Volume 84, Number 3, Spring 2004

Here are some highlights of the Spring 2004 issue of Lawrence University's quarterly magazine, Lawrence Today. To request a copy of the printed magazine or for other questions or comments, please contact the editor.

Meet Jill Beck
The Board of Trustees has named Jill Beck, former dean of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts at University of California, Irvine, as Lawrence University's 15th president. Dr. Beck was introduced to the campus community at a special meeting in Memorial Chapel on Friday, January 23. Read more.

The Warch Years
Richard Warch is retiring at the end of this academic year after serving for 25 years as president of Lawrence University. The following articles pay tribute to him and to those years.

Unamuno's difference
J. Michael Hittle, professor emeritus of history, who served as dean of the faculty from 1980 to 1988, recalls the first years of the Warch presidency. Read the article.

Timeline: 2.5 decades
People, places, and events at Lawrence University, 1979 to 2003. Read the article.
Plus, a "Web Extra" not included in the printed magazine: From disco to J. Lo.

Not necessarily in the job description
Margaret Carroll, ’61, trustee and former chair of the Board of Trustees, interviews President Warch. Read the article.

Hello, Hiett Hall
Dedicated in October 2003, Lawrence's new residence hall for upperclass students can be described as "a suite success." Read the article.
Plus, a "Web Extra" not included in the printed magazine: What's not to like?, by Jacques Hacquebord, ’04, LUCC president and Hiett Hall resident.

Theme houses and one beautiful porch
Evan Wyse, ’00, writes about ORC House and its ilk. Read the article.

An enduring, and endearing, legacy
Five remembrances by former students of George Smalley, professor emeritus of Slavic languages and literatures, who died in August 2003. Read the article.

Profile: Zubair Hakim, ’07
Susan Raddant, ’99, working in the U.S. embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, helped steer this Afghan refugee to Lawrence. Read the article.

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