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Shuttle Service following Winter break

The Office of Student Life is offering one-way coach bus transportation back to campus after Winter Break on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. The cost is $20 – space is limited and seats will be available on a first-come, first-served basis – reservations are needed. Please e-mail the Office of Student Life at deanofstudents@lawrence.edu to reserve a seat on the motor coach.

Details:
DATE: Tuesday, January 2, 2018 (the day before Term II classes begin)

DEPARTURE TIMES AND LOCATIONS:
Depart Chicago (O’Hare Tollway Oasis on the Illinois Tollway, Northbound side – 10201 Belle Plaine Ave., Schiller Park): 12 noon
Depart Milwaukee (Target Store, 1501 Miller Parkway, Milwaukee): 2 pm
Arrive Lawrence University at approximately 4:30 pm

Depart Minneapolis/St. Paul (Target SuperStore, 1300 University Avenue W., St. Paul): 12 noon
Depart Wausau (The Store, 2409 N. Mountain Rd., Wausau): 3:00 pm
Arrive Lawrence University at approximately 5 pm

MLK, Jr. Day of Service at Lawrence University

What does MLK Jr Day mean at Lawrence?

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.

Students have much to gain from civically engaging in the community. Volunteering on MLK Jr. Day provides an opportunity for you to:

  • Enrich your degree: Learn how your intellectual and personal talents can address a need in the community while allowing you to apply the knowledge you are gaining in your coursework.
  • Gain invaluable work experience and network: Many volunteering opportunities that are there for you as a student allow you to develop the skills you need for a job out in the ‘real world’ without having to get grilled in an interview first.
  • Make a difference and be empowered: By volunteering, you are making the decisions and doing what you can in order to improve the environment around you. If you think you can do better, why not give it a go?
  • Step away from coursework to think about your own commitment to civic engagement.

In addition to a speaker who will address an important social justice issue impacting our health, a variety of both on-campus and off-campus opportunities are available to all.  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 by Jan. 12 at https://givepul.se/bf5ow and click on “events.”

MLK, Jr. Day of Service at Lawrence University

What does MLK Jr Day mean at Lawrence?

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.

Volunteering on MLK Jr. Day provides an opportunity for you to:

  • Give something back to an organization that has improved our community
  • Make a difference to the lives of others (including our students!)
  • Address disparities of access to basic human rights
  • Step away from work to think about your own commitment to civic engagement

In addition to a speaker who will address an important social justice issue impacting our health, a variety of both on-campus and off-campus opportunities are available to all.  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 by Jan. 12 at https://givepul.se/bf5ow and click on “events.”

 

Diabetes: Causes, Treatment & Assessing Your Risk Presentation

Do you have a family history of diabetes? Have you been told you have diabetes, prediabetes, or “borderline” diabetes? Or are you simply interested in learning more about this disease that affects 29 million Americans, including many of our friends and family members?

Join Laurie Ehlers, Lawrence’s RN Educator and a Certified Diabetes Educator, at one of these upcoming presentations to learn about the causes and treatment of diabetes, as well as how to prevent it if you’re at risk.

Tuesday, January 23rd at 11:10 am at the The Cinema, Warch Campus Center

Tuesday, January 30th at 1:10 pm at the The Cinema, Warch Campus Center

Not sure if you’re at risk? Take this short Diabetes Risk Test from the American Diabetes Association:

http://www.diabetes.org/are-you-at-risk/diabetes-risk-test/?loc=atrisk-slabnav

WELLU Winter Massage Program

WELLU is pleased to offer subsidized full-body therapeutic massage services beginning January 3rd, 2018. Sign up starts January 3rd and continues until all spaces are filled. Appointments are available for 60 minutes, cost $20 and will be held at the YMCA. Massage opportunities are scheduled with the YMCA. Students, staff and faculty may request an appointment by contacting Erin Buenzli at erin.buenzli@lawrence.edu or 920-832-7190. Limit one per term.

I Am: Appleton Moves – Kids Dance Clinic

Hello LU Faculty and Staff!

Our names are Arianna Fearing and Elsie Tenpas and we are the co-captians of the Lawrence University Dance Team. Each year our team hosts a kids clinic, I Am: Appleton Moves, which is open to K-8 students.

This year, the clinic will take place on Saturday, February 24th and Saturday, March 3rd from 10am-noon in the Buchanan Kiewit Wellness Center at Lawrence University. On March 3rd, the dancers are welcome to attend a complimentary lunch with members of the LUDT and then their performance will be that afternoon at 1:30pm. The cost of the workshop is $15 which includes a T-shirt and a lunch in Andrew Commons.

If you have a K-8 student interested in participating, please email ludanceteam@lawrence.edu by February 1st to register!

Please don’t hesitate if you have any questions! Also, please feel free to forward this to anyone who may be interested in participating this year.

Thank you,
Arianna and Elsie

January Cultural Competency Lecture

Cultural Competency Lecture Series

January 4, 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. in Esch Hurvis Room (225)

Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology Mark R. Jenike

 Fat Stigma: Why All of Us Are Stakeholders in Obesity

Fat stigma is real; it is worldwide; and it has real consequences, including worsening health outcomes and exacerbating obesity. Americans’ understanding of the causes of bodyweight variation is dominated by a personal responsibility frame. This session will draw on research, as well as personal experience, to provide a more complex and nuanced exploration of the causes of bodyweight variation in the contemporary world. Preliminary results from a recent focus group study with large-bodied individuals in the Fox Valley will be presented and discussed. The purpose of the session is to help us develop more productive ways to understand this element of diversity so that we can engage in less counterproductive stigmatizing and blaming in order to show more respect and inclusion for people of all sizes.

Please RSVP to div-inclusion@lawrence.edu by January 2!

Shuttle service following Winter break!

The Office of Student Life is offering one-way coach bus transportation back to campus after Winter Break on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. The cost is $20 – space is limited and seats will be available on a first-come, first-served basis – reservations are needed. Please e-mail the Office of Student Life at deanofstudents@lawrence.edu to reserve a seat on the motor coach.

Details:
DATE: Tuesday, January 2, 2018 (the day before Term II classes begin)

DEPARTURE TIMES AND LOCATIONS:
Depart Chicago (O’Hare Tollway Oasis on the Illinois Tollway, Northbound side – 10201 Belle Plaine Ave., Schiller Park): 12 noon
Depart Milwaukee (Target Store, 1501 Miller Parkway, Milwaukee): 2 pm
Arrive Lawrence University at approximately 4:30 pm

Depart Minneapolis/St. Paul (Target SuperStore, 1300 University Avenue W., St. Paul): 12 noon
Depart Wausau (The Store, 2409 N. Mountain Rd., Wausau): 3:00 pm
Arrive Lawrence University at approximately 5 pm

Holiday Payroll Reminder

As we look ahead to the holidays, the payroll office wanted to remind you that the Lawrence campus will be closed the week of Dec. 25  and, since payroll falls during that week, adjustments to the time sheet submission/approval process will need to happen.

Below is a timeline of important dates to ensure the Dec. 29 payroll processes smoothly:

  • Thursday, Dec. 21: submit timesheet for approval to supervisor by 4 p.m.
  • Friday, Dec. 22: supervisors approve time sheets by 8 a.m.
  • Monday, Dec. 25–Friday, Dec. 29: campus closed for holiday
  • Friday, Dec. 29: payroll date

To meet the needs of campus during the week of Dec. 25, a small number of employees will need to work (e.g., grounds, security). Those who work during this week will be notified by their managers to establish their work schedules and discuss paid time off alternatives.

Thank you!

Payroll