Director of Admissions
Telephone: 888-430-3480
Email: ken.anselment@lawrence.edu
Hometown: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, unless you’re of the “place-where-you-were-born” school of hometown, in which case the answer is Sycamore, known throughout northern Illinois as the home of the Great Pumpkin Festival
Undergraduate Major: Marketing and English
Graduate Degree: British and American Literature
Words that describe Lawrence: individualized, surprising, interesting, transformational
Words that describe Lawrence students: bright, creative, diverse, intriguing, respectful, don’t take themselves too seriously
Words that describe Appleton: 2,000 pounds of apples; cosmopolitan (seriously); accessible
Favorite Book: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, by Michael Chabon; The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway; Bird by Bird, by Anne Lamott; A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving
In greatest rotation on my iPod: Thievery Corporation, STS9, U2, lots and lots of John Coltrane
Favorite Movie: how about this for eclectic...The Matrix (the original); To Kill a Mockingbird (Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch - brilliant); Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (Jimmy Stewart as an idealistic young senator... if only more folks were like that); Field of Dreams (because "Hey Dad. Wanna have a catch?" works every time)
Favorite Word: Omphaloskepsis (it’s a great word; look it up)
When I’m not at work, you’ll find me: helping my 7-year-old son perfect his baseball swing; finding a place to store all the pictures my 5-year-old daughter has drawn for me; taking to the great roads around Appleton on my bike; making a pot of chili that will change your life