News and Events

Save the date! LC MLK Week 2024 is coming up Jan.15th-20th. There are a number of awesome events happening. Sign up HERE to learn more.

Dr. Evette Castillo Clark, Vice President for Student Life Office and Dean of Students, invites you to her weekly office hours starting in Spring 2024. This is a great opportunity to share your thoughts and experience as a student, and ask any questions!

To foster a greater sense of belonging among first-year students, L&C’s Center for Community and Global Health is partnering with Write Around Portland to offer a series of writing workshops.

This fall, Lewis & Clark reopened the Stewart-Odell residence halls after a sweeping renovation. In addition to many interior and exterior upgrades, Stewart-Odell now houses the Travel Lounge Living-Learning Community, the Student Counseling Center, and select Campus Living offices.

Dr. Evette Castillo Clark, Vice President for Student Life Office and Dean of Students, invites you to her weekly office hours starting in Fall 2023. This is a great opportunity to share your thoughts and experience as a student, and ask any questions!

We are looking for any students, particularly those living on-campus, who would like to join the Dining Experience Committee. 

Bacchus, one of two Ultimate Frisbee teams at Lewis & Clark, qualified for the 2023 Men’s D-III National Tournament as a favored Northwest competitor, playing hard-fought games against other colleges from coast to coast.

In 2023, L&C’s baseball team won its first Northwest Conference Championship since 1987 and advanced to its first-ever NCAA Tournament. In addition, third baseman Jack Thomson BA ’23 was named D3baseball.com National Player of the Year and a First Team All-American.

Women’s rowing dominated the Northwest Conference (NWC) en route to the program’s first NWC Title and the program’s first trip to the NCAA Division III Women’s Rowing Championship Regatta since 2006.

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

President Robin Holmes-Sullivan was honored with a “Pillar of the Profession” award from the National Association for Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA). The award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated distinction in their field and made a lasting impact on the institutions where they have worked.

Aniqah Gaffoor BA ’26, who represented her home country of Sri Lanka in the Tokyo Olympics, now competes on the L&C swim team. She’s also setting her sights on the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

This spring, Lewis & Clark unveiled the newly renovated Stephanie Fowler Student Center (formerly known as Templeton). Designed to be the “heart of campus,” the updated student center features enhanced meeting and activity spaces, outdoor gathering spots, and improved accessibility features.

Bon Appétit, L&C’s food service vendor, shared a presentation with undergrad and law students about its strategies and methods of sustainable food sourcing.

More than 80 students participated in the second annual L&C Peer Collective Summit, held on March 10 and 11. The event, designed for current and emerging student leaders, featured a keynote speaker, breakout sessions, and numerous opportunities to connect with like-minded peers.