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Seeking students to become trained Dialogue Practitioners and hold important conversations on campus!

This program is designed to equip student leaders with the skills to facilitate meaningful dialogue on campus. In this role, you’ll be trained in dialogue facilitation and learn techniques for fostering constructive conversations across a variety of perspectives. Following the initial two-day training, students will work with other trained practitioners to develop and facilitate a dialogue project on a topic that matters in our campus community.

President Robin Holmes-Sullivan was a featured speaker at The Chronicle of Higher Education’s virtual conference.

In a Seattle Times opinion piece, Robin Holmes-Sullivan, president of Lewis & Clark and a clinical psychologist, addresses how parents and caregivers can prepare their students for the“monumental transition” to college while supporting their autonomy and growth.

Connecting with Leadership, Strengthening Our Community—One Conversation at a Time.

As a new member of College Presidents for Civic Preparedness, President Robin Holmes-Sullivan is joining 91 other college presidents from across the country to advance higher education’s pivotal role in preparing students to be engaged citizens and to uphold free expression on campus.

The Community Dialogues team wants your help reflecting on dialogue at Lewis & Clark this year. Lewis & Clark has been working since 2022 to support constructive engagement across differences through dialogue in and out of classrooms. We’ve partnered with Essential Partners to train and coach people across campus to facilitate dialogues in and out of the classroom.

Dear Colleagues,

When the Lewis & Clark community comes together, our strength is unparalleled. Now is the time for us to look ahead and think about how we can best shape our future for continued success. Last semester institutional leadership began developing a new strategic plan and, with the help of a growing circle of faculty and staff, we have made good headway. We are now looking for wider participation in the process.

This message will show you (1) what we’ve done so far, (2) the broad strategic themes that are taking shape, and (3) explain how you can be involved. We aim to gather information and feedback by the end of the semester and then draft and deliver a plan to the Board of Trustees.