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On February 21, Lewis & Clark will honor 65 employees who have reached service milestones between January and December of 2024. See the full list of honorees and contribute your appreciation in the form of three words.

The One L&C Steering Committee held their annual mini-retreat to prepare monthly events for the 2025-26 school year.

The search for a new dean of the Graduate School of Education and Counseling has begun, with the goal of having a new dean in place by the end of this semester.

The Office of Community Accountability and Conflict Education is looking to recruit for the CAS Code of Conduct Review Committee.

Learn more about the 2024 Nielson Innovation Grant recipients and the ways in which they enacted change for social justice and community wellbeing.

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

Lewis & Clark’s Fall 2024 Theatre Department Newsletter is out! Read on to see all the Theatre happenings from the fall, including the MainStage Production of Into the Woods, The Student One Act Festival,Once Upon a Weekend, Dance Extravaganza, Notes from study abroad in London, an Alumni Spotlight and a preview of what’s coming up in Spring 2025!

Amy Baskin’s latest poetry book titled SKULL, was released by The Poetry Box last month with early praise.

Jeremy Ranft, an established security professional, has been selected to serve as Lewis & Clark’s director of Campus Safety.

Law students Chris Timmer and Charlie Morris have secured a spot in the Elite 8 of the ABA Business Law Section’s MAC Cup II competition, showcasing their transactional skills.

At a recent gathering of over 200 law schools, the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Animal Law recognized The Center for Animal Law Studies’ Professor Joyce Tischler with their Award for Excellence in Animal Law: Scholarship-Teaching-Service. 

On January 2, 2025, Alicia Ouellette took the helm as the Jordan D. Schnitzer Dean of Lewis & Clark Law School.

“Dean Ouellette’s expertise and visionary leadership are exactly what is needed to build on the law school’s success and lead it into the future,” said Robin Holmes-Sullivan, president of Lewis & Clark.

Vincent Montanic Sheoships is this year’s Nelson D. Terry Scholarship recipient. “I am close to achieving my dream of becoming a practicing attorney, and I look forward to fanning the flames of Tribal sovereignty through upholding federal laws that make Tribes distinct and unique.”

Cara Tomlinson’s Art and Ecology class uses waste materials from around Portland to create beautiful and meaningful works of art. This course offers a fresh approach to creative practice, merging art and ecology to help students respond to the climate crisis, explore the agency of materials, and build connections to place.