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Spoerl Lecture Series: Salty Lives & Hungry Tides

Everyday Adaptations to Climate Change in the Sundarbans

Tuesday, Feb. 11 | 4:30 p.m.
Youngchild 121

The everyday of living a life altered by climate change is a tremendous amount of work, especially in vulnerable communities that had little to do with causing it. Dr. Raka Sen, a sociologist from Arizona State University, will utilize her work on the Sundarban region of India and Bangladesh to discuss what the additional labor due to climate change looks like on the ground and how these changes are accumulating to larger societal and structural changes. This talk will get us thinking about issues of global environmental justice and how we can imagine a more just climate future.

Gallery Talk & Winter Opening Reception

Tuesday, Feb. 4 | 4:30 p.m.
Wriston Art Galleries

Join us for a gallery talk by past Uihlein Studio Art Fellows Debbie Kupinsky, Sarah Gross, and Meghan Sullivan (and see Valerie Zimany‘s work, too!)

The talk will begin at 4:30 p.m. with a reception and refreshments to follow.

The Galleries are open during academic year exhibitions:

  • Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Saturday, 12-4 p.m.
  • Sunday, closed

Galleries are free and open to the public and located in the Wriston Art Center.

Talk: Queer and Trans Abstractions in Contemporary Art

Thursday, Feb. 6 | 4:30 p.m.
Wriston Auditorium

Join us for a talk by scholar Lex Morgan Lancaster (they/them), a scholar and curator who focuses on queer, trans, anti-racist, and crip contributions to the field of contemporary art. 

Organized by the Dept of Art History, Sponsored by the Jordan Fund for the Arts. 

Kiyan Williams, Terrestrial Form, 2021, earth, binder, synthetic fiber, hardware, vaseline, black truffle, steel base and armature

OCP Deadline Extended!

Off-Campus Programs has extended the application deadline for affiliated programs until Tuesday, February 4.

To open an application for study abroad or domestic study away, go to http://go.lawrence.edu/login-ocp.

To learn more about our programs, go to https://www.lawrence.edu/academics/academic-experience/study-abroad.

To make an appointment with a study abroad advisor or reach out to a peer advisor, go to https://www.lawrence.edu/offices/campus-programs/staff.

“Know Your Customer” Workshop

Tuesday, Jan. 28 | 6:30-8 p.m.
Fox Commons Business & Entrepreneurship Center

This interactive workshop will guide current and future entrepreneurs through the importance of identifying and understanding target customers for their business. We will explore ways to learn about customer behaviors, needs, and pain points, as well as methods to test ideas with those target customers.

Students will gain the most from this workshop if they have a business idea in mind when they arrive.

Contact Irene Strohbeen, Entrepreneur-in-Residence, for assistance (irene.strohbeen@lawrence.edu).

Pre-Health Winter Term Events

RSVP to one or all three events via the link below!

RSVP to Pre-health events

Networking with Allied Health Professionals

Tuesday, Jan. 21 | 7 p.m.
Fox Commons B&E Center

Join us to hear from alumni in allied health care careers! Dinner will be provided from Chipotle.

  • Gabriela VanEperen ’10, APNP
  • Ashley Crowe ’10, MSN
  • Tess Seering ’20, PA-C Emergency Medicine
  • Cate Frazier ’08, PA-C
  • Molly Van Zeeland ’07, DPT
  • Emma Kane ’13, MPH

Emotional Wellbeing with Erin Buenzli

Thursday, Jan. 23 | 7:30 p.m.
Fox Commons B&E Center

Learn ways to stay grounded and make yourself a priority as we care for others in our work. Explore mindfulness and gratitude-based interventions. Snacks will be provided.

Networking with Physicians

Tuesday, Feb. 18 | 7 p.m.
Fox Commons B&E Center

Local alumni in medical professions (MD, DO, DDS, DPM) will speak to students in small groups. A taco bar will be provided.

Main Hall Forum: Patricia Smith’s “Unshuttered”

Thursday, January 16 | 4:30-6 p.m.
Main 201

Our winter term Convocation speaker Patricia Smith has taken inspiration from her collection of 19th-century portraits of Black Americans in her book Unshuttered. Her work has been described as “an act of revivification, providing voice for those who might have otherwise been erased from history.” All are welcome—let’s discuss!

Povolny Lecture Series

Continuity or Change: US Foreign Policy in a Trump Administration

Tuesday, January 14 | 4:30-6 p.m.
Warch 204 – Cinema

This lecture is open to all on campus.

Speakers:

  • Ameya Balsekar (Moderator)
  • Jason Brozek (Environment)
  • Merton Finkler (Economics & Trade)
  • Louise Raw (London Center, UK & US)
  • Arnold Shober (Domestic Politics)
  • Claudena Skran (Migration)

Funded summer internships and research for students

The application window for funded summer internships and summer research projects is now open!

The goal of these funding opportunities is to remove financial barriers, enabling students to engage in valuable experiential learning that advances their academic and career success.

Last year, over $233K was distributed to 75 students!

Questions? Contact Michelle Buchinger:
michelle.m.buchinger@lawrence.edu

Lawrence-Funded Internships

Pre-arranged, Lawrence-funded internships with designated organizations

Internship sites include:

  • Bread for the World (Washington, D.C.)
  • Broadway Cares (New York, NY)
  • Safe Passage Project (New York, NY)
  • Her Next Play (Twin Cities, MN)
  • YMCA (Appleton, WI)

Additional Programs:

Open-Competition Internships and Projects

Funding is available for internships or projects that students secure independently.

  • How to apply: Students must meet specific grant criteria.
  • Eligibility: Must return to campus for at least one term after the experience.
  • Priority Deadline: March 28, 2025
  • More information

Funding options include:

  • Summer Experience Funding (for unpaid or law-paid internships/research)
  • Dennis Huebner Pre-Law Fund (for legal career exploration)
  • Eloise Frick Cherven Fund (for projects/research across geology-focused disciplines)
  • Class of 1968 Peace & Social Justice Fund (for projects addressing social justice, peace, or environmental issues)