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MLK Jr. Day of Service – Monday, January 21, 2019

You are invited to participate in the annual MLK, Jr. Day of Service happening Monday, January 21.

Join the entire Lawrence community and embody the work of Dr. King through support of some of today’s continuing civil rights movements. Students, staff and faculty will honor the continuance of the efforts and ideas of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr through learning, serving, and celebrating.

Both on-campus and off-campus opportunities are available to students, staff, and faculty.  Each activity is a student-led initiative that benefits the community and helps Lawrentians solidify the value of learning through engaging. Select from options to support organizations across the Appleton area making positive change.

Sign up today on Lawrence University’s GivePulse page, the go-to place for community engagement opportunities which synergize your skills, interests, career goals, and shape your life journey.

Funny Title-Thoughtful Work

How Not To Be A Schmuck
(Thursdays) January 24, January 31, February 1
Noon

Most people don’t think they need character training.

One’s character is constantly developing and it manifests in humans from a variety of sources.  Visual & push messages, social bombardments, generational pressure, divergent vs. normative natural behaviors, friend or family influences, spiritual influences, and cultural messages all play a part in how we develop.

Join Elliot Ratzman and learn to “train” your ethical muscles, attend to others, and develop character practices for your life.

This workshop will meet for three sessions at the Center for Spiritual & Religious Life.

A Stone of Hope Exhibit – January 14-18

Walk through this exhibit in the Warch Campus Center anytime January 14th through the 18th.

Exhibit Description: Before 1900, the Fox Cities were home to a growing Black population of Civil War veterans, small business owners and community leaders. Losing hope, most Blacks left the area by 1920 due to increasing harassment from police, racial exclusion at hotels, racial covenants barring home ownership and minstrelsy advertising and entertainment.

The exhibit also addresses Appleton’s past sundown custom and racial exclusion from 1915 to 1961, and how the Fox Cities emerged from this mountain of despair during the Civil Rights Era.

To share this history, the exhibit includes twelve floor banners, each richly illustrated with photographs of individuals, businesses and events described in the narrative. A kiosk with oral history videos of current Black residents helps demonstrate how Appleton has moved forward, but also that more work toward equality is needed. (http://www.myhistorymuseum.org/a-stone-of-hope.html)

Upstander Training with Fit Oshkosh – January 24

January 24, 2019 ● 5 to 9 p.m. ●  Esch Studio (224), Warch Campus Center

Upstander Training prepares participants to intervene safely and appropriately when witnessing incidents of discrimination, harassment or harm. Participants engage with real-life scenarios to enable them to effectively identify and challenge negative narratives and behaviors. Become an agent for change and foster a positive of culture of safety and respect in your places of influence.

Please click here to sign up >> http://go.lawrence.edu/13276

Anti-Racism 101: Practices for White Faculty/Staff in a Multicultural Community – January 17

Anti-Racism 101: Practices for White Faculty/Staff in a Multicultural Community
January 17 at 4:30 pm in the Hurvis Room (Warch Campus Center)
An introduction to essential ideas and practices for faculty and staff who identify as white. This session will offer practical suggestions for colleagues to speak and act in more inclusive ways.
  • if you’ve heard terms like privilege, implicit bias, or micro-aggressions but aren’t entirely sure what they are, how to recognize them, or what you can do about them…
  • if you are uncomfortable talking about race…
  • if you have questions about race or privilege that you’re embarrassed to ask about…
  • if you feel that you treat everyone equally and don’t understand why that is not enough…
  • if you have noticed that you have unconscious biases about race but feel paralyzed about what to do next…
 …then this event is for you.
This event is hosted by the Anti-Racist White Affinity Group (ARWAG), a gathering of staff and faculty who identify as white and are engaged in personal and professional development to understand and challenge racism.

Anti-Racism Study Group for Faculty and Staff

The Anti-Racist White Affinity Group (ARWAG) is a gathering of Lawrence staff and faculty seeking to understand and challenge racism. Recognizing that anti-racist work is disproportionately borne by people of color, ARWAG is a setting for white people to take responsibility for educating ourselves about racism and for challenging white supremacy from the inside. Organized as a study group, ARWAG will read and discuss materials that help us understand how racism operates, especially in its insidious forms that are harder for white people to notice in action—white privilege, unconscious / implicit bias, and structural racism.

To join the ARWAG Moodle group and get information on upcoming meetings and readings, please contact Emmy Wilson (Emily.r.wilson@lawrence.edu) or Jenna Stone (stonej@lawrence.edu).

We change our meeting day and time each term. For Winter Term, our meetings will be Thursdays 1/24, 2/7, and 2/21 at 4:30.

Interested in finding a space to talk and learn about race, but not sure if ARWAG is for you?

If you are a faculty or staff member who identifies primarily as white, and…

  • if you aren’t entirely sure what “privilege” is or how you may have benefited from it;
  • if you are uncomfortable talking about race;
  • if you have questions about race or privilege that you’re embarrassed to ask about;
  • if you feel that you treat everyone equally and don’t understand why that is not enough;
  • if you have noticed that you have unconscious biases about race but don’t know what to do about it;
  • if you have noticed ways that you participate in structures or systems or networks that are race-neutral on the surface but, in practice, perpetuate racist outcomes;
  • if you want to be part of the solution and work toward a more racially equitable and just society;

If one or more of these sound like you … then this study group is for you.

$7,000 UDALL SCHOLARSHIP FOR NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS

If you’re committed to applying your education and training to solving problems in Indian country, check out the Udall Scholarship and join their growing alumni network of community leaders in Indian country.

$7,000 scholarships are available each year for undergraduate sophomore and junior Native American/Alaska Native/First Nations students who want to give back to Indian country.

Candidates must demonstrate commitment to Indian country through leadership activities, public service (paid or unpaid), and cultural/ community involvement. GPA is not a factor, but students should be engaged in challenging coursework that supports their career goals.

For more information, contact Kia Thao in the Center for Career, Life, and Community Engagement, Chapman Hall, 2nd floor; OR visit udall.gov

Foundation deadline: March 7, 2019. Campus deadline: February 18, 2019.

$7,000 UDALL SCHOLARSHIP FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CAREERS

Study sustainability? Gung-ho about green jobs? Focused on
forests? Jazzed about environmental justice? Wild about wildlife?

$7,000 scholarships are available for sophomores and juniors going into environmental careers!

Candidates must demonstrate deep and sustained commitment to the environment through leadership activities, public service (paid or unpaid), and community involvement. GPA is not a factor, but students should be engaged in challenging coursework that supports their career goals.

For more information, contact Kia Thao in the Center for Career, Life, and Community Engagement, Chapman Hall, 2nd floor, OR visit udall.gov

Foundation deadline: March 7, 2019. Campus deadline: February 18, 2019.

On Campus Learning Opportunities this February!

As part of the Learning at Lawrence training series, we are excited to announce two different learning opportunities available on February 21, 2019, facilitated by Katie Rasoul.

TIME 1: Defining & Achieving Your Goals – This 90 minute workshop will provide you with knowledge & skills to set and achieve goals while overcoming roadblocks.  This session is open to all members of the campus community. RSVP here as spaces are limited.

TIME 2: Better at Feedback: Honest Conversations using Coaching – This 3 hour workshop will focus on how to effectively provide candid and impactful feedback.  Different methods and coaching approaches will be shared as you grow and enhance this skill set.  This session is open to all member of the campus community, but may be most beneficial to those in (aspiring) leadership or supervisory capacities.  RSVP here as spaces are limited.

Please contact Blia Vang in the Human Resources office should you have any questions, we look forward to learning with you!