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Taizé this weekend

Sundays can be a naturally contemplative time.

Please join with your fellow students and the community to celebrate Taizé  at Sabin House / Center for Spiritual and Religious Life.

This Christian service has a warm glow of candlelight, the softness of song, plus  affirming chant to make your frayed edges smooth.

Sunday, January 13
5pm
Light meal to follow

 

Anti-Racism Study Group for Faculty & 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.

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 Pusey 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.

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

A Stone of Hope Exhibit – January 14-18

A Stone of Hope • January 14 –18, 2019 • Third floor, Warch Campus Center

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)

Cultural Competency Lecture – January 16

Cultural Competency Lecture – More than Meets the Eye: Engaging with Controversial Art

January 16, 2019 ● 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. ● WCC, Hurvis Room

Speakers: Beth A. Zinsli and Elizabeth Carlson

We often assume that visual art is for aesthetic contemplation and pleasure, but both historical and contemporary artists frequently address difficult topics like racism, colonialism, and social injustice in important ways. Interpretations of artworks are also not fixed; subject matter that was conventional in 1863, for example, may be understood very differently by audiences today. This program will examine ways to meaningfully engage with potentially controversial artworks, even those that may not seem controversial or difficult at first glance. 

Please let us know you are coming!  RSVP >> http://go.lawrence.edu/13276

 

Deadline Approaching – President’s Award of Excellence

Deadline approaching – January 16, 2019

It is with great pleasure that we announce the 2018 President’s Award of Excellence to recognize staff members who continually go above and beyond for the betterment of Lawrence.

The President’s Award of Excellence (PAE) recognizes exemplary University staff members for their exceptional support and performance for their Department and the University. The President and the PAE Review Committee will select up to 2 individuals annually for this award.

Criteria:

The PAE Review Committee will carefully consider all nominations, taking into consideration the following criteria:

  • Innovation and Enhancement: Drives innovation, initiative and leadership in the workplace through creative ideas which positively impact the University and/or the surrounding community.
  • Support of Individuals: Demonstrates above and beyond commitment to provide timely service and support to the students, staff or faculty.
  • Stewardship of Campus Facilities & Resources: Demonstrates a high level of care and responsible management for the well-being of the University and its resources for the benefit of our students, staff, and faculty.
  • Teamwork and Collaboration: Cultivates trust, respect, and actively includes different perspectives while working in partnership with others to create an environment of comradery and collaboration.
  • Fosters a Diverse & Welcoming Community: Individual is committed to fostering a community that embraces all members and provides equal access, opportunity, and outcome to cultivate inclusion and dialogue across differences.

Nominee Criteria:

  • Nominees must be an active, regular full or part-time staff member with a minimum of one year of service (Senior Administrators, faculty, student workers/students and staff with less than one year of service, casual, temporary, leased/contracted employees are not eligible for nomination.)
  • Exhibits consistent demonstration of the criteria listed above
  • Demonstrates and maintains consistent job performance that exceeds expectations while displaying high levels of commitment, stewardship and respect

On behalf of Mark and the PAE Review Committee, we strongly encourage you to nominate a deserving colleague for the 2018 President’s Award of Excellence.  You may nominate a staff member from your own department or another department.

Nominations will be accepted now through Wednesday, January 16, 2019.Nomination forms are available on the President’s Award of Excellence page describing how the employee encompasses the above mentioned criteria. A persuasive nomination will consist of heartfelt examples that illustrate the merit of the candidate, along with real-life anecdotes. The nomination form can be submitted by one of the following methods:

Email:  HumanResources@Lawrence.Edu
Interoffice Mail: Human Resources, Brokaw Hall
WebForm: President’s Award of Excellence

Thank you in advance for helping us to identify and honor outstanding members of our Lawrence University staff!

 

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

MLK, Jr. Day of Service at Lawrence University is an annual event that invites the entire Lawrence community to continue honoring the ideas of Dr. King and the civil rights movements that continue to this day.  Students, staff and faculty will honor the continuance of the efforts of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr through learning, serving, and celebrating.

A variety of 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 as you serve. Select from a number of options, any of which will benefit a variety of agencies in the Appleton area.

Register for all events by Thursday, January 17th.

WELLU Winter Massage Program

WELLU is pleased to offer subsidized full-body therapeutic massage services beginning January 7th, 2019. Sign up starts now for all students, staff and faculty. Appointments are available for 60 minutes and cost $20 and will be held at the YMCA and on campus. Students, staff and faculty may schedule an appointment by contacting Erin Buenzli at erin.buenzli@lawrence.edu or 920-832-7190. Space is limited so sign up today. Limit one per term.