Networking is the most effective way to find a job! Learn how to network the right way with R. Sherman On from Principal Financial on Tuesday, April 25 at 11:10 a.m. in the Schumann Room in WCC (just off the dining room.) See LUworks for more information. Registration is appreciated.
Category: Students
Student & staff Allies Network group meetings
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 20, 6–7 p.m., Runkel Room, WCC
Staff: Tuesday, April 25, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Alice G. Chapman Hall, Room 202
Please RSVP to Michelle Lasecki-Jahnke at michelle.l.lasecki-jahnke@lawrence.edu.
Summer employment update
There is still time to apply for summer employment!
Many positions have been filled, but there are still opportunities available for students interested in working on campus this summer.
Please contact Lindsay Kehl in the human resources department (x7136 or lindsay.m.kehl@lawrence.edu) if you are interested in applying or need additional information.
Community Conversation on Safety – Part 3
Join the Lawrence Office of Diversity and Inclusion and the Appleton Police Department for the third installment in a series of community conversations around safety and policing. Event details are below:
May 4
8:30 a.m.–noon
Warch Campus Center, Esch Hurvis Room
- Open to students, faculty, staff and alumni
- Facilitated, small-group discussions, followed by large-group debriefing
Please join us by sending an RSVP to Michelle Lasecki-Jahnke by May 1.
Denim Day April 26th
Denim Day
Make a social statement with your fashion statement. Wear Denim on Wednesday the 26th to support survivors and take a stand against sexual assault.
You can also support survivors through art at the Jean Decorating happening that Wednesday night from 5-8pm on the 1st floor of the Warch Campus Center.
4th Annual LaunchLU Competition
LaunchLU, Lawrence’s student-run entrepreneurial pitch contest, will take place in the Wriston Auditorium on Saturday, April 15th!
Present your business idea and have the opportunity to win a monetary prize to help you with your plan! If you are interested, click here to access the online registration form.
The Pitch presented by The Fox Connection for Creative Entrepreneurship
The Fox Connection is a collaboration of the premier academic institutions in northeast Wisconsin to enhance entrepreneurial education and opportunity for area students. Member institutions include Lawrence University, St. Norbert College, UW-Green Bay, and UW-Oshkosh.
On May 3, 2017, finalists from each school will pitch their ideas to a panel of judges and to an audience of area students, community members, business leaders, entrepreneurs, and investors.
For details and to register to attend The Pitch, visit The Fox Connection website.
Fox Cities Stadium • 2400 North Casaloma Drive • Appleton, WI
May 3rd, 2017 • Pitches begin at 12:30pm
Staff & Student 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 13 (6-7 pm) Arthur Vining Davis – WCC
Staff – Tuesday, April 25 (11:30-12:30 pm) Alice Chapman Conf Room 202
Please RSVP to Michelle Lasecki-Jahnke at michelle.l.lasecki-jahnke@lawrence.edu
4th Women & Identities in Gaming Symposium
The 4th Women and Identities in Gaming Symposium will take place on Saturday, April 15th in the Warch Campus Center Cinema.
This year, we’re excited to welcome Josh Sawyer, Lawrence alumnus and Director at Obsidian Entertainment (makers of Fallout: New Vegas, Pillars of Eternity, and more). At 1:00 p.m., Sawyer will present,”Better is Not Enough,” followed by a Q&A. In his presentation, Sawyer will discuss allyship in game development and community, as well as working in the games industry.
At 2:30, a panel featuring guest game design and programming students from Columbia College in Chicago along with Lawrence’s Professor Dan Proctor and current Lawrence students, will discuss various aspects of gender and identity in games and the gaming community.
Join and share the event page on Facebook!
For information about the Women and Identities in Gaming Symposium and previous years’ events, see the page in Lux.
WIGS was planned by a dedicated group of Lawrence Gaming Club students and the club’s faculty advisor/ LU librarian.
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.