The former North Shore Bank building purchased by Lawrence University is temporarily being set up as a donation collection point for refugees who are expected to relocate to the Fox Valley area in the coming year. The agreement is with two local organizations, the Fox Valley Kiwanis and the Fox Valley World Relief. The agreement…
Milwaukee-Downer celebrates 50 years of partnership with LU
Fifty years ago, a new union formed between Lawrence College and Milwaukee-Downer College, a partnership that helped preserve many of Milwaukee-Downer’s traditions and shaped Lawrence into the eminent liberal arts university that it is today. The event will be commemorated by a ‘golden jubilee’ celebration at this year’s reunion weekend. Despite the interesting history of…
Choirs to perform at ACDA conference
Two Lawrence University choirs will be taking performances outside of our Memorial Chapel to Des Moines, Iowa at the end of March as part of the American Choral Director’s Association (ACDA) North Central conference. Led by Assistant Professors of Music Stephen Sieck and Phillip A. Swan, co-directors of choral studies at Lawrence, Concert Choir and…
Uncovering the mysteries of the Lawrence trustees
What is a trustee? When we hear that word, most of us think money and donations, which are indeed essential to the survival of a university. In truth, a trustee does much more than that. “The Board of Trustees is, in essence, the managing body of the institution. It’s a group of people who are…
Optimistic Feral Children go to summer camp in recent show
On Friday, Jan. 21, Lawrence University’s improv group, known as Optimistic Feral Children, put on their first performance of the term in Cloak Theater. As usual, the theater was filled with laughter as the group played a variety of games themed around summer camp. Optimistic Feral Children, formerly known as Hi, I’mProv, was formed in…
Staff Editorial: Considering the tuition increase
On the final day of January, Lawrentians checking their inboxes were treated to an email from President Mark Burstein announcing that “The full-time tuition for the 2014–15 academic year has been set at $42,357 […] this brings the total comprehensive fee to $51,465,” meaning a “3.5 percent increase in tuition and a 3.51 percent increase…