▁held ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Lawrence ▁University ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ober lin ▁Group , ▁a ▁cons ort ium ▁of ▁liberal ▁arts ▁college ▁libraries . ▁ ▁Mil w au kee - Down er ▁trad itions ▁ ▁The ▁trad itions ▁and ▁her itage ▁of ▁Mil w au kee - Down er ▁are ▁w oven ▁into ▁the ▁App leton ▁campus , ▁from ▁the ▁gro ve ▁of ▁ha w th orn ▁trees ▁( called ▁Haw th or nd en ) ▁between ▁Bro ka w ▁and ▁Col man ▁h alls , ▁to ▁the ▁su nd ial ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁Main ▁Hall , ▁to ▁the ▁best ow ing ▁upon ▁each ▁class ▁a ▁class ▁color ▁and ▁b anner . ▁ ▁The ▁Lawrence ▁Dean ▁of ▁Women ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" De an ▁of ▁Down er ", ▁but ▁when ▁the ▁offices ▁of ▁Dean ▁of ▁Men ▁and ▁Dean ▁of ▁Women ▁were ▁merged ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Dean ▁of ▁Stud ents , ▁the ▁substant ive ▁duties ▁of ▁the ▁" De an ▁of ▁Down er " ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end ; ▁the ▁title ▁is ▁still ▁bor ne ▁by ▁a ▁senior ▁female ▁professor , ▁but ▁her ▁only ▁duty ▁is ▁to ▁carry ▁the ▁Down er ▁M ace ▁in ▁academic ▁process ions . ▁For ▁many ▁years ▁the ▁women ' s ▁cho ir ▁was ▁called ▁the ▁Down er ▁Ch orus . ▁ ▁At ▁one ▁time ▁the ▁B A ▁was ▁con ferred ▁upon ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁" Down er ▁College ▁of ▁Lawrence ▁University " ▁and ▁upon