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Newsworthy events and achievements of Lawrence students, faculty, and staff are profiled in press releases issued by the Office of Communications. The releases are organized chronologically within each academic term. To see previous Lawrence press releases, check the News Release Archive

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For older news on this page, please see Fall-Winter 2007-08 | Spring-Summer 2007 | Winter-Spring 2007 | Fall-Winter 2006

Spring-Summer 2008  

• Short Story Author Anthony Bukoski Conducts Reading at Lawrence University

• Lawrence University Partners with Local Red Barn Dairy for Premium Milk Products

• Lawrence University Shatters Fundraising Record, Earns National Recognition

• Sustainability Focus of Annual Lawrence University Matriculation Address

• Abstract Painter Leslie Vansen Featured in Lawrence University Exhibition

• Lawrence University Hosts Month-Long French Film Festival

• From There to Here: Sudanese Student Overcomes Great Odds to Join Lawrence University's Class of 2012

• Lawrence University Receives $2.5 Million Gift from Anonymous Donor

• U.S. News Names Lawrence University Among Nation's Best in Annual College Guide

• Lawrence University Earns State Top College Ranking in Forbes.com Report

• Lawrence University Receives $1.6 Million Gift for Student Scholarships

• Lawrence University Receives $1.1 Million Gift for Student Scholarships

• Lawrence University Cited One of the Nation's Best Colleges by The Princeton Review

• Lawrence University's Performing Arts Series Celebrates 100th Anniversary

• Kathy Privatt Appointed to Lawrence University Endowed Professorship

• Six Lawrence University Alumni Honored for Achievement, Service at Annual Reunion Celebration

• Lawrence University Commencement Brings Honors for Four Faculty Members

• Lawrence University Awards Honorary Degrees to Lt. Governor, Arts Curator at 159th Commencement

• Two State Teachers Recognized as "Outstanding Educators" by Lawrence University at Commencement

• Physics Pillars: Retiring Professors Brandenberger, Cook Honored at Lawrence Commencement

• Lawrence University Freshman Wins State Piano Competition

• Lawrence University Senior Art Exhibition Opens May 23 at Wriston Galleries

• Lawrence University Jazz Series Wraps Season with Matt Wilson's Arts and Crafts

• ABC News Anchor Terry Moran Discusses 2008 Presidential Campaign at Lawrence University

• Third Lawrence University Student Awarded Fulbright Fellowship to Teach Abroad

• Lawrence Theatre Arts Department presents "The Knight from Olmedo"

• Lawrence University Student Positioned to Determine Democratic Presidential Nominee

• Harvard Historian Discusses Hidden Story of Colonial Needlepoint in Lawrence University Address

• Musical Extravaganza "Carmina Burana" Performed May 4 at Lawrence University

• Lawrence University's Peacock Awarded Fulbright Grant to Teach English in Germany

• Lawrence University's Dabney Awarded Fulbright Grant to Teach English in Taiwan

• Male Circumcision as Public Health Tool Focus of Lawrence University Biomedical Ethics Talk

• Lawrence University Molecular Biologist Awarded Fulbright Fellowship

• Lawrence University Quizbowl Team Places 8th at National Championships

• Narrative, Ideological Conventions of French Opera Examined in Lawrence Address

• Lawrence University Student Musical Productions Presents "Cabaret"

• Lawrence University Science Presentation Takes 3-D Look at the Solar System

• Lawrence University Artist Series Presents American Brass Quintet

• Lawrence University Hosts Poets Lyn Hejinian, Ilya Kutik for Reading, Q & A

• Revived Quizbowl Team Earns Lawrence University Ticket to National Championships

• Criminal Justice Professor Discusses Radical Islam in Address at Lawrence University

• Mosaic of Cultures: Lawrence University Hosts 13th Annual International Cabaret

• Microsoft Executive Named Dean of Lawrence University's Conservatory of Music

• Renowned Theologian Martin Marty Discusses "Dilemmas of Fundamentalisms" at Lawrence University

Fall-Winter 2007-08

• Seven Lawrence University Musicians Share Top Honors in WPR-Sponsored Music Competition

• Battling Biases: Lawrence University Senior Awarded $25,000 Fellowship to Study Ethnic Discrimination

• Chicago Artist Brad Killam Featured in Latest Lawrence University Exhibition

• Lawrence University Wind Ensemble Performing at Regional Conference

• Lawrence University Receives American College Theatre Festival Recognition for "Blood Wedding"

• Class Assignment Lands Lawrence University's Gilge in Minneapolis Art Gallery

• Lawrence University Names Brian Riste Vice President for Business and Operations

• Pianist Jon Kimura Parker Performs March 7 at Lawrence University

• Lawrence University Presents Comic Opera "The Merry Wives of Windsor"

• Lawrence University Awarded Conservation Resources for its Archives

• "Taiwan Muddle" Examined in Lawrence University International Series Final Address

• Lawrence University Concert Pays Tribute to American Choral Masterpieces

• Male Vocal Ensemble Cantus Performs at Lawrence University

• Lawrence University Stages Spanish Tragedy "Blood Wedding"

• MyElectionDecision.org: Matching Voter's Views on the Issues to the Candidates

• Transgender Couples, Marriage Rights Examined in Lawrence University Address

• Marketing Water Focus of Lawrence University Entrepreneurial Series Presentation

• Lawrence University Named to President's Honor Roll Award for Service

• Challenges to U.S.-China Relations Examined in Lawrence University International Lecture Series

• Jazz Saxophone Virtuoso Chris Potter Performs at Lawrence University

• U.S.-China Relations Focus of Lawrence University International Lecture Series

• Author, Blogger Andrew Sullivan Discusses American Political Scene in Lawrence University Convocation

• Lawrence University Celebrates Black Heritage

• Bank of Kaukauna, Bucky's Retain Crowns in 43rd Lawrence University Trivia Contest

• Trivial Pursuits: Hundreds Hunker Down for Lawrence University's 43rd Weekend-Long Brain Tease

• CBS Commentator Nancy Giles Headlines Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

• Lawrence University Art Exhibition Features "Sentimental and Specific" Photography, German Expressionism

• "Balancing Forces" Explored in Wild Space Dance Company Performance at Lawrence University

• Lawrence University Film Festival Features French Cinema

• Professor Cook Elected to Executive Board of International Physics Association, Will Become President in 2010

• Lawrence Academy of Music Girl Choir Presents "Yuletide Carols" Concert

• "Gloria" Concert Features Lawrence University Symphony Orchestra and Choirs

• Lawrence University "Giving Fair" Offers Humanitarian Option for Holiday Shopping

• Eight Lawrence University Students Heading to ACTF's Regional Competition

• European Historian Discusses Nazi Germany's "Racial Reshuffling" at Lawrence University

• Incorporating Entrepreneurship into Liberal Education Focus of Lawrence University Initiative

• Lawrence University Theatre Dept. Opens Season Salute to Spanish Playwrights with "Las Meninas"

• Six Lawrence University Students Capture Top Honors at State Singing Competition

• Sculpture, Drawings Featured in New Lawrence University Art Galleries Exhibition

• Patricia Barber, Branford Marsalis Headline Annual Lawrence University Jazz Weekend

• Author Paul Hawken Discusses Worldwide Social Justice Movement in Lawrence University Convocation

• Author James Howard Kunstler Discusses Suburbanization of America at Lawrence University

• Former Intelligence Analyst Discusses War on Terror in Lawrence University Address

• "Snow, Ashes" Author Alyson Hagy Conducts Reading at Lawrence University

• UN Official Discusses Rwandan Criminal Tribunal at Lawrence University

• Appleton's RiverHeath Project Examined in Lawrence University Environmental Series Lecture

• MyElectionDecision.org Encourages Political Engagement, Lawrence University Creates Tool to Educate Voters

• Lawrence University Environmental Lecture Series Looks at "Green" Cities

• Brentano String Quartet Opens 2007-08 Lawrence University Artist Series

• Lawrence University Biomedical Ethics Address Examines Cognitive Enhancement

• Abuse Victim Discusses Domestic Violence in Talk at Lawrence University

• Community Engagement in Action: Lawrence University Habitat Chapter Building Home in Appleton

• Shakespeare on the Fox Celebration Brings "The Tempest" to Lawrence University

• U.S. Ambassador Examines U.S.-India Partnership in Lawrence University Convocation

• Lawrence University Participates in National Launch of Consumer Information Higher Education Tool

• Lawrence University President Jill Beck Examines Political Engagement in Annual Matriculation Address

• Third Straight Record Applicant Pool Nets Lawrence University 376 New Students

• Chicago Abstract Painter Featured in Lawrence University's Latest Art Exhibition

Spring-Summer 2007

• Lawrence University Cited by The Princeton Review in Annual "Best Colleges" Book

• Grammy Winning Bobby McFerrin Premieres Lawrence University Jazz Composer's Latest Work

• Lawrence University Cited Among Nation's Best in U.S. News' Annual College Guide

• Lawrence University Tubist Earns Silver Medal at International Competition

• Lawrence University Memorial Chapel Undergoing Sound, Lighting Upgrade

• Lawrence University's Neustadter Scores a Hit in International Film Composing Competition

• American Brass Quintet, Saxophonist Branford Marsalis Headline 2007-08 Lawrence Performing Arts Series

• Four Lawrence University Faculty Appointed to Endowed Professorships

• Lawrence University Honors 10 Alumni for Achievement, Service at Reunion Celebration

• Three Lawrence University Faculty Honored at Commencement for Excellence

• State Supreme Court Justice, Retired Journalist/Research Director to Receive Honorary Degrees at Lawrence University's 158th Commencement

• Lawrence University Recognizes Green Lake, Germantown Teachers as "Outstanding Educators"

• Lawrence University Salutes Professors Taylor, Doeringer for 68 Years of Teaching Service

• Lawrence University's Feyertag Selected for Elite Summer Academy in Germany

• Hitting the Right Note: Lawrence University Percussionist Selected for Elite International Orchestra

• Grammy-winning Composer/Conductor Maria Schneider Closes Lawrence University Jazz Series

• Two Lawrence University Musicians Earn Top Honors at State Piano Competition

• Annual Senior Art Major Exhibition Opens May 25 at Wriston Art Center Galleries

• Stephen Kellogg and Sixers, Dropping Daylight Perform at Lawrence University

• I Voted for Kodos, Bomb the Music Industry! Headline Lawrence University's Skappleton 2007

• Award-winning Author K.C. Frederick Conducts Reading at Lawrence University

• Noted Author, Social Commentator Explores Cultural Reaction to 9/11 in Lawrence University Honors Convocation

• Lawrence University's Felix Awarded Fulbright Grant to Teach English in Germany

• Role of Fear of Mortality Focus of Lawrence University Science Hall Colloquium

• Lawrence University Receives $2.5 Million Gift to Establish Endowed Professorship in Environmental Studies

• Lawrence University Shack-a-thon: Raising Awareness, Funds to Fight Homelessness

• Lawrence University's Falletta-Cowden Awarded Field Research Fellowship in Cyprus

• Award-winning Poet Elizabeth Robinson Conducts Reading at Lawrence University

• Role of the World Bank in Fighting Poverty Concludes LU International Lecture Series

• Lawrence Academy of Music Girl Choir Represents Wisconsin at Jamestown's 400th Anniversary Celebration

• Lawrence University Theatre Department Stages Irish Comedy "The Whiteheaded Boy"

• Lawrence University Jazz Ensemble Wins DownBeat Magazine's Outstanding Performance Award

Winter-Spring 2007

• International Electoral Observation Focus of Lawrence University Lecture on Latin American Affairs

• Academic Freedom Issues Focus of Lawrence University Address

• Lawrence University's Callie Bates Wins ACM Short Story Writing Contest

• "God and the Distortion of Morality" Focus of Lawrence University Address

• Lawrence University Presents Brahms Masterpiece "A German Requiem"

• Objectivism's "Rational Egoism" Focus of Lawrence University Presentation

• Volunteer Activities, Educational Opportunities Highlight Annual Earth Day Festival

• Environmentalism as Religion Focus of Lawrence University Address

• Lawrence Academy of Music Girl Choir Presents "Phenomenal Woman"

• Lawrence University Percussionist Earns Top Honors in State Music Competition

• Award-winning Writer Alan Michael Parker Conducts Reading at Lawrence University

• Bassoonist Peter Kolkay Features World Premiere at Final Lawrence University Artist Series Concert

• A Life in Musical Theatre Explored in Lawrence University Convocation

• Lawrence University Hosts Performance of "Best GLBT Music Group"

• Contributions to Physical Anthropology by Lawrence's "Most Famous Native Son" Focus of Science Hall Colloquium

• Lawrence University Psychologist Shares Insights on Intersection of Academic Research and the Law

• Award-winning Author Kevin Brockmeier Gives Reading at Lawrence University

• East Asia Scholar Examines Multitude of Challenges Posed by China in LU Address

• International Human Displacement Discussed in LU International Series Address

• Ben Stein Explains "How to Ruin Your Life" in Address at Lawrence University

• Britain's Role in World Development Examined in Lawrence University International Lecture Series

• Brain Research as National Security Tool Explored in Lawrence University Biomedical Ethics Series Address

• Impact of "Cultural Baggage" Examined in Lawrence University Address

• Lawrence University Astrophysicist Awarded $105,000 Grant by NASA

• Lawrence University Student Produced Musical Explores Working Americans in Spring Musical

• "The International Difference" Explored in Lawrence International's 31st Annual Cabaret and Dinner

• Lawrence Academy of Music Plans Summer Camps

• Lawrence Academy of Music Schedules Auditions for 2007-08 Programs

• WOW! Palaua...and Other Destinations Await LU Senior on Year-Long Study Abroad Project

• Internationally Acclaimed Pianist Claude Frank Visits Lawrence University

• Objectivism's "Rational Egoism" Focus of Lawrence University Presentation

• Photographs and More Coming to Wriston Art Center in March

• Lawrence Academy of Music Honors Band and Wind Ensemble Premier New Work at Spring Concert

• Lawrence Academy of Music String Orchestra Presents Joint Concert with Fox Valley Symphony Philharmonia Strings

• Muevelo: Hispanic Culture Celebrated in Lawrence University Outreach Program

• Gay Rights Advocate Examines Role of Sexual Orientation in Diversity Issues in LU Address

• Differences in Adolescent Depression Focus of Lawrence University Science Hall Colloquium

• Composer-in-Residence Brings Electroacoustic Music to Lawrence

• Choir Events on Tap at Lawrence University

• Bearderstadt, Perlman Selected for ACTF's Irene Ryan Acting Competition, Stapleton Nominated in Stage Manager Category

• Lawrence University Awarded $60,000 Undergraduate Science Research Program Grant

• Cellist and Pianist Take the Stage as the "Performing Arts at Lawrence" Concert Series Continues

• David Horowitz Examines Academic Freedom in Lawrence University Address

• Lawrence Conservatory Opera Explores Two of Puccini's One-Act Operas

• The United States Navy Band Performs at Lawrence University

• Lawrence University Graduate Discusses Life as Entrepreneur in Science Hall Colloquium

• Former Head of Rwanda Parliament Discusses Role of Reconciliation in Lawrence University International Lecture Series

• National Tour of Habitat for Humanity Exhibition Stopping at Lawrence University

• Lawrence University Expanding Campus Diversity Through Partnership with New York Posse Foundation

• Lawrence Jazz Groups Celebrate Historic 1957 Miles Davis Recording

• V-Day Lawrence University Helps in the Fight Against Violence of Women and Girls

• Jazz Trumpeter Terence Blanchard Heats Up the Lawrence University Jazz Series

• Lawrence University Theatre Department Brings G.B. Shaw's Last Comic Novel to the Stage

• Lawrence University Pianist Shines in Young Artists Piano Competition

• Lawrence University's Cantala Performs Three Concerts During a Tour of Minneapolis/St. Paul

• National Security Expert Explores Balance of Liberty and Security in Lawrence University Convocation

• Lawrence University Trivia Contest Champions Retain Titles in 42nd Edition

• Lawrence University: Home of the Lafite-Rothschild of Trivia Contests

• Lawrence University Receives $1 Million Gift to Promote "Servant-Leadership," Alan Parks Named to Endowed Professorship

• Wisconsin Judge Leads Lawrence University Seminar on Confrontations in America's Courts

• Belief in God and Evolution Focus of Joint Address at Lawrence University

• Former Congressman Discusses Second Amendment in Lawrence University Address

• African-American History and Culture Remembered During Sixth Annual Celebration of Black Heritage

• Careers in Commercial Music Forum on Tap at Lawrence University

• Lawrence Symphony Orchestra Debuts Work by Assistant Professor of Music Joanne Metcalf

• Africa's Problems, Solutions Examined in Lawrence University International Studies Lecture Series

 

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