Lawrence University’s Sydney Closson is rocking her undergraduate studies with help from a NASA Wisconsin Space Grant Scholarship. It ties in with her interest in studying other planets.
A new solar array, tucked in the woods at Björklunden, began gathering power from the sun this spring. It is the latest step in Lawrence's Net Zero Björklunden project. It follows the arrival of high-speed internet at the Door County campus.
Lawrence University will host the Lawrence Music Camp in mid-July, adding to a musical summer that will include the annual Decoda Chamber Music Festival and participation in downtown Appleton’s Mile of Music.
Martha Helen Schmidt ’79 recently composed a song cycle that is featured in a PBS documentary filmed in Minnesota and Iceland. The documentary focuses on Icelandic-American writer, poet, and teacher Bill Holm.
Lawrence University was given an A+ in Forbes’ recently released 2023 report on financial grades for private colleges. Lawrence was the only Wisconsin college and one of 111 nationally to earn an A+.
Betsy Schlabach, associate professor of history at Lawrence University, has followed the publication of her book, Dream Books and Gamblers: Black Women’s Work in Chicago’s Policy Game, with news that she's received a travel grant to extend her research.
Reunion 2023 brought nearly 800 Lawrence University alumni and friends to campus for a festive four-day celebration. More than 100 of those alumni were with the Class of 1973, the largest turnout ever for a 50th year reunion.
Five Lawrence University faculty members have been named to endowed teaching positions beginning in the 2023-24 academic year.
Lawrence University has announced its 2023-24 Performing Arts Series, featuring performances that will showcase talented jazz, classical, brass, string, and world music artists.
Lawrence University will welcome alumni back to campus for Reunion 2023, beginning June 15 and continuing through June 18. Nearly 800 alumni and friends are expected to be part of the weekend celebration.
Shaun E. Donnelly ’68, who spent 36 years with the U.S. Foreign Service, including an appointment by President Bill Clinton to serve as U.S. ambassador to Sri Lanka, will be honored with a Presidential Award during Reunion 2023.
Cheers from family, friends, and the Lawrence community greeted 310 graduates as they walked across the Commencement stage, marking the end of one chapter and the beginning of another.
Three Lawrence University faculty members—Lori Hilt ’97, Megan Pickett, and Elizabeth Sattler—were honored during the June 11 Commencement ceremony with annual faculty awards.
Eight Lawrence University students recorded music at a Neenah studio for an upcoming film soundtrack. Luka & the Lights is a Dutch short film that aims to teach children about ALS.
The music of the late Fred Sturm ’73 will be showcased in a concert in Lawrence University’s Memorial Chapel 50 years after he graduated. Part of Reunion weekend, the concert will feature Conservatory faculty and alumni.
Will Piper, a social studies teacher at University School of Milwaukee in River Hills, is being honored by Lawrence University with the 2023 Award for Outstanding Teaching in Wisconsin.
Three tenured faculty with deep roots in the Conservatory of Music are scheduled to retire from Lawrence University at the close of the academic year—Dane Richeson, Gene Biringer, and David Bell.
Lawrence University will introduce new living-learning communities while offering upper-level students off-campus housing options as part of Fox Commons, a new development in downtown Appleton.
Lawrence University is mourning the death of Herbert Karl Tjossem, a retired English professor who spent 37 years on the Lawrence faculty. He died May 27 at the age of 100.
The Rev. Terra Winston-Sage ’00 has been appointed Lawrence University’s next Julie Esch Hurvis Dean of Spiritual and Religious Life and university chaplain. She has been an associate dean since 2018.
Alex Freeman, a senior international relations major, is the recipient of a $30,000 Rotary Global Grant for graduate study in London. She will study global media and communications.
Check out a photo gallery showcasing student bands performing during the annual LUaroo music festival on Lawrence's Main Hall Green. The student-led festival is a spring tradition at Lawrence.
Lawrence University’s 2023 Commencement is set for 10 a.m. June 11 on Main Hall Green. Here are 23 things to know as you prepare for Lawrence’s biggest weekend of the academic calendar.