BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Lewis & Clark//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20180311T080000 RDATE:20180311T080000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20181104T070000 RDATE:20181104T070000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180926T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180926T193000 LOCATION:Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile GEO:41.898711;-87.627507 SUMMARY:Chicago Event with President Wiewel DESCRIPTION:You are cordially invited to an evening with Lewis &\; Cla rk President\, Wim Wiewel. Connect with alumni\, parents\, and friends of Lewis &\; Clark. Enjoy drinks and heavy hors d'oeuvres and hear from the college's 25th president.Chicago Event with President Wiewel Wednesd ay\, September 26 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.\,reception followed by remarks by Pre sident WiewelSofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile (https://www.sofitel-chicag o.com/)20 East Chestnut St - Downtown IL 60611 Chicago\, United States Event Registration \;Register here. (https://mylc.lclark.edu/colleg e/app/chicago-event-with-president-wiewel) Event cost is $15 and include s hors d'oeuvres and open bar with beer and wine.For questions about this event\, please call our office at 503.768.7950. Transportation and Park ing The Chicago Red Line station is located 3 blocks from the Sofitel. The Sofitel offers valet parking for $28/per car. There is a public park ing lot adjacent to the Sofitel. Public parking is also available at Shop 900 (Rush St. between Walton &\; Delaware Place) for $28 for two hour s. More on the Speaker Wim Wiewel is Lewis &\; Clark's 25th presiden t. He takes the helm on October 1\, 2017\, after nine years successfully leading Portland State University. Under his tenure\, PSU became the larg est and most diverse university in the state. Retention and graduation ra tes 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 of 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-ba sed education rooted in critical thinking and analysis. The first in his family to go to college\, he holds degrees in sociology and urban plannin g from the University of Amsterdam and a PhD in sociology from Northweste rn 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 t he Portland Business Alliance\, All Hands Raised\, Regional Solutions\, a nd the World Affairs Council of Oregon. A vocal advocate of teaching and practicing sustainability\, Wim works closely with civic\, business\, an d academic leaders to drive collaboration. His first year at Portland Sta te\, Wim secured a $25 million sustainability research grant from the Mil ler Foundation. He even invited students to tear up a section of the pres idential house's yard to put in a permaculture garden. Wim received the 2 012 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 in novative and advanced leadership in education related to sustainability a nd climate mitigation and adaptation. A sociologist with a passion for s trong cities\, Wiewel has authored or edited nine books and more than 65 articles and chapters that have appeared in such publications as Economic Geography\, and the Journal of the American Planning Association. His mo st recent books are Global Universities and Urban Development and Suburba n Sprawl. Wim is married to the architect Alice Wiewel and together they have four children. Admirers of Portland's eclectic cultural offerings a nd of Oregon's amazing natural beauty\, Wim and Alice take time to raft\, camp and explore the mountains\, coasts and deserts. They also attend lo ts of performances and games in town\, and frequent community receptions and dinners. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
You are cordially invited to an evening with Lewis &\; Clark President\, Wim Wiewel. Connect with a lumni\, parents\, and friends of Lewis &\; Clark. Enjoy drinks and hea vy hors d'oeuvres and hear from the college's 25th president.
Wednesday\, September 26
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.\,reception followed by remarks by Pres
ident Wiewel
Sofitel Chicago Magni
ficent Mile
20 East Che
stnut St - Downtown
IL 60611 Chicago\, United States
\;
Event cost is $15 and includes hors d 'oeuvres and open bar with beer and wine.
For questions about t
his event\, please call our office at 503.768.7950.
The Chicago Red Line station is locate d 3 blocks from the Sofitel.
The Sofitel offers valet parking for $28/per car.
There is a public parking lot adjacent to the Sofit el. Public parking is also available at Shop 900 (Rush St. between Walton &\; Delaware Place) for $28 for two hours.
Wim Wiewel is Lewis &\; Clark's 25th president. He takes t he helm on October 1\, 2017\, after nine years successfully leading Portl and 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 fundraising tripled. His leadership earned him a 2014 CASE (Council for Advancement a nd Support of 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 critical thinking and analysis. The firs t in his family to go to college\, he holds degrees in sociology and urba n planning from the University of Amsterdam and a PhD in sociology from N orthwestern University.
Wiewel is a proponent of strong civic eng agement\, which benefits both the college and the community it calls home . He has served on a number of prominent business and culture organizatio ns\, including the Portland Business Alliance\, All Hands Raised\, Region al Solutions\, and the World Affairs Council of Oregon.
A vocal a dvocate of teaching and practicing sustainability\, Wim works closely wit h civic\, business\, and academic leaders to drive collaboration. His fir st year at Portland State\, Wim secured a $25 million sustainability rese arch grant from the Miller Foundation. He even invited students to tear u p a section of the presidential house's yard to put in a permaculture gar den. Wim received the 2012 inaugural Presidential Leadership Award from t he U.S. Green Building Council's Center for Green Schools. He also garner ed a Climate Leadership Award from national nonprofit Second Nature in 20 13 for demonstrating innovative and advanced leadership in education rela ted to sustainability and climate mitigation and adaptation.
A so ciologist with a passion for strong cities\, Wiewel has authored or edite d nine books and more than 65 articles and chapters that have appeared in such publications as Economic Geography\, and the Journal o f the American Planning Association. His most recent books are G lobal 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 a nd of Oregon's amazing natural beauty\, Wim and Alice take time to raft\, camp and explore the mountains\, coasts and deserts. They also attend lo ts of performances and games in town\, and frequent community receptions and dinners.
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