▁that ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁V - 1 2 ▁Navy ▁College ▁Training ▁Program , ▁which ▁offered ▁students ▁a ▁path ▁to ▁a ▁Navy ▁commission . ▁ ▁The ▁Lawrence ▁Conserv atory ▁of ▁Music , ▁usually ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" the ▁Con ", ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁ ▁Lawrence ▁offers ▁two ▁degrees : ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Music . ▁It ▁also ▁offers ▁a ▁five - year ▁dual ▁degree ▁program , ▁where ▁students ▁can ▁receive ▁both ▁B . A . ▁and ▁B . Mus . ▁degrees . ▁ ▁F resh man ▁Studies ▁at ▁Lawrence ▁is ▁a ▁mand atory ▁two - term ▁class , ▁in ▁which ▁all ▁students ▁study ▁the ▁same ▁selected ▁ 1 1 ▁classic ▁works ▁of ▁literature , ▁art , ▁and ▁music . ▁President ▁Nathan ▁M . ▁P use y ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁initi ating ▁the ▁program ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁although ▁Professor ▁W ap les ▁cha ired ▁the ▁F resh man ▁Studies ▁Committee ▁and ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁implementing ▁the ▁program . ▁The ▁program ▁continues ▁to ▁this ▁day , ▁despite ▁being ▁tempor arily ▁susp ended ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Lawrence ▁University ▁initi ated ▁a ▁capital ▁campaign ▁called ▁" More ▁Light ! ", ▁which ▁aim ed ▁at ▁raising ▁$ 1 5 0 ▁million . ▁By ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁the ▁college ▁had ▁raised ▁$ 1 6 0 , 2 7 2 , 8 3 9 , ▁with ▁the ▁conclusion ▁event