Contact:  Rick Peterson, Manager of News Services, 920/832-6590
For Immediate Release
September 17, 1999

Lawrence University Begins 153rd Academic Year With Presidential Convocation 


APPLETON, WIS. -- Lawrence University President Richard Warch officially opens 
the college's 153rd year with the address, "Musings on the Millennium," 
Thursday, Sept. 23 at 11:10 a.m. in the Lawrence Memorial Chapel.  The 
event is free and open to the public.   

In his annual matriculation convocation, Warch, who begins his 21st year this fall 
as Lawrence president, will examine the the concerns, threats and opportunities 
confronting Lawrence and society in the new millennium.  
Classes begin on Wednesday, Sept. 22.