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Are you Interested in Being a Posse Mentor?

Are you interested in being a Posse Mentor?

To apply for the Posse Mentor position please complete this form: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=221GfoWP4U6xMj_yZFxlSYJ4H3BoSTVNnPSJRRNwzX5UNjk5M1NNWVI5V1A2U04xRkNWRlJOSEoxVS4u. Deadline to apply is April 1, 2022

Q&A Session to learn more about the position and program will be hosted towards the end of March. Details will be shared on a later date.

If you have any questions please email Brittany.m.bell@lawrence.edu.
To learn more about the Posse Foundation visit: https://www.possefoundation.org/


Northwestern history professor to deliver Povolny Lecture on Tuesday

Lauren Stokes, assistant professor of history at Northwestern University, will discuss migration and race in Germany on Tuesday, March 8 as part of the Povolny Lecture Series in International Studies. The address, “Harlem in Germany: Race, Migration, and the American Analogy in the Federal Republic of Germany,” is open in person to the Lawrence community at 4:30 p.m. in Room 201 of Main Hall.

Named in honor of the late Mojmir Povolny, a long-time Lawrence government professor, the lecture series promotes interest and discussion on issues of moral significance and ethical dimensions.

Stokes is a historian of modern Germany, with a particular focus on migration and race in German history. Their book, Fear of the Family: Guest Workers and Family Migration in the Federal Republic of Germany, was released in February. It provides a history of “family reunification,” the predominant pathway for legal migration to Germany since 1973, and offers interpretations of debates about race and migration in postwar Germany.

The lecture will discuss a deeper history of European migration policy with a focus on how West Germany’s approach to migrants and refugees was shaped by U.S. social science research on race, including policy makers invoking ‘Harlem’ as a racialized space used to formulate urban housing policy for Turkish migrants in Germany during the 1970s, and the impact of U.S. social science on German policies relating to child migration in the 1980s.

Final Winter Term Faculty Lunch

One last faculty lunch for the Winter 2022 term! Join colleagues for a BYO lunch in the Viking Room on Friday, March 4 (week 9) from 12:30 to 1:30 pm.

No alcohol will be served, but there will be a complimentary coffee and tea cart for your mid-day caffeine fix. Stop by to grab a cup even if you can’t stay for lunch – seriously, come get a hot beverage!

Viking Room, Memorial Union, 1970, Lawrence University Archives, ARC2009-047

McDougal Lecture in Mathematics

Data Science Applications in the Major Leagues

Data Science lies at the intersection of mathematics, statistics, and computer science. Specifically, it is the practice of using data to try to understand and solve real-world problems. In the last decade, both advances in computing and access to exponentially more data has led this field to boom throughout the private sector. Data science is currently being used to assist decision-makers in Major League Baseball at the league and club levels. In this talk, we will discuss three applications of data science for Business Operations at the Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club. 

Thursday, January 20, 2022

4:30 – 5:30 pm

Mike Dairyko

Senior Manager of Data Science 

Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club

Zoom Link: https://lawrence.zoom.us/j/95609139640

Faculty Listening Session – Wednesday, Jan. 26 at 4:30 pm

The Faculty Committee on University Governance will host a faculty-only listening session Wednesday, January 26 from 4:30-6:00 pm.

We envision this listening session as a way to facilitate communication among faculty and between faculty and the FCUG outside of faculty meetings. The conversation will be informal, and attendees should feel free to bring up any topic.

Zoom link: https://lawrence.zoom.us/j/92335871902?pwd=TThsa2ltWnl1Q0VtbEZjY0gwOUF4Zz09 (link also in Jan. 14 Faculty Meeting Packet)

Faculty Lunches in the VR

Continuing for the Winter 2022 term! Join faculty colleagues for a BYO lunch in the Viking Room on Fridays, Jan. 21, Jan. 28, and March 4 (weeks 3, 4, and 9) from 12:30 to 1:30 pm.

No alcohol will be served, but there will be a complimentary coffee and tea cart for your mid-day caffeine fix. Stop by to grab a cup even if you can’t stay for lunch.

Viking Room, Memorial Union, 1970, Lawrence University Archives, ARC2009-047

Inclusive Syllabus Workshop

Sponsored by the HHMI grant management team and the Inclusive Pedagogy Committee

Dr. Rose Theisen and Jedidiah Rex will lead participants in an exploration of what it means to create an inclusive syllabus and why it is important to do so. Participants will be provided with a rubric and other syllabus resources. Participants will be given the opportunity for structured peer-to-peer discussion.

The workshop will consist of two 90-minute sessions. In the morning session, workshop participants will review the inclusive syllabus rubric, discuss why inclusive syllabi are important, and summarize and compare elements of an inclusive syllabus. In the afternoon session, workshop participants will analyze syllabi for inclusive elements, and create an evaluation and action plan for making their own syllabus more inclusive.

The sessions will be held in Science Commons/Youngchild 121 on December 7, 8, 14, and 15 from 10:30AM-12:00PM and 1:30-3:00PM. Choose one day that works for your schedule. An RSVP is encouraged, but everyone is warmly welcome regardless!

In keeping with our support for the Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT) initiative, we’ve outlined the workshop’s Tasks, Purposes, and Criteria below.

Purpose:
• To learn about strategies and best practices for inclusive syllabus development.
• To engage with peers on issues of teaching and learning.
• To use tools and resources to examine, evaluate, and revise one’s own syllabus.

Tasks:
Participants will:
• review and become familiar with the Inclusive Syllabus Rubric [AM]
• engage in discussion with peers around information shared in the session [AM, PM]
• examine assumptions and fears about creating a more inclusive syllabus [AM, PM]
• collaboratively evaluate a recent or upcoming draft syllabus with the Inclusive Syllabus Rubric [PM]
• create an action plan for making their own syllabus more inclusive [PM]

Criteria:
Successful participation means that after the sessions a participant can:
• summarize the parts of an inclusive syllabus as defined in the rubric.
• identify positive examples of inclusive syllabus elements using the rubric.
• explain to a peer why creating an inclusive syllabus is important.
• use what you learned from the workshop when developing your next syllabus and be willing to share what you learned with others in your department or office.

Looking for Student Participants for a Linguistics Research Study

From now until the end of Fall Term, I am recruiting participants for a paid research study. The reading-based study will begin in Winter Term 2022. Contact Lauren Kelly at kellyl@lawrence.edu for more information. 

This study involves A Clockwork Orange, paper mills, & reading. Eligibility: 1. Monolingual English speaker, 2. No factory experience, 3. Not majoring or minoring in English, Linguistics, or a language other than English.

Babysitter/Pet-sitter List

Professor Beth Haines (and colleagues) has once again provided a list of Lawrence students who have expressed an interest in babysitting/pet-sitting for faculty and staff.  

If you would like a copy of the list, please contact Jane at jane.uitenbroek@lawrence.edu and I will send it to you. 

Note: For the protection of our students, please do not share the list with anyone outside of the Lawrence University community.

Jane Uitenbroek

Administrative Assistant, Briggs Hall 426