main contentL&C Magazine
Winter 2014
Cover Story
The Pinnacle of Poetry
Mary Szybist, associate professor of English, wins the 2013 National Book Award in Poetry.
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Entrepreneurial Alumni
Among the Lewis & Clark alumni ranks are many graduates who have pursued entrepreneurial ventures. The Chronicle caught up with four of them who have forged their own paths in the for-profit and nonprofit worlds.
Building the Legal Pipeline
An increasing number of law school students and alumni look to Alaska for career opportunities.
You Do The Math
New Common Core State Standards bring greater coherence to K-12 mathematics—but how are teachers adapting?
A New Start-up on Campus
Lewis & Clark launches the Center for Entrepreneurship, an initiative to help students translate their liberal arts education into action.
Objects From Home
Students arrive on campus with a variety of objects from home. What do they bring and why?
Ideas That Mushroom
Lewis & Clark announces the winners of its first Venture Competition, a key element of the college’s entrepreneurship initiative.
Message from the President
Multiple Returns
A Lewis & Clark education creates vital and lifelong networks. That’s the thought I had after reading this issue’s stories about some of the many ways our alumni are expanding opportunities for current students and increasing the reach of Lewis & Clark in the world.
On Palatine Hill
Caldwell Receives Korean Honor
The Consulate General for the Republic of Korea in Seattle has named a new honorary consul general.
Reiness Named AAAS Fellow
Gary Reiness, associate dean and professor of biology, has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Jurassic Park in Siberia?
Last fall’s 16th annual Environmental Affairs Symposium, titled the Nature of the Unnatural, focused on “unnatural” modifications to our biophysical surroundings.
Empowering Women Through Self-Defense and Dance
While participating in the college’s overseas study program in India in 2011, Hillary Patin CAS ’14 and fellow student Miranda Benson (who graduated last year) were inspired to develop a project to empower women and give them the tools to defend themselves against street harassment and rape.
Bee Sharp
Samantha Bee, senior correspondent of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, performed to a packed house in Pamplin Sports Center on October 25.
Letters
Letters and Corrections
The Marriage of Figaro
Michael Olich, associate professor of theatre, directed a contemporary adaptation of The Marriage of Figaro.
Salmon Safe Certification
This fall, Lewis & Clark became the first private college to achieve Salmon-Safe certification. Salmon-Safe is a third- party, peer-reviewed certification program that links land management practices with the protection of agricultural and urban watersheds.
Race and the Criminal Justice System
In November, the 10th annual Ray Warren Symposium on Race and Ethnic Studies—titled Police States, Prison Nations—analyzed racial ideologies and the contours of the carceral state.
Striving for Greatness
Football records fall as Keith Welch and Andrew Frisina close out their final season with the Pios.
Johnson Named New Law Dean
In December, Jennifer Johnson was named the next dean of Lewis & Clark Law School.
Leadership and Support
Memorable Faculty Inspire Giving
If there is a recipe for a winning college experience, amazing faculty in and out of the classroom would rank as the key ingredient for most college students. This is certainly true at Lewis & Clark. The influence of dedicated educators often extends far beyond the time students spend in class.
Alumni News
Homecoming and Family Weekend: A Winning Combination
A record number of alumni and parents arrived to root for the football team and participate in Homecoming and Family Weekend.
Lewis & Clark to Host Alumni Awards
Each year, Lewis & Clark honors alumni from the College of Arts and Sciences for their outstanding accomplishments and community service.
Profiles
A Life of Service: Paramedic, Lawyer, and Volunteer
The wind howled and snow fell fast and hard, making it difficult to see the road. Paramedic Victor Hoffer JD ’92 plowed through the storm, intent on helping a pregnant woman in labor in a nearby hotel.
Seniors Blossom With Horticultural Therapy
In November, Patty Cassidy M.S. ’94 led a group of senior citizens outside to put their raised gardens to bed for the winter. Standing or working from wheelchairs, they pulled up old perennials, raked and turned the dirt, and planted a crop of Austrian winter peas to infuse the soil with nitrogen.
Academia and Pop Culture Intersect at Comic Con
Nestled in a rustic campground at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies in New York state, Susan Kirtley BA ’95 fiddled with her tape recorder. The hot, still air seemed to magnify her nervousness as she sat down to interview noted comic artist Lynda Barry.
The Definitive Bibliography of William Stafford
In conjunction with the centennial celebration of Stafford’s birth, Watzek Library staff complete the most comprehensive bibliography of the poet’s work ever produced.
From Marine to Minister
As the sun began to set on a balmy summer day in Southern California, an Electra cruise ship motored past luxury yachts, sailboats, and multimillion-dollar homes in Newport Harbor. On deck, a wedding ceremony was in progress. Philip Bradley BS ’59 pronounced the happy couple husband and wife, smiling as they sealed their union with a kiss.
Bookshelf
In Memoriam
Afterword
Transitions
By Barbara Allen Burke BA ’83, MA ’87
I first came to Oregon way back in the fall of 1979. I was about to start school at Lewis & Clark, and my parents drove me on the 1,300-mile trip from Colorado.
I sat in the backseat along with my navy blue metal locker, a large-ish suitcase, and my electric typewriter. I was dreaming about moving into my dorm room, worried about whether my roommates would like me, and trying to fathom what college life would be like. I was pretty quiet on the trip, as I remember.
Read the storyI first came to Oregon way back in the fall of 1979. I was about to start school at Lewis & Clark, and my parents drove me on the 1,300-mile trip from Colorado.
I sat in the backseat along with my navy blue metal locker, a large-ish suitcase, and my electric typewriter. I was dreaming about moving into my dorm room, worried about whether my roommates would like me, and trying to fathom what college life would be like. I was pretty quiet on the trip, as I remember.
Galleries
Ideas That Mushroom
Lewis & Clark announces the winners of its first Venture Competition, a key element of the college’s entrepreneurship initiative.
Objects From Home
Objects hold a certain power. They can store a library of memories, create opportunities for sharing, and perhaps most importantly, bring us comfort when we are far from home. During New Student Orientation this August, we visited the residence halls and asked students what they had brought from home and why. Here’s what they told us.
A New Start-up On a Campus
Lewis & Clark launches the Center for Entrepreneurship, an initiative to help students translate their liberal arts education into action.
