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S4: Dress for Success!

Sales manager Bonnie Nowak and her team from the Fox Cities Macy’s joins the next Seniors: Support, Strategies and Success (S4) session on Tuesday, Feb. 7. They will discuss how to dress professionally and you’ll see examples of appropriate office and job interview attire.

The session is 11:10 a.m. to noon in the Runkel Room (fourth floor) in the Warch Campus Center. Registration in LUworks is appreciated.

Feb. 14: Winter all-staff meeting

Where: Campus Center Cinema
When: Tuesday, Feb. 14
Two sessions: 9 a.m. and 10:15 a.m.
9:45 a.m. food and mingling
Why: Important updates and announcements from staff, meeting with colleagues across campus … and there will be food.

The meeting will feature updates from various departments across campus as well as a Q&A session with President Mark Burstein and Vice President for Finance and Administration Christopher Lee.

Have a question for Mark Burstein or Chris Lee? Send it to staff_connections@lawrence.edu by 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9.

Remember, there’s nothing more romantic than an all-staff meeting, so spend some of your Valentine’s Day with us. We’ll see you there!

Feb. 3: Edward Jones Investments visit

Alumni Nicholas Schubert ’14 and Mallory Carl ’08 will present an insider’s view into career opportunities at Edward Jones Investments, a financial services firm with offices across the country. The alumni will also discuss its Financial Advisor Career Development program developed for new college graduates.

Visit their info session Friday, Feb. 3 at noon in the Warch Campus Center’s Kraemer Room and/or register for 1:1 chats. See LUworks for details and registration.

Current openings at Lawrence

Take a look at our current openings and share with those you think may be a great addition to the Lawrence community!

Despite all the cold and snow, we are excited to be thinking about summer employment for 2017!

Please check out the timeline of events—opportunities are posted on LUworks.

If you are interested in any of these opportunities, please apply directly or send your resume and cover letter to human resources at humanresources@lawrence.edu.

Taize worship services

Taize worship services are a partnership between Lawrence and All Saints Episcopal church. Taize worship services are ecumenical Christian services that follow a rhythm of simple chants, silence and scripture. These meditative services take place in the candle-lit sanctuary.

Lawrence student Gabi Makuc plans and coordinates the services, while other Lawrence students are also involved in leading the services. All services are open to the public.

The first Taize service is Sunday, Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m.

Beware of the “Can you hear me?” scam

Recently, campus has been receiving fraudulent calls from scammers asking, “Can you hear me?” If you answer with “yes,” your answer is recorded and may be used by the scammer to authorize bogus charges on a credit card or a phone or utility bill.

Other variations of the scam are being reported as well. These include asking other yes/no type questions such as, “Are you the person responsible for paying the telephone bill?” and, “Are you the homeowner?”

If you receive a phone call from a number you do not recognize, use caution. Do not answer personal questions, try not to engage and, if you must respond, consider asking questions of your own such as “Who is calling?” Don’t be afraid to hang up if you believe the call is not legitimate. It is not impolite to hang up on a scammer. The longer that a scammer has you on the phone, the more likely it is that you will give them some information that they can use thus making you a victim.

For more information, read this story from CBS News.

LU staffers Wicker, Lucas among Future 15 nominees

Paris Wicker ’08, associate dean of students for campus programs, and Elyse Lucas ’10, lecturer of education, are two of 25 nominees for the 2017 edition of Future 15, an annual list of exceptional young professionals in the Fox Cities sponsored by the Appleton Post-Crescent and Pulse Young Professionals.

In addition to Wicker and Lucas, two other Lawrence graduates are nominees: Fanny Lau ’14 and Oliver Zornow ’10. Visit the Post-Crescent’s website to vote.

Voting runs through Feb. 2. The 15 honorees will be feted March 2 at the Hortonville Opera House.

Note: An earlier version of this post neglected to note that, in addition to being a Lawrence graduate, Elyse Lucas is also a current employee.

We fact-checked Internet news and you’ll never believe what happened next!!!

Join your friendly Lawrence University librarians for a brief session on critically interpreting news on Thursday, Feb. 9 at 1:30 p.m., on the first floor of the library. We’ll go over some tips used by fact-checkers to give you the tools to be able to determine what’s reliable and what’s not. Cookies will be provided, because research shows that cookies consumed while learning something new have a zero-calorie effect.