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Jack Canfield was one of 50 national recipients of a $30,000 Watson Fellowship, which supports a wanderjahr of independent travel and exploration. His project will take him to French Polynesia, the Republic of the Congo, Norway and Tuva over the course of 12 months beginning in August.

Lawrence's second biennial festival featured three plays by current students and recent graduates that spanned genre from melodrama to farce.

Lawrence's four-show production of the opera, which was inspired by the Depression-era photographs of Walker Evans, explores the idea of the stranger among us. The story is told through the eyes of Laurie Moss, the eldest daughter of a Dust Bowl-era 1930s farming family, who feels unconnected to both her family and community.

Lawrence University awards bachelor of arts and bachelor of music degrees to 29 mid-year graduates.

Lawrence University awards bachelor of arts and bachelor of music degrees to 29 mid-year graduates.

Wesley Varughese and Ali Heiring were recently elected president and vice president, respectively, of the Lawrence University Community Council.

Twenty-three members of the Lawrence University Percussion Ensemble (LUPE) shared the spotlight Nov. 20 in Indianapolis, Ind., as one of the featured performers at the 2014 Percussive Arts Society International Convention.

Six Lawrence University students were place-winners at the 2014 Wisconsin chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) competition.

Lawrence University Theatre Arts Department staged four performances (Oct. 30-Nov. 1) of the popular Broadway musical "Godspell" with a contemporary twist.

Sophomore Michael Davis earned honorable mention recognition at the 2014 Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Wisconsin state competition.

Lawrence senior Tess Voge earned honorable mention recognition at the 2014 Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Wisconsin state competition.

Jonathan Hanrahan earned honorable mention recognition at the 2014 Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Wisconsin state piano competition.

Senior Elizabeth Vaughan earned second-place honors at the 2014 Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Wisconsin state piano competition.

Sophomore Evan Newman earns first-place honors at the 2014 Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Wisconsin state competition.

Three Lawrence University students were part of a team of researchers who conducted a five-day-long experiment at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory in suburban Chicago on how liquids can solidify.

Three Lawrence University students were part of a team of researchers who conducted a five-day-long experiment at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory in suburban Chicago on how liquids can solidify.

Three Lawrence University students were part of a team of researchers who conducted a five-day-long experiment at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory in suburban Chicago on how liquids can solidify.

Lawrence University awarded dean's list recognition to 691 students who maintained a minimum 3.4 grade point average for the entire 2013-14 academic year.

Six Lawrence University juniors are spending the summer on internships as 2014 Summer Volunteer Opportunity Grant recipients. The positions, locally and around the world, range from health care advocate in Rwanda to U.S. State Department assistant in Peru.

Jennifer Sefcik, Monroe, is spending her summer in Appleton as an intern at Harbor House Domestic Abuse Programs.

Alexis Cuozzo is spending her summer in Chicago, interning with Teen Learning Programs, an organization serving homeless youth on the South side of Chicago, as well as volunteering with Project Fierce Chicago and the Night Ministry.

Piano performance major Casey Kadlubowski will perform a public recital July 8 at the winner of the 2014 Menominee Area Arts Council (MAAC) John B. Henes Scholarship Award. The award includes a $1,000 scholarship.

Jasmine Winters was among the 366 students who was awarded a bachelor's degree Sunday, June 15 at Lawrence University's 165th commencement.

Alfredo Duque, Springfield Gardens, was among 366 seniors awarded a bachelor's degree Sunday, June 15 at Lawrence University's 165th commencement ceremony.

Septima Kulee of St. Paul was among 366 seniors awarded a bachelor's degree by Lawrence University Sunday, June 15 at the college's 165th commencement.

Lawrence University awarded bachelor of arts and bachelor of music degrees to 366 seniors June 15, 2014 at the college's 165th commencement. Broadcast journalist Charles Gibson, former anchor of ABC's "World News" and long-time co-anchor of "Good Morning, America," was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree as part of the ceremonies.

Senior Elizabeth Perry has been named the recipient of a United States Teaching Assistantship through the Fulbright Commission in Austria. Beginning in October, Perry will begin an eight-month appointment as an English teaching assistant at two secondary schools in Reutte, a small town in the Tirol region of western Austria.

Ninety students were recognized Wednesday, May 28 at Lawrence University's annual honors dinner and awards presentation for outstanding academic achievement.

Brynley Nadziejka's study of metamorphosed igneous rocks relevant to understanding earthquake risk in tectonically active regions earned honorable mention recognition in the student research paper competition at the recent Institute on Lake Superior Geology conference.

Sophomore Jon Hanrahan earned first-place honors in the recent (May 17) Wisconsin Music Teachers Association's Wisconsin Badger Collegiate Performance Competition.