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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.

QPR Suicide Prevention Training Opportunity

Want to Learn How to Save a Life? Get trained in QPR.

QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer—a nationally recognized best-practice for suicide prevention. The purpose of the 1.5 hour “gatekeeper” training session is to provide suicide prevention training and education to Lawrence University faculty, staff, and students.

After taking this training participants will:

  • Know what behaviors and warning signs indicate that someone might be at risk for suicidal behavior
  • Know the risk factors involved in those who attempt or complete suicide
  • Be able to effectively communicate with someone who might be at risk for suicidal behavior
  • Know when it is advisable to (and the procedures for) referring a student to Counseling Services
  • Know how to reach a mental health professional in LU Counseling Services in order to consult about someone who might ​be at risk for suicidal behavior
  • Learn about local and national resources for suicide prevention, such as the National Suicide Prevention Hotline

Interested in attending a QPR training? There are two upcoming opportunities on our campus:

  • Tuesday, April 4th • 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm • Kraemer Room, Warch Campus Center
  • Wednesday, April 5th • 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm • Kraemer Room, Warch Campus Center

To register for either training, please visit this page: https://www.lawrence.edu/students/wellness/lifeline/qpr/registration_students and follow the instructions to let us know you plan to participate.

If you have questions about QPR or this training session, please contact Nick Paulson (paulsonn@lawrence.edu).  If you’ve already participated in QPR Gatekeeper Training and would like to attend again, please feel free to join us!​

Bi-Racial & Multi-Ethnic Group Meeting

Bi-Racial & Multi-Ethnic Group Meeting

Thursday, April 6 • 4-5 pm • Alice G. Chapman Hall 202 Conference Room

The purpose of this meeting is to begin to discuss ways in which Lawrence University can better include individuals who identify in this way and to provide a structure for mutual support as they navigate common issues.  This meeting is open to students, staff, and faculty.

Please RSVP to michelle.l.lasecki-jahnke@lawrence.edu.

City Year visit on April 5th

City Year recruiter Jose Torres will be on campus with Lucy Pipkin `16 to share information and answer questions about opportunities with City Year, one of the largest AmeriCorps programs in the country.  Visit their info table in the Warch Campus Center from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m on April 5th.  Sign up in LUworks for 1:1 chats between 1:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.   Those interested in applying to City Year must do so by April 30th to be considered for positions starting this summer.