Get Involved with 3CE

Are you interested in building relationships with LC students? Do you have real-world experience that will add to the educational experience(s) of our students? Are you interested in hiring interns or full-time employees and/or securing volunteers for an on-going service experience or one-time volunteer opportunity? If so, getting involved with 3CE is the best way to connect to our students. Below are a number of opportunities to connect with the Center. 

Careers for Pioneers:

A joint networking event and mock-interview session where students can connect with Lewis & Clark alumni members and ask questions regarding career field and path. The second portion of the event is a one-on-one mock interview session where students can learn valuable skills about the interview process.

Community Research Initiative: 

The Community Research Initiative (CRI) partners Lewis & Clark students with 1 community organization and 1 faculty for the purpose of completing a community-based research project. 3CE provides a small stipend to students who participate in the CRI program.

The purpose of this initiative is  to (1) advance the research needs/agendas of community organizations, (2) advance students’ knowledge of the research process through its practical application in “real-world” and controlled environments, (3) to advance students’ knowledge of critical issues impacting the greater-Portland community, and (4) to advance faculty connectedness with the greater-Portland community and their individual research agendas.

What’s in it for your organization?

1. Opportunity to get a pressing research question explored (i.e. resource maximization, program assessment, policy research, etc.) by trained students in cooperation with Lewis & Clark faculty;

2. Opportunity to connect with students and faculty interested in the social justice or community issue targeted by your organization;

3. Opportunity it engage faculty with research agendas that align with the research needs/objectives of your organization

Contact us at service@lclark.edu if you’re interested in serving as a research site for the Community Research Initiative. 

MLK Day of Service Day of Service: 

The MLK Day of Service is in January. This service day is a multi-institutional collaboration among 14 colleges and universities in the greater-Porltand metro. In 2009, over 1200 students and community members participated in the first MLK Day of Service.

What’s in it for your organization?

1. Opportunity to get some much needed work done by hosting a large number of students, faculty, staff, and alumni volunteers;

2. Opportunity to connect with students, faculty, staff, and alumni interested in the social justice or community issue targeted by your organization;

3. Opportunity to recruit students, faculty, staff, and alumni for other volunteer and service opportunities

Contact us at service@lclark.edu if you’re interested in being a service site for the MLK Day of Service. Please note that sites should be able to accommodate at least 25 volunteers. Volunteers typically serve 2-3 hours.

PioFair (Organizational & Volunteer Fair):

PioFair is Lewis & Clark’s annual student organization and volunteer fair and typically occurs in late-August or early-September. In 2009, 10 community organizations added over 96 students to their volunteer rosters as a result of attending PioFair.

What’s in it for your organization?

1. Opportunity to connect with a large number of students (over 500) at one time;

2. Opportunity to recruit for upcoming volunteer events or on-going service opportunities

Contact us at service@lclark.edu if you’re interested in participating in PioFair.

Post Employment and Volunteer Opportunities with 3CE

You can recruit for interns, full or part-time employees and volunteers through our job and volunteer database, Piolink. Click here for more information about recruiting employees and volunteers.

Saturdays @ Service:

We partner with various organizations in the Portland community through our Saturdays @ Service program. Saturdays @ Service occur once a month throughout the academic year (September, October, November, February, and March) and we’re always looking for interesting service sites.

What’s in it for your organization?

1. Opportunity to get some much needed work done by hosting a large number of student volunteers;

2. Opportunity to connect with students interested in the social justice or community issue targeted by your organization;

3. Opportunity to recruit students for other volunteer or service opportunities  

Contact us at service@lclark.edu if you’re interested in being a service site for our Saturdays @ Service program. Please note that sites should be able to accommodate at least 30 volunteers. Volunteers typically serve 2-3 hours.

Spring into Action: Community Service Day:

Spring into Action is a new LC tradition conceived, developed, and administered by students in cooperation with the Center and Parent and Alumni Relations. Spring into Action is a day-long service day for all members of the LC community and happens in April. In 2009, over 240 members of the LC community volunteered at over 15 organizations in the greater-Portland metro. 

What’s in it for your organization?

1. Opportunity to get some much needed work done by hosting a large number of students, faculty, staff, and alumni volunteers;

2. Opportunity to connect with students, faculty, staff, and alumni interested in the social justice or community issue targeted by your organization;

3. Opportunity to recruit students, faculty, staff, and alumni for other volunteer and service opportunities

Contact us at service@lclark.edu if you’re interested in being a service site for Spring into Action. Please note that sites should be able to accommodate at least 25 volunteers. Volunteers typically serve 2-3 hours.