The Cold War may be over, but the threat of its aftermath is still very real. That is the message of an upcoming three-day conference hosted by Lawrence and headlined by Mikhail Gorbachev. On October 1, former Soviet president Gorbachev will give a speech at Appleton's Performing Arts Center on the importance of the grassroots movement in stopping terrorism.
President Richard Warch used his 25th and final Matriculation Convocation as an opportunity to turn the critical gaze of the summer's ubiquitous national issue, diversity in education, inward. Rather than devoting the measure of his address to analyzing the Supreme Court's decision in the recent University of Michigan decision, Warch challenged professors and students to reexamine their notions of community.
Visitors to the Lawrence University Internet homepage will find a dramatically different appearance, while the content has remained virtually the same. The facelift was one of the changes the school made over the summer months. While users should be able to find everything as in the past, at least one major feature was added.
The opening speech of Lawrence's annual convocation series started Thursday with President Richard Warch's 25th matriculation convocation address. This popular series is spread throughout the year and presents on a broad variety of topics. Well-known speakers, chosen for their insight on topics thought to be pertinent to today's world, ranging from poets to scientists, are invited to address the campus.
Bill Hodgkiss, vice president for business affairs and administration at Lawrence, recently announced his upcoming retirement, effective as of his birthday on Sept. 30. As stated in a letter written by President Richard Warch, Hodgkiss had considered having his retirement coincide with Warch's own retirement, but he chose to retire sooner due to "health concerns" and personal reasons.