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Polyglot Magazine: Call for Editorial Team

Whether you’re an aspiring writer, designer, or simply passionate about languages and culture, we welcome you to be part of Polyglot Magazine’s legacy. 

Bates Center Summer Sustainability Internship - application open!

An internship is a great opportunity for students to connect with organizations outside of LC and to build skills, understanding, and experience in translating the liberal arts into a professional role.

alumni, 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.

Current students and alum from the economics department.

Econ Students & Alumni Come Together for an Evening of Networking

The collaborative efforts of the Career Center, Economics Department, and Office of Alumni and Parent Engagement culminated in a productive networking event for Lewis and Clark students and alumni alike. 

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.

Molly Gibbons, LC student

Interning at Inside-Out: Six Questions for Molly Gibbons

With funding from the Mellon Foundation, LC student Molly Gibbons completed the inaugural Inside-Out Internship over Summer and Fall of 2022. Molly is a History major and Hispanic Studies minor from Missoula MT who plans to graduate in Spring ’24.

“This internship was one of the most informative and valuable work and educational experiences I have had,” she said. Read on to find out why.

Winterim

Winterim 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. 

 

The 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. 

   Coffee place in Paris.     Photo credits: Martin Lopez and Selma Rahimic

Coming back from Abroad - And adding it to your Resume

If you have just come back from abroad, congratulations you made it!

2023 LinkedIn Challenge Winners

Help us congratulate this year’s LinkedIn Challenge Winners!

Resources for Researching Your Careers of Interest

During your time at Lewis & Clark, you are bound to come across a career that makes you think, “I could do that!” 

River, a transmasculine person wearing a flatcap, glasses, and a mask over their mouth and nose is seated at a table looking down at the ...

Volunteer Work: Why is it special? When and Why do I include it?

At the Career Center on the Undergraduate Lewis & Clark College campus, we focus on helping students find jobs and internships on and off campus. In addition we hold one on one Drop-In hours led by Peer Career Advisors. Part of our goal is to find the best fit for our students and the program, internship, or job they will participate in for weeks, months, and years to come.

So you want to be an RA: The Scoop on Acing your RA Application/Interview and Reflection on 2022 RA Interviews

It’s no secret that being an RA has a lot of perks: the single room, room and board, and a stipend for returning RA’s. It’s an attractive position with a lot of responsibility to manage conflict and build bonds within your residence. Once you have examined the requirements and responsibilities of an RA at LC and decided you want to take up that responsibility, you might find yourself wondering where to even begin the application process. Well, you’re in luck because in this article we are going to tell you how to do just that (according to 2022 RA application information). We will also hear from an interview from the 2022 Selection Committee made of Area Directors Juliane Corpus (she/her); Julia Pacheco-Cole (she/her); and Adam Hintze (he/him).

Headshot of Jessye Lavine BA '16. She is a light skinned female with long straight blonde hair, standing in front of a gray wall, wearing...

Harnessing the Power of Language

Our students go on to do great things with their degrees. We recently caught up with alumna Jessye Lavine and asked her a few questions about her job at Textio, an augmented writing platform that helps interrupt bias and understand the impact of words; why diversity, equity, and inclusion in language is so important in the workplace; and what features of this platform are most beneficial for L&C.
Summer Job/Volunteer Fair Employer Photo

Summer Job/Volunteer Fair ’22 Review

The Career Center held its first in-person job fair since the COVID-19 pandemic from 1-4 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, 2022.

Headshots: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Headshots. While they may seem fairly straightforward, rarely do we stop and think of all the little details.

Chatting with OMSI and the LatinX Collective Individual - Miguel Rodriguez

The Career Center is excited to share Miguel Rodriguez’s story revolving around work, academics, and personal growth. We wanted to give you the opportunity to hear from someone in the latinx community who is working and attending school, like many of you. We hope his words will inspire you to speak out, actively work, seek out and stride for your independence through goals you set for yourself.

Spring '22 LinkedIn Challenge Winners

Spring ’22 LinkedIn Challenge Winners

This year’s “LinkedIn Challenge” highlighted the incredible work that Lewis & Clark students have been doing!
Devin, in a white collared shirt and blue and green patterned tie, looking toward the camera and laughing.

Supporting Students in Their Transition From College to Career

The Career Center excels at connecting students with resources for life after L&C, and their recent collaboration with Savviest is no exception. The online job search platform, created by Devin Owen BA ’14, helps people manage their job search using coaching, community, and AI technology. Students will be given complimentary access to the platform for six months this fall. We asked Devin a few questions about his company, why it will be helpful to students, and how L&C prepared him for his career.

career center, summer internships

The Career Center’s 2021 Summer Interns

Lewis & Clark’s Career Center provides a multitude of summer internships for students to explore their passions. Many of these opportunities are funded by generous grants and scholarships to support our students while they work. Here are some of their stories.
alumni, international education

Five Lewis & Clark Students and Alumni to Participate in Highly Competitive Fulbright Program

Emily Hayes-Rich BA ’19, Stephen Holden Jones BA ’18, and David Manicke BA ’21 have recently been awarded Fulbright research grants, while last year’s winners, Noah Foster-Koth BA ’19 and Cole Harris BA ’20, are now hoping to begin their postponed fellowships. The Fulbright Program was particularly competitive this year, with applications up 12 percent.

alumni, English Major, Portland
Lizzy Acker BA '05, with Roy.

Lewis & Clark Alumna Launches Advice Column at The Oregonian

Lizzy Acker BA ’05 is the pen behind The Oregonian’s new column doling out sharp, honest advice on the big and small problems in life. Acker is a trending news reporter at the paper, covering a range of issues relevant to the Oregon community.
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Virtual Career Treks in the Pacific Northwest

Lewis & Clark partners with MPACE to host Career Treks in the Pacific Northwest

Join us this spring for virtual career treks to companies in the Pacific Northwest. This is a perfect opportunity to explore career field opportunities and learn firsthand about a career field, from the comfort of your own home!
alumni, career success, career, ellen seljian, faculty, outcomes, podcast, political science

Alumnus-Produced Podcast Earns Webby Award

“Stay Tuned With Preet,” a podcast produced by alumnus Sam Ozer-Staton BA ’17, has earned a Webby Award for News and Politics based on public vote. The podcast, hosted by the former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara, dissects the politically charged legal issues facing the nation each week.

Messages of Resilience

In light of the pandemic, the Bates Center collected these wonderful messages of resilience from our alumni/friends to our incoming, current and graduating students. Lewis & Clark is your home for four years, but your connection and bond to our beautiful campus and fellow alumni lasts forever.
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Employers are recruiting virtually!

Because of the rapid changes in the workplace resulting from the Coronavirus pandemic, it may feel like hiring and recruiting have stopped. The truth is, companies will always need to recruit top entry-level talent. The Career Center is here to help.
career center, career success, computer science, klc, life after college, outcomes, Portland, psychology, pubcom

Alumni-Founded Podcast Production Company Adds Another L&C Alumnus

Annie Fassler BA ’11 and Jonah Geil-Neufeld BA ’11 met at Lewis & Clark and began working together with the emerging medium of podcasting right after graduation. In 2017 they founded Puddle Creative LLC, and this past fall they hired Sam Peers Nitzberg BA ’19.
diplomat in residence, Feature, Spring-2019

An Ambassador to Global Careers

Niels Marquardt BA ’75 returns to Lewis & Clark as diplomat in residence after a distinguished career abroad.
alumni, diplomat in residence, international affairs, international education

Ambassador Marquardt Named First Diplomat in Residence

Lewis & Clark President Wim Wiewel has appointed former United States Ambassador Niels Marquardt BA ’75 as the college’s first diplomat in residence. In the volunteer role, Marquardt will work to enrich the experience of students interested in international affairs, entrepreneurship, foreign language, and all other fields of study with global aspects.
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