News and Events
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Reflect and Rebuild
ENVS alumna Emma Hay, ’20, refocuses her career goals after graduating during the pandemic.
Sustainability Internship Summer Course
Are you looking for a summer internship that will make a difference?
Apply your knowledge, gain valuable skills and experience, connect with impactful employers, and receive faculty support through a four credit class and internship experience.
Building a career without a blueprint
ENVS alumna Katy Yeh, ’14, shares her thoughts on creating a career in nonprofit ecological stewardship.
ENVS Summer Reading Group
The Environmental Studies Program would like to invite all members of the L&C community–students (current and future, faculty, staff, an alumni–to join in a summer reading group on conservation.
Georgia Reid, SOAN/ENVS major, BA ’20 Awarded Oregon Heritage Fellowship
Georgia Reid, SOAN/ENVS Major, BA ’20, was awarded one of three 2020 Oregon Heritage Fellowships, via the State Department of Parks & Recreation, to present and extend her Fall 2019 SOAN thesis research on the environmental history and contemporary interest in flax-to-linen production in Oregon.
Finding Meaning and Motivation through School Gardens
Katherine Jernigan, BA ’15, works with school children in Chicago and found a way to combine her loves of the outdoors and cooking.
From Places to Peopled Places
Robin Zeller ’15 describes how ENVS lead to a degree in medical anthropology.
Systems and Stethoscopes
Liz Fehrenbach ’05 describes how her work in ENVS turned her on to a nursing degree.
Interdisciplinary Team Lands $500K for Earthquake Preparedness Research
It’s a persistent question: How do you prepare large populations for an emergency? Funded by a grant of more than half a million dollars from the National Science Foundation, an interdisciplinary team of Lewis & Clark faculty and students is creating a video game to educate and enlist young people in that critical process.
Biogeochemist Julia Huggins Awarded Vanier Scholarship
Julia Huggins BA ’13 has been awarded the Vanier Scholarship to continue her PhD in biogeochemistry at the University of British Columbia, where she is the chief scientist of the oceanography research program. The scholarship will fund her research on oxygen loss in the oceans and the environmental impact of marine microorganisms.
Keeping the ENVS Spirit Alive
ENVS alumna, Charlotte Copp ’18, explores the field of GIS. She is currently a GIS intern for the City of Lake Oswego.
Students Power the College’s Larger Sustainability Efforts
When Lewis & Clark undergrads choose to pay the voluntary student “green fee,” the money goes into a fund that allows the college to buy renewable energy certificates and promote sustainability. The Renewable Energy Fee Fund Committee, comprised of students, is responsible for choosing the energy certificates, and awarding grants for student projects, internships, and research.
Saving the Earth, One Bottle at a Time
ENVS Alumnus, Jules Bailey ’01, keeps Oregon’s bottle deposit and return program successful and relevant. He is the Chief Stewardship Officer for the Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative.
Can We Solve Wicked Problems Together?
ENVS alumnus Osamu Kumasaka ’16, describes his path to working in environmental conflict resolution. He is a Junior Associate at the Consensus Building Institute in Boston, MA.
Opportunities at LC Lead to Career in Energy Industry
ENVS alumna, Kori Groenveld ’18, describes how her path at LC lead her to a career in the energy industry. She is working as a Program Administrator at the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center.
ENVS Blog: Engaging Across Boundaries
Gabriella Francolla ’18 majored in ENVS. She describes her path after graduating from Lewis & Clark, where she has had the opportunity to engage with diverse populations while working as an educator. Next year she will begin working as an Environmental Educator Volunteer with the Peace Corps in Mexico.
21st Environmental Affairs Symposium Focuses on Crossing Boundaries
Current discourse is marked with a boundary-oriented mentality, and animosity on both sides prevents meaningful progress. Taking place October 23 through October 24, the 21st Environmental Affairs Symposium hopes to change that narrative. To facilitate this conversation, race relations expert Daryl Davis will speak on his experience engaging with members of the Ku Klux Klan and how he finds common ground with people of all backgrounds and opinions.
ENVS Blog: Learning on the Cutting Edge of Climate Change Adaptation
Hanah Goldov (’13), ENVS major at Lewis & Clark College, describes how her interest in intentional spaces and environmental design began in her undergraduate work and will continue as she enters a Master’s Program in Landscape Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley fall of 2018.
ENVS Blog: The Journey Shapes the Destination
Eva Ramey (’15), a Biology major and Environmental Studies minor at Lewis & Clark College, describes how her international research unfolded, beginning with her study abroad experience in Tanzania.
ENVS Blog: From West Coast green building to East Coast solar
Keith Morency (’16) highlights the various jobs that led him to work for a community solar team in Boston, MA, after graduating from the Environmental Studies program at Lewis & Clark College.
ENVS Blog: Employing critical thinking skills at Tualatin Hills Nature Center
Julia Benford (’17), a graduate of the Environmental Studies Program at Lewis & Clark College, reflects on how critical thinking and inquiry skills she gained through ENVS course studies are especially useful when teaching environmental education at Tualatin Hills Nature Center.
ENVS Blog: Teaching Through AmeriCorps
Rebecca Kidder (’16), a graduate of the Environmental Studies Program at Lewis & Clark College, describes her time working as a reading tutor in a kindergarten classroom in Minneapolis.
ENVS Blog: From L&C to the Arctic - My path to a career in international environmental law
Rachael Lipinski (’09), a graduate of the Environmental Studies Program at Lewis & Clark College, writes about her time working as an environmental attorney.
ENVS Blog: To Israel and Back
Darya Watnick (’13), a graduate of the Environmental Studies Program at Lewis & Clark College, describes her time spent working in Israel for three years after graduating and returning to work as a Jewish Engagement Manager in the U.S.
ENVS Blog: From Environmental Education to Public Health
Aly Robinson (’11) writes about her work in environmental education and public health after graduating from Lewis & Clark College’s Environmental Studies Program.
ENVS Blog: Outdoor Education and Naturopathic Medicine
Eva Johnson (’15) describes her trajectory after graduating Lewis & Clark College with a degree in Environmental Studies.
ENVS Blog: Pursuing a Career in Nursing
Erin Scheibe (’15) writes about her experiences pursuing a career in nursing after graduating from the Environmental Studies Program at Lewis & Clark College.
ENVS Blog: Remaining Cautiously Optimistic
Michaela Koke (’16) describes her work with the Merck Family Fund and her first year after graduating Lewis & Clark College with a degree in Environmental Studies and Sociology/Anthropology.
Rhodes Scholar Takes on Climate Change in Top Science Journal
Rhodes Scholar Tamma Carleton BA ’09 has progressed from earning her bachelor’s degree in economics to publishing original research in the premiere global science weekly. Her newest work connects climate change to societal impacts. - EVENTS
Lunch with a Leader: Heidi Kujawa
NEW DATE!!
Imagine using plastic pulled from oceans and beaches and using steam to cheaply make a building product that uses no additives, fillers or chemicals, and uses 95% less greenhouse gases than concrete. Meet Heidi Kujawa, the Founder and CEO of ByFusion and learn what’s next for bringing this machine to a pile of plastic recycling near you.
ENVX Symposium Conservation Conversations Story Exchange
In partnership with Narrative 4, a global organization that promotes radical empathy via story exchange, participants will have the opportunity to share personal experiences of conservation with individuals from around the world.
The prompt for the story exchange will be: A habitat is the home of a plant, animal, or other organism. Living things and their habitats are all around us, in the wild, in cities, and everywhere in between. Tell a story about a habitat that is meaningful to you.- Registration is required through Narrative 4 and you will receive the Zoom link from them.
