Matt Wuerker ’79 has won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in recognition of “his consistently fresh, funny cartoons, especially memorable for lampooning the partisan conflict that engulfed Washington.”

Music, art, sports, photography and…sneakers. Alumnus Aron Phillips’ new Web site How To Make Itruns a gamut of topics and stands as a testament to how a wide variety of interests can lead to, well, spectacularly interesting reading.

Working at a camp for future rockers might sound like the basis for a movie, but it’s just another day in the life for two young alumnae.

When Jeanie Mullins ’16 starts classes in the fall, she’ll have more than the usual campus support – she’s the youngest of four close-knit sisters who have decided to join the Lewis & Clark community in the last six years. Jeanie and her sisters – Jessica ’10, Jennifer ’12 and Jet’aime Mullins ’13 – are part of a strong legacy tradition of families who choose to attend L&C, and credit the College with starting them on the road to success.

Amber Case ’08 will present the keynote speech “Ambient Location and the Future of the Interface” on Sunday, March 11, at the 2012 South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive conference. 

As part of Homecoming Weekend 2012 (October 26-28), math and computer science majors, minors and friends are invited to campus to reconnect with fellow alumni and current and former faculty. Join the fun!

BCMB Alumnus Receives NSF Grant

Two Lewis & Clark alumni received prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships for demonstrating promise as leaders in their fields.

Annual campus-wide community service day grows from student idea.

The folks in 3CE recently caught up with Eli Fabens to hear more about his experiences working at Oreninc, an independent financial services provider for companies, institutions, and investors in the junior commodities space. Eli, originally from Ithaca, New York, graduated from Lewis & Clark in May 2011 with a degree in Economics.

For students like Amelia Blakeman ’06, the “intellectual agility” that comes with a liberal arts education can mean an entrepreneurial approach to careers.

This summer, as alumni trek from all around the country back to Palatine Hill for Reunion Weekend (June 21-24), Mary Kay Britton’s journey to Portland for her 50th Reunion will be almost as memorable as the weekend itself.

President Glassner has announced a $10 million bequest to Lewis & Clark from the late Fred Fields. The gift is the second-largest in the history of the college.

A recent Lewis & Clark graduate received the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) for Young Professionals fellowship. Through the cultural exchange program, Chris MacLeod ’11 will spend a full year working and studying in Germany.

 

The folks in 3CE caught up with Carolyn Worthge, over winter break to hear more about her experience working with the ONE Campaign as a Faiths Act Fellow with the Tony Blair Faith Foundation. Carolyn, originally from San Mateo, California, graduated from Lewis & Clark in May 2011 with a degree in Sociology/Anthropology and a minor in Music.

Tamma Carleton ’09 shares her path to the Rhodes Scholarship.

Madelyn Troiano ’12 has won the Woodrow Wilson-Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowshipfor Aspiring Teachers of Color, created to recruit, support, and retain public school teachers in the United States.

Students share how Lewis & Clark fulfilled their passion for international experiences.

Welcome to our new series highlighting recent graduates who are surviving (and even thriving!) out in the “real world.” Starting in January 2012, 3CE will periodically highlight recent grads who have found a fulfilling job or are enrolled in an engaging graduate study program.

For the second consecutive year, Lewis & Clark ranks in the top five on the Peace Corps Top Colleges list—the only school in Portland to receive this honor.

Each year, Lewis & Clark honors alumni from the College of Arts and Sciences for their outstanding accomplishments and community service. We’re proud to announce the 2012 honorees, who will receive their awards at the Alumni Honors Banquet on February 25.

Millions of people watching the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 5, will see the work of Lewis & Clark student Remy Neymarc when they tune in to the big game.

Students offer their ideas about how to get a taste of the city in just one day.

Amelia Wilcox ’81 and other alumni discuss what makes Lewis & Clark special.

Claire Cummings (‘11) 

Isaac Holeman ’09 is a winner of the Top 11 in 2011 Innovators Challenge, which recognizes professionals who have used mobile technology in innovative ways to improve health systems and outcomes in remote areas of the world.

The 10 biggest stories from Lewis & Clark this year.

Greta Binford named Oregon Professor of the Year

Renewable energy expert Matthias Fripp B.A. ’99 is drawing on his extensive research and scholarship to participate in a 10-day, Oxford-style debate.