Employee Comings and Goings

On February 21, Lewis & Clark will honor 60 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 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.

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

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.

Lewis & Clark’s Board of Trustees recently welcomed six new members at the October 2024 meeting.

As beloved professors and staff retire, their impact on the Lewis & Clark community will be felt for generations.

Throughout Dean Fletcher’s nearly two-decades of leadership, his primary focus has been on supporting the graduate school’s fundamental mission of social justice and championing the work of its faculty, staff, and students in order to expand the school’s impact and service to the community.

Several new faces joined the faculty of Lewis & Clark’s three schools this year. From ecology to electromagnetism to entrepreneurship, they cover an array of research fields as well as some unique hobbies and special activities outside of their work on campus.

After an extensive search, the graduate school is thrilled to welcome Hayes Young as TransActive Gender Project’s new program director!

Professor Pharaoh joins the Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling from the University of Central Florida UCF (Orlando, FL). She is a faculty member in the School Counseling program.

Professor Gon Ratanashevorn joins the Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling from the University of Missouri. He is a faculty member in the Professional Mental Health Counseling program.

Longtime OWP director Linda Christensen retired this year, bringing to a close her impactful 35 year career teaching writing throughout Oregon.

Several longtime professors retired from Lewis & Clark this year. Check out the employee comings and goings archive for a full list of those who joined our community recently and those who said a fond farewell.