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From the Office of Alumni Relations

Welcome to our third edition of our new Lawrence e-News (LENs) format. We hope you will find this bulletin to be a fun and easy way to keep in touch with Lawrence. Feel free to share any suggestions or comments with the alumni office on LENs or anything you read here.

Warmly,
Jan Daniels Quinlan '74
Executive Director of Alumni Relations
alumni@lawrence.edu

Lawrence Reunion

Lawrence Reunion Weekend 2009 - June 19-21

In just a few weeks, we will welcome alumni and their guests back to campus for a memorable Reunion Weekend 2009. Visit the links below to learn more, and to register. Online registration will remain open for a few more days. A $20 registration fee applies for registrations after June 1.

Note: In order for us to properly staff the Family Programs, children must be registered by June 2. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept late registrants to these programs.

Registration Information
Register Online!
Or download the printable forms and register via U.S. mail:
-General form (Class of 1960-2008)
-Golden form (Classes of 1927-1959)
-Family Programs form

Reunion Information
View the Reunion Registration Booklet
Family Program Information
Log into Voyager for Alumni and visit the "Who's Coming to Campus" link to see which classmates have registered
In town early? Join us for the Viking Bench Golf Outing on Thursday, June 18.

For details on each class's reunion planning, visit the links below:

To see all future class reunions please visit the upcoming reunion page and find out the date of your next class reunion!

More Light!

Lawrence has Momentum!

With the opening of the Richard and Margot Warch Campus Center, exciting new initiatives including Posse Scholars and Lawrence Fellows in the Liberal Arts and Sciences , and a growing national reputation, Lawrence clearly has momentum despite these tough economic times. Take a look at our recently produced student video featuring President Beck on the topic of momentum.  Please enjoy the video and a sneak peak inside the new Warch Campus Center, which opens September 2009.

Lawrence’s success and growing momentum is directly related to support from alumni, parents, and friends of the college.  We are exceedingly grateful for the robust and dedicated support of the Lawrence constituency.  Thank you!

 

Trustee Triple Treat Announced for LU Alumni

All alumni who make a gift to The Lawrence Fund before June 30, 2009 will have every dollar of their gift matched by two dollars from three LU trustees, tripling the gift! A $100 donation is matched with $200 from the trustees, creating a $300 gift to Lawrence. The Trustee Triple Treat is a unique opportunity to multiply your donation and magnify the impact it has on the college, allowing students to grow and prosper in remarkable, meaningful ways. Please give.

On Campus

Lawrence Bids Farewell to Conductor Rick Bjella

The Lawrence Concert choir, Cantala women’s choir and Viking chorale presented their 11th annual “Around the World” concert Friday, May 29 at 8 p.m. in the Lawrence Memorial Chapel.  The performance will be the last under the direction of long-time conductor Rick Bjella, who has directed the choir program since 1984.  Bjella recently announced he is leaving Lawrence at the end of the school year to become the director of choral studies at Texas Tech University. 

 

Recapping Lawrence's Earth Week Celebration

Lawrence University marked Earth Day's 29th birthday in April with a week-long series of events.
The Green Roots: The Sustainable Lawrence Initiative, one of the celebration sponsors, was hoping " to engage the broader Fox Cities community in discussions of timely and locally relevant environmental issues such as local food systems and agriculture, waste and recycling and artistic expressions of the environment."

Visit the Lawrence University blog to learn more about the activities that took place.

Web Spotlight

Final Conservatory Webcast of 2008-2009

Tune in on Friday, June 5 at 8:00 p.m. for the final Conservatory Webcast of the 2008-2009 academic year. The Lawrence Symphony Orchestra will present Schwanter, Concerto for Percussion, featuring Kyle Traska '09, finalist in the Lawrence University Student Concerto Competition. The orchestra will also present Mahler, Symphony No. 1, D Major, “Titan”.
Visit the Conservatory of Music Live Webcasts page to access the performance.

Alumni Spotlight

Shine Light, More Light on Your Future

In February, Lawrence hosted the second "Shine Light, More Light on Your Future" conference for Lawrence students. Over 50 alumni generously volunteered their time and energy to return to campus and offer their insights and resources on various aspects of life after Lawrence with over 150 Lawrence students. Conference sessions covered topics from cultural identity to interviewing and resumes to specific career paths.

Thank you to all alumni who participated and helped our students in this extremely important way!

If you are interested in helping students with life after Lawrence in any way, please send a note to alumni@lawrence.edu.

Milwaukee-Downer

Milwaukee-Downer Luncheon 2009

Save the date! We are planning an all-Milwaukee-Downer College luncheon for Saturday, October 3, 2009 at Greene Hall, on the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Campus. Mark your calendar, and watch for more information on the luncheon this summer.