academics, concentration, dance, theatre
A line of dancers on stage holding hands in front of a colorful background.

L&C’s New Dance Moves

Lewis & Clark adds a dance concentration, which will be led by Tiffany Mills, the college’s new director of dance.

education, teacher education
Dr. Charlene Williams sitting with a student in a classroom.

A Champion of Equity and Excellence for Oregon’s Schools

Charlene Williams EdD ’15 leads the Oregon Department of Education as a “warm demander” of student, teacher, and educational system success.

main stage, production, theater
Wolf Play, main stage production, spring 2024

A Puppet? A Wolf? Boxing? It’s ‘Wolf Play’!

Wolf Play, which opens March 8 on Lewis & Clark’s Main Stage, is directed by Suhaila Meera, assistant professor of theatre. With the help of a puppet, boxing moves, and wolf pack metaphors, the play explores issues of family, parenting, community, survival, and love.

gender studies symposium, Gender Studies, student research, symposium
Colorful graphic with black words Being Online

43rd Annual Gender Studies Symposium Focuses on Digital Technology and the Internet

This year’s Gender Studies Symposium will examine the ways in which digital technology, internet platforms, and online spaces have shaped and been shaped by understandings and expressions of gender and sexuality. The symposium runs from March 6 to 8.

MENA, Middle East and North African Studies Symposium, student event, student research, symposium
Blue sticker for the symposium

Language and Politics in the Middle East and North Africa

Lewis & Clark’s 10th annual student-run Middle East and North African Studies Symposium will explore the relationship between language and politics in the region. The symposium, which takes place February 27 to 29, provides an opportunity for students to showcase their research and hear from outside speakers and scholars.

athletics, counseling, mental health, peer support, student athletics, student life, student-athlete
Orange circle with L&C athletics logo and MVP/Mental-Health Validation Program in black text.

L&C Student-Athletes Score New Resources for Mental Health

Lewis & Clark’s Mental Health Validation Program (MVP) brings counseling services, mental health workshops, student-athlete peer support groups, and more to the college’s student-athletes.

academic awards, career success, experiential learning, fulbright award, Fulbright Scholar, international education, international, outcomes, overseas and off campus, overseas
Blue Fulbright badge

Lewis & Clark Extends Its Run as a Top Fulbright Producer

For the seventh time in 10 years, Lewis & Clark has been named one of the top producers of Fulbright Award winners in the country, according to the U.S. Department of State. With four Fulbright grants in 2023–24, Lewis & Clark is in the Top 50 baccalaureate producers of student Fulbrights in the nation.

Bates Center, entrepreneurship, experiential learning, outcomes, winterim
Large group of students all pointing at the camera.

Entrepreneurial Thinking, Networking, and Pitching on Display at Winterim 2024

In mid-January, the Bates Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership hosted its annual entrepreneurial workshop, known as Winterim. The event brought 29 students to campus prior to the start of spring semester for a week of learning, networking, and mentoring, which culminated in a pitch competition for $13,000 in prizes.

alumni, Bates Center, career success, experiential learning, internship, outcomes, renewable energy, summer internship, sustainability summer internship, sustainability
Julia, Lena, and Qwynci standing in a row and smiling directly at the camera.

Career Pathways: One Student. Two Alumni. One Renewable Energy Company.

Lena Essak BA ’24 spent her summer as a paid community relations intern in the Portland office of EDP Renewables. Thanks to the Bates Center Summer Sustainability Internship course, she was able to learn, grow, and gain hands-on experience while working alongside two supportive Lewis & Clark alumni.

Dance X, dance
Students dancing against a red background.

Dance Extravaganza 2023 in Photos

Lewis & Clark’s theatre department presented Dance Extravaganza, also known as Dance X, the annual showcase of student choreography and movement, on December 8 and 9. 

graduate, law, undergrad, year in review
Exterior of Manor House with sun-dappled cloud behind it.

Popular L&C Headlines of 2023

As the calendar year draws to a close, we’ve compiled a sampling of top stories from the undergraduate college, the graduate school, and the law school.

art, Chemistry, Creative Writing, poetry
Black and white microscopic image with a haiku: Find me in the sea,/or deep within the mountains,/even on your fries.

NanoPoetry, a Creative Approach to Chemistry

In Nanomaterials Chemistry, a 300-level course, students’ microscopic musings become poster-worthy poetry and art.

alumni, art, film, political science, rhetoric and media studies
Max sitting on a chair, wearing a cowboy hat, denim button-up shirt, and jeans.

Alum’s Documentary About Family Ranch Airs on PBS

Samantha Robison BA ’08 captures the passing of a uniquely American way of life in a documentary about her family’s fourth-generation cattle ranch. The film, 108 Max Lane, is available for viewing on the PBS website.

art, collaboration, grant, music
Logo for the EAR Forest project

Making (Sound) Waves in the EAR Forest

Lewis & Clark’s new Experimental Art Research (EAR) Forest is a space where professors, students, and visiting artists can create sound walks, auditory experiences, storytelling, musical compositions, and more!

anthropology, faculty panel, psychology, religious studies, Sociology, teach-in
Peace crisis concept with a white dove and a burning olive branch as a symbol of the challenges of war fighting and revolution.

Teach-In on Palestine and Israel Generates Strong Turnout

In an effort to grapple with the unfolding tragedy in Gaza and Israel, Lewis & Clark hosted a multidisciplinary forum, featuring a faculty panel followed by a Q&A.

collaborative research, exhibition, faculty research, history, special collections, student research
Program cover for the exhibit

New Exhibition Focuses on Narratives of Piracy, Exploration, and Criminality

Fortune and Glory, a collaborative faculty-student history exhibition, is on display in Watzek Library from now until March 2024.

campus living, Graduate School of Education and Counseling, living learning communities, LLC, residence halls, teacher education, teacher pathways
Aspiring Educators

Aspiring Educators Connect in New Living-Learning Community

This fall, Lewis & Clark launched the Aspiring Educators Living-Learning Community in Copeland Hall. The new community supports undergraduates who are interested in education careers via L&C’s five-year BA/MAT Teacher Pathways program.

Dallaire, Projects for Peace
Parents sitting in a circle with some standing in the middle.

Student Wins Grant to Promote Mental Health in Rwanda

Rene Amani, L&C’s 2022-23 Dallaire Scholar, was awarded a Projects for Peace grant to help address the generational trauma of families in his home country of Rwanda.

career center, career success, career, experiential learning, outcomes
Students standing outside the Meta offices in Seattle.

Lewis & Clark Students Visit Meta in Seattle

Two Meta employees, who are also Lewis & Clark alumni, welcomed students to Meta’s Seattle office and shared their career stories.

ethnic studies, IME, ray warren symposium, symposia
Illustrated graphic for Future Forward symposium theme

20th Annual Ray Warren Symposium Focuses on Building a Just Future

This year’s Ray Warren Symposium on Race and Ethnic Studies, slated for November 8-10, will explore race and personal identity through the theme of BIPOC futurism.

alumni, clubs, estate gardens, facilities, rose garden, Student Engagement
Close up of a yellow rose.

Historic Rose Garden Prepares to Bloom

The L&C Rose Garden Restoration Club is undertaking the work of returning a hidden gem of the Lewis & Clark campus to its former glory.

environmental law, environmental studies, princeton review, ranking, sustainability
Moss Appreciation Week 2022

L&C Named to Princeton Review’s Top 50 Green Schools List

Lewis & Clark ranked No. 37 in the Princeton Review’s list of the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges and universities.

ArtsLC, fine arts, main stage, performance, performing arts, theatre
Theatre cast at a rehearsal, holding scripts on stage.

Native Scholars Present Shakespeare’s ‘Henry IV, Part 1’

Henry IV, Part 1 opens November 3. Directed by Native Scholar-Artist in Residence Waylon Lenk BA ’08, the production features a modern translation by Native playwright Yvette Nolan, which aims to ease viewers into the powerful historical tale.

belonging, Center for Social Change and Community Involvement, first-year experience, Portland, Write Around Portland, writing
Brown journal with the words respect. writing. community in a green circle on the cover.

Write Around Portland Offers Writing Workshops for First-Years

To foster a greater sense of belonging among first-year students, L&C’s Center for Community and Global Health is partnering with Write Around Portland to offer a series of writing workshops.

academics, collaborative research, experiential learning, humanities, John S. Rogers Science Program, research
Aerials May 2016

Paid Summer Research Enables Faculty-Student Collaboration

Over the summer, Lewis & Clark offers students paid, hands-on research experiences that rival those of graduate-level institutions.

ranking
Students posing in front of a large pile of ivy that they pulled.

‘Washington Monthly’ Ranks L&C No. 1 in Service

Washington Monthly has ranked L&C in the top third of national liberal arts colleges, as well as No. 1 in service and No. 27 in research. The magazine ranks four-year institutions based on their contribution to the public good.

environmental studies, ENVX, student event, symposia, symposium
2023 ENVX Symposium, Life Within Capitalism: Reconsidering Market Consequences and the Earth System

26th Annual ENVX Symposium Focuses on ‘Life Within Capitalism’

This year’s symposium, Life Within Capitalism: Reconsidering Market Consequences and the Earth System, will be held October 16–19, 2023. The symposium will feature keynote speakers Professor Yuko Aoyama and Clarence Edwards, as well as an art workshop and a game about carbon cap and trade. All events are free and open to the public.

campus living, facilities, living learning communities, overseas and off campus, residence halls, student counseling center, student life
Exterior view of renovated halls.

Updated Stewart-Odell Residence Halls Enliven the Heart of Campus

This fall, Lewis & Clark reopened the Stewart-Odell residence halls after a sweeping renovation. In addition to many interior and exterior upgrades, Stewart-Odell now houses the Travel Lounge Living-Learning Community, the Student Counseling Center, and select Campus Living offices.

English, faculty event, faculty
Book cover of The Refugee Ocean

Pauls Toutonghi’s New Novel Named a Barnes & Noble ‘Discover Pick’

Professor of English Pauls Toutonghi’s newest novel, The Refugee Ocean, has been named one of Barnes & Noble’s “Discover Picks of the Month” for October. Toutonghi will discuss the book at Powell’s City of Books on Sunday, October 15, at 7 p.m.

I Think of You performance at Portland Center Stage.

Inside-Out Prison Exchange Piece Performed at Portland Center Stage

Professional actors, in collaboration with faculty and students from Lewis & Clark, presented I Think of You, a variation on the final theatre project of students in the spring Inside-out Prison Exchange course.

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