Past Events

Week Of Flyer
March 27, 2024

Spring Break Career Treks

Are you ready to embark on an exciting journey into the world of innovation, technology, and automotive excellence? Look no further! Our Career Treks are designed to offer you unparalleled insights into three dynamic companies leading the way in their respective fields. Join the Career Center as we visit the offices of Enterprise, Daimler, and On Running.

until March 27, 2024
Week Of Flyer
March 26, 2024

Spring Break Career Treks

Are you ready to embark on an exciting journey into the world of innovation, technology, and automotive excellence? Look no further! Our Career Treks are designed to offer you unparalleled insights into three dynamic companies leading the way in their respective fields. Join the Career Center as we visit the offices of Enterprise, Daimler, and On Running.

until March 27, 2024
Week Of Flyer
March 25, 2024

Spring Break Career Treks

Are you ready to embark on an exciting journey into the world of innovation, technology, and automotive excellence? Look no further! Our Career Treks are designed to offer you unparalleled insights into three dynamic companies leading the way in their respective fields. Join the Career Center as we visit the offices of Enterprise, Daimler, and On Running.

until March 27, 2024
blanchet house
March 19, 2024

Volunteer for Dinner Service at the Blanchet House

Blanchet House is a nonprofit social services organization located in Old Town Portland. They make a difference, one relationship at a time, through food, clothing, and supportive housing programs. They serve anyone who comes to our doors without judgment because they believe everyone deserves dignity, hope, and community. This volunteer opportunity will be in their café in Old Town Portland (transportation & dinner will be provided). You will meet the Staff & volunteers and help with the evening food service. Duties may include: serving plates of food, refilling drinks and clearing tables.
L&C Peer Collective Logo
March 19, 2024

How to Talk About Your Leadership Experience

In this interactive workshop, discover how to articulate your unique leadership strengths and learn the communication tools needed to confidently express your leadership experience in academic and professional settings.
Presenter: Nina Olken, Career Center
March 12, 2024

Information Session for Fall 2024 Inside-Out Prison-Exchange class, English 201: Poetry 1 with Professor Jerry Harp

Jerry Harp and Reiko Hillyer are holding an information session for students and faculty interested in learning about Jerry’s Fall 2024 Inside-Out Prison-Exchange Program class, English 201: Poetry 1, and how to apply. 

Flier
March 5, 2024

Blanchet House Volunteers Needed for Dinner Service

Monthly Volunteers Needed for Blanchet House Dinner Service!

workshop description
March 4, 2024

Crafting Change without Burnout Workshop

Do Good Trouble Workshop Series: RSVP HERE

Nielson Recipients
March 4, 2024

Nielson Social Change Innovation Grant Program Applications OPEN NOW!

The Nielson Social Change Innovation Grant program is facilitated by the Center for Social Change and Community Involvement. The grant supports Lewis & Clark College undergraduate student-initiated projects and is designed to:

  • Fund effective and transformative social change initiatives;
  • Encourage innovation and creativity to explore what is possible;
  • Equip communities that our students care about, both locally and globally, with the tools required to positively impact social change;
  • Develop and test ideas, solve problems, and create opportunities.
Learn more about the Nielson Social Change Innovation Grant here!
*Draft proposal review March 4th from 3-4pm, room TBD*
Center for Social Change
March 1, 2024

Immersion program Applications Open NOW!

The Center for Social Change and Community Involvement’s Immersion Program (Formerly know as Alternative Breaks) offers a variety of in-depth service-learning experiences for Lewis & Clark undergraduate students. These programs are aimed at connecting and supporting students with critical forms of community service as a catalyst for social change. 

February 29, 2024

Hope and the Climate Crisis

Join us for this important conversation about Hope and the Climate Crisis. A collaboration between Oregon Humanities Conversation Project and the Center for Social Change and Community Involvement.

Cancel the Cancel Culture
February 27, 2024

Cancel the Cancel Culture

Come join a conversation about cancel culture and its impact in our community.

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February 26, 2024

Identity and Activism Workshop

Do Good Trouble Workshop Series: RSVP HERE

February 24, 2024

Narrative Scribe Training

With support from the Mellon Foundation, Northwest Narrative Medicine Collaborative (NWNMC) is developing Narrative Scribe Training.

The curriculum builds on narrative medicine practices of listening and witnessing. The training develops skills of listening deeply to stories of health, illness, and healing and reflecting on how listening and witnessing can contribute to social change.

Narrative Scribe Training
Saturday, February, 24 8:45-4:30
Training will be held in-person, on-campus
Lewis & Clark College
Portland, OR

Narrative Scribe Training builds narrative competency skills for:

  • Students entering, studying, or considering the health professions
  • Folks living with health conditions as patients or caregivers
  • Anyone pursuing a practice of narrative medicine

Training participants will work together in mixed groups of large cohorts, small tables, and pairs of: LC students, graduate students in the health professions, health professionals, patients, caregivers, and those interested in pursuing a practice of narrative medicine.

More information here

Register here

Questions? Please contact Alexis Rehrmann.

February 19, 2024

60th Anniversary Arthur L. Throckmorton Lecture: Kelly Lytle Hernández on “Million Dollar Hoods: Using Maps, Data, and Archives to End Mass Incarceration in Los Angeles”

Los Angeles County operates the largest jail system in the United States, which incarcerates more people than any other nation on Earth. At a cost of nearly $1 billion annually, more than 20,000 people are caged every night in L.A.’s county jails and city lockups. But not every neighborhood is equally impacted by L.A.’s massive jail system. In fact, L.A.’s nearly billion-dollar jail budget is largely committed to incarcerating many people from just a few neighborhoods. In some communities, more than one-million dollars is spent annually on incarceration. These are L.A.’s Million Dollar Hoods.

Led by Prof. Kelly Lytle Hernández, the Million Dollar Hoods (MDH) research team maps and monitors how much local authorities spend on locking up residents in L.A.’s Million Dollar Hoods. Led by Black and Brown women and driven by formerly-incarcerated persons as well as residents of Million Dollar Hoods, the MDH team also provides the only full and public account of the leading causes of arrest in Los Angeles, revealing that drug possession and DUIs are the top booking charges in L.A.’s Million Dollar Hoods. Collectively, this data counters the popular misunderstanding that incarceration advances public safety by removing violent, serious offenders from the streets. In fact, local authorities are investing millions in locking up the County’s most economically vulnerable, geographically isolated, and racially marginalized populations for drug and alcohol-related crimes. This talk provides an introduction to the Million Dollar Hoods project, method, and impact.

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February 19, 2024

Making Change on Campus Workshop

Do Good Trouble Workshop Series: RSVP HERE

Maddie Herrup
February 12, 2024

Rest in Resistance Workshop

Do Good Trouble Workshop Series: RSVP HERE

Leadership workshop poster
February 10, 2024

All Together Now Leadership Training

For Student Leaders on Campus: Join us as we learn facilitation techniques for leading our peers with educators from All Together Now, an organization committed to participatory learning. 

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February 9, 2024

Party with a Purpose: Fundraiser for Harper’s Playground LC Basketball Game

Join us as we cheer on LC Women’s and Men’s Basketball teams while raising money for a good cause! Snacks available for purchase. All proceeds will be donated to the Harper’s Playground. 

Eeshani Thomas
February 6, 2024

Getting involved on Campus and in Portland Workshop

Do Good Trouble Workshop Series: RSVP HERE

Open House Poster
February 1, 2024

Open House: Center for Social Change and Community Involvement

Join us to learn about upcoming programs and events!

Music as a Tool for Justice
January 20, 2024

MLK Week: Music as a Tool for Justice-Conversation Project with Oregon Humanities

Liberty and justice for all? In this conversation, we’ll examine what the word “justice” means and examine how it’s applied in Oregon. With the aid of local and national hip hop music videos and lyrics, we will examine the history of our state, legal anti-Blackness, and resistance movements. 

Do Good Trouble Summit
January 20, 2024

MLK Week: Do Good Trouble Summit

                                        Calling all student activists!
Whether you are a current activist, an aspiring activist or an emerging leader; we are calling for YOU to join us at this year’s Do Good Trouble Summit.

This will be a day of learning the history of student activism, gaining activism tools, listening to stories from young activists in the Portland area and a chance to meet others on campus interested in advocacy and social change.
MLK Week Do Good Trouble
January 15, 2024

MLK Week: Volunteer Day

MLK Day is a National Day of Service and the only federal holiday recognizing a Black leader. Join us in celebrating part of MLK’s Legacy by committing to serve your community!

Do Good Trouble
January 15, 2024

MLK Week: Honoring Black Community Through Unity- Past to Present

Join us in honoring MLK and the legacy of Black Community through Unity. Pre-register to participate in our Volunteer Day, Do Good Trouble Summit and Music as a Tool For Justice Conversation Project!

December 7, 2023

Destress Fest: Paws & Popcorn with CSCCI

Animals are a great way to help relief stress!

So, join the folks in the Center for Social Change and Community Involvement in the Hu Media Lounge and enjoy some snacks while watching cute and funny animal videos. 

FAO Schwarz
December 5, 2023

FAO Schwarz Fellowship Info Session

The FAO Schwarz Fellowship program is designed to develop the leadership skills of recent college graduates and prepare them for success in the social impact sector.

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December 4, 2023

Volunteer Night at the Blanchet House

Blanchet House is a nonprofit social services organization located in Old Town Portland. They make a difference, one relationship at a time, through food, clothing, and supportive housing programs. They serve anyone who comes to our doors without judgment because they believe everyone deserves dignity, hope, and community. This volunteer opportunity will be in their café in Old Town Portland (transportation & dinner will be provided). You will meet the Staff & volunteers and help with the evening food service. Duties may include: serving plates of food, refilling drinks and clearing tables.
November 30, 2023

Climate Change Discussion & COP28

Lewis & Clark’s ELI 260 Sustainability & Entrepreneurship class is excited to invite you to a climate action dialogue on November 30, 2023, from 2 pm - 3:20 pm.

Letter to the Editor Workshop
November 29, 2023

Letter to the Editor Workshop

The letters will focus specifically on carbon fee and dividend with Citizen’s Climate Lobby. Food provided!
November 16, 2023

Sustainability in Portland

Sustainability focused networking event for faculty, staff, students, alumni, and off campus partners.

consortium from the National Patient Advocate foundation
November 16, 2023

Consortium from the National Patient Advocate Foundation

Please join the National Patient Advocate Foundation for our biannual Policy Consortium on Thursday, November 16th as we discuss the changing nature of choice for patients facing a long illness journey.

 

As always with Policy Consortium, we can promise the very best speakers that will coax you into a new way of thinking about the struggles we face with our complex healthcare system.

 

The event is free, registration is required. Register today!

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November 7, 2023

Impact Certificate Dinner & Orientaton

Join the Center for Social Change for dinner and to learn more about the opportunity to complete an IMPACT certificate. The IMPACT certificate program aims to prepare students for civic leadership through a variety of immersive service-learning experiences, leadership development opportunities, and personal reflection.

Blanchet House Logo
November 6, 2023

Volunteer Night at the Blanchet House

Blanchet House is a nonprofit social services organization located in Old Town Portland. They make a difference, one relationship at a time, through food, clothing, and supportive housing programs. They serve anyone who comes to our doors without judgment because they believe everyone deserves dignity, hope, and community. This volunteer opportunity will be in their café in Old Town Portland (transportation & dinner will be provided). You will meet the Staff & volunteers and help with the evening food service. Duties may include: serving plates of food, refilling drinks and clearing tables.
Bystander
November 2, 2023

Attend the Portland United Against Hate Healing Summit!

Portland United Against Hate and the Coalition for Racial and Educational Justice, brought to you by Portland Bureau of Transportation are partnering to host a 3 day virtual event to provide resources and tools to those impacted by the hate our communities endure on a daily basis. The Healing Summit is the Coalition’s response to an increase in hate-fueled biased attacks directed at Black, Indigenous and people of color, LGBTQ2SAI+ communities, immigrants, migrants and refugees, and in particular our youth, that have taken place over the last year.

Emotional First aID
October 30, 2023

Attend the Portland United Against Hate Healing Summit!

Portland United Against Hate and the Coalition for Racial and Educational Justice, brought to you by Portland Bureau of Transportation are partnering to host a 3 day virtual event to provide resources and tools to those impacted by the hate our communities endure on a daily basis. The Healing Summit is the Coalition’s response to an increase in hate-fueled biased attacks directed at Black, Indigenous and people of color, LGBTQ2SAI+ communities, immigrants, migrants and refugees, and in particular our youth, that have taken place over the last year.

October 26, 2023

BANNED: A Teach-In About the Attack on Ethnic Studies and Gender Studies

An opportunity for students to have conversation with L&C faculty in Ethnic Studies and Gender Studies.

It Did Happen Here
October 25, 2023

Attend the Portland United Against Hate Healing Summit!

Portland United Against Hate and the Coalition for Racial and Educational Justice, brought to you by Portland Bureau of Transportation are partnering to host a 3 day virtual event to provide resources and tools to those impacted by the hate our communities endure on a daily basis. The Healing Summit is the Coalition’s response to an increase in hate-fueled biased attacks directed at Black, Indigenous and people of color, LGBTQ2SAI+ communities, immigrants, migrants and refugees, and in particular our youth, that have taken place over the last year.

Rose City Self Defense
October 25, 2023

Attend the Portland United Against Hate Healing Summit!

Portland United Against Hate and the Coalition for Racial and Educational Justice, brought to you by Portland Bureau of Transportation are partnering to host a 3 day virtual event to provide resources and tools to those impacted by the hate our communities endure on a daily basis. The Healing Summit is the Coalition’s response to an increase in hate-fueled biased attacks directed at Black, Indigenous and people of color, LGBTQ2SAI+ communities, immigrants, migrants and refugees, and in particular our youth, that have taken place over the last year.

October 16, 2023

Applications Due: Spring ’24 Prison Exchange Class Performance from the Inside-Out

Inside-Out Prison Exchange Class
TH238 Performance from the Inside/Out
Fridays 12:45-3:45 pm, Spring 2024
Class held at the Columbia River Correctional Institution
Taught by Associate Professor Rebecca Lingafelter
This is a 200-level Theatre class held at Columbia River Correctional Institute exploring the techniques and applications of autobiography to performance. It is an integrated class of 15 undergraduates and 15 incarcerated students who will learn together as peers.
Because of the special nature of this class and limited space, APPLICATIONS ARE REQUIRED.- Due Oct 16th!
The Inside Out Application
Teaching with  A Purpose Conference
October 13, 2023

14th Annual Teaching With Purpose Conference

“Join us for the 14th Annual Teaching With Purpose Conference, where passionate educators gather to learn and be inspired.”

Letters Against Depression
October 12, 2023

Letters Against Depression

 Join us to send hope and support to those battling depression and other mental illnesses through our free handwritten letters.

Bloodworks Northwest logo
October 12, 2023

Bloodworks Blood Drive

Preregister to donate blood!

Bloodworks Northwest logo
October 11, 2023

Bloodworks Blood Drive

Preregister to donate blood!

SURJ Showing Up for Racial Justice
October 10, 2023

The Fight for Self Determination: Indigenous Solidarity from Portland to the Philippines

Join Kalikasan Solidarity Organization (KSO) and Showing Up for Racial Justice Portland (SURJ PDX) for a deep dive into what it means to support Indigenous self-determination struggles all over the world.

October 6, 2023

Write Around Portland: Fostering First Year Belonging

A Center for Community and Global Health Colloquium


The Center for Community and Global Health in collaboration with community partner Write Around Portland, is offering writing workshops to First Year students at Lewis & Clark.

The two-hour workshop is an interactive, fun and nourishing way to fulfill a Words or Numbers colloquium requirement and build your community on campus. This event is open to all First Year students.

All you need to bring is yourself. Workshops are great for new and experienced writers. There will be snacks!

Interested? We’d love to have you! The event is open to all First Year students and space is limited.

Register Here

October 5, 2023

2024 Projects for Peace Grant Info Session

The Projects for Peace program began in 2007, enabling LC undergraduates to design and implement their own grassroots projects that promote peace anywhere in the world. LC students have applied and won at least one of the grants each year since then. A $10,000 award is given annually to an individual or group (undergraduates only) that submits the winning proposal.

Come to this session to learn about the most recent LC Project for Peace and how to apply for the 2024 grant.

Faculty Dialogue: Community Engagement
October 5, 2023

Faculty Dialogue: Community Engagement

Join us for a Faculty Dialogue about Community Engagement at Lewis & Clark.

Volunteers Needed for Blanchet House
October 2, 2023

Monthly Volunteers Needed for The Blanchet House

The Center for Social Change will be volunteering the 1st Monday of the month at The Blanchet House, serving meals to the houseless community. We need LC Student Volunteers to sign up! Shifts are:
Monday, Oct.2nd
Monday, Nov.6th
Monday, Dec.4th
All from 4:00pm-6:30pm * Transportation provided. 

Volunteers Needed for Houseless Outreach
October 1, 2023

Volunteers Needed: Houseless Outreach with People’s Housing Project

The event is on Sunday October 1st. PHP is a People-powered response to the housing crisis. They provide emergency shelters and support services to help organize houseless folks and improve our community for everyone. 

Some of the Center Staff looking good!
September 29, 2023

Center for Social Change: Open House!

Come by the Center for Social Change and Community Involvement! Grab a snack, learn more about how you can get involved and learn about upcoming events!

SURJ Showing Up for Racial Justice
September 17, 2023

Families - Let’s Talk Race

An anti-racism workshop to help adults start conversations with the young people in our lives. We focus on white folks but all are welcome. Some childcare available.

SURJ Showing Up for Racial Justice
September 2, 2023

SURJ Warm Springs Water Drop: Seeking Donations

The Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) PDX Indigenous Solidarity Action Group is fundraising for a water run to the Warm Springs Reservation on September 2nd. This is an ongoing need, so if you have the ability to make monthly donations, that would be much appreciated!

SURJ Showing Up for Racial Justice
August 14, 2023

SURJ Training: Direct Action Security and Assessing the Threats We Face

This training will focus on foundational knowledge of the ingredients that make up direct action safety and security. This includes tools and frameworks for assessing threats, physical security, and communication practices to facilitate safety teams supporting communities under attack.

Educators standing around a table smiling
August 9, 2023

Portland Art Museum Educator Welcome and Tour

Welcome, Educators! Spend some time in the galleries before the school year begins! Join Learning and Community Partnerships staff to visit Crafting Pinocchio, discuss educator programs and resources (including updates on Rothko Pavilion construction), and enjoy light refreshments.

Red Cross Logo
August 8, 2023

Red Cross Blood Drive

Donating blood saves lives! Sign up to donate today!

PASEO Logo
July 30, 2023

PASEO Community Event

PASEO STORY+ Portland Parks Foundation
pa·se·o (pä-sā′ō): noun, origin Spanish: A leisurely evening stroll to enjoy the awakened city.

Paseo is a healing event to celebrate and uplift the voices and
accomplishments of our city’s diverse artists, community
advocates, and mutual aid groups. Our goal: to boldly awaken
downtown by showcasing the power of community strength,
creativity, and unity while not ignoring the very real change the
streets of Portland’s downtown have seen in the last two years.
Paseo’s steering committee of social justice, arts, parks, and
outdoors leaders designed Paseo to honor and amplify the
creativity and resilience of Portland’s diverse communities in
the heart of our city.

Summer Webinar Series
July 27, 2023

Western States Center: Summer Webinar Series

Join us for the next three weeks as we explore fresh perspectives on confronting organized bigotry and share tools you can use right away to join the fight for our democracy.

People in conversation
July 24, 2023

Oregon Humanities Presents: Working on Our Whiteness: White People Helping Each Other to Understand and Interrupt Racism

This conversation is for white people to reflect together on what it means to “do our work” as white people, which includes taking responsibility for one another, educating ourselves, and coming to view other white people as our partners—not competition—in developing antiracist identity.

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July 23, 2023

PASEO Community Event

PASEO STORY+ Portland Parks Foundation
pa·se·o (pä-sā′ō): noun, origin Spanish: A leisurely evening stroll to enjoy the awakened city.

Paseo is a healing event to celebrate and uplift the voices and
accomplishments of our city’s diverse artists, community
advocates, and mutual aid groups. Our goal: to boldly awaken
downtown by showcasing the power of community strength,
creativity, and unity while not ignoring the very real change the
streets of Portland’s downtown have seen in the last two years.
Paseo’s steering committee of social justice, arts, parks, and
outdoors leaders designed Paseo to honor and amplify the
creativity and resilience of Portland’s diverse communities in
the heart of our city.

Children learning how to ride a bike
July 23, 2023

Southwest Neighborhood Bike Fair

Volunteers needed for various shifts at the Southwest Neighborhood Bike Fair.
  • Biking lessons for children with activities to learn about bike safety skills

  • Learn-to-ride coaching for adults just starting out on a bike

  • Quick-fix Bike Repair to make sure your bike is rolling smoothly and safely

  • E-Bike Demos come see a variety of e-bike options that are rising in popularity

We have a variety of volunteer roles, primarily at our 5 passport safety stations: Helmet Fitting, ABC Bike Maintenance Quick Check, Rules of the Road, Maps & Route Planning, and Learn to Ride. Sign up Here
Summer Webinar Series
July 20, 2023

Western States Center: Summer Webinar Series

Join us for the next three weeks as we explore fresh perspectives on confronting organized bigotry and share tools you can use right away to join the fight for our democracy.

PASEO Logo
July 16, 2023

PASEO Community Event

PASEO STORY+ Portland Parks Foundation
pa·se·o (pä-sā′ō): noun, origin Spanish: A leisurely evening stroll to enjoy the awakened city.

Paseo is a healing event to celebrate and uplift the voices and
accomplishments of our city’s diverse artists, community
advocates, and mutual aid groups. Our goal: to boldly awaken
downtown by showcasing the power of community strength,
creativity, and unity while not ignoring the very real change the
streets of Portland’s downtown have seen in the last two years.
Paseo’s steering committee of social justice, arts, parks, and
outdoors leaders designed Paseo to honor and amplify the
creativity and resilience of Portland’s diverse communities in
the heart of our city.

Summer Webinar Series
July 13, 2023

Western States Center: Summer Webinar Series

Join us for the next three weeks as we explore fresh perspectives on confronting organized bigotry and share tools you can use right away to join the fight for our democracy.

Black Futures Farm Logo
April 29, 2023

Black Future Farms: Nike Black Employee Network Volunteer Day

Black Future Farms has partnered with Bon Appetit and now is partnering with the Center for Social Change and Community Involvement and Black Student Union to seek black-identifying students & Students of Color willing to participate in bi-weekly volunteer service this spring semester! (Volunteer Slots Currently Full).

Black Futures Farm Logo
April 22, 2023

Black Futures Farm: Imagine Black Afro-Ecology Gathering

Black Future Farms has partnered with Bon Appetit and now is partnering with the Center for Social Change and Community Involvement and Black Student Union to seek black-identifying students & Students of Color willing to participate in bi-weekly volunteer service this spring semester! (Volunteer Slots Currently Full).

We are back again at OES in SW Portland, starting at 9:45 with kids and the 5k to follow at 10:15!
April 15, 2023

Neighborhood House Needs Volunteers!

We are back again at OES in SW Portland, starting at 9:45 with kids and the 5k to follow at 10:15!

Every spring, multiple Southwest Portland Faith Organizations and Community Partners join hands to meet the need of hunger specifically, by working to supply Neighborhood House’s food pantry, the largest food pantry west of the Willamette. This joint effort is known as the Southwest Hope Campaign. Since 2016, Missio Church has organized the SW Hope 5k as a culmination of the greater campaign.

What can $1 buy me at a grocery store? One, maybe two, canned goods at the most. For $1, Neighborhood House can buy 4 pounds of food directly from Oregon Food Bank. We quickly realized we could turn a simple canned food drive into a huge tool to empower Neighborhood House and reach hundreds more hungry neighbors.

This is where you come in. We invite you to run with us in our fifth annual SW Hope Feed the Hungry 5K because each $1 we raise together far outweighs it’s worth in canned goods individually. If we run together, our neighbors here in SW Portland won’t have to experience the insecurity of not knowing where their next meal is coming from.

Summer Job & Volunteer Fair
April 13, 2023

Summer Job & Volunteer Fair

This fair is organized to support meaningful one on one conversations and provide part-time, summer, and internship/jobs and volunteer opportunities for students!

20+ Employers

Manor House
April 12, 2023

Community Dialogue on the L&C Pioneer Mascot

Students, faculty, and staff: you are invited to participate in a Community Dialogue on the topic of the L&C Pioneer Mascot. These conversations will kick off the presidential Community Dialogues initiative.

There are many dates to choose from. Sign up for April 12 here!

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April 9, 2023

CAMP SUPPORT: Prep Camp for Emergency Shelters!

Help prep a local camp for the next emergency shelters we are setting up for houseless folks! Since, of course, the city isn’t going to help our vulnerable neighbors, we, the community, can step up! The government forces people to sleep on the ground in wet, cold, and muddy conditions even though there are 31 empty dwellings for everyone 1 houseless person.
We know that this is unacceptable, so we will be building emergency shelters to meet the needs of people where they’re at.
Our mission will be prepping open land at the camp for our next emergency shelters.

Black Futures Farm Logo
April 8, 2023

Volunteer Orientation with Black Futures Farm

Black Future Farms has partnered with Bon Appetit and now is partnering with the Center for Social Change and Community Involvement and Black Student Union to seek black-identifying students & Students of Color willing to participate in bi-weekly volunteer service this spring semester! (Volunteer Slots Currently Full).

Education. Equity. Community. Greater Than.
April 5, 2023

Greater Than & Alder Elementary Coming to Campus!

3rd Graders from Alder Elementary will be touring the campus and getting excited about college!

Nielson Social Change Innovation Grant Poster
April 5, 2023

Nielson Social Innovation Grant Applications Due

The Nielson Social Change Innovation Grant program is facilitated by the Center for Social Change and Community Involvement. The grant supports Lewis & Clark College undergraduate student-initiated projects and is designed to:

  • Fund effective and transformative social change initiatives;
  • Encourage innovation and creativity to explore what is possible;
  • Equip communities that our students care about, both locally and globally, with the tools required to positively impact social change;
  • Develop and test ideas, solve problems, and create opportunities.
March 21, 2023

Walking Through Portland with a Panther: The Life of Mr Kent Ford. All Power!

a new solo play by Don Wilson Glenn, directed by Damaris Webb and featuring La’Tevin Alexander

Reserve complimentary tickets today. 

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March 15, 2023

On-Campus Blood Drive with BloodWorks NW

Protect our local blood supply and schedule your blood donation today! 

A light pink background with red text that says Save a Life, Give Your Blood. March 14th and 15th in STAMM There is a graphic of a heart ...
March 14, 2023

On-Campus Blood Drive with BloodWorks NW

Protect our local blood supply and schedule your blood donation today! 

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February 22, 2023

Equity Talks: Undocumented and Unafraid

What does an education look like for an undocumented immigrant? 

February 8, 2023

Black History Month Dinner & Keynote Speaker

Black History Month Keynote Speaker: Taylor Stewart 

Date: February 8th
Doors will open at 6:30pm for dinner
Speaker from 7pm- 8pm

Martin Luther King Jr. image with multicolored flowers around his face
January 28, 2023

Radical and Revolutionary Hope: A Virtual Racial Justice Teach-In in honor of the legacy and work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

A Virtual Racial Justice Teach-In in honor of the legacy and work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

People jumping with sunlight radiating behind them
January 26, 2023

Awakened Awareness Orientation

All undergrads are invited to an Awakened Awareness Orientation. Curious about adding tools to your wellness toolbox? Come learn more about this research-tested 8-week Wellness Workshop that teaches mindfulness, meditation practices, and Awakened Awareness spiritual concepts to improve mental health. 

A photo of Brianna Renae, a spoken word author and activist born and raised in Portland, OR. She was crowned Portland's Grand Slam C...
January 23, 2023

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 2023 Keynote Presenter: Brianna Renae

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., please join us through the spoken word poetry of Brianna Renae, a local activist of Portland.

Event Date: Monday, January 23rd
Time: 6-7pm (following IME’s Multicultural Potluck from 4:30-6pm)
Location: Trail Room

Blanchet House Logo
January 22, 2023

MLK Service Project: Making Sack Lunches for the Blanchet House

Make a sack lunch for someone in need.

Kent Ford, wearing gray cap, gray blazer, black collared shirt, white beard, with roses and a drawn panther.
January 21, 2023

Power to the People: Black Panther Legacy Tour of Albina Neighborhood-Led by Founding Member Kent Ford

Sign up to participate in a tour by Kent Ford, a Founding Member of the Black Panther Party in Oregon! This tour will take place from 9am-12pm on Saturday, January 21 in the historic Albina neighborhood. 

Aerial view of Frank Manor House on Lewis & Clark College's campus.
January 18, 2023

Social Justice Tour

The Social Justice Tour offers a look into the history of Lewis & Clark College through a social justice lens. By highlighting student activism and civil rights demonstrations on campus, the tour aims to empower current students, faculty, staff, and alumni, to connect our shared history to act on behalf of bettering the Lewis & Clark community in the present.

Careers in the Non-Profit Sector Flier
November 15, 2022

Careers in the Non Profit Sector Meet & Greet

Neighborhood House, Girl Scouts, Janus Youth Group, Meals on Wheals.
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October 24, 2022

Oct.1st-24th-Campus-Wide Food Drive with Oregon Food Bank

Oct.1st-24th- The Center for Social Change and Community Involvement is partnering with the Oregon Food Bank, Campus Living, and Athletics to host a food drive as part of our Service Day events honoring the inauguration of president, Dr. Robin Holmes-Sullivan. This campus-wide food drive will run from October 1st- October 24th and we are aiming to engage students, faculty, and staff with collecting the most needed items for our local food pantries.

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October 1, 2022

Inauguration Service Day

Join the Center for Social Change and Community Involvement as we celebrate the historic Inauguration of Lewis & Clark President Robin Holmes-Sullivan.
Keaton Otis Memorial Sept.12th from 5-8pm @ NE Halsey & 6th
September 12, 2022

Keaton Otis Memorial

Join the Center for Social Change and Community Involvement at this important memorial event for Keaton Otis. 
Pio Fair, Sept.2nd from 3-5pm, Join the Center for Social Change!
September 2, 2022

Center for Social Change @ the PioFair

Join the Center for Social Change and Community Involvement at the PioFair! Learn about how to get involved with the Center, volunteer opportunities, leadership development, and more!
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September 1, 2022

LC Alumni Panel Foreign Service Fellowships

Join Lewis & Clark College alumni Ellie Miller BA ’20 and Sarah Lind-MacMillan BA ’22 for an info session about the U.S. Foreign Service and various diplomatic fellowships available to college seniors and anyone with an undergraduate degree.
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August 30, 2022

Equity Talks: Persuading Against Prejudice

Words have the power to unite and divide - is it really possible to persuade someone to see a different point of view?
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May 1, 2022

Hacienda CDC seeks L&C Volunteers

L&C Volunteers is working with Hacienda CDC to recruit students interested in volunteering with their after-school program.
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April 23, 2022

Luscher Farm Earth Day Work Party

Volunteer at Luscher Farm for Earth Day 2022
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April 6, 2022

L&C Student Leadership Mixer

Join the Center for Social Change and Community Involvement and Student Engagement for the Spring Student Leadership Mixer.
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March 15, 2022

Lunch n’ Lead - Letters Against Depression: Hope and Support Letter Writing

Join the L&C Volunteers program for our Lunch n’ Lead Series. During this event students will serve as Hope and Support Letter Writers for Letters Against Depression.
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March 13, 2022

Luscher Farm Work Party with L&C Women’s Basketball

Volunteer at Luscher Farm with the L&C Women’s Basketball team.  This event is open to the L&C community.
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March 12, 2022

13th Annual Tryon Creek Watershed Wide Event

Join the L&C Volunteers program and the Tryon Creek Watershed Council for a fun volunteer day, caring for this important urban habitat. Remove invasive weeds & plant native plants with us.
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March 5, 2022

Friends of Terwilliger Ivy Removal

Join the L&C Volunteers program and Friends of Terwilliger for a morning of ivy removal in the Terwilliger Parkway.
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March 1, 2022

Hacienda CDC seeks L&C Volunteers

L&C Volunteers is working with Hacienda CDC to recruit students interested in volunteering with their after-school program.
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February 26, 2022

Special Olympics Oregon Polar Plunge

We are taking the plunge to make a difference in the lives of Special Olympics Oregon athletes!
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February 17, 2022

National Random Acts of Kindness Day - L&C Rocks!

Join the Center for Social Change and Community Involvement as we celebrate Random Act of Kindness Day with an L&C Rocks painting event.