Information found in this online edition of the 2008-09 catalog is unofficial and for informational purposes only. By authority of the dean of the College, some factual corrections to the printed version may appear here. The official document of record is the printed edition of the 2008-09 Catalog. For more information, please contact the Office of the Registrar.
Cocurricular Opportunities
Cocurricular activities are a source of knowledge and pleasure, allowing students to learn in ways not possible in the classroom while contributing to the benefit of the wider community. Students are encouraged to take advantage of these chances to gain insights into themselves and others, to build lasting friendships, to enjoy college life, and to acquire valuable practical experience. A sampling of such opportunities follows.
Career and Community Engagement
Rich experiences outside the classroom are essential in the development of responsible, innovative leaders and citizens of the world. The Center for Career and Community Engagement assists students with identifying their goals and interests, and provides them with opportunities and resources for developing productive careers and rewarding lives. The center's staff can help students find meaningful short- or long-term volunteer experiences in the community, connect with Lewis & Clark alumni and other professionals, define career direction, cultivate effective leadership and job-search skills, and locate job opportunities and internships. Students can also use the resources of the center to prepare for and apply to graduate school. For more information, please visit www.lclark.edu/dept/engage.
College Outdoors
College Outdoors gives the Lewis & Clark community access to the spectacular outdoor environment of the Pacific Northwest through such activities as cross-country skiing, backpacking, climbing, whitewater rafting, sea kayaking, and hiking. On-campus events include slide programs, films, and seminars on outdoor topics. College Outdoors is one of the largest outdoor programs in the country among schools of comparable size, offering 100 or more trips a year. The program provides transportation, equipment, food, and organization. Student staff and volunteers help organize special events and trips, gaining valuable practical experience in leadership roles.
Student Employment
Students who are looking for Federal Work-Study jobs or other part-time, temporary, or summer jobs on or off campus can utilize the resources in the Student Employment office or at www.lclark.edu/dept/sfs/employment.html. Students also submit any required employment documents to this office prior to beginning work on campus.
Recreational Sports And Intramurals
Lewis & Clark's full complement of athletics facilities are open for recreational use by students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Facilities include indoor and outdoor tennis courts, a gymnasium, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a state-of-the-art track, a well-equipped weight room, and a lighted, all-weather synthetic playing field. For students who desire a friendly atmosphere of competition, organized intramural offerings include three-on-three volleyball, basketball, table tennis, dodgeball, Ultimate Frisbee, and softball. Evening and weekend intramural tournaments provide opportunities in tennis, badminton, basketball, dodgeball, flag football, table tennis, Ultimate Frisbee, and volleyball.
Club Sports
Lewis & Clark offers a variety of student-initiated club sports, including sailing, men's soccer, women's indoor soccer, martial arts, Ultimate Frisbee, and lacrosse. Chartered club sports are eligible for partial funding through the Associated Students of Lewis & Clark. The clubs are student-directed and the level of competition varies from sport to sport.
Varsity Athletics
Over 350 undergraduates participate in one of the 19 varsity sports sponsored by Lewis & Clark each year. The institution fields nine men's and ten women's teams in the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division III. As a member of the Northwest Conference (NWC), Lewis & Clark participates in one of the most competitive conferences in the country. The Pioneers have garnered many team and individual championships over their long history, giving them a strong tradition in athletics.
Although membership in the NWC and NCAA III excludes the granting of scholarships based on athletic talent, Lewis & Clark does have an attractive financial aid program including academic and merit scholarships, for which student-athletes, like all students, may apply.
Student Government (ASLC, Associated Students Of Lewis & Clark)
Student government serves as a resource for individual students and student groups and provides a link to the staff, faculty, and administration. Executive Council and the Activities Congress are the two branches of student government.
Within Executive Council, several boards address student needs and concerns. Students represent all academic areas on the Student Academic Affairs Board (SAAB), work directly with community members on the Community Relations Board (CRB), and distribute funding to student groups on the Chartering and Budgeting Board (CBB). In addition, a chief justice is elected to govern the Peer Review Authority (PRA), which oversees judicial matters.
The Activities Congress is comprised of student representatives from on- and off-campus. These students sponsor campus events throughout the year, including Homecoming, Casino Night, the LC Olympics, and various concerts. In addition to programming, the Activities Congress also serves as a diverse body that addresses student issues and provides a forum for students.
All students are encouraged to run for office, apply for a board, or volunteer, and new ideas, suggestions, or events are welcome.
STUDENT MEDIA
KLC Studios provides the Lewis & Clark community with audio and video programming and serves as an outlet for student expression and campus news. KLC's primary focus is to provide a radio station for the Lewis & Clark community. With an audio production facility (KLC Recording Studios) and a video production facility (KLC-TV), KLC gives students an opportunity to gain knowledge of audio and video production, operation, and administration. KLC also sponsors Sunburn, a live music festival, each spring. KLC can be found at www.lclark.edu/~klc.
Literary Review, which includes art, photography, poetry, and fiction, allows students to edit, produce, and publish an annual collection of creative compositions and exhibits from the College community.
Living Mosaic, Lewis & Clark's environmental affairs magazine, is published annually.
Meridian, an annual undergraduate publication, is dedicated to providing a forum for student views on international and cross-cultural issues. The journal encourages all students to submit essays, research papers, theses, overseas journal excerpts, photographs, and various other forms of work related to current issues and events.
pause is an annual journal focused on the dramatic arts.
Pioneer Log, Lewis & Clark's weekly student newspaper, reports campus and community activities and news of interest to students, faculty, and staff. The paper has opportunities on its staff for students interested in writing, photography, graphic design, art, editing, business, advertising, and promotion. Students may begin working for the Pio Log at any time during their years at Lewis & Clark. Students should consult the Department of Communication regarding prerequisites for earning academic credit while working for the Pio Log.
Polyglot, a foreign language journal, takes submissions from students who speak other languages and publishes them in a multilingual journal. It is a yearly publication with a distribution of about 300 copies.
Printshop, a student-run studio, creatively supports and inspires an independent publishing atmosphere by offering skills-based workshops to students as well as providing information on local independent publishing movements and events.
Synergia is a yearly magazine that focuses on gender issues. It is published in the spring, following the annual Gender Studies Symposium. All students are encouraged to submit articles to the editorial board, which evaluates and approves them for publication.
Music
Music is an integral feature of life and a serious field of academic study at Lewis & Clark. A dedicated faculty of accomplished scholars, composers, and performers work in close contact with students in their chosen field. Students majoring in musicology, composition, ethnomusicology, music education, and performance present more than 100 concerts, symposia, and recitals each year. Department events include student recitals, solo and ensemble performances by faculty members, programs by visiting artists and scholars, and concerts by all of the performing ensembles at Lewis & Clark. These ensembles include the Wind Symphony, Jazz Combos, Orchestra, Musical Theatre, Javanese Gamelan, West African Rhythms, African Marimba, and Cappella Nova. Participation is open to all students, not only to music majors.
The Department of Music also sponsors a weekly music hour, an informal potpourri of performances by student soloists and small ensembles. Music hour allows students to present works-in-progress in a more relaxed setting than a full recital.
Private lessons are available for all orchestral and band instruments, keyboard (piano, organ, and harpsichord), voice, guitar, jazz guitar, electric bass, drum set, composition, and electronic music. Lessons are also offered for non-Western instruments such as koto, shamisen, sitar, flamenco guitar, and individual instruments from the gamelan. Students may begin instrumental or vocal lessons without previous experience. The Department of Music maintains a large inventory of instruments, which are available for a modest fee to students enrolled in lessons. Students of outstanding academic and musical ability are eligible for music scholarships. Consult the Department of Music for details.
Forensics
The forensics squad at Lewis & Clark is open to any full-time student in good standing. Lewis & Clark has been nationally rated in debate competitions and participates in parliamentary debate nationals. Several students have placed at the National Individual Events Tournament. The program also supports an active on-campus and community public forum.
Forensics is a cocurricular activity sponsored by the Department of Communication. Students should consult the department regarding prerequisites for earning academic credit while participating in the program.
Theatre
Fir Acres Theatre provides opportunities during the year to students who want to act, direct, write plays, design lights, work on technical crews, or enjoy fine theatre on campus. Each semester the Department of Theatre presents faculty-directed productions on the Main Stage of Fir Acres Theatre as well as student-directed and student-written plays in the Black Box. Dance concerts involving student and faculty choreography are presented each year.
The productions of the theatre department are a vital part of campus life and the selection of plays represents both the most exciting new work being written and the best of the classics. Participation in a production is open to any fulltime student, and the department adheres to a policy of nontraditional or colorblind casting. Students may receive credit for production work by auditioning or by enrolling in theatre lab or production seminar courses.