L&C Magazine
Cover Story
Global Vision, Local Engagement
Lewis & Clark welcomes Wim Wiewel as its next president.
Featured Stories
Lewis & Clark at 150
During the 2017–18 academic year, Lewis & Clark marks its 150th anniversary, honoring its distinctive past and preparing for its bright future.
Pathways to Peace
Ana Cutter Patel BS ’90 strives to bring divided communities together as executive director of Outward Bound Peacebuilding.
On Palatine Hill
U.S.News Touts Overseas Study, Undergraduate Teaching
For the fifth time in six years, Lewis & Clark’s Overseas and Off-Campus Programs are ranked among the best study abroad programs in the nation, according to the 2018 edition of U.S News & World Report Best Colleges.
Reflections From Retirees
This past spring, the College of Arts and Sciences bid a fond farewell to three longtime faculty who have influenced generations of students.
L&C’s Athletics Hall of Fame Turns 40
This fall, in conjunction with Lewis & Clark’s 150th anniversary celebration, the college is marking the 40th anniversary of its Athletics Hall of Fame.
Keeping Our ‘Cool’
Sierra magazine has named Lewis & Clark one of its top five “Cool Schools” for 2017. The annual ranking methodically assesses more than 200 of North America’s most sustainability-minded colleges and universities. Lewis & Clark is the only liberal arts college on the West Coast —and the only school in Oregon— to make the top 10. This is the sixth year in a row the college has made the list.
Kowal Named Ratte Award Winner
Katie Kowal BA ’17, a physics and political science double major, received this spring’s Rena J. Ratte Award, the undergraduate college’s highest honor. Named for an esteemed teacher, the award recognizes a senior whose abilities and commitment have combined to produce work of the highest distinction.
Safran, Bushaw Named Top Teachers
Each year, students from the College of Arts and Sciences and Lewis & Clark Law School reflect on the extraordinary teaching of their respective professors and select one for top teaching honors.
Leadership and Support
President Wiewel’s Welcome Party
Leadership Society Reflects 150 Years of Giving
Alumni News
Reunion Revelry: Alumni Weekend 2017
In June, more than 1,000 alumni, friends, and family enjoyed sunny skies in Portland while attending Alumni Weekend, a whirlwind set of events featuring class reunions, a traditional salmon bake and barbecue, a Dixieland band, and more.
Profiles
Tiny House Hotel Pioneer
Equipment trailers and catering trucks roll up outside Caravan−The Tiny House Hotel in Northeast Portland’s trendy Alberta Arts District.
Managing Operations at the Dallas Federal Reserve
Armored trucks drove down a ramp into the underground belly of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s Portland branch.
Wired for Success
On a warm summer morning, Ruby Goldberg walks with her dog in San Francisco’s sprawling South of Market neighborhood and enters the West Coast office of Wired magazine.
Finding Harmony in History and Jazz
On a muggy afternoon in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Charles Chamberlain hands out bottled water and paper fans to tourists on his Roots of Jazz walking tour.
Afterword
Lewis & Clark History Quiz
Galleries
Alumni Weekend 2017
In June, more than 1,000 alumni, friends, and family enjoyed sunny skies in Portland while attending Alumni Weekend, a whirlwind set of events featuring class reunions, a traditional salmon bake and barbecue, a Dixieland band, and more.
Besides reconnecting with former roommates and classmates, alumni relived their housing experience in the residence halls, enjoyed a fabulous brunch in Fields Dining Room, participated in an on-campus pub crawl, attended Pioneer College sessions, sang to tunes from the ’60s, and danced the night away to ’80s music in the Trail Room. The Albany Society, the college’s honorary group for alumni who graduated more than 50 years ago, inducted more than 35 new members from the class of 1967. Alumni celebrating their reunions showed their Pioneer pride by raising $331,102 for the college. The class of 1972 raised the most gifts totaling $87,472, and the classes of 1962 and 1967 saw the highest participation, each with 29 percent.
President Wiewel’s Welcome Party
On October 2, the Lewis & Clark community celebrated President Wim Wiewel’s first official day on campus. The festive event included musical performances, cake and other goodies, and hearty good wishes for Wiewel’s new presidency.
Pathways to Peace
Since 2009, more than 1,000 people have participated in Outward Bound Peacebuilding programs, representing 25 countries and six continents.
