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.

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.

Winterim recognized by Oregon Venture Funds Melissa Freeman. 

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. 

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. 

Katrina Kuzmina BA ’23 will address graduates at the College of Arts and Sciences commencement on May 6. 

Bates Center Summer RA Opportunity July 23 - 28, 2023.

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.

Semester updates from the Bates Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership

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.

The Randall Trust awards $1.5 million gift to L&C’s Bates Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership.

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.

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.

Tuse Mahenya BA ’21 will address graduates at the College of Arts and Sciences commencement on May 8.

2021-22 NYU Shanghai Global Writing & Speaking Fellowship - Now Accepting Applications

Sign up for info sessions to learn more about the NYU Shanghai Global Writing and Speaking Fellowship. No knowledge of Mandarin required.

Fall 2020 is different for all of us but the Bates Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership continue to be your advocate in Portland and beyond. Use our office hours to learn more about what we have to offer. 

Brothers and alumni Stein and Thor Retzlaff trained for years to survive one of the most remote areas in the world. The expedition to the Atomfjella mountain range in Norway tested their survival skills, while also allowing them to ski incredible peaks and couloirs (steep mountainside gorges). They captured the experience in their short film, “AREA 11.”

The faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences voted unanimously on March 3 to approve the creation of a minor in entrepreneurial leadership and innovation. The strong support for the new program underscores the fact that the liberal arts and entrepreneurship share a common interdisciplinary approach rooted in understanding people, systems, and methods of creating positive change.

March 3, 2020.
Lewis & Clark Faculty just voted to approve the new Minor in Entrepreneurial Leadership and Innovation. 

From January 12 to 17, 33 Lewis & Clark students from around the United States and across the globe immersed themselves in the study of entrepreneurship and leadership. A perennial favorite offering of the John E. and Susan S. Bates Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership, Winterim is a weeklong experience bringing students, speakers, and mentors together to explore what it means to be an entrepreneur. 

After building a 3D printer for a class during his senior year, John Kray BA ’17 enlisted the help of Zach Rose BA ’18 to build and sell innovative desktop 3D printers. Their most recent model is so easy to use that Lewis & Clark purchased one for the physics lab.

A team of five Lewis & Clark students have qualified for the final rounds of the 2016 Cleantech Challenge. The competition, held at Portland State University, invites student entrepreneurs to showcase their inventions and compete for a $10,000 grand prize.

A zest for adventure, the desire to advance the common good and the resources of the Center for Entrepreneurship have merged to launch Lewis & Clark’s first International Entrepreneurial Scholars, Stein Retzlaff, ’16 and Erich Roepke, ’16.

Jeff Cruttenden B.A. ’12 was recently named one of Forbes Magazine’s “30 Under 30” in finance.

Jeff Cruttenden B.A. ’12 is the cofounder of Acorns, a mobile app that has reinvented investing for a new generation.