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First Lady Michelle Obama Speaking Sept. 28 at Alexander Gymnasium
No full textFirst lady Michelle Obama will deliver a campaign address Friday, September 28 in Alexander Gymnasium on the Lawrence University campus.
“While Lawrence is very careful not to endorse candidates for political office, we do encourage our students to learn about the political process and to be involved in making informed decisions about candidates. As such, the first lady’s appearance is an excellent educational opportunity for Lawrence students to experience first-hand the political process in the homestretch of an important election cycle,” said David Burrows, provost and dean of the faculty. “One of the founding traditions of a liberal arts college is the education and creation of good citizens and good citizenship includes understanding the issues in any election. This should offer a great teaching moment for the entire Lawrence community.”
Mrs. Obama’s visit to Lawrence will be the second appearance by a major figure in the 2012 presidential election. Gov. Mitt Romney spoke at Lawrence on March 30.
“Despite an easy Wisconsin victory in 2008, Barack Obama’s campaign recognizes that the state is no shoo-in in 2012,” said Arnold Shober, associate professor of government at Lawrence. “Michelle Obama’s stop at Lawrence University shows how pivotal the Fox Valley is to win the state. Mitt Romney can count on suburban Milwaukee, and Barack Obama can rest assured in Madison, but neither candidate can take northeast Wisconsin for granted.”
Earlier this year to foster engagement in the national political arena, Lawrence launched an Internet tool — MyElectionDecision.org— to help voters intelligently search for their own individual “best candidate.” The interactive website allows voters to see which of the two major presidential candidate’s positions best match their own on a variety of important national issues.
Lawrence University does not endorse or sponsor either this event or Obama for America. Neither the university nor the LUCC is affiliated with Obama for America. The campaign is renting university facilities at its cost and the first lady is appearing at a campaign event for Obama for America
White House Cites Lawrence University as One of 100 Colleges Committed to Assisting Low-Income Students
No full textA peer mentoring program and increased academic support services are among the commitments Lawrence University has pledged to help more low-income students attend and complete college.
Lawrence joined a select number of colleges and universities in the country publicly pledging plans to assist low-income students as part of a higher education summit hosted Thursday (1/16) by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House.
The administration released the promises — financial or otherwise — of 100 institutions and 40 organizations aimed at assisting more low-income students attend college.
Lawrence and UW-Madison were the only Wisconsin institutions included in the White House-issued report “Commitments to Action on College Opportunity.”
“Affordability and access to a quality college education are Lawrence’s top priorities,” said President Mark Burstein. “Our plans address families’ financial burden and provide resources to assure a successful experience through graduation.”
Lawrence’s current efforts include providing need-based financial aid to about two-thirds of its students annually. Twenty-two percent of Lawrence students have extremely high financial need and qualify for federal Pell Grants. The college also enrolls a substantial number of first-generation students. Typically 10 to 15 percent of each class of degree-seeking students do not have parents who attended college.
In 2006, Lawrence was at the forefront of colleges nationally to implement test-optional admissions, helping to level the admissions playing field for low-income students who cannot afford expensive test-preparation services.
Among the additional steps Lawrence is pledging include:
• Enhanced current partnerships with community-based organizations (CBOs), including College Possible, College Horizons, the Posse Foundation and several others throughout the Chicago area to expand enrollment of students well matched for Lawrence. The expanded partnerships are expected to more than double the number of students from CBOs matriculating at Lawrence, beginning in fall of 2015.
• Increased academic support services, including the addition of new staff positions, to provide greater individualized assistance to help students overcome obstacles and stay on a path to graduation.
• Creation and implementation of a summer bridge program focused on equipping at-risk students with the skills and resources needed for successful transitions into and throughout their college experience.
• Greater emphasis on a peer mentoring program to help first-year students navigate academic and personal challenges, build habits for success and learn to thrive at Lawrence.
• Implementation of a new retention management system that will provide better early warning of students who may be struggling and then more effectively delivering services that support student success from enrollment to graduation.
• Enhanced training for faculty advisors to equip them with evidence-based strategies for supporting the success of high-need students.
“Taken together, we believe these initiatives will address White House and Lawrence goals to provide greater access to qualified students who might otherwise find a Lawrence education beyond their reach,” said Burstein
State Teachers Cited as Outstanding Educators at Lawrence University Commencement
No full textPaul Bucheger of Seymour and Robert Chesney of Cedarburg will be recognized as outstanding educators Sunday, June 15 by Lawrence University at the college’s 154th commencement.
Bucheger, at teacher at Seymour High School, and Chesney, who teaches at Ozaukee High School, will be presented annual Lawrence’s Outstanding Teaching in Wisconsin Award as part of the day’s celebration.
Established in 1985, the teaching award recognizes Wisconsin secondary school teachers for education excellence. Recipients are nominated by Lawrence seniors who attended high school in Wisconsin. They are selected on their abilities to communicate effectively, create a sense of excitement in the classroom, and motivate their students to pursue academic excellence while showing a genuine concern for them in as well as outside the classroom.
Bucheger and Chesney, the 39th and 40th teachers honored in the program’s 19-year history, each will receive a certificate, a citation and a monetary award.
Bucheger has taught physics and mathematics at Seymour High School since 1987, developing a respected reputation for his classroom creativity and practical, real-life applications of often intimidating subject matter for his students.
In nominating him for the award, Lawrence senior Mark Schmoll cited Bucheger’s communication skills, his ability to generate excitement about the subject matter and his genuine concern for students.
“All students learn best in slightly different ways and Mr. Bucheger is second to none when it comes to realizing this,” Schmoll wrote in his nomination. “He always finds ways to communicate the curriculum to each individual in the class. Excitement in the classroom is not only generated by the numerous fun activities that students have the opportunity to participate in, but by Mr. Bucheger’s own excitement for the material and for teaching.”
In addition to his teaching duties, Bucheger has been a long-time volunteer coach with the Seymour Middle School wrestling program.
A native of Greenwood, Bucheger earned his bachelor’s degree in physics and mathematics at the UW-Eau Claire and a master’s degree in education at Viterbo University.
Chesney began his teaching career in 1978 at Ozaukee High School where he teaches English, literary analysis, research writing and AP literature.
His innovative use of technology in his classes has earned Chesney numerous awards, including Time Warner’s Teaching Creatively with Cable Gold Award in 1999, 2001 and 2002. He also was named recipient of Time Warner’s Crystal Apple National Teacher Award in 1999 and 2001.
Chesney “motivates students with his flair for adding uncommon elements to the classroom,” senior Michelle Ansay wrote in nominating her former teacher for the award. “From the very early days of ‘the Web,’ Mr. Chesney has strongly encouraged responsible use of internet resources. After a few years of exploring such resources, he began to dabble in creating resources of his own and he brought his students with him on the journey.”
The faculty advisor to the school newspaper, Chesney was named the Journalism Advisor of the Year in 1999, by the Kettle Moraine Press Association. He serves as a coach of the school forensics team and is the author of numerous published articles in “Quill and Scroll” “Tech Learning” and “The Well Connected Educator,” among others.
Chesney earned his bachelor’s degree in English at the UW-Oshkosh and his master’s degree in English literature at Marquette University
Assessing Oregon's local news & information ecosystem 2022
No full textRegina Lawrence, Courtney Tabor, Michelle Nicolosi, and Andrew DeVigal.Title from PDF cover (viewed on November 2, 2022)."A 2022 Agora Journalism Center report."This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Includes bibliographical references.Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
Black Fashion Designers Symposium: June Ambrose in conversation with Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs
No full textJune Ambrose in conversation with Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs at The Museum at FIT's annual fashion symposium, Black Fashion Designers, held on Monday, February 6, 2017. The one-day symposium featured talks by designers, models, journalists, and scholars on African diasporic culture and fashion.June Ambrose is a celebrity stylist and designer whose clients include Sean Combs, Jay Z, Alicia Keys, and Gabrielle Union. She is author of the book Effortless Style.Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs founded their brand Cushnie et Ochs in 2008, creating collections that juxtapose bold sensuality with minimalist sophistication
A Sustainable Campus for the Future: Proposals for Sarah Lawrence College
No full textThe combined version of A Sustainable Campus for the Future: Proposals for Sarah Lawrence College comes from a joint project between the students in Economics of the Ecological Crisis and Global Change Biology in Spring 2016, taught by Nicholas Reksten and Michelle Hersh, respectively.https://digitalcommons.slc.edu/undergrad_sustainproject/1009/thumbnail.jp
Arthur N. Turner, Paul L. Lawrence, Industrial Jobs and the worker , an investigation of response to task attributes, 1965
No full textDurand Michelle. Arthur N. Turner, Paul L. Lawrence, Industrial Jobs and the worker , an investigation of response to task attributes, 1965. In: Sociologie du travail, 9ᵉ année n°1, Janvier-mars 1967. pp. 104-106
Arthur N. Turner, Paul H. Lawrence, Industrial Jobs and the worker, an investigation of response to task attributes, 1965
No full textDurand Michelle. Arthur N. Turner, Paul H. Lawrence, Industrial Jobs and the worker, an investigation of response to task attributes, 1965. In: Sociologie du travail, 11ᵉ année n°2, Avril-juin 1969. pp. 219-221
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Media Representations of Michelle Obama
No full textIn this article the author presents ideas about the media representations of Michelle Obama. The author argues that the public perceptions and favorability of Michelle Obama are tied to which aspects of her identity are presented in the media
Toni-Michelle C. Travis, \u2769 (BardCorps)
No full textThis interview was recorded as part of Myra Armstead’s 2017 course, Hist 117: Inclusion at Bard, which produced a series of oral histories with alumni/ae of color.
Raised on and around Howard University’s campus in D.C., Toni-Michelle C. Travis came to Bard to pursue a degree in political science. She first discovered the school through the popular radio and television game show College Bowl. While at Bard, Toni-Michelle rejoiced in the freedoms of college life: “No one said you had to go to chapel.” She references inside jokes she shared with her peers; for instance, the saying that Bard was “1.5 acres per person” while she attended. Reminiscing about her favorite bar, Adolph’s, she asserts “it changed the entire college when it ceased to exist… It was a unique place, a unique atmosphere for discussions, for looking at the world, all of those things.” She describes the influence of drug culture on students during this time and the looming War on Drugs waged by President Nixon. Toni-Michelle tells the tale of Bard’s 1968 drug bust, contending that G. Gordon Liddy and Sheriff Lawrence Quinlan of Dutchess County “were looking for a private school [to bust]. And Vassar was all women. And Marist was Catholic. And so then they kept looking, and then it [the target] became Bard.”
Though she yearned for a larger political science department and resented the preferential treatment given to her male peers, Toni-Michelle retains an appreciation for her education at Bard. She fondly remembers Professor Heinz Bertelsmann as a mentor. She grew up discussing politics at the dinner table and was moved by the injustices she witnessed around her: the lack of representation and denial of political rights for Black Americans inspired her to “figure out how government works.” During her years at Bard, Toni-Michelle did not navigate her racial identity alone–she developed a racial consciousness informed by the times: her boyfriend would say ‘We’re now Black. We’re now Black people.’ And my grandmother would talk about being Colored, and my mother about being Negro, and then I started using the term Black.” Toni-Michelle did not personally witness the rising tide of civil rights activism pulling Bard students into its wake; rather, she felt as if “Bard was so removed on the Civil Rights issue. Nobody said much about it, thought much about it. The big issue was ‘Are you going to D.C. to demonstrate against Vietnam?’” Though, given that the only television on campus was located in a men’s dormitory, Albee, Bard was ‘in a real bubble’. Toni-Michelle speaks on Bard’s reactions to numerous political issues of the 60s, including MLK’s assassination, desegregation, busing, and the Bard Racial Action Committee (BRAC). She went on to study at the University of Chicago, obtaining her PhD on a Ford Foundation Fellowship Grant. Dr. Travis is professor emerita of policy and government at George Mason University.https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/oral_hist/1093/thumbnail.jp
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