The Source: News for Faculty and Staff

Faculty from across the institution were honored this month at the first Presidential Faculty Excellence Award ceremony.

As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, the Office of Equity and Inclusion offers two resources for deeper insights into the holiday’s origins and its contemporary significance to our diverse and dynamic campus community.

The Lewis & Clark College Support Staff Association (LCCSSA) will be sponsoring three families this year via Lutheran Community Services Northwest Multicultural Community Services for their annual Winter Welcome Program. Gifts will be accepted on campus until Thursday, December 12, and participation from all levels of staff and faculty are welcomed and encouraged.

Lewis & Clark Baseball’s 2024 “Warm The Winter” clothing drive, in support of Operation Nightwatch Portland, runs Nov. 15–Dec. 19. 

Julia Unangst, who has been serving as the interim assistant vice president since May, has been appointed to the role in an ongoing capacity as of November 1.

In a cross-school collaboration, Professors Greta Binford and Liza Finkel prepare middle and high school teachers to weave real-world data science into their environmental curricula.

Global Law Alliance clinic students joined advocacy groups from across the country to urge U.S. negotiators to act aggressively within the scope of their authority as the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations begin to come to a close.

Julia Unangst, who has been serving as the interim assistant vice president since May, has been appointed to the role in an ongoing capacity as of November 1.

Several people have joined our community recently, two continuing employees have taken on new roles at Lewis & Clark, and a few said a fond farewell.

Bill Curtis, associate vice president for student life operations and strategic initiatives, is departing Lewis & Clark to become the director of business continuity for the Universal Technical Institute, headquartered in Phoenix, AZ. Bill’s last day is Friday, November 29.

Global Law Alliance clinic students joined advocacy groups from across the country to urge U.S. negotiators to act aggressively within the scope of their authority as the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations begin to come to a close.

As the last state without a law school, Alaska faces unique legal challenges that only local expertise can solve. Alaskan Kathrine Coonjohn ’25 makes the case for Alaska legislation to establish an Alaska law school describing the impact of homegrown legal education.

In a cross-school collaboration, Professors Greta Binford and Liza Finkel prepare middle and high school teachers to weave real-world data science into their environmental curricula.

Sports and entertainment attorney Nic Mayne teaches a new Sneaker Law course at Lewis & Clark Law School, providing hands-on contract drafting experience through the lens of the athletic footwear industry.

Lewis & Clark’s Entrepreneur in Residence Mitch Daugherty has been tapped to lead Portland’s newly created Office of Small Business, helping to connect small business owners with the resources they need to thrive.