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Take a Campus Tour
Visiting Lewis & Clark is the best way to get to know us. Our three campuses—undergraduate, graduate, and law—are nestled in a forest just six miles from downtown Portland, and we have a free shuttle that will take you there.
Our undergraduate campus spans a ravine and is surrounded by trees, giving you ample space to explore and connect with nature.
Our law school is located next door to Tryon Creek State Park, which is where you’ll find members of our community hiking the 13 miles of stunning nature trails.
And our graduate school has an expansive green lawn that serves as a backyard, commonly listed as our students’ favorite place on campus. It’s also where our bee garden is housed!
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Cheer on Your Peers
Almost 20 percent of our undergraduates compete on our 21 varsity sports teams. Attending games to cheer on your peers is a great way to spend time with friends, build community, and show your school spirit. Full athletics schedule.
Explore Portland
Lewis & Clark is located in the lush hills of South Portland, the city’s “sixth quadrant.” But our beautiful campuses aren’t the entire story—our location offers something that most other schools do not: an ideal setting in a vibrant, progressive city with endless networking, entertainment, and cultural resources.
Getting Outdoors
The benefits and beauty of the Pacific Northwest are right outside our door. This area contains some of the most spectacular and well-maintained scenic areas in the United States.
Good Eats
Portland is nationally renowned for its food scene, which includes options for almost every food preference and dietary need. We were even given the title of best pizza in the country from Modernist Pizza!
Things to Do
It’s impossible to provide an exhaustive list of things to do and see in a city as vibrant and diverse as Portland. We can promise you this, though: you won’t lack for great opportunities to have fun.
Margaret Jordan BA ’18More about MargaretI fell in love with Portland and the L&C campus before pretty much anything else.
Ryan Nguyen BA ’19More about RyanStudents have many opportunities to discuss their research with other classmates in small discussion sections and seminars, but they also benefit from L&C’s excellent reputation throughout the greater Portland scientific community.
Katrina Kuzmina BA ’23More about KatrinaI love Portland because of the cool bands that come to play here and how personal their concerts are!
Where in the World?
Latitude - N 45 degrees 27 minutes 01.5 seconds (45.4507982448745)
Longitude - W 122 degrees 40 minutes 07.9 seconds (-122.672105792312)
We’re just a bit north of the halfway point between the North Pole and the Equator, at roughly the same latitude as Lyon (France), Milan (Italy), and Sapporo (Japan).
We’re also at the same latitude as Burlington, Vermont, and Minneapolis, Minnesota (but without the subzero temperatures.)
Upcoming Events
21st Annual Ray Warren Symposium on Race and Ethnic Studies Nov. 13-15, 2024
The 21st Annual Ray Warren Symposium on Race and Ethnic Studies examines the different borders we experience, the role of borders in our lives, and the relationship between borders and ideas of race and ethnicity. This symposium is an opportunity for meaningful dialogue, inspiration, and new perspectives on borders.
Join us for three days of events–keynote presentations, panels, a dance workshop, film screening, fashion show, art exhibit, and more–exploring ways to build and strengthen community in a divided world.
Events are free and open to the public unless other noted on the schedule.
IME Wokeshop: Censorship
Join the Inclusion & Multicultural Engagement (IME) office for an engaging Wokeshop on censorship and how it impacts our day-to-day. We’ll cover what censorship means, and its various forms (political, moral, etc.), and explore real-world examples.
Thank A Donor Day
Write a note of thanks, and enjoy a delicious donut!
Thank a Donor Day is Wednesday, November 13. Connect with the Student Philanthropy Council in JR Howard between 8:50 a.m. to 3 p.m. to write a thank you note to a donor and get a complimentary donut!
Thank-A-Donor Day
Thank A Donor Day is happening Wednesday Nov 13th from 12pm - 1 pm! Swing by our tables in the LRC Student Lounge to grab a a slice of pie and write a thank you note to a donor!