The Lawrence University of Wisconsin, through its undergraduate residential college and Conservatory of Music, educates students in the liberal arts and sciences. The University is devoted to excellence and integrity in all of its activities and committed to the development of intellect and talent, the pursuit of knowledge and understanding, the cultivation of sound judgment, and respect for others' perspectives. Lawrence prepares students for lives of achievement, responsible and meaningful citizenship, Lifelong Learning, and personal fulfillment. As a diverse learning community of scholars and artists, we actively foster a transformative process that emphasizes engaged learning, supported by an environment of rich educational opportunities in a residential campus setting.
Lawrence University seeks academically motivated students with diverse talents, interests, backgrounds, and aspirations who demonstrate the potential to transform and be transformed by Lawrence University. We have designed an admission process that helps us find and select those students in a way that reflects our institutional values, follows the Statement of Principles of Good Practice of the National Association for College Admission Counseling, and—above all—puts students at the center of the admission process.
Students enter Lawrence when they are actively forging their identities and seeking their places in the world. Therefore, a Lawrence education is transformative: We strive to help each student develop as a liberally educated person who can think deeply and creatively about ideas, gather and analyze evidence, communicate effectively, and articulate a personal identity that leads to thoughtful life choices. This transformation is supported by a learning community that immerses students in the breadth of human experience, engages ideas in a spirit of open discourse, values the individual's uniqueness, and celebrates accomplishment. This learning community's foundation is a vibrant, safe, and healthful residential campus that contains talented and diverse groups of students, faculty, administrators, and staff. Our residential experience is enhanced by opportunities to study abroad and to become involved in the wider community. The university values effective teaching, combined with distinguished scholarship and creative activity.
In each student, we see the potential to become an informed, independent thinker and concerned, responsible citizen. Lawrence students can personalize their LearningLearning through interactions with peers, professors, and staff in a wide variety of settings, both formal and informal. The process begins with our Freshman Studies program, continues through the sophomore and junior years, and ends with the Senior Experience.
The Faculty of Lawrence University reaffirms its commitment to fostering a diverse and welcoming learning community that embraces all members, including marginalized by aspects of their identities. The principles of respect and inclusion are critical to our mission as an educational institution dedicated to cultivating dialogue across differences and developing meaningful citizenship that will meet the challenges of a complex world.
Lawrence is part of an intellectual and creative community that includes Appleton and the Fox Valley, Lawrence's alumni, and the broader global community. We are committed to providing service to and learning from the broader community.
Lawrence University, a liberal arts college, and conservatory of music, are dedicated to developing intellect and talent, the pursuit of knowledge and understanding, and the cultivation of critical literacy and sound judgment. To that end, members of the Lawrence community are free to engage in, speak on, and write about scholarly research and creative activity without fear of censorship or retaliation. In the classroom, laboratory, and studio, teachers must be free to teach and students free to learn. We must be free to challenge each other's beliefs, explore new ideas, critically examine old ones, and listen to others without disruption.
Knowledge, skill, understanding, and creative expression are acquired through complex and even controversial interactions. Although these interactions may, at times, cause discomfort, they may not be obstructed. Intellectually honest and vibrant communities engage in complex interactions. The ability, at this moment, protected, to exchange ideas in a spirit of mutual respect is essential to our educational mission.
Lawrence University faculty, as well as invited speakers and performers, may express their views publicly. However, the University may restrict speech defamatory of character, harassing, or infringing a protected right to privacy or confidentiality.
Lawrence University prioritizes preparing students for a life of personal fulfillment and professional accomplishment and a lifetime of learning. It is the job of all Lawrentians to learn by availing themselves of those genuinely unique things to Lawrence.
Engaged LearningLearning is that which characterizes a Lawrence education and distinguishes Lawrentians. Although students may have encountered engaged learning experiences elsewhere, it is the foremost attribute of every subject and every class we offer at Lawrence. By actively engaging in challenging and meaningful learning experiences with faculty and one another, students will be prepared to adapt and succeed in an ever-changing world. Those who prefer to absorb information passed from teacher to student passively will find Lawrence a poor fit. Those who prefer instead to explore, debate, create, research, practice, and perform in collaboration with others—to be an active participant in the learning experience—will find Lawrence to be an exhilarating community in which to live and thrive.
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