Volume 82, Number 4, Summer 2002
Here are some highlights of the Summer 2002 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.
The collection eclectic
Frank Lewis, director of exhibitions and curator of Lawrence's Wriston Art Center Galleries, describes a recent inventory of the collection, with some outstanding "finds," and talks about the "accidental" beginnings of many college and university art collections and their value as research and teaching tools. Read the article
Also: What do you do with a degree in art history?
and: The art of Freshman Studies
Pardon my French
Why Americans think the French are rude -- and other cross-cultural nuances, examined and explained by Gerald Seaman, associate professor of French. Read the article
What is Afghanistan?
Scott Matteson, '69, a Peace Corps volunteer in Afghanistan in the 1970s, recalls "a place not too foreign." Read the article
A matter of skills
Introducing Lawrence's new Center for Teaching and Learning. Read the article
Retiring, but not shy
Professors Minoo D. Adenwalla (government), Corry F. Azzi, '65 (economics), and William S. Boardman (philosophy) think back and speak out on their collective 112 years of teaching at Lawrence. Read the article
Time management, community service, and the two-sport athlete
Tom Conti, '02, played both hockey and soccer, volunteered in the community, and was the recipient of both athletic and academic honors this year. We asked him how he finds the time to do all that he does. Read the article
Thinking on his feet
Andy Kazik, '02, is Lawrence's first national champion wrestler. Read the article
Inside Lawrence