Dr. Frank Arpan, the newest President of Haskell Indian Nations University, will be joining us this week. Dr. Arpan is a member of the Yankton Sioux Tribe and joined Haskell University in May, 2022. Dr. Arpan previously held a position as the Dean of Academics at Sisseton Wahpeton College in South Dakota.
Archives: Events
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First Wednesday; Kate Campbell
LCR Member Kate Campbell will present to us. Check back soon for more details!
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No Meeting – Happy Holidays!
We’ll see you in 2024!
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Weekly Speaker; Jack Altman
Jack Altman will join us and share information about Retirement Bootcamp hosted by the Lawrence Public Library. Their program provides resources to help with the transition to retirement and answers to questions (and help with anxiety!) soon to be retirees may be facing. Events include tours of the Lawrence Regional Airport, visits to The Nerman Museum of Art in Johnson County, cocktail hours and more! For more information, please click here.
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Maceli’s Night Project
In lieu of our normal Wednesday meeting, we’ll instead meet at Maceli’s to distribute all of the snacks collected through our drive. Hors d’oeuvres and drinks are included!
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Weekly Speaker; Scott Sewell and Andrew Holt
This week we’ll be honored to have Scott Sewell, Director of Kansas Main Street at the Kansas Dept. of Commerce and Andrew Holt, the new Executive Director of Downtown Lawrence, Inc. (DLI) presenting to us.
Scott and his co-workers at Kansas Main Street offer programs which provide resources for revitalizing and preserving downtown areas. Andrew became the Executive Director in May, 2023, taking over for longtime DLI Executive Director Sally Zogry.
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Weekly Speaker; Lucinda Adams
Lucinda Adams’, Executive Director of Freedom’s Frontier, will provide an overview of her work to preserve stories from the Kansas and Missouri area from years past. “Adams has over 20 years of experience in the field of history and historical preservation. She joins Freedom’s Frontier NHA from the State Historical Society of Missouri where she was Associate Director since 2014. There, Adams led a multiyear strategic plan, managed a 16,000 cubic foot archival collection, and successfully completed a multi-million-dollar capital campaign.”
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Weekly Speaker; Isaac Nary
Join us as Isaac Nary, Vice President of International Development, discusses his important work for the Outreach Program. The organization is “”
Isaac is also an Assistant Governor for District 5680, Past President of the El Dorado, Kansas Rotary Club and was honored with ‘Rotarian of the Year’ for 2021-2022.
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Weekly Speaker; Melissa Sieben, LCR Member
Melissa will share memories of her time in Germany and the many Rotary connections she has made while there!
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Weekly Speaker; Jeanne Klein, KU Associate Professor Emerita
Jeanne will share a history of Lawrence’s Oak Hill Cemetery, including her work on the “Untold Stories” project to identify African Americans buried there.
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Weekly Speaker; Jenelea Randall; Rotary District Governor
Governor Randall will make her official visit to our club. Let’s all show up and let her see why we’re THE GREATEST ROTARY CLUB IN THE WORLD!
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Weekly Speaker; Darin Pearson; Park Operations Manager at the City of Lawrence
Darin oversees the Lawrence Rotary Arboretum and will share with us its current status and its plans for the future.
