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Spring 2014

Featured Stories

Feature, Spring-2014

Word Play

New generations discover the power of creative writing at Lewis & Clark.
Feature, Spring-2014

Preparing Higher Education’s Future Leaders

Lewis & Clark launches a new master’s degree program in student affairs administration.
Feature, Spring-2014

Champion of Change

Ruthe Farmer BA ’92 strives to help young women succeed in the male-dominated world of information technology.
Feature, Spring-2014

In Conversation With Justice Sonia Sotomayor

Her visit to campus on March 12 marked the fifth by a member of the U.S. Supreme Court since 2008.

Message from the President

President's Letter, Spring-2014
Barry Glassner, President

The Reach of Our Faculty

My faculty colleagues make a difference in the lives of our students in daily ways and in ways that lead to a lifetime of success. The external validation our students and professors receive proves that.

On Palatine Hill

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Michael Kaplan

Making the Mentor Connection

In February, Lewis & Clark’s Center for Entrepreneurship launched the Mentor Connection program to facilitate relationships between students of all three campuses and mentors from a broad variety of disciplines and expertise.
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Back in the Hunt

The men’s basketball team posts a strong season and eyes a future conference championship.
on palatine hill, Spring-2014

Conference Explores Future of Higher Education

What will college look like in 2025? More than 70 college presidents and other higher education leaders from around the country descended on Lewis & Clark on April 10 for a candid exploration of that big question.
on palatine hill, Spring-2014

Black History Month

In conjunction with Black History Month, Lewis & Clark hosted a series of events with high- profile speakers to promote community conversations on topics such as social justice, civil rights, politics, and environmental justice.

on palatine hill, Spring-2014

Levine Named New Athletic Director

On July 1, Shana Levine will join Lewis & Clark as its new director of physical education and athletics.
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Environmental Law No. 1

Lewis & Clark Law School’s Environmental Law Program tied for No. 1 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2014 annual rankings of law schools.
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Celebrating Poets Past and Present

Despite an uncharacteristic snowstorm in Portland, a large and enthusiastic crowd trekked downtown to the Newmark Theatre on February 7 to attend the William Stafford Centennial Celebration.
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Meet Lewis & Clark’s Orchestra Conductor

Lance Inouye, instructor in music and the college’s orchestra conductor, joined Lewis & Clark last summer.
on palatine hill, Spring-2014
McKay Campbell CAS '14 and Emily Halter CAS '14

National Debate Champions

In March, 56 of the nation’s best parliamentary debate teams arrived in Flagstaff, Arizona, for the National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence (NPTE), but only one team left as national champions—Lewis & Clark’s McKay Campbell CAS ’14 and Emily Halter CAS ’14.

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Spring Symposia

The 33rd annual Gender Studies Symposium, held in March, focused on issues related to gender, power, and space as they relate to our environments and the lives we lead.

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English Prof Wins Teaching Award

Kristin Fujie, assistant professor of English, has an infectious enthusiasm for her specialty, modern American literature, and for teaching.
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New To the Board

Lewis & Clark’s Board of Trustees recently welcomed Paula Hayes BS ’92 as its newest member.
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Spring Sports Recap

Playing in one of the toughest conferences in the nation, the Lewis & Clark women’s basketball team just barely missed the Northwest Conference tournament this year.

Alumni News

alumni news, Spring-2014

Honors Banquet

At the Alumni Honors Banquet on February 22, Lewis & Clark recognized alumni from the College of Arts and Sciences for their outstanding accomplishments and community service. 

alumni news, Spring-2014

Alumni Career Corps

Share your career expertise with students, no matter where you live.
alumni news, Spring-2014

Alumni Weekend June 19-22

Alumni Weekend is just around the corner, and you won’t want to miss Lewis & Clark’s biggest alumni event of the year!

Profiles

1970s, Class Notes, class-notes, outcomes, Profile, send-to-college, Spring-2014

Capturing Wildlife—With a Camera

In Botswana, Jack Swenson BA ’79 and his photo-safari guests conceal themselves in an underground blind, observing doves and impala at a nearby watering hole.
2000s, Class Notes, class-notes, Profile, Spring-2014

Oregon’s 2014 Superintendent of the Year

Growing up in southwest Oregon, Don Grotting Ed. Ad. ’00 and his four siblings lived in a house with no indoor plumbing until he was a sophomore at Coquille High School.
2000s, Class Notes, class-notes, Profile, Spring-2014
Elisa Dozono JD '06

Chair of the Oregon Lottery Commission

Elisa Dozono JD ’06 has never relied on luck to advance her career. Instead, she’s always believed in good old-fashioned hard work—along with highly developed multitasking skills.
2000s, Class Notes, class-notes, outcomes, Profile, send-to-college, Spring-2014

Saving Sun Bears in Borneo

Jocelyn Stokes BA ’07 launched the Survival of the Sun Bears awareness campaign and documentary film project through her media company, Wild & Stoked Productions.

In Memoriam

In Memoriam, Spring-2014

In Memoriam, Spring 2014

Honoring alumni, faculty, staff, and friends who have recently passed.

In Memoriam, Spring-2014
Vern Rutsala

Distinguished Poet Mourned

Vern Rutsala, professor emeritus of English, died April 2, 2014, at age 80, just two weeks after the Oregon Book Awards honored him with the Charles Erskine Scott Wood Distinguished Writer Award in recognition of his “enduring, substantial literary career.”

Galleries

Back in the Hunt

Back in the Hunt

The men’s basketball team posts a strong season and eyes a future conference championship.
Black History Month

Black History Month

In conjunction with Black History Month, Lewis & Clark hosted a series of events with high- profile speakers to promote community conversations on topics such as social justice, civil rights, politics, and environmental justice.