Internal Communications
Get to know each other. Find meeting dates. Do some basic starting dialogue…and eat lunch. This is a chance for folks to see what it might be like before making the commitment to be a council member.
Saturday, April 1 • 10am – 1pm • The Center for Spiritual and Religious Life
March 31, 1–4 p.m.
Esch Hurvis Room, Warch Campus Center
Facilitators:
Kimberly Barrett, vp for diversity & inclusion and associate dean of the faculty
Jenna Stone, executive director of budget and planning
Community Conversations at Lawrence University are a series of structured dialogues that facilitate authentic communication across some critical area of perceived difference. The purpose is to practice civil deliberation while promoting greater intergroup understanding and trust. We want to help participants begin to move beyond political orthodoxies in order to see ourselves
as diverse but related travelers on life’s journey together with shared concerns and values. It will also serve as a basis to develop collaborative strategies to increase the well-being, civility and participation of people across the political spectrum in all aspects of the life of our campus.
Please RSVP to michelle.l.lasecki-jahnke@lawrence.edu by Monday, March 27.
Thank you so much to both our presenters and our attendees for participating in the first three series of Learning at Lawrence!
We are excited to provide you with the details regarding our upcoming sessions. We are also excited to share with you that Learning at Lawrence has its own web-page where you can find a calendar of upcoming session details, in addition to live videos from previous sessions.
Please visit our new webpage here.
Please mark your calendars for the following sessions, and watch LU Insider for additional learning opportunities!
TODAY – Session Three: Understanding Financial Aid, presented by Sara Holman, director of financial aid
Thursday, March 23
11:10–11:50 a.m. OR 1:10–1:50 p.m.
Warch, Esch Hurvis Room 225
This session will provide an overview of the financial aid process, including Lawrence University’s three dependent tuition benefit programs: Lawrence University Tuition Remission, ACM Tuition Remission and National Tuition Exchange. In addition to highlighting the specifics of each program, Sara will explain how they fit into the admissions and financial aid process, as well as when and how to apply for each program.
Session Four – “Data, Data, Everywhere”
Presented by Kristin McKinley, Director of Research Administration
Friday, April 7
11:10am – 11:50am OR 1:10pm – 1:50pm, Esch Hurvis Room
This session will provide an overview of the Office of Research Administration, which compiles a wide variety of institutional data and information about Lawrence University. Kristin will demonstrate how you can find answers to common questions on your own by accessing readily available resources. This session is suitable for any Lawrence employee; those who request data from our office are highly encouraged to attend.
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Look for more details on session five and six to wrap up the academic year!
Session Five (May) – Campaign
Presented by Kristen Mekemson, Assistant Vice President of Development
Session Six (June) – The History of Lawrence
Presented by Erin Dix, University Archivist and Assistant Professor
Please note the following important Title IX learning opportunities during the month of March and May. This is necessary training for all students, faculty, and staff to better understand our individual roles and responsibilities as members of the Lawrence community. This important professional development session includes knowledge of the roles of the Title IX Coordinator and Campus Advocate. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend one of the sessions listed below.
Inaugural Meeting of the LU Employees of Color
We will meet each other and share ideas about “what you need to feel supported and able to contribute fully to the Lawrence community” as well as next steps.
Join us at either 8 – 9 am or 4:30 – 5:30 pm.
Meade Witter room, Warch Campus Center
Food will be included
For more information contact: Linda Morgan-Clement (x6673), Christyn Abaray (x6888), or Carla Daughtry (x7176)
As the Admissions office continues to receive more and more visits from prospective students, and given the limitations of our student tour guiding staff, we are no longer able to offer personalized tours to every candidate visiting Lawrence on a job interview. Rather, we would like to invite departments to schedule their candidates on one of our regularly scheduled campus tours, which can be done by e-mailing Kathy Hogan. Our tour schedule is below for reference.
We will continue to schedule personalized tours for senior staff candidates only (President, Provost, etc.), which can also be scheduled through Kathy.
For questions, please contact Jen England at x6840.
Thank you for your continued support!
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Tuesday, Thursday
Due to plumbing repairs being done next week in Hiett Hall, the service road from the automatic gate to Steitz Hall will be closed on Monday 03/20 and Tuesday 03/21.
Join us TODAY for a ‘Study group on whiteness, racism and strategies for developing an anti-racist identity’.
Thursday, March 16, 2017
11:10-12:20 pm
Esch Hurvis Studio Room – WCC
RSVP Michelle Lasecki-Jahnke at michelle.l.lasecki-jahnke@lawrence.edu.
Announcing changes to the HR team!
Each campus department will continue to have a primary partner on the HR team who will provide direct support for position recruiting, employee relations, employee training, employee development, employee leaves, employee injuries, and employee benefit questions. Below is a list of each department HR partner.
| HR Team Member | Title and Hours | Departments Supported |
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Rochelle Blindauer
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HR Director M-F: 8a-5p |
President’s Office, Academy of Music, Conservatory of Music, Dean of Faculty office, Diversity and Inclusion, Library, Research Administration, and all faculty |
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Tina Harrig
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Sr. HR Generalist M-F: 7:30a-4:30p |
ACE, Admissions, Annual Giving, Bjorklunden, Communications, Corporate and Sponsored Research, Development, Financial Aid, Financial Services, IT, Major and Planned Giving, Print Shop, Registrar’s Office |
|
Lindsay Kehl
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Sr. HR Generalist M-F: 8a-5p |
Athletics, Campus Life, Campus Services, Career Services, Center for Academic Success, Facility Services, Health & Wellness, International Student Services, Multicultural Affairs, Off Campus Programs, Student Affairs, Spiritual and Religious Life, Volunteer & Community Services, Warch Campus Center |
|
Julie Kairys
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HR Coordinator M-F: 7a-3:30p |
Support for all departments, specific responsibilities include recruitment, orientation, summer employment and student employment |
|
Open
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HR Assistant M-F: 9a-1:30p |
Support for all departments, specific responsibilities include employment data entry and file management |
We hope the chart simplifies the ‘who do I ask’ questions that arise. As always, any colleague in HR can assist with urgent matters.If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to me. Thank you!
The following colleagues have been hired, rehired or have a new position within the last two weeks. If you see them on campus, please welcome them to Lawrence or congratulate them on their new position!
