Monday, Nov. 11 | 3:10-4:20 p.m.
Wriston Auditorium
Dr. Noland Michels, candidate for the Assistant Professor of Aquatic Ecology will be giving a RABLS talk titled “Behavioral Ecophysiology of Freshwater Fishes: From Prey Behavior to Population Dynamics.”
Wednesday, Nov. 6 | 7-9 p.m.
Memorial Chapel
Come experience and witness this improvisational performance practice of musicians and movers spontaneously composing together. Dare, alongside Lawrence collaborators, will gather and create, sharing some of their creative process in this community endeavor.
Lawrence collaborators include:
This event is free and open to the public!
Oluwadamilare (Dare) Ayorinde is Nigerian – Black ever evolving freelance creating artists from Teaneck, New Jersey. Since Rutgers University (Jersey Strong), he has worked with Colleen Thomas, Steffanie Batten Bland, The Trisha Brown Dance Company, Kyle Marshall, Miriam Gabriel + Carlo Antonio Villanueva, and more.
He has presented work for three years now. In 2019, he was Dance on the Lawn’s Emerging Choreographer and a Chez Bushwick Resident. Last year he was a New Jersey State Council On The Arts Fellow, named top 25 to watch in Dance Magazine 2020 and was nominated for “Outstanding Performer” by the Bessie Committee.
He is currently reading “The Famished Road” by Ben Okri as Nigerian Sci-Fi/historic fiction is one of his favorite genres. He relates strongly to the quote “performance is where we meet the cosmos” by Wole Soyinka.
He attunes more to the use of performance in everyday living. He is rediscovering the multiplicity of his art making as it relates to the responsibilities and realities of his human condition. He is finding deeper value in collaborative creation and collaborative coexistence.
He is using the pronoun he and acknowledges the spectrum, flow and unknown in his gender “expression.”
Two new study abroad opportunities have been approved for students interested in applying for Fall 2025 or later off-campus study.
Women’s and Gender Studies in Europe, run by Carleton Global Engagement, is accepting applications for its Fall Semester 2025 program, which will run from late August to mid-November. On this program, students will explore European feminist and LGBTQ topics, feminist and queer theory, and cross-cultural feminist methodology while taking such classes as Socio-Political Systems and Gender Issues Across Europe, The Ethics and Politics of Cross-Cultural Research, and Gender and Biopolitics of Health Across Europe. Students will also have the chance to research a topic of interest to them within the field of Women’s and Gender Studies. This program spans multiple countries, as students spend several weeks in each of several locations: Utrecht, Netherlands; Berlin, Germany, and Prague and Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Russian Language and Area Studies in Estonia, run by American Councils, offers students of Russian an intensive, immersion-based Russian language opportunity in Tallinn, Estonia. On this program, students will receive approximately 20 hours per week of in-class instruction in Russian grammar, phonetics, conversation, and cultural studies. Participants will also complete coursework in the history and culture of Estonia and may elect to enroll in Estonian language study. The program features homestays, weekly excursions, travel to other regions outside the host city, conversation partners, and a wide range of opportunities to volunteer, pursue hobbies and personal interests in a Russian-language context. This program offers semester-based options, as well as an academic year and summer program.
Lawrence applications to study off-campus are due January 29, 2025. For more information, go to Off-Campus Programs.
Monday, Oct. 28
Talk | 3:10-4:20 p.m. | Wriston Auditorium
Q&A | 7-8 p.m.| Fox Commons Business & Entrepreneurship Center
Sunil Chandran, CSO of Impossible Foods will be giving a talk titled “Synthetic Biology and Biomanufacturing: The Future of Sustainable Consumption,” followed by a Q&A in the Fox Commons B&E Center.
Consumers today have multiple options when it comes to their daily lifestyle choices. While cost, convenience, and quality are usually the primary drivers of consumer purchase, sustainability is usually an afterthought. However, recent advances in synthetic biology and biomanufacturing allow for the sustainable production of consumer goods without forcing the consumers to compromise on their own priorities. There are numerous instances of biomanufacturing being successfully deployed in various markets, including food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and energy, to name a few. In this seminar, we will cover biological solutions that have been successfully deployed to manufacturing consumer products, challenges that still prevent biotechnology from being adopted more widely, and the technical solutions that are being pursued to address these challenges.
Associate Professor of Physics, Megan Pickett, will be the Lawrence University guest faculty member at the London Centre in 2025-2026. Her classes, The Whirligig of Time and Nature’s Infinite Book will be offered in Fall Term 2025 to any interested students. There are no prerequisites for these classes, and The Whirligig of Time will satisfy the Natural Science lab GER.
To learn more about Professor Pickett’s classes, go to our London Centre Academics & Courses page. There you will find course descriptions as well as a brief interview with Professor Pickett about her upcoming term at the London Centre and what her courses will entail.
Applications for the 2025-2026 London Centre programs are now open and available on our Off-Campus Programs Application Portal. Applications will be due February 26, 2025.
For more information on study abroad or domestic study away, go to the Off-Campus Programs page.
Thursday, October 31 | 7:30 p.m.
Steitz 102
Chong Ja Ian is associate professor of political science at the National University of Singapore and a non-resident scholar with Carnegie China. His research covers Chinese foreign policy and security in Southeast and Northeast Asia.
This lecture is free and open to the public! A reception with light bites will precede the talk at 7 p.m. in the Steitz Atrium.
Taiwan’s status is an issue of significant contention for the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Beijing claims Taiwan as its own and reserves the right to use force to exert control, despite never having ruled the island since its establishment in 1949. Recent years have seen the PRC increase coercive measures to prevent what Beijing fears is Taiwan’s growing separation.
In that context, relations across the Taiwan Strait have also become a point of concern and friction between the United States and the PRC. Yet, the idea of a sovereign Chinese state with unified, centralized political authority and clear borders that incorporate Taiwan is a relatively new one historically. Conceptions of China have a standardized, singular language and culture normalized around ethnicity and race, which likewise trace their origins from the late nineteenth century. This talk examines changing political conceptions of China, Chinese identity, frontiers, and China’s external ties through China’s multifaceted and evolving relationship with Taiwan since the sixteenth century.
Monday, October 21 | Doors open 10:50 a.m., Film & Discussion 11:10 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
Warch Cinema
The Fight for Black Lives is a documentary film by University of Chicago Professor Micere Keels. It weaves together stories of women who were pregnant during the pandemic and Black Lives Matter uprisings, interviews with Black health experts, and historical records to show the many ways that Black women have had to fight for their life and the lives of their infants in the delivery room.
The LU community is invited to this free screening and discussion, moderated by Dr. Kristina Pagel-Martinez.
Wednesday, October 16 | 7-8 p.m.
Fox Commons Business & Entrepreneur Center – 2nd floor
Join us to find inspiration in the stories of three Lawrentians whose lives in the business world enabled them to make a meaningful social impact.
They will share some skills that can help position you to follow your passion and make a meaningful difference in the world.
Tuesday, October 22 | 1:30-2 p.m.
Warch Cinema
Lawrence University’s inaugural sports management class and Professor Bussone welcome you to network and hear about the upcoming NFL Draft (spring 2025) at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
The event features speaker Gabrielle Dow, VP of Marketing & Fan Engagement at the Green Bay Packers.
All faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend. This will be taking place during Professor Bussone’s sports management class.
Thursday, Oct. 17 | 4:30 p.m
Teakwood Room, Chapman Hall (2nd floor)
Emma Jacobs ’25, senior art history & history major and summer research fellow, will share her research on the historic Teakwood Room. All are welcome to attend!
