BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Lewis & Clark//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20180311T100000 RDATE:20180311T100000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20181104T090000 RDATE:20181104T090000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180405T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180405T203000 SUMMARY:Los Angeles Event with President Wiewel DESCRIPTION:You are cordially invited to a special Lewis &\; Clark gat hering \;in Los Angeles as we celebrate the college's 150th anniversa ry and look to the future! Enjoy a reception\; connect with alumni\, pare nts\, and friends of Lewis &\; Clark\; and meet our new president\, Wi m Wiewel\, and his wife\, Alice.Los Angeles Event with President Wiewel Thursday\, April 56 - 8:30 p.m.\, \;reception followed by remarks by President Wiewel on his plans for Lewis &\; Clark CollegeLos Angeles\, CA 90019 (Near Koreatown) At the home of Dara and Jeremy Samuelson\, pa rents of Shade '17 and Rayce '20. Members of the Parents Council. \;T he Samuelson's home is near the intersection of Venice Boulevard and West ern Avenue in central Los Angeles\, near Koreatown. Exact address will be sent in a confirmation email. \;Event cost is $15 and includes hors d'oeuvres and open bar with beer and wine. Online event registration is closed for this event. If you have questions\, please call the Office of Alumni and Parent Programs at 503-768-7950. \; More on the Speaker Wim Wiewel is Lewis &\; Clark's 25th president. He took the helm on O ctober 1\, 2017\, after nine years successfully leading Portland State Un iversity. Under his tenure\, PSU became the largest and most diverse univ ersity in the state. Retention and graduation rates increased every year\ , while funded research went up 50 percent\, and fundraising tripled. His leadership earned him a 2014 CASE (Council for Advancement and Support o f Education) Chief Executive Leadership Award. A recipient of a classic liberal arts education as a high school student in his native Amsterdam\, Wiewel learned early on the value of a broad-based education rooted in c ritical thinking and analysis. The first in his family to go to college\, he holds degrees in sociology and urban planning from the University of Amsterdam and a PhD in sociology from Northwestern University. Wiewel is a proponent of strong civic engagement\, which benefits both the college and the community it calls home. He has served on a number of prominent business and culture organizations\, including the Portland Business Alli ance\, All Hands Raised\, Regional Solutions\, and the World Affairs Coun cil of Oregon. A vocal advocate of teaching and practicing sustainabilit y\, Wim works closely with civic\, business\, and academic leaders to dri ve collaboration. Wim received the 2012 inaugural Presidential Leadership Award from the U.S. Green Building Council's Center for Green Schools. H e also garnered a Climate Leadership Award from national nonprofit Second Nature in 2013 for demonstrating innovative and advanced leadership in e ducation related to sustainability and climate mitigation and adaptation. A sociologist with a passion for strong cities\, Wiewel has authored or edited nine books and more than 65 articles and chapters that have appea red in such publications as \;Economic Geography\, \;and the  \;Journal of the American Planning Association. \;His most recent boo ks are \;Global Universities and Urban Development \;and \;Su burban Sprawl. Wim is married to the architect Alice Wiewel and together they have four children. Admirers of Portland's eclectic cultural offeri ngs and of Oregon's amazing natural beauty\, Wim and Alice take time to r aft\, camp and explore the mountains\, coasts and deserts. They also atte nd lots of performances and games in town\, and frequent community recept ions and dinners. \; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
You are cordially invited to a sp
ecial Lewis &\; Clark gathering \;in Los Angeles as we celebrate t
he college's 150th anniversary and look to the future! Enjoy a reception\
; connect with alumni\, parents\, and friends of Lewis &\; Clark\; and
meet our new president\, Wim Wiewel\, and his wife\, Alice.
Thursday\, April 5
6 - 8:30 p.m.\, \;rece
ption followed by remarks by President Wiewel on his plans for Lewis &
\; Clark College
Los Angeles\, CA 90019 (Near Koreatown)
At the home of Dara and Jeremy Samuelson\, parents of Shade '17 and Ray ce '20. Members of the Parents Council. \;The Samuelson's home is nea r the intersection of Venice Boulevard and Western Avenue in central Los Angeles\, near Koreatown. Exact address will be sent in a confirmation em ail. \;Event cost is $15 and includes hors d'oeuvres and open bar wit h beer and wine.
If you have questions\, please call the Office of Alumni an d Parent Programs at 503-768-7950.
\;
Wim Wiewel is Lewis &\; Clark's 25th president. He took the helm on October 1\, 2017\, after nine years successfully lea ding Portland State University. Under his tenure\, PSU became the largest and most diverse university in the state. Retention and graduation rates increased every year\, while funded research went up 50 percent\, and fu ndraising tripled. His leadership earned him a 2014 CASE (Council for Adv ancement and Support of Education) Chief Executive Leadership Award.
< p class="normal"> A recipient of a classic liberal arts education as a h igh school student in his native Amsterdam\, Wiewel learned early on the value of a broad-based education rooted in critical thinking and analysis . The first in his family to go to college\, he holds degrees in sociolog y and urban planning from the University of Amsterdam and a PhD in sociol ogy from Northwestern University.Wiewel is a proponent of strong civic engagement\, which benefits both the college and the community it calls home. He has served on a number of prominent business and culture o rganizations\, including the Portland Business Alliance\, All Hands Raise d\, Regional Solutions\, and the World Affairs Council of Oregon.
A vocal advocate of teaching and practicing sustainability\, Wim works c losely with civic\, business\, and academic leaders to drive collaboratio n. Wim received the 2012 inaugural Presidential Leadership Award from the U.S. Green Building Council's Center for Green Schools. He also garnered a Climate Leadership Award from national nonprofit Second Nature in 2013 for demonstrating innovative and advanced leadership in education relate d to sustainability and climate mitigation and adaptation.
A soci ologist with a passion for strong cities\, Wiewel has authored or edited nine books and more than 65 articles and chapters that have appeared in s uch publications as \;Economic Geography\, \;and the 0\;Journal of the American Planning Association. \;His most recent books are \;Global Universities and Urban Development \;and \;Suburban Sprawl.
Wim is married to the architect Alice Wiewel and together they have four children. Admirers of Portland's eclectic cultural offerings and of Oregon's amazing natural be auty\, Wim and Alice take time to raft\, camp and explore the mountains\, coasts and deserts. They also attend lots of performances and games in t own\, and frequent community receptions and dinners.
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