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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, sustainabilityCareer 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.
bates center, OVF, Winterim 2024Nurturing Entrepreneurship in Oregon
Winterim recognized by Oregon Venture Funds Melissa Freeman.
bates center, entrepreneurship, networking, winterimWinterim 2024
Applications are now open for limited spots in the Bates Center’s flagship program Winterim which features 60 speakers, mentors and judges for 30 students in a fast-paced week that culminates in a pitch competition with $8,000 of cash prizes.
No prior entrepreneurial experience is required or expected. Priority deadline is November 15.
Join us from January 7 - 12, 2024.
internshipThe Script Internship Program 2024 application is now open!
Looking for a paid internship?
The Script Internship (formerly Emerging Leaders) program connects underrepresented students with top Oregon companies.
Application for The Script Internship Summer 2024 Program is now live via www.thescript.org! Apply before January 16, 2024.Senior Speaker: Katrina Kuzmina BA ’23
Katrina Kuzmina BA ’23 will address graduates at the College of Arts and Sciences commencement on May 6.
bates center, circular innovation challenge, entrepreneurship, High School CampBates Center RA Opportunity!
Bates Center Summer RA Opportunity July 23 - 28, 2023.
Winterim Program Enhances Division III Experience for Lewis & Clark Student-Athletes
Four Lewis & Clark basketball student-athletes participated in the sixth Winterim program The Bates Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership put on during the second week of January.
bates center, entrepreneurshipBates Center Spring 2023 Updates
Semester updates from the Bates Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership
Students’ Entrepreneurial Ideas Take Shape During Winterim
From January 8 through January 13, nearly 30 Lewis & Clark students immersed themselves in Winterim, a fast-paced and supportive experience that culminated in a pitch competition with $6,000 in cash prizes.
PortlandA Gift to Put the Liberal Arts Into Action
The Randall Trust awards $1.5 million gift to L&C’s Bates Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership.
A Timely Idea for a Watch Company
Aldebaron Levin BA ’23, with support from the Bates Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership, has launched an analog watch company. The company’s first watch design is inspired by the koi pond at Lewis & Clark.
Can You Spot Skin Cancer? L&C Psychologists Bring Their Expertise to Public Health Campaign
In collaboration with Oregon Health & Science University and the University of Oregon, psychology professors Jerusha and Brian Detweiler-Bedell conduct research to help Oregonians identify and respond to the risk of melanoma.
community engagement, Portland, sustainabilityTiny House Emerges From Big Vision
L&C’s student-led Tiny House Club is building a sustainable dwelling for a Portland-area nonprofit.New Partnership With Babson Collaborative Expands Entrepreneurship Opportunities
Members of the Lewis & Clark community can now benefit from streamlined admission to graduate programs at Babson College, the leader in entrepreneurship education, through a new 4+1 pathway program. - EVENTSApril 3: 11:30am - 1:00pm
Lunch with a Leader: Alli Deverman
What can you do with a Sociology/Anthropology degree? Everything! Come listen to this alumna describe her journey juggling full time student responsibilities while being a single parent of a young child to Microsoft senior management.
April 17: 2:00pm - 3:00pmExpert in Residence Law
Wondering what legal issues you should consider when exploring ideas? Do you need to form a business entity? Thinking about law school? Come meet our Expert in Residence Law Robert Scott, former General Counsel of Lattice.
April 18: 11:30am - 1:00pmLunch with a Leader: Kamelah Adams
Listen to this founder who sells products that allow people to speak their truth without uttering a word.
The Bates Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership is located in room 344 of J.R. Howard Hall on the Undergraduate Campus.
MSC: 71
email entrepreneurship@lclark.edu
Chrys Hutchings
Director
chryshutchings@lclark.edu
503-768-7683
Catarina Hunter
Associate Director
chunter@lclark.edu
503-768-8683
The Bates Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership
Lewis & Clark
615 S. Palatine Hill Road MSC 71
Portland OR 97219