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Career Symposium This Weekend! (April 7-8)

All majors are invited to the Career Symposium, a two day event this Friday and Saturday featuring sessions with over 25 recent alumni including Ali Heiring ’16, Adam Ferguson ’10, Michelle Li ’12, Syed Abbas ’11, Tara Jensen ’14,  Sandy Murti ’95 and Jaime Harper ’83 from companies like Google, Facebook, Deloitte, Mercer and Citadel.
•             Explore unanswered career questions
•             Expand your professional network and
•             Envision your future!

Learn about personal branding, networking, social impact and more with sessions covering the areas of consulting, arts administration and market research as well as a What to do with a Government Major panel.

Also, visit our newly added Info Tables with Innovation Pavilion and BCDVideo.  Amaan Khan ’16 will discuss the Apprentice role, Job ID: 28138 with Innovation Pavilion and Wes Varughese ’16 will discuss the full-time Territory Account Representative position, Job ID: 28005 with BCDVideo.

There are also multiple opportunities to chat with alumni on a 1:1 basis!  Contact Career Services to schedule a time.

Please register in LUworks (search “career symposium”) as room capacity is limited and space may fill.  Walk-ins will also be welcome on the day of each event as space allows.

State of Wisconsin visit April 13th

Jennifer Zschernitz, Senior Executive Equal Opportunity Specialist with the State of Wisconsin will show you how to masterfully maneuver the state job application process.  The Info Table at 11:00 a.m. near the mailboxes in Warch will be followed by an Info Session at noon in the Kraemer room.  Sign up in LUworks for 1:1 chats in Career Services from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Allies Network Groups

If you are interested in helping Lawrence University become a more inclusive community, join one of our allies network group sessions to learn more.

Students – Thursday, April 6 (6-7 pm) Arthur Vining Davis – WCC

Staff – Tuesday, April  11 (11:30-12:30 pm) Alice Chapman Conf Room 202

Please RSVP to Michelle Lasecki-Jahnke at michelle.l.lasecki-jahnke@lawrence.edu

CALL FOR PROPOSALS – 2017 Diversity Conference

August 17-18

Teaching All Students Well

Proposals are due April 7.

Sessions can be either 50-minute presentations (with question-and-answer periods) or 80-minute panels or interactive activities. They should directly address the conference focus on inclusive pedagogy.

Potential topic areas include:

  • Strategies for eliminating the achievement and opportunity gap
  • Diversity in curriculum and its impact on learning, development and student engagement
  • Performing and visual arts as diversity education
  • Increasing participation of low-income students and students of color in high-impact educational experiences
  • Creating inclusive classrooms where all students feel they belong
  • Recruiting and/or retaining diverse teachers and faculty
  • Partnering with diverse communities to ensure student success
  • Strategies for effectively handling potentially controversial topics in the classroom
  • Classrooms as laboratories for civic engagement and leadership development

Proposals should include: 

  • Presentation title
  • Names and job titles of presenters
  • Organization
  • Summary (for use in conference program)
  • Detailed description, including statement of relationship to theme, purpose and learning outcomes, presentation techniques and strategies to engage audience in active learning
  • Technology needs
  • The proposal should not exceed 5 pages.

Questions?
Call 920-832-6744 or email michelle.l.lasecki-jahnke@lawrence.edu

Academy of Music Tutti Raffle

Thank you to the members of our staff and faculty who purchased raffle tickets to support the Academy of Music’s Tutti Scholarship Fund.  We are pleased to announce that the raffle raised more than $18,000 for Academy students with demonstrated financial need.

The raffle winners are:

Julie Stockwell, 1 oz gold bar
Amy Niesen, 49” smart LG television
Natalie McDonald, Shiny Car Fast Pass
John Ferris, Cena and Copperleaf gift cards

If you missed your chance to try your luck this time, be sure to contact us next February!

Upcoming Job and Internship Deadlines

ANTIDOTE 1848 is looking for students to work with local entrepreneurs and film a training video on “how to get the look you want” using all-natural hair styling products. Visit LUworks for more information on this immediate opportunity.

Friday, April 7th is the deadline to apply for the Resonance Communications Fellowship with the Lawrence University communications department.  Visit LUworks for more information.