This reception will honor all of our work together as well as highlight a few extraordinary individuals who serve as role models by being diversity and inclusion champions.
Please mark your calendars and help us celebrate!
Final Spring Term Office Hours with Kimberly Barrett, June 1st
Dr. Kimberly Barrett, Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion is hosting open office hours. The final session of open office hours for Spring Term is being held on June 1st, 2018. Drop by Sampson House, 2nd floor and share ideas, concerns, comments, etc. Appointments are not required, people will be accommodated on a first come-first serve basis.
Associate Dean for Spiritual and Religious Life-Candidate Search
Your input counts – Don’t forget to block some time and meet the candidates for Associate Dean for Spiritual and Religious Life.
Interviews start this week.
CANDIDATE 1
Staff Welcome: Thursday – May 17 at Sabin House 3:30-4:30pm
Faculty Welcome: Friday – May 18 at Sabin House 10-10:45am
Students Welcome:
Thursday – May 17 in Andrew Commons 5:30-6:30pm
Friday – May 18 at Sabin House 11:15am-Noon
CANDIDATE 2
Staff Welcome: Tuesday – May 22 at Sabin House 9-10am
Faculty Welcome: Monday – May 21 at Sabin House 1-1:45pm
Students Welcome:
Monday – May 21 at Sabin House 4-5pm
Tuesday – May 22 at Sabin House 11am-Noon
CANDIDATE 3
Staff Welcome: Wednesday – May 23 at Sabin House 11-11:45am
Faculty Welcome: Wednesday – May 23 at Sabin House 8-9am
Students Welcome:
Tuesday – May 22 at Sabin House 8:30-9:30pm
Wednesday – May 23 in Andrew Commons Noon-1pm
Candles-Prayer-Silence-Chant-Song-Taize’
Sunday, May 20th
• 5pm •
LU Center for Spiritual and Religious Life
Enjoy this Christian service and the peace it brings to the spring.
All are welcome.
Taize’ is rooted in outreach and connection to community.
Come be a part of service on Sunday.
A light meal will be served afterward.
Sunday is Open Movement Day
Let your skin breathe.
Get over to the Esch Hurvis Studio and shake out all of the week’s tension. Start your body and soul fresh.
Come as you are to renew the frayed edges of your spirit and move smoothly into whatever comes your way. Guided by Margaret Paek.
Sunday, May 20th
Esch Hurvis Studio from 5pm-7pm
WAICU Retirement Readiness Plan Transition
As you may have seen in a mailing to your home, the Lawrence Retirement Readiness Plan is transitioning to the WAICU Retirement Readiness Plan.
Transamerica will be onsite hosting both group and one on one meetings May 21 – 24 (see schedule below). To learn more about Transamerica and how they can help you improve your overall well-being as you plan and invest for retirement, please attend one of the upcoming group meetings. Representatives from Transamerica will also be available to meet with you individually and answer any questions you may have regarding the transition as well as about rolling over funds from an account other than the Lawrence University Retirement Readiness Plan (those funds will automatically transition).
To schedule a one-on-one appointment:
- Visit waicu403b.trsretire.com (you do not need to login)
- Select “Schedule an Appointment”
- In the “Show Locations Near” box type in Appleton, WI
- Choose “A – WAICU – Lawrence University” as the location
- Select One-on-One, 30 minutes
- Select an available time
There is no need to RSVP for the group meetings.
Summer Employment Update
Looking for Summer Employment? There are still several on-campus summer jobs available. Please see LUWorks for more information and to apply.
If you are already planning on working on campus this summer, the Reunion Weekend positions can be a great add-on employment option. Please visit LUWorks or contact Shana Shallue for more information.
Summer Employment Update
There are a few on-campus summer employment positions that are now being opened up to the public. This includes the dependents of staff and faculty. For more information on these positions and the application process, please visit https://lawrencecareers.silkroad.com/.
Learning @ LU Collaborative (LLC)
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Agenda
Who: Staff, faculty, and administrator presenters will share their perspectives with all staff and faculty on a variety of topics surrounding a general theme of change.
What: This day will be focused on educating each other on current changes both at Lawrence and throughout our world, whether social, political, environmental, or scientific. Light refreshments will be served during a morning social and throughout the program.
When: Wednesday, June 20th from 8:00 AM – 12:15 PM
Where: Warch Campus Center
Why: The included topics will encompass current changes in our world and emphasize the various ways in which change can manifest and come about. Attendees will have the opportunity to enhance their awareness of several key ongoing developments as well as of our role in understanding and creating change.
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Emergency Preparations
At last week’s all-staff meeting, Chris Lee addressed recent questions regarding Lawrence’s preparations to handle emergencies on campus.
He noted that Lawrence maintains a 9-person Crisis Management Team to prepare for and respond to emergencies at Lawrence. That team consists of:
Catherine Kodat, Provost and Dean of the Faculty
Chris Card, Vice President for Student Life
Chris Lee, Vice President for Finance and Administration
Curt Lauderdale, Dean of Students
Steve Armstrong, Director of Information Technology Services
Lindsay Kehl, Interim Director of Human Resources
Dan Meyer, Director of Facilities Services
Craig Gagnon, Associate Vice President of Communications and
Jon Meyer, Director of Campus Services
He also listed and discussed several recent, current and ongoing initiatives to strengthen LU’s crisis response and to provide training for staff and faculty. These include:
- Monthly training and testing once each term of the LU Alert System (RAVE), implemented in 2016
- Active Shooter training offered in the summer and fall of 2017 by Chris Tarmann and Joe Peterson from University of Wisconsin/Oshkosh
- Comprehensive updates in 2017 to the crisis management handbook which all members of the crisis management team use in response to campus emergencies
- Updated emergency procedure signs and exit maps posted in all campus buildings in 2017 – typically on each floor by every exit
- Discussions with the Appleton Police Department to provide campus-wide training in 2018
- A comprehensive evaluation of LU’s emergency preparations conducted by Mark Bagby of Emergent Solutions the week of May 7 with recommendations to be provided next month.
- Online resources available for the crisis management team including the FBI video “The Coming Storm” and FEMA online training courses IS-700.A and IS-100.HE.
Our goal through all these activities is to develop a response protocol for any type of emergency. Our most likely event would be weather-related but other types of emergencies are covered as well. And while much has been done, it is worth noting that preparation for emergencies is an issue that will remain an ongoing priority. It is an effort that will require diligence, practice and training on a continuing basis to assure that the Lawrence community is prepared for emergencies of all kinds and equipped to respond if/when they happen.