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It’s On Us Week of Action

Please join SHARE, SAASHA and WELLU in Lawrence’s It’s On Us Week of Action Feb. 13–17 to support awareness of and help prevent sexual assault.

The week’s events include:

Monday (Feb. 13): Kickoff
7 p.m.: The Hunting Ground followed by SHARE
discussion, Mead Witter
Storm the Dorm: sign the pledge in your residence hall
and prevent sexual assault

Tuesday (Feb. 14): “What is Consent?”
Find us all across campus and let us know what
consent means to you
5:30 p.m.: Show your support at women’s and men’s
basketball games, Alexander Gym

Wednesday (Feb. 15): Survivor Support
Day
Wear teal in support of sexual assault survivors
8 p.m.: SAASHA Survivor Support meeting, Drahiem

Thursday (Feb. 16): Be More than a
Bystander
7 p.m.: Bystander training, Cinema

Friday (Feb. 17): “Let’s Talk about Sex”
4:30 p.m.: Consent and Communication discussion with
Kim Jones, Title IX coordinator, Main Hall 203

Check out It’s On Us for more information on the initiative. And visit our It’s on LU calendar of events! http://www.lawrence.edu/students/share/get-involved

Feb. 23: Applying the Rethinking Mentoring Model

Lawrence faculty members are invited to “Phase II” of the Rethinking Mentoring series.

Applying the Rethinking Mentoring Model
Thursday, Feb. 23
11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Lunch will be provided
Esch Hurvis Room

This session is designed to provide an opportunity for Lawrence faculty to discuss how to apply various aspects of the mentoring model developed by the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) on our campus.

Please RSVP to michelle.l.lasecki-jahnke@lawrence.edu by Friday, Feb. 17.

Careers at Lawrence

Take a look at our current openings and share with those you think may be a great addition to the Lawrence community!

Summer employment recruiting is in full swing!  Please be sure to visit LUworks or the human resources page for a listing of available opportunities and for specific application instructions. Interviewing has already started and job offers will begin to go out shortly!

Presto! and Inside Lawrence: The Conservatory hits the road

This academic year marks the launch of a three-year pilot program titled Presto! The Concert Tour Reimagined, and the continuation of the successful Inside Lawrence events due to a generous grant from the Caerus Foundation.

Both projects provide the Conservatory the opportunity to reconnect with alumni, grow our applicant pool and engage students and faculty in exemplifying 21st-century musicianship through preparation and execution of these tours.

Planning for both Presto! and Inside Lawrence began last October. The Conservatory selected the Lawrence University Wind Ensemble to tour in Minneapolis and the brass faculty to visit Chicago. From March 22 to 24, 57 wind ensemble students, under the direction of Andrew Mast and Matthew Arau, will engage in school visits, outreach and a final public concert. Central High School in St. Paul, Maple Grove High School and Eden Prairie High School band students will work with Lawrence wind ensemble students by watching them perform and participating in question-and-answer sessions. These students will learn more about Lawrence firsthand and what it takes to be a college/university musician.

The wind ensemble’s outreach efforts also focus on those who face mental illness in the Minneapolis area. Chamber ensembles will perform for homeless shelter meals and also serve meals at one of the shelters. Wind ensemble students will also work directly with students at Karner Blue Education Center, a school devoted to addressing the specific needs of students with autism, emotional and behavioral disorders, and cognitive disabilities.

The entire tour will culminate in a free public concert at Trinity Lutheran Church in Stillwater, Minn., on Friday, March 24 at 7:30 p.m. Alumni, students interested in Lawrence, the Stillwater community and Minnesota’s concert-going public will form the audience as the ensemble celebrates its successful tour.

The Lawrence brass faculty kick off the continuation of the Inside Lawrence program by visiting the Merit School of Music in Chicago on Saturday, April 8. John Daniel, Jeffrey Stannard, James DeCorsey, Tim Albright and Marty Erickson will work with brass students in the Alice S. Pfaelzer Conservatory, a tuition-free music school, through workshops, sectionals, chamber music coaching and ensemble work.

In addition to working directly with students, Lawrence alumni from the Chicago area and all Pfaelzer Conservatory students will witness a mid-day performance by the Lawrence brass faculty as part of Merit School’s Live From Gottlieb series. Conservatory faculty are looking forward to continuing to work with Merit School students who will hopefully one day be future Lawrentians. We are thrilled to witness the excitement and support from our students, faculty and the entire campus as we prepare to take the Conservatory on the road to make a difference in these metropolitan communities through ways only Lawrentians know how.

—Aleeh Schwoerer
Conservatory of Music

Upcoming opportunities to connect with alumni and employers

Epic Systems info session: Thursday, Feb. 16

Kurt Krebsbach ’85, associate professor of computer science, and Career Services will host software engineer Rachel Feltes ’16, who will be on campus to answer questions about technical and non-technical positions with Epic Systems Corporation, a global, Wisconsin-based company that builds software for the health care industry.

The session starts at 11 a.m. in the Perille Dining Room (Warch Campus Center 128). Visit LUworks to register.

Lawrence Scholars in Business (LSB) panel, networking lunch and 1:1 chats: Saturday, Feb. 18  

Come hear the career paths of various Lawrence alumni, including:

Visit LUworks to register for the 9:30 a.m. LSB panel and the 11:30 a.m. lunch. Email careerservices@lawrence.edu with your availability if you would like to meet 1:1 with any of the alumni.