About Us
The Division of Student Life empowers students to learn, lead, and engage the traditions of the liberal arts in the 21st century. As holistic educators, we partner with students through their development in academic and experiential learning, civic leadership and career development, diversity an inclusion, and wellness. We create an enduring community of belonging in which all students can take pride and realize their potential.
About Dr. Clark
Dr. Evette Castillo Clark (she/her/hers) is the Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students at Lewis & Clark College, overseeing campus living, campus safety, spiritual life, student engagement, emergency management, health and wellness services, counseling, international students, social change and community engagement, community accountability & conflict education, case management, athletics, career center, inclusion and multicultural engagement, college outdoors, new student orientation, and the first-year experience.
You can catch Dr. Clark during her weekly office hours in the Trail Room in the Fowler Student Center (most Tuesdays, 3:30pm-4:30pm, beginning mid-February 2025), or make an appointment by stopping by the Office of the Vice President for Student Life in East Hall 101 or email us at vpsl@lclark.edu.
Student Life Leadership Team
Student Life Offices and Direct Reports
Meet the VPSL Office TeamOrganizational Chart - by Direct Reports to the VPSLOrganizational Chart - by Offices and Titles
Featured News
Weekly Open Office Hours with Dr. Evette Castillo Clark (Spring 2025)
Dr. Evette Castillo Clark, Vice President for Student Life Office and Dean of Students, invites you to her weekly office hours starting in Spring 2025. This is a great opportunity to share your thoughts and experience as a student, and ask any questions!
Events
The L&C Mascot is Changing!
The L&C mascot is changing. Help the L&C community choose a new mascot! Check your email on January 27 for the link to nominate and complete the mascot nomination survey between Jan. 27 - Feb. 12.
Consider This: Our Place in the World with Ben Rhodes
January 29th: 7-9pm at the Alberta Rose Theater:
The first Consider This event of 2025 is a conversation about geopolitics, American power, and public service with Ben Rhodes, a national security and diplomacy advisor in the Obama White House, host of the Pod Save the World podcast, and author of After the Fall: The Rise of Authoritarianism in the World We’ve Made.
How much should the general public know or understand about global affairs and foreign policy? How do the US government’s actions on the world stage consider the public interest? Join us to dig into these questions and more.
10 free tickets available on a first come, first served basis. Free transportation provided to the event.
The L&C Mascot is Changing!
The L&C mascot is changing. Help the L&C community choose a new mascot! Check your email on January 27 for the link to nominate and complete the mascot nomination survey between Jan. 27 - Feb. 12.
The L&C Mascot is Changing!
The L&C mascot is changing. Help the L&C community choose a new mascot! Check your email on January 27 for the link to nominate and complete the mascot nomination survey between Jan. 27 - Feb. 12.
Snowshoe Mt. Hood #1a and #1b
Snowshoe on the snow covered trails around Oregon’s tallest volcano! Weather permitting, we’ll head up to one of the many amazing snow-covered trails on the east side of Mt. Hood, where we’ll snowshoe through snow-capped trees to get a magnificent view of the mountain. No experience required!