main content Cosmos: A Community Dialogue about Opportunity, Challenge, & Transformation
“Cosmos,” the first fully student-designed dialogue project at L&C, offers International Students a space to reflect on and share their experiences of studying abroad in the US at L&C. “With this fresh take, we have a desire for the members of our community to hear different experiences, and meaningfully connect with one another.” Cosmos happens weekly through Spring 2025.
Students from different cultures, countries, languages, and experiences are invited to come together in dialogue to reflect and connect meaningfully about their lived experiences being in the US to study abroad at L&C. In dialogue, participants will explore ways each of their individual experiences may resonate, differ, or support one another.
‘Cosmos,’ the series title, comes from the word cosmopolitan (n.): including or containing people from many different countries; another word for international. The purpose of these dialogues is to open a space where people from different countries can share their experiences of studying abroad in the US and foster connectivity and support through mutual understanding.
“We hope this is a space where we can express the unique journeys we are on. With this fresh take, we have a desire for the members of our community to hear different experiences, and meaningfully connect with one another.”
Cosmos is comprised of a series of dialogues open to International Students most weeks throughout Spring 2025. Cosmos is designed, run, and facilitated fully by International Students. Registration is required for participation in all Community Dialogues.
For more information about Cosmos, reach out to alistern@lclark.edu.
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Community Dialogue: [No] Hard Feelings
What do you consider “hard feelings”? Where do they come from and who influences them? What do they do to and for us – both individually and collectively? How do they shape our perspectives, actions, relationships, or communities? In this small-group Dialogue, participants will be invited to explore Gender Studies Symposium themes through considering the value of their own stories and exploring the potential that both personal and shared feelings have in our world. All L&C community members and symposium presenters/artists are encouraged to participate in this Community Dialogue!
Community Dialogue: [No] Hard Feelings
What do you consider “hard feelings”? Where do they come from and who influences them? What do they do to and for us – both individually and collectively? How do they shape our perspectives, actions, relationships, or communities? In this small-group Dialogue, participants will be invited to explore Gender Studies Symposium themes through considering the value of their own stories and exploring the potential that both personal and shared feelings have in our world. All L&C community members and symposium presenters/artists are encouraged to participate in this Community Dialogue!
Community Dialogue: [No] Hard Feelings
What do you consider “hard feelings”? Where do they come from and who influences them? What do they do to and for us – both individually and collectively? How do they shape our perspectives, actions, relationships, or communities? In this small-group Dialogue, participants will be invited to explore Gender Studies Symposium themes through considering the value of their own stories and exploring the potential that both personal and shared feelings have in our world. All L&C community members and symposium presenters/artists are encouraged to participate in this Community Dialogue!
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Dear L&C community,
Welcome back to campus and to the last weeks of spring semester. I hope you were able to recharge over the break and are ready for the final sprint to the finish line.
While there is a lot of troubling news these days in both our country and in the wider world, I want you to know that I wake up each day focused on advancing our institution’s mission, which is to provide the best possible education so our students can achieve their dreams.
That’s why I want to take a moment to celebrate you, our amazing students, who are doing incredible things. Every day I hear about another amazing project or achievement. You should all be so proud of yourselves. Whether it’s undergraduate Finn Watson BA ’26 earning a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship, the Environmental Moot Court Team securing a championship, an exhibit of artwork from pre-professionals in our Art Therapy program, or the Natural History Club hosting a week-long celebration of the wonders of moss, our students are getting noticed and making an impact. And, of course, the support of our top-notch staff and faculty is vital to making such achievements possible.
I am deeply proud to lead this purposeful, caring, inquisitive and collaborative community.
Enjoy our beautiful campus as the weather warms and the flowers bloom.
Let’s all finish strong!
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