News and Events
- NEWS
Leadership in the time of COVID 19
Looking for ways to lead and serve while social distancing? SLS has got you covered. We’ll maintain an updated list of opportunities on this page.
SLS Awards 2020 - Outstanding Community Partner
Books To Prisoners is the recipient of this year’s Outstanding Community Partner Award.
SLS Awards 2020 - Outstanding Student Organization
Gender Minorities in STEM is the recipient of this year’s Outstanding Student Organization Award.
SLS Awards 2020 - Outstanding Faculty Award
Aliza Kaplan is the recipient this year’s Outstanding Faculty Award. This is the highest honor Student Leadership and Service (SLS) presents to a faculty member.
SLS Awards 2020 - Outstanding Staff Award
JB Kim is the recipient of this year’s Outstanding Staff Award, which is given to a LC staff member who has excelled at leadership and service this year.
SLS Awards 2020 - Outstanding Law Student
Jesse Caldwell is the recipient of this year’s Outstanding Law Student Award, which is given to a law student who has excelled at leadership and service this year.
SLS Awards 2020 - Outstanding Graduate Student
Pedro Ramos is the recipient of the Outstanding Graduate Student Award in recognition for his exemplary leadership and service work this school year.
SLS Awards 2020 - Outstanding Undergraduate Student
Hope Smothers is the recipient of this year’s Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award, given to an continuing student (non-senior) who has excelled at leadership and service this year.
SLS Awards 2020 - President’s Award for Outstanding Community Service
Sarit Cahana BA ’20 is one of two recipients this year for the President’s Award for Outstanding Community Service. This is the highest honor Student Leadership and Service presents to a graduating senior.
SLS Awards 2020 - President’s Award for Outstanding Community Service
Arran Hashim, or Ary, is one of two recipients this year for the President’s Award for Outstanding Community Service. This is the highest honor Student Leadership and Service presents to a graduating senior.
We’re ALL IN
President Wiewel committed L&C to the ALL IN Campus Challenge. Do you know your registration status?
Lewis & Clark Students Vote at Much Higher Rates Than the National Average
A recent study by Tufts University’s Tisch College of Civic Life found that Lewis & Clark students voted at a much higher rate than the national average for the 2018 midterm elections. Opportunities for civic engagement on campus could factor into the increase.
Lewis & Clark Named a Top Producer of Peace Corps Fellows
The Peace Corps announced this week that Lewis & Clark ranked 16th among small schools on the agency’s 2018 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities list, up 9 spots from 2016.
Students Create Nonprofit to Provide Undergarments for Homeless Women
Paige Sanders BA ’18 and Ashley Garber BA ’17 started the Portland Panty Project to address the lack of clean, size-appropriate undergarments for homeless women in the Portland metro area. Their passion project has become a social enterprise.
Students Honor Martin Luther King Jr. in Week of Service
Lewis & Clark honored Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders through its annual week of service featuring a series of speakers and events. The first collaborative event kicked off January 20 with 130 students participating in volunteer service around the Portland community.
Students Take a Deep Dive Into Entrepreneurship and Leadership
For 5 days, 30 Lewis & Clark students joined faculty and mentors to learn about entrepreneurship from the ground up, connecting their liberal arts training with tools for identifying problems and developing solutions. The driving philosophy behind Lewis & Clark’s Winterim experience? Leadership and entrepreneurship are lifelong mindsets.
Where Are They Now?
Aukeem Ballard ’11 explores his experience with Student Leadership and Service and the Center for Career and Community Engagement. - EVENTS
From Resilience to Black Liberation - An MLK Virtual Racial Justice Teach-In
Join the MLK Racial Justice Campus Collaborative in co-creating a space to move from oppressive systems towards collective liberation.
Intern for Racial Justice Info Session
Intern for racial justice during summer 2021!
On Being Discussions on Race & Healing
Using an expansive understanding of spirituality, Krista Tippett interviews key figures in her On Being podcasts (onbeing.org.) Join other LC faculty, staff, and students from all three schools as we discuss themes of race and healing raised in the interviews. Come for one discussion or all.
Facilitated by Hilary Martin Himan, Office of Spiritual Life.
On Being Discussions on Race & Healing
Using an expansive understanding of spirituality, Krista Tippett interviews key figures in her On Being podcasts (onbeing.org.) Join other LC faculty, staff, and students from all three schools as we discuss themes of race and healing raised in the interviews. Come for one discussion or all.
Facilitated by Hilary Martin Himan, Office of Spiritual Life.
On Being Discussions on Race & Healing
Using an expansive understanding of spirituality, Krista Tippett interviews key figures in her On Being podcasts (onbeing.org.) Join other LC faculty, staff, and students from all three schools as we discuss themes of race and healing raised in the interviews. Come for one discussion or all.
Facilitated by Hilary Martin Himan, Office of Spiritual Life.
Student Leadership and Service Attends RACE TALKS
Join other Portlanders for this race dialogue!
Student Leadership and Service Attends RACE TALKS
Join other Portlanders for this race dialogue!
Student Leadership and Service Attends RACE TALKS
Join other Portlanders for this race dialogue!
