Student Service Organizations

The mission of the Lawrence University Disability Working Group is to foster the inclusion and equity of disabled individuals at Lawrence by establishing a self-sustaining platform providing mentorship, education, and equitable access, with the goal of empowering all to be fully engaged in the community. We are a group of students, faculty, and staff who collaborate and work together to make things happen.

To learn more about LUDWiG click HERE. 

The Committee on Community Service and Engagement, established in 2012, was created with the intention to represent the volunteer community on campus.  The members consist of representatives from large, active volunteer-focused student organizations, as well as members of the CCE.  The goal of this committee is to provide a way for these organizations to meet and share upcoming events, network with other like-minded volunteers, and work together to promote the voice of volunteerism on campus.  An important responsibility of this committee is to promote and distribute the Humanitarian Projects Grant, which is a grant that is available to students looking to do a volunteer-based project on campus or in the community.

In addition, this committee coordinates the service shuttle which provides transportation to volunteer opportunities on Saturday mornings. Although transportation is provided, it is the responsibility of the student to make arrangements with non-profit organizations. To reserve your spot on the service shuttle click here.

Current student organizations represented on the committee: BIR - Building Intergenerational Relationships, GlobeMed, LARY Buddy - Lawrence Assistance Reaching Youth, NAfME - National Association for Music Education, PAW - People for Animal Welfare, VITAL - Volunteers in Tutoring At Lawrence, AMSA - American Medical Student Association, and Rotaract.

Humanitarian Projects Grant Application

This grant is for students or student-organizations providing service to the on-campus community, the Appleton community, or the world at large.  The grant is to be used for specific projects or ideas that benefit the community the student/organization will be working with while upholding Lawrence University’s mission of providing service to and learning from the community.  In the past funding has gone to service projects such as: jump start fundraisers for events like Ghana Reads and Pakistan Flood relief; sending students to provide relief aid in Mississippi (Hurricane Katrina) and Haiti; and even helping fund the making of a documentary on the Hurricane Katrina aftermath. Interested in applying for this grant? Click here to submit an application.