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Office Hours with Kimberly Barrett on November 13th

Dr. Kimberly Barrett, Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion is hosting open office hours. The second session of open office hours for Fall Term is being held on November 13th, 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.

 

Open Office Hours with the Grants Team

Date: Thursdays 10 AM – Noon

Location: WCC – Kaplan’s Café

Are you interested in applying for a grant to fund a new program, research, or artistic work? The LU grants team is pleased to announce that we will be piloting weekly open office hours in Kaplan’s Café in the Warch Campus Center on Thursdays beginning November 15 through the end of June 2019. Faculty and staff are invited to stop by and meet with Anna Simeth, Ariela Rosa, or Amy Kester to discuss grant ideas on Thursdays between 10 am and noon (with the exception of holidays or during convocation)—no appointment required.

If you have any questions or would like to schedule a time to discuss external funding during a different time slot, please email amy.kester@lawrence.edu or call x6816.

Taize’ and Temple visits with the Office of SRL

Taize’ at All Saints Episcopal Church – October 28th @ 5pm

Feed your soul with candlelit prayer and song at Taize’.  This Christian service will be followed by a light dinner provided by the All Saints community.

Sikh Temple of the Fox Valley

The Food Recovery Network and the Office of Spiritual and Religious Life are taking their work into the community at the Sikh Gurudwara. By joining with the members of the Sikh temple in the experience of their langar, you can take part in sharing meals with the community.

Lawrence vans will depart from the Wriston turnaround on November 11th. 
Contact Michaela McElroy at michaela.m.mcelroy@lawrence.edu. to reserve your space.

 

 

There is such a thing as a free lunch

Where are you from?  Where are “your people” from?  What does ancestry say about us?

Join fellow staff and faculty in a discussion around ancestry for this last Fourth Friday lunch of the term.

Bring a story about your ancestors and how their lives, choices, loves, and  presence has shaped your life today.

Fourth Friday Soup & Salad
October 26th at noon in Sabin House

 

Winter 2019 Community Read: “The Death and Life of the Great Lakes”

Did you miss that fall community read? No problem! All students, faculty and staff are invited to participate in the 2019 winter term community read. This winter we will be reading Dan Egan’s The Death and Life of the Great Lakes. Participants will read a common book and attend discussions led by instructors to further explore sustainability and the Great Lakes.

A free copy of the book will be provided for all participants. The course will take place during second term of this academic year.

You can sign up for one of seven course sections that will meet during the winter term to discuss the book. Students should enroll in ENST 320. Faculty and staff should contact Kelsey Mc Cormick (kelsey.m.mccormick@lawrence.edu) about their preferred section.

Sections:
Mondays 1:50-3:00 – Macia Bjornerud
Tuesdays 9:50-11:00 – Israel Del Toro
Tuesdays 12:30-1:20 – Jason Brozek
Wednesdays 9:50-11:00 – Timothy Troy
Wednesdays 1:50-3:00 – Jeff Clark
Wednesdays 3:10-4:20 – Bart DeStasio
Thursdays 9:50-11:00 – Relena Ribbons

2018 Ecolympics

For one week this term the Sustainability Steering Committee is challenging each of the major residence halls to reduce their energy usage by 15%. The building with the greatest energy savings will be entitled to bragging rights and a catered social in their honor.

Who has been challenged? Trever, Plantz, Kohler, Colman, Sage, Ormsby, and Hiett Halls.
When will the challenge take place? Sunday, November 4th – Saturday, November 9th.
How will we know who is winning? Every day, starting Monday, November 5th through Sunday, November 10th, students will receive an update on the competition standings via updates to building Facebook pages. Standings will also be published to the digital display boards around campus.

*Due to challenges with the metering system and renovations that will be occurring in Brokaw Hall, we are unable to include Brokaw in the Ecolympics this year. We also unable to include small houses due to constraints in the metering system. We are optimistic that Brokaw and small houses will be able to participate in future energy competitions!

Queer Thanksgiving and TDOR

7th Annual Queer Thanksgiving
Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Diversity and Intercultural Center

LU is celebrating its 7th Annual Queer Thanksgiving, an event which gives LGBTQ+ students who may not be able to be their true selves at home a chance to celebrate the holiday with the LU community. All LGBTQ+ and allied students, faculty and staff are welcome. Faculty and staff who would like to contribute a dish should fill out the spreadsheet here.

Trans Day of Remembrance
Tuesday, Nov. 20, 6-9 p.m.
Harper Hall then Main Hall south steps

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance that honors the memory of those whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. This year, local musician Nicholas Raymond will perform and speak prior to our candlelight vigil and reading of the list of people lost to anti-transgender violence this year.

In addition to these events, the Faculty/Staff Pride Group will also host its monthly happy hour on Thursday, Nov. 8, 5-7 pm at Dr. Jekyll’s. These happy hours reoccur monthly on the second Thursday of the month. 

Questions about any of these events can be directed to Dakota Williams or Helen Boyd Kramer.