Past Events

Meditation Club
March 25, 2024

Meditation Club

Our student led meditation club meets twice a week to sit and practice both guided and unguided meditations. We then discuss our experiences, thoughts, and wondering after. 

Meets in the meditation room in the lower chapel. 

March 21, 2024

Art Therapy Open Studio Sessions

Online open studio sessions are FREE and open to the public. At this time in person sessions are for L&C students, faculty and staff.

March 20, 2024

Peer Recovery Group

An open, peer-led meeting for those in recovery, friends and family of people with substance-related challenges, and anyone contemplating a change in their relationship to substances. All are welcome!

Wednesdays from 3:30-4:30pm in JR Howard 114.

March 19, 2024

“A Wall is Just a Wall”: Reiko Hillyer in Conversation with Jerry Harp

Please join Associate Professor of History and Department Chair Reiko Hillyer discuss her latest book, A Wall is Just a Wall: The Permeability of the Prison in 20th Century America (Duke University Press, February 16, 2024)  in conversation with Jerry Harp. Influenced by her work teaching in the Inside-Out program, Hillyer traces the decline of practices that used to connect incarcerated people more regularly to the free world.  

March 19, 2024

Art for Social Change Meeting

Open to all students, faculty, staff and alumni of L&C, we create events to heal from oppression and discuss where art in relationship transforms lives, builds community, examines social constructs, raises critical consciousness and creates a more just society.

March 12, 2024

Information Session for Fall 2024 Inside-Out Prison-Exchange class, English 201: Poetry 1 with Professor Jerry Harp

Jerry Harp and Reiko Hillyer are holding an information session for students and faculty interested in learning about Jerry’s Fall 2024 Inside-Out Prison-Exchange Program class, English 201: Poetry 1, and how to apply. 

Tryon
March 9, 2024

Forest Bathing at Tryon Creek

Decompress, connect with nature, and center yourself during this guided walking nature meditation. This is a welcoming space, and great for those new to meditation or outdoor recreation!
March 7, 2024

Listening and Learning with Empathy

Please join Christabel Leonce, PsyD and Aimee Milne AVP for Student Health and Accessibility as they share with you some strategies for connecting with students in meaningful ways. The core skills will include Attending Behaviors, Effective questioning, and Reflection of Meaning. 

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March 7, 2024

Executive Functioning Workshop w/ OSA

Learn tips and tricks to improve executive functioning!

Flier
March 5, 2024

Blanchet House Volunteers Needed for Dinner Service

Monthly Volunteers Needed for Blanchet House Dinner Service!

Justin Stein
March 4, 2024

“Spiritual Therapies, Energy Medicine, and the Recuperative Middle”, Justin Stein (Kwantlen Polytechnic University, British Columbia)

In modern societies, attention to human beings’ complex needs has been largely divided into areas of specialization, with our bodies assigned to “medicine” (generally interpreted to mean biomedicine), our minds and emotions in the realm of “psychology,” and our souls entrusted to “religion” (or more recently, “spirituality”). Of course, lived practices often frustrate such differentiation, and recent developments like holistic medicine and integrative medicine try to attend to the health of individuals as whole beings. Holistic medicine tends to make space for the overlapping fields of “spiritual therapies” and “energy medicine,” whose promoters tend to posit the existence of a benevolent transpersonal force that governs human health. Practitioners frame their practices as a means to return to an ancient holism that predates the modern differentiation of human health into separate biochemical, psychosocial, and spiritual realms.

In this talk I will focus on the example of Reiki, often considered a paradigmatic form of spiritual healing and/or energy medicine, and consider how its practitioners and promoters have ambivalently located Reiki vis-à-vis the categories of religion and medicine. Drawing on examples from Reiki history as well as current efforts by practitioners to introduce Reiki to hospitals while also resisting state regulation, I will consider the challenges to secularity (and secularism) posed by appeals to a “recuperative middle” that predates the divide between religion and medicine.

Career Connections with Alumni, 2023
March 3, 2024

Career Connections with Alumni

In-person event

February 29, 2024

Hope and the Climate Crisis

Join us for this important conversation about Hope and the Climate Crisis. A collaboration between Oregon Humanities Conversation Project and the Center for Social Change and Community Involvement.

BRA
February 29, 2024

B.R.A.V.E. Body Week: Smash the Scale

It’s time to smash the power the number on the scale has over us. Join the Health Promotion Office to take a few swings at the scale, and celebrate your worth beyond a single number.

B.R.A.V.E. Body Week centers Body Neutrality, Rejecting Fatphobia, Anti-diet Culture Valuing Every Body, and provides opportunities for cultivating appreciation beyond appearance and discussion around influences on body image, eating, and physical activity.

February 28, 2024

Peer Recovery Group

An open, peer-led meeting for those in recovery, friends and family of people with substance-related challenges, and anyone contemplating a change in their relationship to substances. All are welcome!

Wednesdays from 3:30-4:30pm in JR Howard 114.

February 24, 2024

Narrative Scribe Training

With support from the Mellon Foundation, Northwest Narrative Medicine Collaborative (NWNMC) is developing Narrative Scribe Training.

The curriculum builds on narrative medicine practices of listening and witnessing. The training develops skills of listening deeply to stories of health, illness, and healing and reflecting on how listening and witnessing can contribute to social change.

Narrative Scribe Training
Saturday, February, 24 8:45-4:30
Training will be held in-person, on-campus
Lewis & Clark College
Portland, OR

Narrative Scribe Training builds narrative competency skills for:

  • Students entering, studying, or considering the health professions
  • Folks living with health conditions as patients or caregivers
  • Anyone pursuing a practice of narrative medicine

Training participants will work together in mixed groups of large cohorts, small tables, and pairs of: LC students, graduate students in the health professions, health professionals, patients, caregivers, and those interested in pursuing a practice of narrative medicine.

More information here

Register here

Questions? Please contact Alexis Rehrmann.

February 19, 2024

60th Anniversary Arthur L. Throckmorton Lecture: Kelly Lytle Hernández on “Million Dollar Hoods: Using Maps, Data, and Archives to End Mass Incarceration in Los Angeles”

Los Angeles County operates the largest jail system in the United States, which incarcerates more people than any other nation on Earth. At a cost of nearly $1 billion annually, more than 20,000 people are caged every night in L.A.’s county jails and city lockups. But not every neighborhood is equally impacted by L.A.’s massive jail system. In fact, L.A.’s nearly billion-dollar jail budget is largely committed to incarcerating many people from just a few neighborhoods. In some communities, more than one-million dollars is spent annually on incarceration. These are L.A.’s Million Dollar Hoods.

Led by Prof. Kelly Lytle Hernández, the Million Dollar Hoods (MDH) research team maps and monitors how much local authorities spend on locking up residents in L.A.’s Million Dollar Hoods. Led by Black and Brown women and driven by formerly-incarcerated persons as well as residents of Million Dollar Hoods, the MDH team also provides the only full and public account of the leading causes of arrest in Los Angeles, revealing that drug possession and DUIs are the top booking charges in L.A.’s Million Dollar Hoods. Collectively, this data counters the popular misunderstanding that incarceration advances public safety by removing violent, serious offenders from the streets. In fact, local authorities are investing millions in locking up the County’s most economically vulnerable, geographically isolated, and racially marginalized populations for drug and alcohol-related crimes. This talk provides an introduction to the Million Dollar Hoods project, method, and impact.

February 6, 2024

Art for Social Change Meeting

Open to all students, faculty, staff and alumni of L&C, we create events to heal from oppression and discuss where art in relationship transforms lives, builds community, examines social constructs, raises critical consciousness and creates a more just society.

BHM Museum
February 3, 2024

Black History Month: Portland Art Museum

IME and BSU are excited to invite you to take part in our Portland Art Museum Field Trip.

February 1, 2024

Art Therapy Open Studio Sessions

Online open studio sessions are FREE and open to the public. At this time in person sessions are for L&C students, faculty and staff.

Music as a Tool for Justice
January 20, 2024

MLK Week: Music as a Tool for Justice-Conversation Project with Oregon Humanities

Liberty and justice for all? In this conversation, we’ll examine what the word “justice” means and examine how it’s applied in Oregon. With the aid of local and national hip hop music videos and lyrics, we will examine the history of our state, legal anti-Blackness, and resistance movements. 

Do Good Trouble Summit
January 20, 2024

MLK Week: Do Good Trouble Summit

                                        Calling all student activists!
Whether you are a current activist, an aspiring activist or an emerging leader; we are calling for YOU to join us at this year’s Do Good Trouble Summit.

This will be a day of learning the history of student activism, gaining activism tools, listening to stories from young activists in the Portland area and a chance to meet others on campus interested in advocacy and social change.
MLK Week Do Good Trouble
January 15, 2024

MLK Week: Volunteer Day

MLK Day is a National Day of Service and the only federal holiday recognizing a Black leader. Join us in celebrating part of MLK’s Legacy by committing to serve your community!

Do Good Trouble
January 15, 2024

MLK Week: Honoring Black Community Through Unity- Past to Present

Join us in honoring MLK and the legacy of Black Community through Unity. Pre-register to participate in our Volunteer Day, Do Good Trouble Summit and Music as a Tool For Justice Conversation Project!

January 11, 2024

Art Therapy Open Studio Sessions

Online open studio sessions are FREE and open to the public. At this time in person sessions are for L&C students, faculty and staff.

January 9, 2024

Art for Social Change Meeting

Open to all students, faculty, staff and alumni of L&C, we create events to heal from oppression and discuss where art in relationship transforms lives, builds community, examines social constructs, raises critical consciousness and creates a more just society.

Winter Break Events
January 9, 2024

Winter Break Residents: Waffle Weekday Bar

Join other winter break residents in the Odell main lounge for waffles! 

Wilderness First Responder patient demonstrates an improvised leg splint
January 4, 2024

Wilderness First Responder at LC

This course is open to LC students, faculty and staff, as well as the general public.

December 20, 2023

Halls Close for Winter Break

Fall Semester Residence Hall Closing is Wednesday, December 20th, 2023 at 12pm PST. 

Winter Break is Wednesday, December 20th, 2023 - Sunday, January 14th, 2024. 

Halls will reopen for Spring 2024 on Sunday, January 14th, 2024 at 9am PST. 

Flyer for The Let Out fall 2023
December 14, 2023

The Let Out - A Student Counseling Center Group

A drop-in mental health check-in; not group therapy but a safe place where students can drop in with questions about mental health, how to cope with stressful events around them, and to gain skills for coping. Every 2nd at 4th Thursday, 5:30-6:30 in the lounge space in the IME office, Room 324 of the Fowler Student Center

December 14, 2023

Cookies & Cocoa Social

Join Student Engagement and CAB as they host a cookies and cocoa social to help relieve stress during reading days leading up to finals. Enjoy the company of friends and classmates as you melt down hot cocoa spoons and decorate cookies in the Trail Room!

December 12, 2023

Art for Social Change Meeting

Open to all students, faculty, staff and alumni of L&C, we create events to heal from oppression and discuss where art in relationship transforms lives, builds community, examines social constructs, raises critical consciousness and creates a more just society.

Flyer for Anxiety Reduction Group fall 2023
December 11, 2023

Anxiety Reduction Group

A drop-in skills group to learn how to help manage anxiety while sharing and discussing ideas and strategies with others every Monday at 3pm at the Student Counseling Center, Lower Level of Odell Hall #012

Blanchet House Logo
December 4, 2023

Volunteer Night at the Blanchet House

Blanchet House is a nonprofit social services organization located in Old Town Portland. They make a difference, one relationship at a time, through food, clothing, and supportive housing programs. They serve anyone who comes to our doors without judgment because they believe everyone deserves dignity, hope, and community. This volunteer opportunity will be in their café in Old Town Portland (transportation & dinner will be provided). You will meet the Staff & volunteers and help with the evening food service. Duties may include: serving plates of food, refilling drinks and clearing tables.
Flyer for The Let Out fall 2023
November 23, 2023

The Let Out - A Student Counseling Center Group

A drop-in mental health check-in; not group therapy but a safe place where students can drop in with questions about mental health, how to cope with stressful events around them, and to gain skills for coping.  Every 2nd at 4th Thursday, 5:30-6:30 in the lounge space in the IME office, Room 324 of the Fowler Student Center

Flyer for Anxiety Reduction Group fall 2023
November 20, 2023

Anxiety Reduction Group

A drop-in skills group to learn how to help manage anxiety while sharing and discussing ideas and strategies with others every Monday at 3pm at the Student Counseling Center, Lower Level of Odell Hall #012

Devin Fitzpatrick
November 17, 2023

Philosophy Colloquium: Experiences of Depression, Existential Feelings, and Existential Change by Visiting Assistant Professor Devin Fitzpatrick (Lewis & Clark College)

Some feelings seem to color everything. While an emotion like fear is typically “intentional” or directed, being a fear of something, feelings like anxiety or dread are characterized by the vagueness of their object and by the way they pervade consciousness, potentially making any object appear as a threat. Matthew Ratcliffe defines these pervasive feelings as “existential feelings,” senses of possibility like “feeling alive” or “feeling deadened,” and argues that these feelings are “pre-intentional,” conditions of the possibility of the scope and valence of intentional states like beliefs or desires. Change in existential feelings, or “existential change,” may thus have sweeping effects upon a subject’s mental states. The category of the pre-intentional seems promising in accounting for experiences of depression. However, there remains a question of “bi-directionality”: how or if intentional states might affect the pre-intentional, such that changes in, say, beliefs might affect the possibility of existential change. I propose the introduction of a feeling-disposition distinction: existential feelings are not pre-intentional structures but ways of becoming aware of the “existential dispositions” that are pre-intentional structures. I then argue that existential dispositions, and the pre-intentional generally, are a category of states that are introspectively opaque and so ambiguous between being an intentional state, like a “quasibelief,” or non-intentional state, like a reflex. I will show that this redefinition clarifies how beliefs about what one’s experiences of depression signify may induce existential change that alleviates the suffering of these experiences.

November 16, 2023

Atomic Bomb Survivors Hope and Healing Tour

LC History and Asian Studies are honored to welcome the Atomic Bomb Survivors Hope & Healing Tour group from Nagasaki, Japan. Join us to hear from first, second, and third-generation atomic bomb survivors for first-hand accounts of the reality of the atomic bombings, their aftermath on current and future generations, tragedy caused by war, and the crucial value of peace.

consortium from the National Patient Advocate foundation
November 16, 2023

Consortium from the National Patient Advocate Foundation

Please join the National Patient Advocate Foundation for our biannual Policy Consortium on Thursday, November 16th as we discuss the changing nature of choice for patients facing a long illness journey.

 

As always with Policy Consortium, we can promise the very best speakers that will coax you into a new way of thinking about the struggles we face with our complex healthcare system.

 

The event is free, registration is required. Register today!

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November 15, 2023

Yoga in the South Chapel

Unwind and find inner peace during our 4-5 PM Yoga session in the South Chapel. This unique experience combines the grace of yoga with the tranquil ambiance of a historic chapel, creating a serene setting for your practice. For only $2, join us for an hour of mindfulness, as you flow through asanas, connect with your breath, and discover a sense of rejuvenation.

Sign up at the CO office in Fowler 239!

November 14, 2023

Art for Social Change Meeting

Open to all students, faculty, staff and alumni of L&C, we create events to heal from oppression and discuss where art in relationship transforms lives, builds community, examines social constructs, raises critical consciousness and creates a more just society.

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November 10, 2023

On-Campus Flu and/or COVID Vaccine Clinic, Nov. 10

Students are asked to please see the list of accepted insurance providers and sign up for appointments in advance.

The OHSU Center for Ethics in Healthcare is hosting, The Oregon Bioethics and Humanities Colloquium event: The History of Medical Uncerta...
November 10, 2023

THE OREGON BIOETHICS AND HUMANITIES COLLOQUIUM PRESENTS “The History of Medical Uncertainty”

The OHSU Center for Ethics in Healthcare is hosting an event through The Oregon Bioethics and Humanities Colloquium: “The History of Medical Uncertainty” by Vera Keller, PhD Professor of History at the University of Oregon. 

Flyer for The Let Out fall 2023
November 9, 2023

The Let Out - A Student Counseling Center Group

A drop-in mental health check-in; not group therapy but a safe place where students can drop in with questions about mental health, how to cope with stressful events around them, and to gain skills for coping. Every 2nd at 4th Thursday, 5:30-6:30 in the lounge space in the IME office, Room 324 of the Fowler Student Center

RWCD
November 9, 2023

Community Dialogue at Ray Warren Symposium

How do you seek to bring about change for the better in your community and/or the larger world? What actions–large or small–do you take to promote your values and reimagine the future? Community Dialogues offer an opportunity for small, structured conversation as we explore our various approaches and values.

November 9, 2023

LoveSHAC: STIs & Receiving Care

Join Sophie & Hannah as they take participants through a peer-led workshop that focuses on the different types of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), how to receive care if diagnosed with an STI, and the impacts of STI stigma. 

First Gen Pop In
November 8, 2023

First Generation Celebration Day

Please join the IME suite in celebrating First Generation Celebration Day.

Welcoming all students who identify as a First Generation student. Defining First-Generation is never a simple task as there can be multiple definitions. L&C defines First-Generation college students as someone whose parents or guardians did not earn a 4-year degree.

Hope to see you all there! 

Blanchet House Logo
November 6, 2023

Volunteer Night at the Blanchet House

Blanchet House is a nonprofit social services organization located in Old Town Portland. They make a difference, one relationship at a time, through food, clothing, and supportive housing programs. They serve anyone who comes to our doors without judgment because they believe everyone deserves dignity, hope, and community. This volunteer opportunity will be in their café in Old Town Portland (transportation & dinner will be provided). You will meet the Staff & volunteers and help with the evening food service. Duties may include: serving plates of food, refilling drinks and clearing tables.
Icon plastic medical syringe with needle and vial in flat style, concept of vaccination, injection, isolated vector illustration
November 3, 2023

On-Campus COVID Vaccine Clinic

Please see the list of accepted insurance providers and sign up for your appointment in advance.

November 2, 2023

LoveSHAC: Contraception

Join Lila & Nat as they take participants through a peer-led workshop that focuses on the different types of contraceptive methods, why someone might use contraceptive methods for non-pregnancy-related activities, and internal/external condom demonstrations. 

October 31, 2023

Campus-Wide Trick or Treat

Celebrate spooky festivities on Halloween Day with Student Engagement and the other offices/organizations on campus! Grab a trick-or-treat bag from the Student Engagement desk and start the fun! Additionally, you will be given clues and a stamp card to help you locate the offices that are participating and if you collect enough stamps, you can win awesome prizes!

Flyer for Anxiety Reduction Group fall 2023
October 30, 2023

Anxiety Reduction Group

A drop-in skills group to learn how to help manage anxiety while sharing and discussing ideas and strategies with others every Monday at 3pm at the Student Counseling Center, Lower Level of Odell Hall #012

brush strokes of blue paint
October 26, 2023

Circles of Solace Grief Group

These are challenging times.
Many of us are carrying deep grief and
sorrow in our hearts–for our world,
communities, and personal losses. The
circles offer a safe and sacred place to
share our grief–not as a problem to be
solved, but as a vital and healing
encounter with an essential experience
of being human.

No weekly commitment required. The fall series of Circles of Solace will meet four times: Oct. 26, Nov. 2, 9, and 16th. Come to all or any.

Experience silence, journaling, poetry,
open sharing in community.
Open to CAS students.

Hosted by Hilary Martin Himan,
Chaplain and Director of Spiritual Life

Flyer for The Let Out fall 2023
October 26, 2023

The Let Out - A Student Counseling Center Group

A drop-in mental health check-in; not group therapy but a safe place where students can drop in with questions about mental health, how to cope with stressful events around them, and to gain skills for coping.  Every 2nd at 4th Thursday, 5:30-6:30 in the lounge space in the IME office, Room 324 of the Fowler Student Center

Genentech in blue lettering
October 26, 2023

Genentech Company Presentation - Summer Associate Outreach

Info Session presented by Genentech

Learn more about the Biotechnology Summer Associate program

RSVP here on Handshake

October 16, 2023

Applications Due: Spring ’24 Prison Exchange Class Performance from the Inside-Out

Inside-Out Prison Exchange Class
TH238 Performance from the Inside/Out
Fridays 12:45-3:45 pm, Spring 2024
Class held at the Columbia River Correctional Institution
Taught by Associate Professor Rebecca Lingafelter
This is a 200-level Theatre class held at Columbia River Correctional Institute exploring the techniques and applications of autobiography to performance. It is an integrated class of 15 undergraduates and 15 incarcerated students who will learn together as peers.
Because of the special nature of this class and limited space, APPLICATIONS ARE REQUIRED.- Due Oct 16th!
The Inside Out Application
Letters Against Depression
October 12, 2023

Letters Against Depression

 Join us to send hope and support to those battling depression and other mental illnesses through our free handwritten letters.

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October 12, 2023

Bloodworks Blood Drive

Preregister to donate blood!

Image from Richard Mosse, Broken Spectre
October 11, 2023

Richard Mosse, Broken Spectre

Converge 45 Presents Broken Spectre by Richard Mosse at the Ronna and Eric Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art at Lewis & Clark College

Bloodworks Northwest logo
October 11, 2023

Bloodworks Blood Drive

Preregister to donate blood!

October 10, 2023

Civic Engagement and the Determined Hope of the Humanities; Mellon Foundation Invitation

A Mellon Foundation Event:

The humanities—literature and philosophy, history and languages, ethnic studies and the arts—all have something to teach us about civic engagement in the United States. This October is National Arts and Humanities Month, an opportunity to celebrate and explore the crucial role of culture and humanities in our everyday lives.

Join Elizabeth Alexander, president of the Mellon Foundation, for a discussion about what the humanities can offer us in the upcoming presidential election and the crucial role they play in driving civic engagement in American communities. Guests for this livestream include Juan Felipe Herrera, former US Poet Laureate, performer, and activist; and Carol Anderson, professor of African American Studies at Emory University.

October 10, 2023

Art for Social Change Meeting

Open to all students, faculty, staff and alumni of L&C, we create events to heal from oppression and discuss where art in relationship transforms lives, builds community, examines social constructs, raises critical consciousness and creates a more just society.

October 6, 2023

Write Around Portland: Fostering First Year Belonging

A Center for Community and Global Health Colloquium


The Center for Community and Global Health in collaboration with community partner Write Around Portland, is offering writing workshops to First Year students at Lewis & Clark.

The two-hour workshop is an interactive, fun and nourishing way to fulfill a Words or Numbers colloquium requirement and build your community on campus. This event is open to all First Year students.

All you need to bring is yourself. Workshops are great for new and experienced writers. There will be snacks!

Interested? We’d love to have you! The event is open to all First Year students and space is limited.

Register Here

October 5, 2023

2024 Projects for Peace Grant Info Session

The Projects for Peace program began in 2007, enabling LC undergraduates to design and implement their own grassroots projects that promote peace anywhere in the world. LC students have applied and won at least one of the grants each year since then. A $10,000 award is given annually to an individual or group (undergraduates only) that submits the winning proposal.

Come to this session to learn about the most recent LC Project for Peace and how to apply for the 2024 grant.

October 5, 2023

Info Session: Spring ’24 Prison Exchange Class Performance from the Inside-Out

Information session
Thursday Oct 5th
5:00-6:00pm
Albany 220

This 200-level theater class is held at Columbia River Correctional Institution and explores the techniques and applications of autobiography to performance. It is an integrated class of 15 LC undergraduates and 15 incarcerated students who will learn together as peers.  
Becuase of the special nature of this class and limited space, applications are required. Students from all disciplines should feel welcome to apply. 
October 3, 2023

Write Around Portland: Fostering First Year Belonging

A Center for Community and Global Health Colloquium


The Center for Community and Global Health in collaboration with community partner Write Around Portland, is offering writing workshops to First Year students at Lewis & Clark.

The two-hour workshop is an interactive, fun and nourishing way to fulfill a Words or Numbers colloquium requirement and build your community on campus. This event is open to all First Year students. 

All you need to bring is yourself. Workshops are great for new and experienced writers. There will be snacks!

Interested? We’d love to have you! The event is open to all First Year students and space is limited.

Register Here

Volunteers Needed for Blanchet House
October 2, 2023

Monthly Volunteers Needed for The Blanchet House

The Center for Social Change will be volunteering the 1st Monday of the month at The Blanchet House, serving meals to the houseless community. We need LC Student Volunteers to sign up! Shifts are:
Monday, Oct.2nd
Monday, Nov.6th
Monday, Dec.4th
All from 4:00pm-6:30pm * Transportation provided. 

September 29, 2023

Write Around Portland: Fostering First Year Belonging

A Center for Community and Global Health Colloquium


The Center for Community and Global Health in collaboration with community partner Write Around Portland, is offering writing workshops to First Year students at Lewis & Clark.

The two-hour workshop is an interactive, fun and nourishing way to fulfill a Words or Numbers colloquium requirement and build your community on campus. This event is open to all First Year students.

All you need to bring is yourself. Workshops are great for new and experienced writers. There will be snacks!

Interested? We’d love to have you! The event is open to all First Year students and space is limited.

Register Here

September 26, 2023

Write Around Portland: Fostering First Year Belonging

A Center for Community and Global Health Colloquium


The Center for Community and Global Health in collaboration with community partner Write Around Portland, is offering writing workshops to First Year students at Lewis & Clark.

The two-hour workshop is an interactive, fun and nourishing way to fulfill a Words or Numbers colloquium requirement and build your community on campus. This event is open to all First Year students. 

All you need to bring is yourself. Workshops are great for new and experienced writers. There will be snacks!

Interested? We’d love to have you! The event is open to all First Year students and space is limited.

Register Here

September 26, 2023

Art for Social Change Meeting

Open to all students, faculty, staff and alumni of L&C, we create events to heal from oppression and discuss where art in relationship transforms lives, builds community, examines social constructs, raises critical consciousness and creates a more just society.

Image from Richard Mosse, Broken Spectre
September 26, 2023

Richard Mosse, Broken Spectre

Converge 45 Presents Broken Spectre by Richard Mosse at the Ronna and Eric Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art at Lewis & Clark College

SURJ Showing Up for Racial Justice
September 17, 2023

Families - Let’s Talk Race

An anti-racism workshop to help adults start conversations with the young people in our lives. We focus on white folks but all are welcome. Some childcare available.

Matthew H. Slater
September 15, 2023

Philosophy Colloquium: Trusting Science by Matthew H. Slater (Bucknell University)

Abstract:

Many say that we are suffering from a crisis of a lack of trust in science in this country. In response, significant effort has been lavished on improving science communication—with the aim of promoting such trust. But it’s not always clear what “trust of science” ought to mean. Does “science” really deserve “our” trust? Why? Without compelling answers to these questions, we are rudderless when it comes to improving the relationship between science and the public. I will attempt to steer us in a better direction.

Please attend, and please encourage your colleagues, students, and friends to attend.

Image from Richard Mosse, Broken Spectre
September 13, 2023

Richard Mosse, Broken Spectre

Converge 45 Presents Broken Spectre by Richard Mosse at the Ronna and Eric Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art at Lewis & Clark College

First-Generation Community Circle flyer. See description for text.
September 12, 2023

Community Circle: First-Generation College Students

The Inclusion & Multicultural Engagement (IME) office is hosting a Community Circle for students who self-identify as first-generation college students. We define first-generation as neither guardians have earned a Bachelor’s degree in the United States, however, if you feel like you don’t fit this definition and would like to participate, we encourage that you do!

September 12, 2023

Study Abroad Fair

The Study Abroad Fair is on Tuesday, September 12th from 3:30 to 5:00 PM! Come visit us at the Academic Quad (between BoDine and Howard) to explore upcoming program opportunities and meet past and future program leaders. Refreshments will be provided.

March 8, 2023

Gender Studies Symposium Keynote: Jules Gill-Peterson

Please join us for a Gender Studies Symposium keynote presentation by Dr. Jules Gill-Peterson, associate professor of history at Johns Hopkins University. 

Transition and Abortion as Vernacular Medicine 

Presentation abstract: The legal principles of the right to abortion and the right to medical transition have been framed since the 1970s as analogous to one another. Now that the overturning of Roe v. Wade has imperiled both, what other modes of relation activate ongoing histories of mutual aid and care? This talk takes up trans histories of transition and abortion as forms of vernacular medicine to explore what they can teach us in this moment about expertise, practice, and care that exceed legal or state blessings.

March 8, 2023

2023 Gender Studies Symposium–Day 1

Day 1 of the 42nd Annual Gender Studies Symposium!

This year’s symposium explores the ways that science and medicine intersect with gender and sexuality to create knowledge, establish authority, and shape policy. 

Join us for three days of keynote presentations, multidisciplinary panels, workshops, readings, and other events, as well as an art exhibition. View the complete event schedule for details. 

November 16, 2022

Teamwork in Medicine

The Center for Community and Global Health invites you to join us:

Teamwork in Medicine
Wed. Nov. 16 5:00-6:30
JR Howard Hall Room 202
Pizza dinner will be served! 

Teamwork in Medicine brings together a panel of medical professionals to discuss teamwork in the practice of healthcare. It will include a panel Q&A and facilitated small group discussions where participants will workshop patient case studies.  

Teamwork in Medicine is open to all LC students with a special invitation to LC student athletes.

November 9, 2022

Ray Warren Symposium Keynote Speaker Dr. Rebecca Hall

Visualizing the Past: A Conversation with Dr. Rebecca Hall, author of the award-winning graphic narrative Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts
Facilitated by Reiko Hillyer, L&C associate professor of history and director of ethnic studies

Please note that masks are required for this event.

ASL interpretation will be provided.

Remote streaming will be available at the Zoom link posted to the symposium website. No registration is required to attend in person or stream remotely.

After the talk, please join us for a book signing and light reception in the Gregg Pavilion. Dr. Hall’s book will be available for purchase.

Additional details provided on the symposium website.
November 9, 2022

19th Annual Ray Warren Symposium on Race and Ethnic Studies Nov. 9-11, 2022

This year’s Ray Warren Symposium on Race and Ethnic Studies is titled Art of Storytelling.

Join us for three days of keynote presentations, panels, workshops, and other events examining the practices, purposes, and impacts of storytelling for BIPOC individuals and communities.

Details on the symposium website.
November 4, 2022

Gender Studies Symposium 2023: Call for Proposals Deadline is Nov. 4

We invite submissions for panel discussions, individual papers, interactive workshops, and artistic productions, especially those focused on questions of gender, sex, science, and medicine.

Please review the Call for Proposals for complete guidelines.
October 11, 2022

Gender Studies Symposium community meeting & Call for Proposals

All current CAS students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend our community meetings this semester to plan the 42nd annual Gender Studies Symposium, which will take place in March 2023.

We invite submissions for panel discussions, individual papers, interactive workshops, and artistic productions, especially those focused on questions of gender, sex, science, and medicine.

Please review the Call for Proposals for complete guidelines.
June 19, 2022

Juneteenth 2022: Write Their Names

Art for Social Change teams up with Bag&Baggage Productions in Hillsboro for Juneteenth remembrance.
Write Around Portland
June 4, 2022

Write Around Portland Community Reading

Twice a year, in May and December, Write Around Portland holds readings featuring participants in our free community writing workshops. Our readings promote respect for diverse groups and provide an opportunity to hear the powerful stories of gifted writers in our workshops. Few Portland events include so many diverse voices.

Readings are free, ADA-accessible and open to the public.

This will be our first public event since the beginning of the pandemic! Bring your friends and family to hear writers read their work from the last two years of remote and in-person workshops featured in our upcoming anthology, Gold and the Dust.
We are asking attendees to wear masks while seated and we’ll provide options for distancing. Doors open at 1:30pm.

William Sturkey, PhD, MA
May 19, 2022

How the Facts of the Past Shape Our Medical Future

The Oregon Bioethics and Humanities Colloquium presents

“The Negro Doctor Will be Limited to His Own Race”: How the Facts of the Past Shape Our Medical Future

By William Sturkey, PhD, MA, Associate Professor, History University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Located in the Richardson Life Sciences Building (RLSB) 3rd Floor - Conference Room 3A003A

   Robert Macauley, M.D., FAAP, FAHPM
May 10, 2022

Field Notes from Pediatric Palliative Care: How I Learned to Love the Hard Conversations

Presented by Providence Center for Health Care Ethics:
Dr. Macauley is the director of the OHSU Doernbecher Bridges program and is a specialist in pediatric palliative care, which focuses on improving quality of life for kids facing life-limiting illness. He is one of only three hundred pediatricians in the United States board certified in palliative medicine. He values the chance to help children and their families work through some of the most difficult situations anyone can ever face. In his spare time, Dr. Macauley enjoys writing stories with his eldest daughter, doing aikido with his son, cooking with his center (never “middle”) daughter, and reading with his youngest. Throw in music lessons, concerts, plays, a couple of dogs, and a love of travel, and he and his wife got more than they bargained for (except when it comes to sleep).
OHSU
May 6, 2022

OHSU MD Program Information Day

Are you thinking of applying to the M.D. program at Oregon Health & Science University? 
The OHSU School of Medicine is here to help! Medical education at OHSU puts students at the forefront of health care knowledge. The MD program is highly competitive and prepares students to be leaders in a changing health care system.

Attend to learn about:

  • Our admissions process, how to apply and what the Admissions Committee looks for in an application
  • OASIS Program - a comprehensive system for medical students’ advising needs throughout all years of medical school
  • YOUR MD - our integrative, learner-centered curriculum
  • Pay It Forward (PIF) Program- our medical student-run mentorship program that pairs current medical students with undergraduate mentees
  • Financial Planning Q&A - learn more about educational debt counseling & financial management
  • How the OHSU Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) and Northwest Native American Center of Excellence (NNACoE) supports medical students
  • Student Panel - Insights from current medical students, available to answer your questions!
Art Therapy Virtual Sessions Poster
May 5, 2022

Art Therapy Open Studio

Art Therapy Open Studio

Participants may begin a new piece using a gentle prompt offered at the beginning of each session or work on their own new or ongoing pieces. It is an opportunity to connect in a time where connection is needed most. Expect a short introduction, choose to work in silence or engage in conversation with others who choose to, and participate in a short recap on the making process at the end of the session.

RSVP

Master of Science in Narrative Medicine
April 28, 2022

USC MS in Narrative Medicine Info Session

The Master of Science in Narrative Medicine
integrates narrative theory, practical experience
and research methods to focus on the ethical
implications of storytelling for individuals,
community wellness, and the health care system.
The program is uniquely positioned for innovation
as one of only two programs in the nation. 
OHSU Center for Ethics in Health Care
April 22, 2022

Creating Trust and Meaning in the Space Where the Patient Ends and the Clinician Begins

The OHSU Center for Ethics in Health Care presents Trust in the Ruins Lecture Series: In the wake of a global pandemic, can we reimagine health and rebuild trust in the field and practice of medicine?

Trust in the Ruins Presentation: Trust in the Limits: Creating Trust and Meaning in the Space Where the Patient Ends and the Clinician Begins

Presented by: Maija Mikkelsen, MDiv, Pediatric Chaplain, Doernbecher Children’s Hospital

Maija Mikkelsen (she/her) is a pediatric chaplain, with a special focus in pediatric palliative care, at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. Previously, she has focused her chaplaincy studies on pediatric critical care, pediatric complex care, and pediatric psychiatry, as well as interfaith and Alaska Native/American Indian ministry.
Quilt square by Mary Andrus reads: Quilting for Social Change
April 21, 2022

Pandemic Quilt Sewing Circle (In-Person/Drop-in)

Make a quilt square for social change at our occasional, in-person sewing circles. No experience or materials needed. We’ll provide the supplies. All students, faculty, alums and staff are welcome.
AAMC
April 19, 2022

AAMC Virtual Medical School Fair

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) invites you to attend the 2022 Virtual Medical School Fair on Tuesday, April 19th from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET.
 
Your FREE registration includes a 15% discount on a 1-or 2-year subscription to the Medical School Admissions Requirements (MSAR®) website.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect with representatives from 70+ medical schools across the U.S. and Canada. Get answers to your questions about financial aid, the MCAT® exam, the AMCAS® application, and the SHPEP program. We will be joined by admissions officers, current medical students, application services, and AAMC experts to provide you with the most up-to-date information about applying to medical school.
Since 2016, over 75,000 aspiring medical students have attended this free event
Daena Goldsmith, Rhetoric and Media Studies, Associate Dean
April 14, 2022

Imagining Family Life with Autism as an Open-Ended Journey

Presented by the Oregon Bioethics and Humanities Colloquium: Dr. Daena J. Goldsmith is a Professor of Rhetoric & Media Studies and Associate Dean for Faculty Development at Lewis & Clark College. Dr. Goldsmith earned a B.S. in Communication at Lewis & Clark College and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Speech Communication from the University of Washington. Her research and teaching focus on how communication enacts identities, relationships, and communities. Her award-winning book, Communicating Social Support, examines how friends and family support one another through everyday stresses and life crises. She has also published on how family members make sense of illness and disability through conversation and storytelling. She is a workshop facilitator and board member of the Northwest Narrative Medicine Collaborative.
Oregon Health Authority
April 8, 2022

Panel of Public Health Professionals

Come visit with a panel of Oregon Health Authority Public Health Division (PHD) professionals including a Program Coordinator, Community Engagement Coordinator, Community Engagement Program Manager, Data Analysis and Reporting Manager, and Research Analyst for a discussion on their roles at PHD. Learn how students can get involved with public health. You will get the opportunity to visit with each panelist in small breakout sessions.
Kristina Krohn, MD
April 7, 2022

Pre-Health Shadowing: Pediatric Internal Medicine

Pre-health Shadowing presents: Kristina Krohn, MD

Dr. Krohn is an internal medicine and pediatric hospitalist and Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota. She completed medical school and residency at the University of Minnesota in internal medicine and pediatrics. She completed the Stanford University – NBC News Fellowship in Global Health and Media in 2013 and spent two years working with Health Frontiers in Laos, teaching in the country’s internal medicine and pediatric residency programs.
OHSU
April 5, 2022

Advances in the Quest to Cure Blindness

Martha Neuringer, PhD, Professor, Division of Neuroscience, ONPRC
David Wilson, MD, Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology, Casey Eye Institute
Drs. Neuringer and Wilson will describe multiple new strategies to prevent or reverse vision loss due to inherited retinal diseases and age-related macular degeneration, including progress in animal models and in human clinical trials.

To receive a link to these virtual presentations, RSVP to onprcoutreach@ohsu.edu
Send questions to onprcoutreach@ohsu.edu
Drs. Neuringer and Wilson will describe multiple new strategies to prevent or reverse vision loss due to inherited retinal diseases and age-related macular degeneration, including progress in animal models and in human clinical trials.