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![Allison Fleshman teaches in a chemistry lab.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-03/FleshmanChemLab_7.jpg?h=c461b1d7&itok=q14ri0og)
Eleven Lawrence University faculty members will be among the leaders of seminars at Björklunden this summer. They say they get as much from the week-long teaching experience as they give.
![Bill Shefchik teaches a course on geology at a 2023 seminar at Björklunden](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-02/Bjorklunden%20seminar.jpg?h=03d1c143&itok=LbKtLB1O)
Registration is open for the 2024 summer seminars at Björklunden, Lawrence University’s northern campus and retreat center. The seminars, open to the public and available to all ages, cover a wide range of topics.
![The solar array at Bjorklunden went live in the spring. (Photo by Danny Damiani)](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-06/Bjork_152.jpg?h=d90a0225&itok=maZOgxpV)
A new solar array, tucked in the woods at Björklunden, began gathering power from the sun this spring. It is the latest step in Lawrence's Net Zero Björklunden project. It follows the arrival of high-speed internet at the Door County campus.
![Guests relax on the deck of the main lodge during a 2019 summer seminar at Bjorklunden.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-02/BjorklundenSeminar_201907%20%281%29.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=SFI3BQgT)
Registration is now open for the summer and fall 2023 seminars held at Björklunden, Lawrence University’s pristine Door County retreat.
![Tom McKenzie poses for a photo on a bench carved with the name Bjorklunden.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-10/TomMcKenzie.jpg?h=62255cd3&itok=tZYWWr9a)
Tom McKenzie ’95 is the new director of Björklunden, Lawrence’s northern retreat. He has deep roots in Wisconsin and Door County, returning after spending the past 21 years in southern California.
![Eric Simonson poses for a portrait while on campus for Reunion 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-08/EricSimonsonHorizontal_202206%281%29.jpg?h=eb5c6028&itok=DjH7FnmJ)
Eric Simonson ’82 has carved out an impressive career in film, television, and theater, including winning an Academy Award. He points to Lawrence for preparing him for a life of exploration.
![Guests relax on the deck of the main lodge during a 2019 summer seminar at Bjorklunden.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-02/BjorklundenSeminar_201907%20%281%29.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=SFI3BQgT)
The summer and fall seminars at Björklunden are returning in person for the first time in three years, beginning in mid-June and continuing through mid-October. The COVID-19 pandemic shut down the seminars in 2020 and 2021.
![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)
Our 2021 video rewind looks back at everything we’ve experienced and accomplished as a community this year.
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We’re here to guide you through a few nearby options if you want to roam beyond Appleton.