Lawrence University

Lawrence University's Class of 2025 was celebrated in grand fashion at a Commencement held June 15 on Main Hall Green. More than 350 graduates walked the Commencement stage to loud applause from family, friends, and the Lawrence community at a ceremony that included an inspiring message from Commencement speaker Campbell Scott, an accomplished actor and director who first found his way to the stage while an undergraduate at Lawrence.

Maddie Bublik, a Lawrence University sophomore from Wausau, Wisconsin, is making an impact on and off campus through her role as the coordinator of a Lawrence program that encourages students to volunteer as tutors for young students in the Appleton community. It's one of multiple ways the physics and German double major is making important connections on her undergraduate journey.

For Lawrence University junior William Surtees, co-winning the annual Lawrence Symphony Orchestra's Concerto Competition wasn't a pursuit of prestige, it was a personal milestone, a chance to bring a beloved work to life. Surtees, a music performance (piano) major, will perform the first movement of Frederic Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor on June 6 (7:30 p.m.) in the Lawrence Memorial Chapel, alongside the Lawrence Symphony Orchestra.

Lawrence University junior Emma Moya will be spending her summer with dolphins. The biology major from Chicago has secured an internship with the Sarasota Dolphin Research Program, where she will join other students and scientists in Sarasota, Florida, gathering and analyzing data on dolphins. It's an opportunity her experiences in Lawrence's marine biology program made possible.

Mia Kraker, a Lawrence University senior, will be going abroad as the recipient of a 2025 U.S. Teaching Assistantship (USTA) fellowship in Austria. Administered by Fulbright Austria, the fellowship will have her teaching English for a year in Innsbruck, located in western Austria in the heart of the Alps.

Samuel Schuler, a Lawrence University senior, will be going abroad as the recipient of a 2025 U.S. Teaching Assistantship (USTA) fellowship in Austria. Administered by Fulbright Austria, the fellowship will have him teaching English for a year in Styria, located in southern Austria.

After spending a year as vice president, Lawrence University sophomore Brooklyn "Brook" Schara has stepped into her new role as president of the Lawrence University Community Council (LUCC). As the student branch of Lawrence's shared governance, LUCC recognizes and funds student organizations, acts as a forum for student voices, and plays a part in non-curricular legislation on campus.

Lawrence University junior Vivian Shanley has discovered just how versatile one instrument can be, using the double bass to explore a broad spectrum of musical traditions. Her recent success in the LU Wind Ensemble Concerto Competition is a case in point. Her winning piece-Dana Wilson's Concerto for Contrabass and Wind Ensemble-is rich with allusions to many musical styles.

Alex Stanger, a Lawrence University senior, is going abroad as the recipient of a 2025 U.S. Fulbright Program fellowship. Stanger will accept the award and spend the coming academic year teaching in Germany. The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government's flagship international academic exchange program. Since 1946, it has provided more than 400,000 students, scholars, teachers, artists, and professionals with the opportunity to study, teach, and conduct research abroad. The latest awards bring to 69 the number of Lawrence recipients since the program was first introduced.

Lawrence University junior Faith Onukaogu won The Pitch, a business startup competition for college students in northeast Wisconsin. It's the third win for Lawrence in nine years.

Adrian Stancil-Martin, a first-year Lawrence University student, has quickly made himself at home on campus and in the City of Appleton. He ran for and won a seat on Appleton's Common Council.

Lawrence University junior Jackson Bertman, a standout diver on the swimming and diving team, keeps his focus on team success even while piling up individual accolades, including being named Midwest Conference Diver of the Year for the third straight year.

Lawrence University took its celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Conservatory of Music to New York City over spring break. Eleven students, accompanied by several faculty and staff, were part of the March 19-23 trip-seeing performances at iconic arts venues, taking part in individual lessons and masterclasses, and presenting a concert for Lawrence alumni and friends at Manhattan School of Music.

Lawrence University sophomore violinist Ben Frueh performed a solo March 14 with the Lawrence Symphony Orchestra after being named a co-winner of the annual Concerto Competition.

Lawrence University senior Ben Lewis fell hard for bluegrass music. He now records and performs with the Litch Brothers, including a recent performance at a notable folk music conference in Ireland. His studies through the Bachelor of Musical Arts (B.M.A.) program in Lawrence's Conservatory of Music has prepared him well.

Lawrence University junior Zachary Hogan has turned his fascination with Mars into research that has garnered a grant from the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium (WSGC), an educational branch of NASA. The geosciences major from Warrenville, Illinois, is using the $5,000 grant to fund research into the deterioration of ice cliffs on the poles of Mars. The end goal, Hogan said, is to determine an annual volume of material that's shedding from the ice slopes, which could inform further research on the surface of Mars. In August, he'll present his research to WSGC, and his write-up will be published in the WSGC's student publication.

Lawrence University senior Helen Panshin has approached musicology courses-a requirement for all Conservatory of Music students-with a particular zeal. Panshin, seeking a Bachelor of Arts with majors in both music and English literature, credits the musicology faculty's nuanced and evolving approach for inspiring her passion with specialized research and advocacy for marginalized voices in classical music. That enthusiasm led Panshin, from Corvallis, Oregon, to a reconsidered junior recital and then a summer internship with New Muses Project, an initiative dedicated to bringing greater recognition to underrepresented composers.

Lawrence University senior Benjamin Keating is the winner of the Wisconsin Division of the National Music Teachers Association's Young Artist Piano Performance Competition. He now advances to the regionals.

Lawrence University senior Emma Jacobs has been researching the Teakwood Room in Chapman Hall for more than two years, part of her majors in history and art history. A presentation delivered recently in the historic space on Chapman's second floor was a culmination of her work to date.

Four Lawrence University neuroscience majors are immersed in cognitive research aimed at understanding how people in an information-rich world interact with visual stimuli and how that affects attention and memory. Den Boakye, a junior from Ghana, Vivian Khan, a senior from Waukon, Iowa, Fanta Jatta, a senior from Madison, Wisconsin, and Khayla Santiago, a senior from Morton Grove, Illinois, are working in the lab of Professor Chunyue Teng on research that aims to shed light on how the brain juggles the new information we see with information we remember.

Cristyn Oliver, a standout cross country and track athlete now in her fifth year at Lawrence University, is looking to put lessons learned on and off the track to work in a career focused on sports psychology. A psychology major from Redondo Beach, California, Oliver's passion for running has led to her interest in sports psychology over the past few years. She capped off her cross country career at Lawrence in record-setting fashion.

Four Lawrence University neuroscience majors are immersed in cognitive research aimed at understanding how people in an information-rich world interact with visual stimuli and how that affects attention and memory. Den Boakye, a junior from Ghana, Vivian Khan, a senior from Waukon, Iowa, Fanta Jatta, a senior from Madison, Wisconsin, and Khayla Santiago, a senior from Morton Grove, Illinois, are working in the lab of Professor Chunyue Teng on research that aims to shed light on how the brain juggles the new information we see with information we remember.

Four Lawrence University neuroscience majors are immersed in cognitive research aimed at understanding how people in an information-rich world interact with visual stimuli and how that affects attention and memory. Den Boakye, a junior from Ghana, Vivian Khan, a senior from Waukon, Iowa, Fanta Jatta, a senior from Madison, Wisconsin, and Khayla Santiago, a senior from Morton Grove, Illinois, are working in the lab of Professor Chunyue Teng on research that aims to shed light on how the brain juggles the new information we see with information we remember.

Four Lawrence University neuroscience majors are immersed in cognitive research aimed at understanding how people in an information-rich world interact with visual stimuli and how that affects attention and memory. Den Boakye, a junior from Ghana, Vivian Khan, a senior from Waukon, Iowa, Fanta Jatta, a senior from Madison, Wisconsin, and Khayla Santiago, a senior from Morton Grove, Illinois, are working in the lab of Professor Chunyue Teng on research that aims to shed light on how the brain juggles the new information we see with information we remember.

Sofia Sandberg is a recipient of Lawrence University's Henry Merritt Wriston Scholarship.

Sophia Gaus is a recipient of Lawrence University's Henry Merritt Wriston Scholarship.

Emelyn Beaster is a recipient of Lawrence University's Henry Merritt Wriston Scholarship.

Helin Wang is the recipient of Lawrence University's Ralph White Prize in Mathematics. It is awarded to a sophomore student excelling in the study of mathematics.

David Smith is the recipient of Lawrence University's Ralph White Prize in Mathematics, awarded to a sophomore student excelling in the study of mathematics.

Madeleine Tevonian is the recipient of Lawrence University's E. Graham Waring Prize in Religious Studies. It is given to a student for the best paper written in a religious studies course.