For well over two decades, Lawrence University has sponsored a program of informative luncheon lectures for the Fox Valley community. Known as "Lunch at Lawrence," these gatherings provide an informal opportunity to hear from a diverse group of Lawrence faculty and distinguished visiting faculty on a wide range of issues and topics.

The cost of each luncheon is $13.00 and payment may be made upon return of the individual advance reservation card for the luncheon or at the door (reservations, however, are still expected).

2009-2010 Schedule

All lunches held Friday at 11:30 a.m. in the Julie Esch Studio and the Hurvis Room in the Warch Campus Center. Reservations, due the Friday prior to the event, are strongly requested. Please call 832-6553 for more information or e-mail lunch@lawrence.edu

Friday, Oct. 9, 2009

Greg Griffin
Director of the Warch Campus Center
Rethinking the Student Union: It's Not Your Parents' College Anymore

Friday, Nov. 13, 2009

Julia Stringfellow
University Archivist
If These Walls Could Talk: A Look at the History of Lawrence Buildings Through Paper and Oral Records

Friday, Feb. 12, 2010

Jason Brozek
Assistant Professor of Government and Stephen Edward Scarff Professor of International Affairs
The Rationality of Terrorism

Friday, March 12, 2010

Sonja Downing
Postdoctoral Fellow in the Conservatory of Music
Bringing World Music Home: The role of Balinese Gamelan at Lawrence University

Friday, April 9, 2010

Jerald Podair
Professor of History
How the Milwaukee Braves Changed American History

Friday, May 21, 2010

Ron Peck
Assistant Professor of Biology
What can E. coli tell us about E.T.?


If you would like to view an earlier Lunch at Lawrence presentation, see Sic Transit Gloria: The Passing of Historical Reputations by Richard A. Harrison.

A complete listing of Lunch at Lawrence programs from 1993-1994 to 2008-2009 is also available online.