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![Main Hall provides a beautiful backdrop for Commencement 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-06/Commencement_Full.jpg?h=79bf20d2&itok=0K5VZ8Ur)
Three Lawrence University faculty members—Lori Hilt ’97, Megan Pickett, and Elizabeth Sattler—were honored during the June 11 Commencement ceremony with annual faculty awards.
![Lawrence students record at Honeytone, a studio in Neenah.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-06/Honeytone%20new%20pic1.jpg?h=ab8e6a5e&itok=CmliNG2U)
Eight Lawrence University students recorded music at a Neenah studio for an upcoming film soundtrack. Luka & the Lights is a Dutch short film that aims to teach children about ALS.
![Fred Sturm sitting in an audience seat in an empty auditorium](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2021-12/Sturm_fred.jpeg?h=18a56817&itok=YwDblNJH)
The music of the late Fred Sturm ’73 will be showcased in a concert in Lawrence University’s Memorial Chapel 50 years after he graduated. Part of Reunion weekend, the concert will feature Conservatory faculty and alumni.
![Will Piper holds flowers at an event.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-06/PiperWilliam.jpg?h=f51d0b35&itok=GEQVR9x6)
Will Piper, a social studies teacher at University School of Milwaukee in River Hills, is being honored by Lawrence University with the 2023 Award for Outstanding Teaching in Wisconsin.
![Memorial Chapel as the day approaches sunset.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-03/blvckhrnhp%20%282%29.jpg?h=34bbd072&itok=ssF2Z28v)
Three tenured faculty with deep roots in the Conservatory of Music are scheduled to retire from Lawrence University at the close of the academic year—Dane Richeson, Gene Biringer, and David Bell.
![Rendering of the exterior of Fox Commons](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-06/FoxCommons1%20new.jpg?h=8776b39b&itok=6dKSiVcp)
Lawrence University will introduce new living-learning communities while offering upper-level students off-campus housing options as part of Fox Commons, a new development in downtown Appleton.
![Tomi Oladunjoye poses for a photo in Sol Studios.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-06/Tomi.jpg?h=3a57619c&itok=ZgFrn5xv)
Lawrence University senior Tomi Oladunjoye crafted a self-directed music major focused on electronic music and entrepreneurship. He’s in the early stages of launching a music-focused wellness enterprise that creates, among other things, sound bath symphonies.
![Head shot of Herbert Tjossem](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-06/Herb%20Tjossem%20new%20pic.jpg?h=da185e96&itok=hGVCmprn)
Lawrence University is mourning the death of Herbert Karl Tjossem, a retired English professor who spent 37 years on the Lawrence faculty. He died May 27 at the age of 100.
![Terra Winston-Sage '00 poses for a portrait on campus.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-06/Terra.jpg?h=0e7d6390&itok=nTGp-WTu)
The Rev. Terra Winston-Sage ’00 has been appointed Lawrence University’s next Julie Esch Hurvis Dean of Spiritual and Religious Life and university chaplain. She has been an associate dean since 2018.
![Alex Freeman poses for a photo on the steps of Main Hall.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-05/AlexFreeman.jpg?h=7a6c33ec&itok=mg1v9pWr)
Alex Freeman, a senior international relations major, is the recipient of a $30,000 Rotary Global Grant for graduate study in London. She will study global media and communications.
![Fusion draws a big crowd in front of the stage during their performance.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-05/LUaroo_Fusion.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=pn9GyyYg)
Check out a photo gallery showcasing student bands performing during the annual LUaroo music festival on Lawrence's Main Hall Green. The student-led festival is a spring tradition at Lawrence.
![Tee Karki '23 sits on the lawn on campus.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-05/KarkiTeeCommencement%20pic.jpeg?h=55fa5a32&itok=Z_nyysHP)
Lawrence University’s 2023 Commencement is set for 10 a.m. June 11 on Main Hall Green. Here are 23 things to know as you prepare for Lawrence’s biggest weekend of the academic calendar.
![Head shot of Harold Jordan.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-05/Harold%20Jordan%20Headshot.jpg?h=785574ad&itok=uKabm8SE)
Harold Jordan ’72 and John F. Bergstrom will receive honorary degrees at Lawrence University’s 2023 Commencement on June 11. Jordan will give the Commencement address.
![Constance Kassor, left, and Madera Allan share a laugh on stage at Memorial Chapel.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-05/HonorsConvo1.jpg?h=48c46c8c&itok=nzBSWQSf)
Lawrence University professors Madera Allan and Constance Kassor, giving the Honors Convocation address, shared their journeys in Spain and Kathmandu as they talked about the draw of Catholic and Buddhist pilgrimages.