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Student Parking Lottery – Get Signed up!

Don’t forget to sign up for the parking lottery for Winter Term’s 24-hour student parking!

To enter, visit Voyager, go to the Student Services menu, and click “Vehicle Registration, Bicycle Registration & Parking Lottery.”

Entries must be submitted by 10 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 12. The lottery drawing will be on Monday, Nov. 13.

Remember a few details to help you have a successful entry:

  • You must enter the Parking Lottery every term that you hope to win a space.
  • Your vehicle must be registered on Voyager in order to participate. If your car is already registered, don’t register it again. Just elect for the lottery sign up.
  • If you have won a lottery spot, your Term 2 sticker will be provided by the first day of Winter term.
  • Stickers are limited. Lost or damaged stickers may not be replaced. This applies to both registration stickers and lottery stickers.

Questions?? Visit the Student Parking webpage or the Student Parking SharePoint, call 920-832-6596 or send an email to Dean of Students Office for additional clarity.

Transportation: End of Fall, Start of Winter

Student Life is happy to offer local and regional transportation for students during breaktime.

Use the QR codes seen on campus or signup via the LU website link for the ride or rides that you will need, and let Student Life manage the rest. Consider your ride confirmed at the time that you sign up, but note that there may be a $5 fee to cancel. A final confirmation of your details will be sent three days before the scheduled travel day.

Sign up for your end of term/end of break transportation now. Consider your needs and resources, and make your arrangements accordingly for a smooth start to your break and to Winter term.

Questions? Contact:
deanofstudents@lawrence.edu
920-832-6596

End of Fall: Nov. 20-22
Free transportation from campus to the Green Bay and Appleton Airports
Sign up by Friday, Nov. 3

Start of Winter: Jan. 2 (Local)
Free transportation from the Green Bay and Appleton Airports to campus
Sign up by Friday, Nov. 17

Start of Winter: Jan. 2 (Regional)
Transportation from Milwaukee/Chicago to campus – $20/$35
Transportation from Wausau, WI/St. Paul, MN to campus – $35/$20
Sign up by Friday, Nov. 17

Because students leave at different times based on their finals schedule, we are unable to offer longer distances for the shuttles at the end of Fall.

Latin American & Spanish Film Festival

Oct. 26-29 | Warch Campus Center Cinema
FREE Admission
Films will be screened in original languages with English subtitles

Thursday, Oct. 26

  • 4:30 p.m. | “Between Dictatorship and Democracy: Chile, 50 Years After the Coup”
    by Professor Patricia Vilches

    Followed by Chile ’76 (2022) | Chile, 2022 | Dir. Manuela Martelli
    Drama
    Three years after Augusto Pinochet seized power in Chile through a coup, establishing a military dictatorship, housewife Carmen finds herself drawn out from her comfortable lifestyle into playing a more active role in the resistance.
  • 8 p.m. | Argentina, 1985 | Argentina, 2022 | Dir. Santiago Mitre.
    Biography/Crime/Drama
    The true story of how a public prosecutor, a young lawyer, and their inexperienced legal team dares to prosecute the heads of Argentina’s bloody military dictatorship.

Friday, Oct. 27

  • 5 p.m. | La Pecera (The Fishbowl) | Puerto Rico, 2023 | Dir. Glorimar Marrero Sánchez
    Drama
    As cancer spreads, Noelia’s ultimately decides to return to her native Puerto Rico to claim her freedom and decide her own fate. She reunites with her friends and family, who are still dealing with contamination of the U.S. Navy after 60 years of military practices.
  • 7 p.m. | Noche Latina at LU | Somerset Room – Warch Campus Center
    Talk by Ariela Rosa | Dance + Live music

Saturday, Oct. 28

  • 5 p.m. | Un Lugar Llamado Música (A Place Called Music) | Mexico, 2022
    Followed by Q&A with Dir. Enrique M. Rizo.
    Documentary
    This documentary depicts the a musical journey between Mexican Wixárika musician Daniel Medina and American composer Philip Glass. Through a friendship that lacks words but abounds in must, they demonstrate that music is also a place in which lies an understanding of the most abstract forms of human emotions.
  • 8 p.m. | Perdidos en la Noche (Lost in the Night) | Mexico, 2023 | Dir. Amat Escalante
    Drama/Thriller
    In a small mining town in Mexico, Emiliano searches for those responsible for the disappearance of his activist mother. Receiving no help from the police, he finds a clue that leads him to the wealthy Aldama family. It’s not long before he has a job at their home and becomes determined to uncover the secrets beneath the surface.

Sunday, Oct. 29

  • 2 p.m. | As Bestas (The Beasts) | Spain, 2022 | Dir. Rodrigo Sorogoyen
    Drama/Thriller
    A French couple move to a Galician town in search of a closer relationship with nature. However, a conflict with their neighbors, the Anta brothers, cause tensions to grow until the situation reaches a point of no return.

Sponsored by

  • Siekman Foundation
  • Helen Barr Rudin Fund and Foreign Language Coalition
  • Lawrence Department of Spanish
  • Friends of the Festival

Questions?

Wisconsin PRIDE Documentary Screening

Lawrence’s Pride Network partnered with Diverse + Resilient and PBS Wisconsin to host a screening of the recently released PBS documentary Wisconsin Pride.

Wisconsin Pride: Part 1
Sunday, Oct. 29 | 6-7:45 p.m.
Stansbury Theatre

This screening includes the first half of the documentary and a Q&A with a panel of Wisconsin LGBTQ leaders. Audience members are invited to engage with the speakers for a discussion about how our past shapes our history.

Wisconsin Pride: Part 2
Monday, Oct. 30 | 6-7:45 p.m.
Stansbury Theatre

This screening includes the second half of the documentary and a conversation with Brice Smith, the scholar who wrote the biography of Milwaukee’s own Lou Sullivan entitled Lou Sullivan: Daring To Be A Man Among Men. Sullivan is a trans man who shaped the trans masculine movement and created FTM International.

Both screenings are free and open to the public. Register today!

Guest faculty Allyson Fleck: Chamber Music Master Class

Wednesday, Oct. 25 | 4:30-6 p.m.
Harper Hall
FREE

Allyson Fleck has appeared as soloist with orchestras in Wisconsin, Illinois, Georgia, and with Russia’s Novgorod String Orchestra. As an orchestral musician, she has served as Principal Viola of the Greeley Philharmonic, Assistant Principal of the Fort Collins Symphony, section member of Cheyenne Symphony, Madison Symphony, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Atlanta Ballet and Opera orchestras, and she is active in the freelance community.

Dedicated to chamber music, she has appeared at Midsummer’s Music since 2004 and performed at the Token Creek Music Festival, Madeline Island Chamber Music Festival, and New York’s famed Carnegie Hall, among others.

Fleck’s arts administration experience includes roles as the orchestra manager of the Cheyenne Symphony and librarian of the Greeley Philharmonic. As an educator, she was Assistant Professor of Music at Beloit College, a member of the faculty at Ripon College, and at Kennesaw State University where she directed the chamber music program and taught studio viola. She has also taught beginning strings in various school systems.

Fleck received her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Viola Performance from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She enjoys spending time with her boys, Jacob and Eli, listening to music, and outdoor activities.

Student Drivers Needed

LU Shuttle Drivers Wanted. Join our team. We are Hiring. Apply on Handshake.

Want to see the sights of Appleton? Drive ten of your closest friends to Woodman’s? Learn shortcuts around town and make a competitive wage?

Apply to be a student driver!

We need a pool of drivers because many hands makes lighter work for all. Shifts can be flexible, and the work is easy!

Becoming a Lawrence approved driver is part of the process, but that’s a simple records check. Apply first, and you’re on your way. Students will be trained on the routes and expectations.

Shuttle Driver

Job #8205587 or Job #8295644

Drive LU students to shopping centers within 5 miles of Lawrence during terms, and drive students to and from the airport at the start and end of terms.

Minimum requirements:

  1. Must be at least 18 years of age (21 years and older preferred)
  2. Must have a valid US driver’s license and at least 1 year driving experience
  3. Must have a clean driving record
  4. Must have the ability to pass the training on the LU passenger vans

Questions? Contact DeanOfStudents@Lawrence.edu or call 920-832-6596