L&C Magazine
Cover Story
Going the Distance
Featured Stories
Learning + Teaching + Race
Associate Professor Dyan Watson works to ensure Black lives matter in the classroom.
Ending the Hunt
An influential legal opinion published by the International Environmental Law Project could lead to the end of Japan’s high-seas sei whaling.
Learning to Fly
Assistant Professor Norma Velazquez Ulloa uses tiny fruit flies to understand big issues in behavioral genetics.
Taking Flight
Ella Bock BA ’19 submits a winning entry for the Washington Post’s Annual Travel Photo Contest.
Trading Places
As part of the Teaching Excellence Program, undergraduates give feedback to professors on how to improve the classroom experience.
Message from the President
Curiosity as Power
On Palatine Hill
New VP of Student Life and Dean of Students
Robin Holmes-Sullivan, currently system-wide vice president for student affairs at the University of California, will become Lewis & Clark’s new vice president for student life and dean of students on February 18.
Class of 2022 Snapshot
Many students in the class of 2022 were born in 2000, the first year of the new millennium. In what other ways will this prove to be a landmark class?
Applying the Liberal Arts to Entrepreneurship
In mid-January, 30 Lewis & Clark students hailing from all corners of the globe and reflecting the gamut of academic disciplines returned to campus a week early from winter break to do a deep dive into entrepreneurship and leadership.
TransActive Gender Project at L&C
The TransActive Gender Center, a Portland nonprofit that addresses the needs of transgender and gender-diverse children, youth, and their families, is transferring its operations to the Center for Community Engagement at the Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling.
Leadership and Support
Alumni News
Profiles
Austria Overseas Study Group Celebrates 50th Reunion
Fanfare abounded when Lewis & Clark alums returned to St. Veit, Austria, in September for the 50th reunion of their overseas study program.
Afterword
A Letter From a Black Mom to Her Son
…For three years of my K-8 schooling, from 7:40 a.m. until 3:05 p.m., I was Black and invisible. I was bused across town to integrate a White school in Southeast Portland.
Galleries
President’s Holiday Open House
Leadership Society and Heritage Society
On December 13, more than 150 revelers descended on the Cooley House, the president’s residence, to celebrate the season. President Wim Wiewel and his wife, Alice, hosted the special gathering for those in the college’s Leadership Society and Heritage Society.
The Leadership Society recognizes donors giving $1,867 or more each year, while the Heritage Society and the law school’s Elliott Circle recognize donors who remember the college in their estate plans. These donors receive members-only invitations to special events—such as the President’s Holiday Open House—throughout the year. For more information, contact Stephen LeBoutillier BA ’00, director of annual giving, at sgl@lclark.edu or 503-768-7940.
On the Road in D.C.
On October 10, alumni, parents, and friends of Lewis & Clark enjoyed an evening with President Wim Wiewel at Busboys and Poets in Washington, D.C. Attendees, including Trustee Kent Swanson Sr. and his wife, Patricia (photo at left), also mingled with students currently in D.C. for the college’s off-campus study program.
Celebrating Pioneer Spirit
Homecoming and Family Weekend
Nearly 1,000 people gathered on Palatine Hill to attend Homecoming and Family Weekend in October. We kicked off the weekend with the inauguration of Wim Wiewel as Lewis & Clark’s 25th president. The celebration continued as we cheered on Pioneer football; chowed down on alumni-made clam chowder at the tailgate; listened to student and alumni a cappella groups; and expanded our knowledge during faculty lectures. We also welcomed six new members to the Board of Alumni. Save the date for this fall’s Homecoming and Family Weekend, October 25–27.
