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General Election Volunteer Signup

The General Election is just around the corner, April 1, and we’re excited to support student voter turnout once again! We are looking for volunteers to assist with handing out informational materials and cookies to students on Election Day at two locations on campus: Main Hall Green and in front of Warch Campus Center.

Additionally, we need shuttle drivers to help transport students to and from their designated polling places. You must be an LU Authorized Driver to drive the shuttles. If you are not one already but would like to be, please fill out the form linked here.

If you’re available and willing to help with either of these roles, please use the signup below to secure your spot and use your first and last names so we can email you further instructions prior to the event.

Election Day volunteer signup

Thank you for supporting this important initiative and helping our students make their voices be heard!

Election Day: April 1

Students who are US citizens OR have dual citizenship and are 18 years old or older are eligible to vote on Tuesday, April 1!

Voter Registration

If you are unsure if you are registered to vote, you can check and enter your address (listed below).

If you are not registered, you can register in person at city hall until March 28 or at your polling place the day of the election. (Online registration closed March 12). Please note: You will need to know the last four digits of your social security number to register to vote or change your voter address.

Registering at the Polls

Go to your Polling Place on Election Day and bring your Printed Lawrence Voter ID. You may also bring a completed voter registration form, but they will also have them available at your Polling Place. You will be able to vote immediately after completing your voter registration form.

Your voter registration requires both your physical address as well as the University address.

Make sure your name on the form matches your name on your ID and your Voter ID card!

Residence Hall/HousePhysical AddressUniversity/Mailing AddressPolling Location
Alliance742 East Boldt Way, Appleton, WI 54911711 E. Boldt Way, Appleton, WI 54911Saint Joseph Parish Center
404 W Lawrence St, Appleton, WI 54911
Art House206 South Lawe Street, Appleton, WI 54911711 E. Boldt Way, Appleton, WI 54911Saint Joseph Parish Center
404 W Lawrence St, Appleton, WI 54911
Beta Theta Pi712 East Boldt Way, Appleton, WI 54911711 E. Boldt Way, Appleton, WI 54911Saint Joseph Parish Center
404 W Lawrence St, Appleton, WI 54911
Big Exec300 South Meade Street, Appleton, WI 54911711 E. Boldt Way, Appleton, WI 54911Memorial Presbyterian Church
803 E College Ave, Appleton, WI 54911
Colman Hall212 South Durkee Street, Appleton, WI 54911711 E. Boldt Way, Appleton, WI 54911Saint Joseph Parish Center
404 W Lawrence St, Appleton, WI 54911
Co-Op House203 N. Union Street, Appleton, WI 54911711 E. Boldt Way, Appleton, WI 54911Memorial Presbyterian Church
803 E College Ave, Appleton, WI 54911
Delta Tau Delta218 South Lawe Street, Appleton, WI 54911711 E. Boldt Way, Appleton, WI 54911Saint Joseph Parish Center
404 W Lawrence St, Appleton, WI 54911
Draheim733 East Alton Street, Appleton, WI 54911711 E. Boldt Way, Appleton, WI 54911Saint Joseph Parish Center
404 W Lawrence St, Appleton, WI 54911
Fox Commons10 W. College Avenue, Appleton, WI 54911711 E. Boldt Way, Appleton, WI 54911First United Methodist Church
325 E Franklin Street, Appleton, WI 54911
Gaming House711 East Alton Street, Appleton, WI 54911711 E. Boldt Way, Appleton, WI 54911Saint Joseph Parish Center
404 W Lawrence St, Appleton, WI 54911
Hiett Hall403 East College Avenue, Appleton, WI 54911711 E. Boldt Way, Appleton, WI 54911Saint Joseph Parish Center
404 W Lawrence St, Appleton, WI 54911
Kohler Hall718 East Alton Street, Appleton, WI 54911711 E. Boldt Way, Appleton, WI 54911Saint Joseph Parish Center
404 W Lawrence St, Appleton, WI 54911
Ormsby Hall401 East College Avenue, Appleton, WI 54911711 E. Boldt Way, Appleton, WI 54911Saint Joseph Parish Center
404 W Lawrence St, Appleton, WI 54911
Plantz Hall600 East College Avenue, Appleton, WI 54911711 E. Boldt Way, Appleton, WI 54911Saint Joseph Parish Center
404 W Lawrence St, Appleton, WI 54911
Sage Hall723 East Boldt Way, Appleton, WI 54911711 E. Boldt Way, Appleton, WI 54911Saint Joseph Parish Center
404 W Lawrence St, Appleton, WI 54911
Sankofa726 East Boldt Way, Appleton, WI 54911711 E. Boldt Way, Appleton, WI 54911Saint Joseph Parish Center
404 W Lawrence St, Appleton, WI 54911
SLUG738 East Boldt Way, Appleton, WI 54911711 E. Boldt Way, Appleton, WI 54911Saint Joseph Parish Center
404 W Lawrence St, Appleton, WI 54911
Small Exec813 East John Street, Appleton, WI 54911711 E. Boldt Way, Appleton, WI 54911Memorial Presbyterian Church
803 E College Ave, Appleton, WI 54911
SOL Studios741 East Boldt Way, Appleton, WI 54911711 E. Boldt Way, Appleton, WI 54911Saint Joseph Parish Center
404 W Lawrence St, Appleton, WI 54911
Trever Hall815 East South Street, Appleton, WI 54911711 E. Boldt Way, Appleton, WI 54911Saint Joseph Parish Center
404 W Lawrence St, Appleton, WI 54911

Voter ID Card

You will need a Voter ID Card in order to vote. Log on to Voyager, select Student Services, and scroll to Printable Voter Information. Print the ID and sign the card in front of a Lawrence staff member. IDs can be printed in color or black & white.

Polling Place

You may only vote at your assigned Polling Place.

On Election Day, a special shuttle will run all day, 7 a.m.-5 p.m., departing from Wriston Turnaround for Saint Joseph and First United Methodist.

After 5 p.m., you may call 6783 for the LU shuttle to transport you.

Resources

City of Appleton voting information

MyVote has information about your polling location and will show you what’s on your ballot.

Vote 411 has a voter guide that allows you to look at all the races and candidates in more detail. Make sure to put your address first, then select your language, and the information will show up.

Ballotpedia has a chart for you to reveal more information about each race and the three referendums.

Questions?

Come to the SEAL Office (4th floor Warch) during business hours or email voting@lawrence.edu.

West Campus Tour Registration

As progress on Lawrence University’s West Campus project accelerates in preparation for the fall, faculty and staff are invited to register for tours of the facility.

All tours will begin promptly at 3 p.m. on Tuesdays and are limited to 10 participants per tour. Slots will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

register for west campus tour

Additional details (including meeting place, safety information, and PPE requirements) will be communicated directly the week prior to your selected tour date. Please note that this is an active construction site. It will likely be loud and dusty. Please plan accordingly and review the site safety guidelines that will be provided in advance of your tour.

All participants should wear long pants and flat, closed-toed shoes. Anyone not dressed accordingly will not be permitted to tour the site.


The new facility will include:

  • The Trout Museum of Art on the first floor
  • Roughly 30,000 square feet of new office, instructional, and co-curricular spaces on the second floor, including:
    • A Humanities Center
    • A Digital Humanities Lab
    • A state-of-the-art music production facility
    • Faculty offices
    • Multiple seminar, lecture, and active learning classrooms
    • Multiple common and lounge areas
    • A large multipurpose space for campus and community use
  • 2 floors of market-rate apartments

Contact Garrett Singer with questions or concerns (garrett.j.singer@lawrence.edu).

University Convocation

Friday, Jan. 24 | 12:30-2 p.m.
Memorial Chapel

The annual University Convocation shares ideas and provides insight on contemporary issues. Invited by the faculty Convocations and Commencement Committee, this address is delivered by individuals of high accomplishment in their respective field.

This year’s Convocation speaker is Patricia Smith: poet, spoken-word performer, playwright, author, and writing teacher.

About Patricia Smith

Patricia Smith is the award-winning author of eight critically acclaimed books of poetry, including Unshuttered (Triquarterly Books, 2023); Incendiary Art (Triquarterly Books, 2017), winner of the 2018 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, the 2018 NAACP Image Award, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize; Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah (Coffee House Press, 2012), winner of the Lenore Marshall Prize from the Academy of American Poets; Blood Dazzler (Coffee House Press, 2008), a National Book Award finalist; and Gotta Go, Gotta Flow (CityFiles Press, 2015), a collaboration with award-winning Chicago photographer Michael Abramson. Her other books include the poetry volumes Teahouse of the Almighty (Coffee House Press, 2006), Big Towns Big Talk (Zoland Books, 2002), Close to Death (Zoland Books, 1998), and Life According to Motown (Tia Chucha, 1991); the children’s book Janna and the Kings (Lee & Low, 2013); and the history Africans in America (Mariner, 1999), a companion book to the award-winning PBS series. Her work has appeared in Poetry, The Paris Review, The Baffler, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and Tin House as well as Best American Poetry, Best American Essays, and Best American Mystery Stories. She co-edited The Golden Shovel Anthology—New Poems Honoring Gwendolyn Brooks (University of Arkansas Press, 2017), and edited the crime fiction anthology Staten Island Noir (Akashic Books, 2012).

Smith is a Guggenheim fellow, a Civitellian, a National Endowment for the Arts grant recipient, a finalist for the Neustadt Prize, a two-time winner of the Pushcart Prize, a former fellow at both Yaddo and the MacDowell Colony, and a four-time individual champion of the National Poetry Slam, the most successful poet in the competition’s history. She is a professor in the Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University, a former Distinguished Professor for the City University of New York, an Academy of American Poets Chancellor, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Mailroom Holiday/Winter Break Hours

  • November 27-December 1 | CLOSED
  • December 19-20 | Open 9-5 with student staff
  • December 21-22 | CLOSED
  • December 23 | Open 10-2 with professional staff, window open
  • December 24-25 | CLOSED
  • December 26-27 | Open 10-2 with student workers, window closed
  • December 28-29 | CLOSED
  • December 30 | Open 10-2 with professional staff, window open
  • December 31-January 1 | CLOSED
  • January 2-3 | Open 10-2 with student workers, window closed

On days when the mailroom is open and the window is closed, please contact the mailroom at Mailroom_Staff@lawrence.edu to schedule pickup of packages. We will not be completing mail run on any of these dates.

LU Theatre Arts presents “Working”

Thursday, Oct. 31 | 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 1 | 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 2 | 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Stansbury Theatre

Based on Studs Terkel’s 1974 examination of the working condition and private dreams of 26 “average” Americans, Working celebrates the range and diversity of our working lives. With songs by a variety of composers including Stephen Schwartz, Mary Rogers, James Taylor, Susan Birkenhead, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.

  • Stage Director: Timothy X. Troy
  • Music Director: Phillip Swan
  • Choreographer: Mauriah Donegan Kraker

Tickets

• Adults – $15
• Seniors – $10
• Lawrence students with valid LU ID – FREE (available only in person at the Box Office)

Purchase your tickets:
• In-person! The Box Office is open 1-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and one hour prior to performances. The Box Office accepts cash, check, or credit card ($1 credit card fee).
• Online! Visit lawrence.edu to make your purchase (+$4 handling fee).
• Over the phone! Call the Box Office at 920-832-6749 (+$4 handling fee).

Spirit Week & Blue & White Homecoming Weekend

Spirit Week

Dress Up Days

Stop by the SEAL Office (4th floor of Warch Campus Center, open 9 a.m.-5 p.m.) each day of Spirit Week dressed for the theme of the day to receive points for your class!

  • Monday, Oct. 28 – Class Color Day
    • First-years: yellow
    • 2nd year: green
    • 3rd year: red
    • 4th year: purple
  • Tuesday, Oct. 29 – Viking Day
    • Wear your Viking helmets and LU gear
  • Wednesday, Oct. 30 – Twin Day
  • Thursday, Oct. 31 – Halloween
    • Celebrate with your favorite costume or spooky outfit.
  • Friday, Nov. 1 – Spirit Day
    • Show off your school spirit in LU apparel.

Spirit Week Events

Blue & White Homecoming Kickoff

Monday, Oct 28 | 11-2 p.m.
Warch Campus Center (Outside the Cafe)

  • Spin the wheel! Win prizes!
  • Choose your own adventure service project with the CCE
  • Learn about what’s going on the rest of the week!

Cardboard Boat Regatta

Tuesday, Oct. 29 | 6:30-8 p.m.
Wellness Center Pool
Grab some friends or create a boat for your student org! Boats can only be constructed from cardboard and duck tape and will be raced across the pool! Prizes for the top times! There will be prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places. Fill out this form to sign up your team!

Open Mic/Talent Show

Wednesday, Oct. 30 | 6:30-8 p.m.
Warch 324 – Somerset Room
Want to show off your skills and talents? Compete for the chance to win big prizes and be crowned the Lawrence homecoming talent show champion.

Trick or Treat

Thursday, Oct. 31 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Various campus locations
Take a break from the day and grab some candy from participating departments! Check your email during Homecoming Week for a full map of the departments involved.

Grocery Bag Bingo

Thursday, Oct. 31 | 6:30-8 p.m.
Warch 324 – Somerset Room

Movie Screening: Coco (with trivia)

Friday, Nov. 1 | 8 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 3 | 3 p.m.
Warch Cinema

Blue & White Homecoming Weekend

Wriston Fall 2024 Exhibitions

Friday, Nov. 1 | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Wriston Art Galleries

  • First-Year Studies: Water
  • Christopher McNulty, Days Series
  • 10 Years Out

Campus Tour

Friday, Nov. 1 | 2 – 3 p.m.
Chapman Hall – Admissions Lobby

Archives Open House with University Archivist Claire Cannell

Friday, Nov. 1 | 3 – 5 p.m.
Seeley G. Mudd Library, Archives

Business & Entrepreneurship Center Open House

Friday, Nov. 1 | 4 – 6 p.m.
Fox Commons, Level Two (10 East College Avenue)
Join faculty in Business & Entrepreneurship for an opportunity to experience one of the newest spaces on campus. This co-curricular space will serve as an interactive hub for collaboration among students, faculty, and business leaders.

2024 Lawrence Intercollegiate Athletic Hall of Fame Reception & Dinner* (Invitation Only)

Friday, Nov. 1 | 6 – 9 p.m.
Warch Campus Center, Somerset & Pusey Rooms
*The 2024 inductees are the Men’s basketball teams from 2003-2004, 2004-2005 and 2005-2006. 

Fall Term Musical: Working 

Friday, Nov. 1 | 7:30 p.m.
Stansbury Theatre, Music-Drama Center 

Lawrence University New Music Ensemble Concert featuring Flute and Trombone Ensembles

Friday, Nov. 1 | 8 p.m.
Lawrence Memorial Chapel
This concert, which highlights the Conservatory’s forward-looking approach, will premiere nine new works. Isaac Mayhew (LU ’17) is the Interim Executive Director of the Millennium Composers Initiative, a consortium of composers, and has facilitated the collaboration. The event will feature faculty members Erin Lesser (flute), Tim Albright (trombone), and Michael Clayville (director of the New Music Ensemble).

Movie Series: Coco (with Trivia)

Friday, Nov. 1 | 8 – 9:45 p.m.
Warch Camus Center, Cinema

Homecoming Dance

Friday, Nov. 1 | 9 p.m.-midnight
Warch 226 – Mead Witter
With music brought to you by DJ Marcus

Family Breakfast with Cabinet

Saturday, Nov. 2 | 9 – 10:30 a.m.
Warch Campus Center – Esch Hurvis Room
Families, supporters, and their students are invited to join President Carter and her Cabinet for this special breakfast. Get to know our campus leadership while indulging in a hot breakfast buffet from American Dining Creations. Lawrence gear or Blue & White is the preferred attire. Registration required.
Register

Blu’s Central

Saturday, Nov. 2 | 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
3rd Floor Warch
There will be face painting, temporary tattoos, and free giveaways to prepare for the upcoming game!

Men’s Basketball Alumni Scrimmage 

Saturday, Nov. 2 | 10:30 a.m.
Alex Gym

Presentation and Discussion with New York Times Bestselling Author Harry MacLean ’64 – Starkweather: The Untold Story of the Killing Spree That Changed America

Saturday, Nov. 2 | 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Warch Campus Center, Cinema
All are welcome to attend.

LU Swimming – Intrasquad & Alumni Meet

Saturday, Nov. 2 | 11 a.m.
Buchanan Kiewit Wellness Center – Boldt Natatorium

Midwest Conference Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Championships

Saturday, Nov. 2 | 11 a.m. Start
Reid Golf Course, Appleton 
Shuttle from Campus.

Men’s Soccer vs. Grinnell College (Senior Day) 

Saturday, Nov. 2 | 11 a.m.
Banta Bowl 

Wriston Fall 2024 Exhibitions

Saturday, Nov. 2 | Noon – 4 p.m.
Wriston Art Galleries

  • First-Year Studies: Water
  • Christopher McNulty, Days Series
  • 10 Years Out

Women’s Soccer vs. Grinnell College 

Saturday, Nov. 2 | 1:30 p.m.
Banta Bowl 

Fall Term Musical: Working 

Saturday, Nov. 2 | 2:30 p.m.
Stansbury Theatre, Music-Drama Center 

Vikings Tailgate

Saturday, Nov. 2 | 3-5 p.m.
Banta Bowl
Experience the Fan Zone at the football tailgate, featuring food trucks, lawn games, music, and more!

Football vs. University of Chicago* 

Saturday, Nov. 2 | 5:00 p.m.
Banta Bowl 
*The 2024 Lawrence Intercollegiate Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will occur during halftime. 

Fall Term Musical: Working 

Saturday, Nov. 2 | 7:30 p.m.
Stansbury Theatre, Music-Drama Center 

Cheer x Dance Campfire

Saturday, Nov. 2 | 8-9:30 p.m.
Gilboy Fire Ring (SLUG Garden)
End your Homecoming festivities with a cozy bonfire, complete with s’mores and snacks! Come relax and celebrate together.

  • 11 a.m. | Men’s Soccer vs Grinnell | Banta Bowl
  • 11 a.m. | Cross Country Conference Championship | Reid Golf Course
  • 1:30 p.m. | Women’s Soccer vs Grinnell | Banta Bowl
  • 5 p.m. | Football vs University of Chicago | Banta Bowl

Fencing: LU Fall Dual Meet

Sunday, Nov. 2 | 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Buchanan Kiewit Wellness Center

First-Gen Spotlight

We’re looking forward to celebrating our First-Gen faculty, staff, students, and alumni during National First-Gen Celebration Day on Friday, November 8.

Our First-Gen Student Association (FGSA) is coordinating the event and is looking to do a First-Gen Spotlight Wall in the Pusey room. We’ll be gathering information and putting together a Spotlight Poster to celebrate YOU!

We ask current first-gen faculty and staff to complete the form here. Be prepared to upload a picture/headshot of yourself.

More details to come on our National First-Gen Celebration Day events—stay tuned!

Questions?
Contact Kristi Koshuta, First Year Dean
kristi.koshuta@lawrence.edu
920-832-7203

Road closures

Please be advised that a section of College Avenue between Durkee Street and Drew Street will be closed to traffic from October 21-November 1 to accommodate construction crews working on the West Campus building project. Sidewalks on the north side of College Avenue and the south side up to the project site will remain open.

During this phase of the project, Boldt will install 46 modular units, each approximately 72 feet long by 13 feet wide, to form the top two floors of the West Campus building. These units will be connected and stacked to create fully constructed apartments, which will be available for rent in the fall of 2025. Using modular units helps expedite the overall project timeline.

The modular units will be transported along College Avenue and staged between Durkee and Drew streets before being lifted into place by crane. The temporary street closures are necessary for the safety of workers, local businesses and their customers, and area residents, including the Lawrence community.