Find yourself on Zoom more often lately? Here are a few custom virtual backgrounds to make you feel like you're at home on Lawrence's campus.

Click to download virtual backgrounds of Lawrence University's campus for zoom.

Zoom Background Instructions

  1. Click your favorite backgrounds below to download.
  2. During a Zoom meeting, click the "^" arrow next to the start/stop video button.
  3. Click "Choose Virtual Backgrounds..."
  4. Click the "+" and select your favorite backgrounds from your files.

(note: not all computers or operating systems can support this feature)

Downloadable Virtual Backgrounds

Popular Spots Around Campus

Aerial of campus at dusk with moon in the distant sky.
Campus at Dusk Background
Ormsby in the background as two students walk down the paved path on Main Hall Green.
Ormsby Background
View of Main Hall on a bright and sunny day.
Main Hall Background
Close view of Main Hall's cupola with waning moon in background.
Main Hall Cupola Background
Afternoon sunlight through trees as three students walk down path on Main Hall Green.
Main Hall Green Background
Fountain in front of the Wriston Art Center.
Wriston Fountain Background
A warmly lit teakwood room with a fireplace, ornate ceiling trim and rug.
Teakwood Room Background
View of Warch Campus Center from Lawrence University’s sustainable garden (SLUG).
Warch Background
View of Memorial Chapel on a bright and sunny day.
Memorial Chapel Background
Memorial Chapel's pillars from its stairs.
Memorial Chapel from Stairs Background
A grand piano stands center stage with organ in background inside an empty Memorial Chapel.
Inside Memorial Chapel Background
An empty stage looking out into empty audience of the Cloak Theatre.
Inside Cloak Theatre Background
Outside Alexander Gym on a sunny and bright day
Alex Gym Background

Winter on Campus

Steitz Hall from between pine branches on an overcast winter day with a thin layer of snow on the ground.
Steitz from the Pine Background
Pine branch with blurry Steitz Hall in background on an overcast winter day with snow on the ground.
Campus Pine Background
Campus clock striking 11:59 on an overcast winter day with snow and Main Hall in background.
Clock in Winter Background

Inside the Conservatory

Pile of black benches in the middle of a lobby inside the Conservatory of Music building.
Conservatory Central Lobby Background
Love seat in front of a mural inside the Conservatory of Music.
Mural Couch Background
Two love seats with a coffee stand between their armrests in front of a mural inside the Conservatory of Music.
Mural Couches Background 2
Large impressionist mural inside the Conservatory of Music
Mural Background
Three-seated couch in the practice room hallway.
Practice Room Hallway Couch Background
Three-seated couch against a set of staircase with blue handrails.
Shattuck Stairs Couch Background
Couch in central lobby with stairway to offices in the background inside the Conservatory of Music.
Stairway to Office Couch Background

Want more virtual backgrounds?

Looking for backgrounds of even more places on campus? Find them in our virtual hangout kits! Download more virtual backgrounds

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