Meet Our Students
![Mattigan Haller swings a softball bat during a media day photo shoot.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-06/MattieHaller%20media%20day.jpg?h=8cd77aff&itok=YFR5C14G)
Mattigan Haller heads into her senior year on track to pursue a medical career. She has done so by following her academic passions while playing softball and connecting with the medical world while studying in Mexico.
![Paola Saldana Galvan poses for a photo in front of a world map.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-06/Paola%201.jpg?h=0de7826a&itok=McRhCMUQ)
Lawrence University senior Paola Saldana Galvan will go from the Commencement stage into a fellowship with the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
![Cailey Cao Le poses for a portrait in Mudd Library.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-05/Cailey%20Cao%20Le.jpg?h=c9313851&itok=c7O6lWo8)
Cailey Cao Le, a Lawrence University sophomore majoring in international relations, is going to Switzerland this summer. She will work as a research assistant at Swisspeace, a practice and research institute affiliated with the University of Basel.
![Eli Elder poses for a photo outdoors with his saxophone.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-05/EliElder%20web.jpg?h=ae85ae8f&itok=V5SXLK2N)
Lawrence University senior Eli Elder has pursued a Bachelor of Musical Arts (B.M.A.) degree as a means to pursue his interests in both music and mathematics. The B.M.A. was unveiled as a degree option in 2019.
![Adnan Sarancic '24 has a job lined up with a New York law firm after he graduates in June. (Photo by Danny Damiani)](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-05/Adnan%20Sarancic_10.jpg?h=d0344bb8&itok=d8CLGipW)
Senior Adnan Sarancic, an international relations major from Gurnee, Illinois, has left his mark in both academics and athletics at Lawrence University. Now he's eyeing a career in the paralegal field.
Meet Our Faculty
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Meet Anthony Padilla, a piano professor in the Lawrence Conservatory of Music since 1997. The widely acclaimed teacher and performer encourages his students to develop and nurture their own artistic voice.
![Lena Khor poses for a photo on Main Hall Green.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-05/On%20Main%20Hall%20Green%20Lena%20Khor.jpg?h=bb9c914d&itok=sm92z2uh)
Meet Lena Khor, a member of the English faculty since 2009. Her research and writing have focused on human rights, humanitarianism, and environmentalism. She's also developed a fascination with children's literature.
Meet Our Staff
![Juan Arguello poses for a portrait on Main Hall Green.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-03/Juan%20Arguello.jpg?h=5df287fe&itok=nl5Rjh3I)
Juan Arguello, the second-year dean at Lawrence University, works to support sophomores and transfer students by connecting them with important resources throughout the year.
![Noemi Delgado poses for a portrait in the hallway of the Center for Academic Success on the second floor of Mudd Library.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-05/NoemiPortrait_14.jpg?h=316cab85&itok=2PGiaoEH)
Noemi Delgado joined Lawrence earlier this year as the director of Accessibility Services and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) coordinator. She's working to ease the process for a student’s accommodation needs to be effectively addressed.
Meet Our Alumni
![Nicolette Puskar '19](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-03/Puskar_web.jpg?h=b5bca2b3&itok=o385bFIO)
Nicolette Puskar ’19 is keeping both science and music close to her heart. The Lawrence University alumna is working toward her Ph.D. in physical chemistry. She's also preparing to sing at Carnegie Hall.
![Caitlin Williamson holds four turtles while doing field work.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-12/CaitlinWilliamson1%20downsized.jpg?h=59417b6e&itok=Bho0HTJq)
Cait Williamson ’11, director of conservation programs for the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, builds collaborative networks that are bolstering diversity, equity, and inclusion in statewide conservation efforts.