News and Events

On the first Friday of every month, Arts@LC presents a short performance at the Watzek Library atrium. 

On Being a Porous Boundary is copresented by Lewis & Clark College and A-B Projects at the Ronna and Eric Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art from November 19, 2024–February 25, 2025.

Lewis & Clark enters the second year of its engagement with the Portland Art Museum’s paid college internship program, an opportunity for students to facilitate interactive K-12 group visits in the galleries.

L&C’s theatre and music departments team up to present Into the Woods, an award-winning musical that reimagines fairy-tale characters on intertwining quests. The show opens November 1, with performances running on select days through November 9.

Bobby McHugh BA ’07 is a producer of Dream Creep, a horror short that explores the blurred lines between reality and dreams. It’s one of just a handful of films selected for the national Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour.

The Office of Equity and Inclusion invites the entire L&C community to participate in the HEDS Diversity and Equity Campus Climate Survey that was sent out on November 4. We want to hear from you! Your confidential responses will provide the framework needed to see where we can continue to support and improve in DEIJ work on campus.

Its time to make a plan to vote if you haven’t already! 

Calling all offices, academic departments, resident halls, and student organizations! We need your help collecting donations for IRCO & the Refugee Care Collective from November 4th through the 18th.

Happy Fall to All! We invite you to read on in this newsletter to catch up on our recent accomplishments and to learn more about exciting news for the upcoming fall months. We are so excited to support students, faculty and staff on campus as we continue to work every day to exemplify our commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive campus environment. We wish everyone the best of luck as we approach midterms.

At 3pm on the first Friday of every month, Arts@LC presents a short performance at the Watzek Library atrium.

Join Arts@LC on October 19th at 12pm for a Tailgate Party with arts and snacks before the game! 

Join the Office of Equity and Inclusion, in partnership with the Watzek Library and Boley Law Library, for our October Lunch and Learn!

This webpage has resources and information on nonpartisan voter engagement for L&C students. Check out our Ballot Bulletin (the “who, what, when, where, why, and how” to vote) and voter advocacy and education resources, plus a list of upcoming election-related events.

October 3rd, 4th, & 5th, 7:00pm

Great short read about boosting students sense of belonging on campus!

Lewis & Clark Law School celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Roosevelt Robinson Scholarship, honoring the legacy of Judge Roosevelt Robinson ’76 and his quest to add more diversity to Oregon’s legal community.

December 5th, 6th and 7th, 7:30pm 

December 7th, 2pm

November 1st, 2nd 7th 8th and 9th, 7:30pm
November 3rd, 2pm

Lewis & Clark is taking part in the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, working to improve civic engagement and achieve at least 80 percent voter turnout in the upcoming election.

Lewis & Clark has released a new Interim Sex Discrimination, Harassment, and Misconduct Policy under Title IX. Read more for details about the changes and how to provide feedback.

Arts@LC is thrilled to collaborate with In a Landscape to present an immersive outdoor concert on the grounds of our beautiful Lewis & Clark campus on Sunday, October 13, at 3 p.m.

Connecting with Leadership, Strengthening Our Community—One Conversation at a Time.

Are you interested in designing the next sticker for this year’s Ray Warren Symposium on Race and Ethnic Studies?

Well, you’re in luck! We are looking for current L&C students (CAS, GSEC, and Law) to design a sticker that captures this year’s theme of borders. The winning design will also be shared on our social media and other print/digital publicity for the symposium. The winner will receive a $50 gift card.

Apply through the Google form by Sunday, September 15. We look forward to seeing your creative designs!

Contact the symposium co-chairs at rwchairs@lclark.edu with any questions.

We are excited to finally celebrate the expansion of the new exhibition space, digital media lab, treatment rooms and large community studio for the Art Therapy program at Lewis & Clark! To honor this historic moment and expansion we are showcasing artwork from our community members in a collective show entitled WE ARE HERE: Art Therapy Exhibition. This exhibit features artwork from our current art therapy students, alumni, supervisors, and art therapy faculty.

As we approach the Fourth of July, the Office of Equity and Inclusion want to share with you Frederick Douglass’ 1852 speech “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”

In May, L&C undergraduate students headed to Puerto Rico and Oaxaca, Mexico, for service learning trips organized by the Center for Social Change and Community Involvement. 

Calling all first-generation* staff, faculty and/or alum!

Consider being part of the Inclusion & Multicultural Engagement (IME)’s First-Generation* Mentorship Program during our second year of this new initiative!

As we move into the summer and plan orientation, campus welcome, and first weeks of classes, how can we incorporate this knowledge into our practices, approaches and pedagogy?

Gen Z is considered the loneliest generation, which affects our students as well. Please watch this video and reflect on how this affects our students.