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![Luminaries line the walkway and steps in front of Main Hall Sunday night. (Photos by Danny Damiani)](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2021-05/Handshake2-1536x1060.jpg?h=9dbdb3b3&itok=cuW6Ey1b)
The light that glowed from the steps and walkway in front of Main Hall on Sunday night sent a welcoming message to the more than 400 first-year and transfer students who will be beginning their studies at Lawrence University today.
![Presenting of the yellow class flag to the class of 2020](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2021-11/tradClassColorYellow.jpeg?h=8c77db43&itok=Jl6q2tF9)
Lawrence University is home to many traditions. Let's celebrate a few of them here.
![Bronwyn Earthman ’21 holding a plant in a field](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2021-11/intern-Bronwyn-Earthman-1.jpeg?h=da75fb9c&itok=keeRUMiS)
Explore how eight Lawrentians have spent the summer in this dynamic work environment.
![Angela Vanden Elzen models one of the face shields built with 3D printers in Lawrence University’s Makerspace](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2021-03/Makerspace-Angela-1024x683.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=O1pxNp1-)
In the scramble for an adequate supply of PPEs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Lawrence University is getting a needed boost from its own Makerspace.
![Taylor Blackson ’20 volunteers to support animal welfare](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2021-03/VolunteerHumaneAssoc-new-1024x725.jpg?h=00a789fe&itok=ePsKXlX4)
Despite how unusual the past five months have been, the CCE has not stopped working toward fulfilling that mission to help students serve.
![The Lawe Street Trestle Trail, just south of campus, will open in early August. (Photos by Danny Damiani)](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2021-05/TrestleTrail-1-new-1536x1001.jpg?h=e1a141ed&itok=KozJCDKP)
The City of Appleton’s new Lawe Street Trestle Trail is about to open, marking the latest step forward in the development of beautiful trails and parks near the city’s downtown and the LU campus.
![Shaun Brown ’21: Interning with Healing Minds NOLA](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2021-05/Shaun-Brown-intern-768x512.jpeg?h=655eccb1&itok=fFnzn0Ap)
Shaun Brown ’21, a fourth-year psychology and cultural anthropology double major from St. Louis, is midway through a summer internship that looks a lot different than what it might have in a pandemic-free world.
![Rep. John Lewis greets graduates and their families as the 2015 Commencement speaker at Lawrence University.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2021-03/John-Lewis2-crop-new-1024x682.jpg?h=b1aa4ad6&itok=a_-Cs3Az)
Lawrence University is mourning the loss of Congressman John Lewis, an iconic figure who tirelessly fought for civil rights and racial justice.
![The Gender and Sexuality Diversity Center in Colman Hall](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2021-03/PrideRoom-2-1024x723.jpg?h=12e08936&itok=eMFYRbFE)
Lawrence recognizes and celebrates the impact LGBTQ+ individuals have had on history.
![Infrastructure upgrades, including in the Music-Drama Center, Shattuck Hall, and Memorial Chapel](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2021-03/Shattuck-Hall-new.jpg?h=60c06833&itok=yy6-WHG9)
Lawrence University has signed a $5.5 million agreement with Johnson Controls Inc. to upgrade lighting, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment on its campus, in the process lowering the school’s utility consumption and reducing its carbon footprint.
![Helen Boyd Kramer, wearing a black blazer, adjusts the sunglasses resting on her head.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2021-07/Gail-Helen-Kramer-horizontal-new-768x512.jpg?h=cffc5f82&itok=Y4QsngXs)
Helen Boyd Kramer was named a 2020 Champion of Pride by The Advocate, a leading national voice on LGBTQ+ issues that each June honors 104 activists – two from each state and the District of Columbia.
![Helen Boyd Kramer](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2021-03/Gail-Helen-Kramer-horizontal-new-1024x683.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=6X1Ce78j)
Helen Boyd Kramer, a lecturer in gender studies at Lawrence University since 2008, was named a 2020 Champion of Pride by The Advocate, a leading national voice on LGBTQ+ issues that each June honors 104 activists – two from each state and the District of Columbia.
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A virtual Commencement on June 14 will honor Lawrence University’s Class of 2020, celebrating graduates who had their final term disrupted by a global pandemic.
![Hurvis Crossing leads into the patio outside The Café at Warch Campus Center.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2021-03/hurvis-crossing-new-1024x645.jpg?h=cb20abe9&itok=Z_v3RxPq)
Three student writers who work in the Communications office—Awa Badiane ’21, Alex Freeman ’23, and Isabella Mariani ’21—share their favorite spaces on campus, inside or out.