Last October, Colorado Public Radio host Nathan Fernando Frescas (Heffel), Lawrence 2002 alum, offered the hands-on seminar The Beauty of Sound All Around You: Hearing the World as a Radio Host Does. Over a beautiful autumn week, he and his students attuned to the sounds around Björklundenand created this audio postcard. Nathan will return again in October 2025; if you are a deep listener and would like to go on exciting auditory adventures with others, his seminar is for you!
For four days, downtown Appleton became a stage as Mile of Music returned with hundreds of free performances spanning venues across the city. Once again, the Lawrence community was woven throughout the festival, with students, alumni, faculty, and Lawrence Chamber Music Festival participants sharing their talents and celebrating the connection between the university and the…
When news spread that a tornado had torn through the Fox Cities on July 27, the community was left shaken from the devastation. Miraculously, no fatalities were reported, though dozens of people were injured, and many families were displaced. The tornado moved through Appleton, Menasha, Fox Crossing, and Neenah, with Neenah and Menasha among the hardest-hit…
For one week this summer, a group of aspiring aviators traded the classroom for airport ramps, flight simulators, physics lessons, and behind-the-scenes tours of the aviation industry. The Lawrence Summer Aviation Camp gave students an opportunity to explore what a future in aviation could look like, not just from the cockpit, but across the many…