purpose-driven events throughout the week. Students can compete in teams (up to 10 students per team) and earn points through participation in daily activities and events, and the three winning teams will be crowned as CCE Olympic champions.
- Feb. 12 | Civics & Society
Intro to Voting Tabling | 2-5 p.m.
Vikings Vote Sessions | 12:30-1:30 p.m. & 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Writing to your Reps Workshop | 5-6:30 p.m. - Feb. 13 | Fair Housing & Hunger
Ethical Volunteer Training | 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Self-Care Kit Making for Senior Citizens | 7-9 p.m. - Feb. 14 | Public Health & Wellness
Sledding Relay Race | 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Cards & Cocoa | 6-7 p.m.
Wellness BINGO | 7:30-8:30 p.m. - Feb. 15 | Child Advocacy/Environment & Sustainability
Pledge for Our Planet | 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Volunteering & Your Career | 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Friendship Bracelet Making | 5:30-7:30 p.m. - Feb. 16 | Arts & Education/VITAL/First of Many
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Trivia | 5-7:30 p.m.
Letters for Learners | 5-7:30 p.m.
Paint like Pi-CAT-sso | 5-7:30 p.m. - Feb. 17 | Catered Lunch Olympic Ceremony
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Cozy Comfort Rice Pack
Feb. 23 | 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | Warch 325-Pusey Room
Create your own rice heat packs! Can be heated in the microwave to help soothe body aches.
A Winter Pause
Feb. 28 | 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | Warch 324
Take a break from the winter term at our annual Winter Pause! Enjoy food, refreshments and several fun winter-themed activities! Prizes can be won!
Countdown to Spring
Feb. 28 | 4-6 p.m. | Spirit Space
Storytime
March 4 | 6:30-7:30 p.m. | Spirit Space
Join us for a cozy evening of stories, cocoa, and cookies. Please bring a short story that you love, or just come to listen! All are welcome.
Vikings Vote!
Tuesday, Jan. 30 | 12-1:30 p.m. OR 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Warch 325 – Pusey Room
Join the CCE for the opportunity to give feedback about Lawrence voting efforts! We want to hear your experiences, perspectives, and ideas to make LU civic engagement interesting, informed, and inclusive. Your feedback will help share future events and priorities!
Treats and beverages will be provided. All members of LU are welcome.
Note: Both sessions are the same. We are providing two times so people can choose what fits best for their schedules.
Winter Term Convocation
Friday, Feb. 2 | 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Memorial Chapel
Dr. Ruha Benjamin will give the Winter Term Convocation address.
About Dr. Benjamin
Dr. Ruha Benjamin is the Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of African American studies at Princeton University, where she specializes in the interdisciplinary study of science, medicine, and technology with a focus on the relationship between innovation and social inequity. and founder of the Ida B. Wells JUST Data Lab. She also authored four books. Dr. Benjamin writes, teaches, and speaks widely about the relationship between knowledge and power, race and citizenship, and health and justice.
Lunar New Year Celebration
Saturday, Feb. 3 | 6:30 p.m.
Warch Campus Center – Esch Hurvis Room
Cultural Presentation | Musical Performance | Lion Dance
Followed by Cultural Expo and Diner in Somerset
Sponsored by:
- Chinese Student Association
- Korean Culture Club
- Pan-Asian Organization
- Vietnamese Culture Organization
- Spiritual and Religious Life
- Diversity and Intercultural Center
- International Student Services
Winter Carnival
Winter Carnival is a part of the Lawrence tradition “LUgge,” which captures the essence of what it means to be a Lawrentian.
LUgge is inspired by a Danish and Norwegian word, Hygge (pronounced “hoo-ga”), which describes a feeling of coziness and contentment. It is associated with enjoying the simple things in life, such as spending time with one’s family and friends, relaxing in comfortable surroundings, and indulging in small pleasures like good food and drink.
Don’t miss out on the fun, food, free merch, and festivities!
S’Winter
Jan. 28 | 2-4 p.m. | Wellness Center Pool
Join us for a summer in winter pool party, featuring games, prizes and snow cones! The Sauna will also be available.
Winter Carnival Kickoff
Jan. 29 | 11 a.m.-1 p.m. | Outside Warch
SOUP will be serving hot chocolate and coffee outside of the Warch Campus Center to celebrate the beginning of Winter Carnival week.
Bowling with SOUP
Jan. 29 | 7-10 p.m. | Super Bowl (off-campus)
Sign-up required
Soup with SOUP and BACC
Jan. 30 | 4-9 p.m. | Spirit Space
Warm up with soup provided by SOUP and BACC!
Titletown Trip
Jan. 31 | 6-9 p.m. | Off-campus
Sign-up required
Karaoke and Cookies
Feb. 1 | 7-10 p.m. | D&IC
Who doesn’t think karaoke and cookies can make a wintery day feel warm and cozy? Join us for karaoke and cookies in the D&IC!
U-Stuff It and Movie
Feb. 2 | 8-10 p.m. | Warch Cinema
Come make your own stuffed animal and watch a movie while you snuggle with it! First-come first-served while supplies last.
Nonfiction reading by Mary Quade
Tuesday, Jan. 30 | 4:30 p.m.
Main Hall 201
Free
Mary Quade is the author of two poetry collections, Guide to Native Beasts and Local Extinctions, and the essay collection Zoo World, winner of the 2022 The Journal Non/Fiction Prize.
Originally from Wisconsin, she’s a graduate of the University of Chicago and the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop. She’s received an Oregon Literary Fellowship and four Ohio Art Council Individual Excellence Awards for both poetry and creative nonfiction. Since 2002, she has lived in northeast Ohio on the last few acres of a former dairy farm with her husband, Chris Harris. She is a professor of English at Hiram College in Ohio.
