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WAICU Retirement Readiness Plan Transition

As you may have seen in a mailing to your home, the Lawrence Retirement Readiness Plan is transitioning to the WAICU Retirement Readiness Plan.

Transamerica will be onsite hosting both group and one on one meetings May 21 – 24 (see schedule below). To learn more about Transamerica and how they can help you improve your overall well-being as you plan and invest for retirement, please attend one of the upcoming group meetings. Representatives from Transamerica will also be available to meet with you individually and answer any questions you may have regarding the transition as well as about rolling over funds from an account other than the Lawrence University Retirement Readiness Plan (those funds will automatically transition).

To schedule a one-on-one appointment:

  1. Visit waicu403b.trsretire.com (you do not need to login)
  2. Select “Schedule an Appointment”
  3. In the “Show Locations Near” box  type in Appleton, WI
  4. Choose “A – WAICU – Lawrence University” as the location
  5. Select One-on-One, 30 minutes
  6. Select an available time

There is no need to RSVP for the group meetings.

 

Learning @ LU Collaborative (LLC)

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Agenda

Who: Staff, faculty, and administrator presenters will share their perspectives with all staff and faculty on a variety of topics surrounding a general theme of change.

What: This day will be focused on educating each other on current changes both at Lawrence and throughout our world, whether social, political, environmental, or scientific. Light refreshments will be served during a morning social and throughout the program.

When: Wednesday, June 20th from 8:00 AM – 12:15 PM

Where: Warch Campus Center

Why: The included topics will encompass current changes in our world and emphasize the various ways in which change can manifest and come about. Attendees will have the opportunity to enhance their awareness of several key ongoing developments as well as of our role in understanding and creating change.

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Emergency Preparations

At last week’s all-staff meeting, Chris Lee addressed recent questions regarding Lawrence’s preparations to handle emergencies on campus.

He noted that Lawrence maintains a 9-person Crisis Management Team to prepare for and respond to emergencies at Lawrence. That team consists of:

Catherine Kodat, Provost and Dean of the Faculty

Chris Card, Vice President for Student Life

Chris Lee, Vice President for Finance and Administration

Curt Lauderdale, Dean of Students

Steve Armstrong, Director of Information Technology Services

Lindsay Kehl, Interim Director of Human Resources

Dan Meyer, Director of Facilities Services

Craig Gagnon, Associate Vice President of Communications and

Jon Meyer, Director of Campus Services

He also listed and discussed several recent, current and ongoing initiatives to strengthen LU’s crisis response and to provide training for staff and faculty. These include:

  • Monthly training and testing once each term of the LU Alert System (RAVE), implemented in 2016
  • Active Shooter training offered in the summer and fall of 2017 by Chris Tarmann and Joe Peterson from University of Wisconsin/Oshkosh
  • Comprehensive updates in 2017 to the crisis management handbook which all members of the crisis management team use in response to campus emergencies
  • Updated emergency procedure signs and exit maps posted in all campus buildings in 2017 – typically on each floor by every exit
  • Discussions with the Appleton Police Department to provide campus-wide training in 2018
  • A comprehensive evaluation of LU’s emergency preparations conducted by Mark Bagby of Emergent Solutions the week of May 7 with recommendations to be provided next month.
  • Online resources available for the crisis management team including the FBI video “The Coming Storm” and FEMA online training courses IS-700.A and IS-100.HE.

Our goal through all these activities is to develop a response protocol for any type of emergency. Our most likely event would be weather-related but other types of emergencies are covered as well. And while much has been done, it is worth noting that preparation for emergencies is an issue that will remain an ongoing priority. It is an effort that will require diligence, practice and training on a continuing basis to assure that the Lawrence community is prepared for emergencies of all kinds and equipped to respond if/when they happen.

 

Asian Women Panel

Join us on May 23, 2018, in Warch Cinema at 7:00 pm In celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage month. Pan-Asian Organization proudly presents Asian Women Panel: Support, Empower, Inspire. The panel of, faculty and staff will share their personal and professional stories about balancing career, identity, and gender. Pa Lee Moua (Associate Dean of Student for Diversity) will join this panel as a moderator along with four panelists: Nancy Lin (Assistant Professor of Art History), Linda Morgan-Clement (Dean of Spiritual and Religious Life), Margaret Paek (Instructor of Dance) and Kia Thao (Coordinator of Pre-Professional Advising and Major Fellowship).

WAICU Retirement Readiness Plan Transition

As you may have seen in a mailing to your home, the Lawrence Retirement Readiness Plan is transitioning to the WAICU Retirement Readiness Plan.

Transamerica will be onsite hosting both group and one on one meetings May 21 – 24 (see schedule below). To learn more about Transamerica and how they can help you improve your overall well-being as you plan and invest for retirement, please attend one of the upcoming group meetings. Representatives from Transamerica will also be available to meet with you individually and answer any questions you may have regarding the transition as well as about rolling over funds from an account other than the Lawrence University Retirement Readiness Plan (those funds will automatically transition).

To schedule a one-on-one appointment:

  1. Visit waicu403b.trsretire.com (you do not need to login)
  2. Select “Schedule an Appointment”
  3. In the “Show Locations Near” box  type in Appleton, WI
  4. Choose “A – WAICU – Lawrence University” as the location
  5. Select One-on-One, 30 minutes
  6. Select an available time

There is no need to RSVP for the group meetings.

 

Learning @ LU Collaborative

Who: Staff, faculty, and administrator presenters will share their perspectives with all staff and faculty on a variety of topics surrounding a general theme of change.

What: This day will be focused on educating each other on current changes both at Lawrence and throughout our world, whether social, political, environmental, or scientific. Light refreshments will be served during a morning social and throughout the program.

When: Wednesday, June 20th from 8:00 AM – 12:15 PM

Where: Warch Campus Center

Why: The included topics will encompass current changes in our world and emphasize the various ways in which change can manifest and come about. Attendees will have the opportunity to enhance their awareness of several key ongoing developments as well as of our role in understanding and creating change.

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Sole Burner – May 12th

This year’s annual American Cancer Society Sole Burner walk/run will take place on the morning of May 12th. Streets on the route (map below) will likely be blocked off starting at around 8:55 am and will reopen likely around 9:40 as the last walker goes by. Streets directly around City Park will be blocked off earlier as this is where the race will start.

Listed below are the expected street closure times: 

  1. College Avenue Bridge – 8:50 until 9:40
  2. Lawe/E. South River – 9:00 until 9:50
  3. Lawe/Franklin – 8:55 until 9:20 (after opening, you can take Lawe north out of downtown)
  4. South Island/Olde Oneida and Eagle Flats Parkway/Olde Oneida – 8:55 until 10:10
  5. College/Drew – 8:55 until 10:20, you may be allowed west via College until about 9:10
  6. Washington/Drew – you may be allowed west via Washington until about 9:10.
  7. Newberry Trail is open off Lawe Street to the Telulah park area

This year we will also likely have a marching band playing at the intersection of Drew St. and College Ave to cheer on our participants.  They will be playing mainly between 9:15am – 11:00am.

For More Information: 5.12.18 Sole Burner

Dark Sky Exercise: May 15 -17

A full-scale training exercise simulating a long-term mass power outage in Wisconsin will run from May 15 – 17 at sites around the state.

This exercise is known as Dark Sky and will be taking place in Brown, Calumet, Dane, Fond du Lac, Milwaukee, Outagamie and Winnebago Counties to test the abilities of private utilities, law enforcement, first responders, and the National Guard to respond to the scenario as well as its second and third order effects.

The public should not be concerned if they notice an increased emergency responder presence, military personnel, vehicles and equipment, or non-military unmanned aerial vehicles operating in their communities during the exercise. The exercise includes an Alliant Energy facility in Fond du Lac County, which will serve as one of the National Guard training sites.

The goal of the exercise is to increase understanding of the coordination, policies, and procedures required to conduct a joint inter-agency response to cyber and physical threats to critical infrastructure in Wisconsin.

For more information on this exercise visit the WI Department of Military Affairs webpage. 

Spring Term Office Hours with Kimberly Barrett TODAY (5/10)

Dr. Kimberly Barrett, Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion is hosting open office hours. The second session of open office hours for Spring Term is being held TODAY (May 10th). Drop by Sampson House, 2nd floor and share ideas, concerns, comments, etc. Appointments are not required, people will be accommodated on a first come-first serve basis.