Dear campus community,

Many of you are eager for an update regarding COVID-19 on campus after our recent uptick in cases since Fall Break. We are grateful to our partners at the Lake County Health Department and the Illinois Department of Public Health for helping us organize an extra testing clinic last Friday on campus. I’m happy to report that only one new case of COVID was identified through that PCR testing process.

As we mentioned in previous campus communication, the COVID-19 dashboard is now updated every Tuesday and Friday. At this writing, we have 7 students in isolation with COVID (4 on campus and 3 off campus) and we have 8 students in quarantine (2 on campus and 6 off campus).  

While I have your attention, I’d like to take a moment to thank the staff in Health & Wellness, Residence Life, Public Safety, Facilities Management, Aramark, Parkhurst Dining, Athletics, Conference Operations and Events, Human Resources, and Information Technology Services for their work to prepare for isolation and quarantine cases on- and off-campus. It takes a village and there are so many people working hard behind the scenes; thank you!

As always, we will continue to update campus as the situation warrants. Thank you for your continued efforts to keep our community safe.

Andrea

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Andrea B. Conner
Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students
Lake Forest College
conner@lakeforest.edu
847.735.5200
Rosemary House

Posted 11/9/21

Dear Faculty, Students, and Staff,

I am very pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the College’s search for a new Vice President for Advancement and Secretary of the College.  Shawn M. Vogen, PhD, has accepted my offer to assume this key leadership position and will join the College on December 1.  Our search attracted numerous highly qualified candidates, and Shawn’s experience, preparation, and commitment to the College made him our clear first choice.  I will be delighted to welcome him as a new colleague.

For the past two years Shawn has served as Associate Vice President and Philanthropic Counsel for BWF, a national philanthropic consulting firm based in Minneapolis.  From 2015 to 2020, he worked at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago where, as Associate Vice President, he led a development team that secured multiple seven and eight-figure gifts to support the research, education, and patient care mission. From 2004 to 2015, Shawn served in increasingly responsible positions for the Medical Center and Health Sciences Division of Loyola University Chicago.  As Loyola’s Assistant Vice President and Associate Dean, Health Sciences Division, he led development, alumni relations, communication, corporate and foundation relation teams that raised substantial support for education, research, and student scholarships.

A 1993 graduate of Saint Olaf College, where he majored in chemistry, Shawn proceeded to earn a doctoral degree in biochemistry and molecular biology from the University of Nebraska Medical Center.  He and his wife, Kristin Carlson Vogen, Senior Director of Philanthropic Services for the Chicago Community Trust, live in River Forest and are the parents of Bjorn, a 2021 graduate of Saint Olaf; Kaitlin, a current junior at the University of Vermont; and Mara, a sophomore at Oak Park and River Forest High School. 

Shawn is a strong believer in liberal arts colleges and the breadth and depth of the education our students receive.  He is eager to join our campus community, lead our talented staff in Development and Alumni Relations (DAR), and raise funds to support our mission and priorities.  Based on the goals that emerge from this year’s strategic planning groups, Shawn will help develop and implement the effective fundraising plans we will need to support those important goals.

I thank my administrative colleagues; faculty members Shubhik DebBurman, Siobhan Moroney, and Rob Lemke; members of our Board of Trustees; Associate Vice President Kim Weidner-Feigh and DAR staff who interviewed candidates and helped produce Shawn’s appointment.  Kim Weidner-Feigh deserves great thanks, moreover, for skillfully leading DAR this past year.

Please join me in warmly welcoming Shawn Vogen to Lake Forest College. 

Stephen D. Schutt
President
Lake Forest College

Posted 11/5/21

Students,

Welcome to the second half of the term! The Writing Center and the Quantitative Resource Centers are prepared to help you meet your goals this term.

How to access:

1. Writing Center:  2 ways:
   1. Contact Director Daniel Henke directly (dhenke@mx.lakeforest.edu)
   2. Stop in at the WC at the beginning of the hour: If a tutor is available to help, one will help.  If not, you can stop in and discuss possibilities with Daniel Henke in his office connected to the WC.
2. Quantitative Resource Center: Same two ways as above.
   1. Please know that whatever tutor is available must be one in your subject.
   2. Julia Berkowitz, Director of Quantitative Resource Center, is available best by email this term ( berkowitz@mx.lakeforest.edu).

3. Check out Department Tutor hours:

Dear Students,

Interested in a $10,000 grant to help make your local or global vision of peace a reality? Then apply for the Summer 2022 Projects for Peace grant!

Projects for Peace is a global program that encourages students to develop innovative, community-centered, and scalable responses to the world’s most pressing issues. Along the way, students help establish themselves as peacebuilders and changemakers.

Every year, a student leader at Lake Forest College is awarded a grant in the amount of $10,000 each to implement their “Project for Peace,” anywhere in the world, over Summer 2022 break.

Who is eligible?

• All LFC undergraduate students

What does the project entail?

• Anything that can help build your vision of peace within a local or global community

When would you implement your project?

• Summer 2022 - the exact dates are determined by you and your project's needs

How do I submit a project proposal?

• While not required, we recommend scheduling a meeting with us before submitting a grant application. We can help give you more information on the grant and its expectations, as well as answer any questions you have.
• Submit your proposal HERE
  • The proposal will consist of 2 page written proposal document, along with an estimated budget sheet on how you would use the $10,000
  • See proposal guidelines, and other common questions about the grant, HERE.

Sample of past projects from Lake Forest College students:

• Language and Libraries: Expanding Educational Resources - Valdrin Halitjaha, Kosovo
• Zambia's Forgotten Children: Home of Happiness for Children with Disabilities Project - Namambo Mwale & Kalwa Kafuli, Zambia
• Agroecology for Peace and Development - Mauricio Calderón Castro, Mexico
• Kuvaka: The Bolgatanga Library Project – Sadiq Dabire, Ghana
• Building Playgrounds, Not Walls - Isha Khalil, Palestine
• The Uncovered Artistry Project – Angela & Sarah Spoto, USA

This is an amazing opportunity to help make change that you wish to see within a community!

Best regards,

Allie