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.
Student Services, Resources, and Programs
The primary focus of Lewis & Clark is its academic mission. To support and enhance students' academic experience, Lewis & Clark staff members provide a variety of services, resources, and programs that encourage participation in both curricular and cocurricular activities. These services are highlighted here. More detailed information on each is available in the student handbook, The Pathfinder, which is published annually and is also available on the Web at www.lclark.edu/dept/stlife.
Campus Safety
The primary goal of the Office of Campus Safety is the protection of life and property on the Lewis & Clark campus. Other goals are to maintain the peace, to provide services to the campus community, and to enforce various administrative regulations.
Campus safety coverage is provided 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The Office of Campus Safety can be reached by dialing extension 7777 for any service call or emergency. Routine business can be taken care of by dialing extension 7855. Campus safety officers can be quickly dispatched through a two-way radio system to any part of the Lewis & Clark campus.
The staff includes eight uniformed campus safety officers, three dispatchers, a campus safety supervisor, and the director of campus safety.
Dean Of Students
The dean of students provides leadership and administrative management for Bon Appétit Food Service, Campus Living, the Center for Career and Community Engagement, College Outdoors, Community Standards, Counseling Service, Health Promotion and Wellness, International Students and Scholars, Multicultural Affairs, Student Activities, Student Health Service, and Student Support Services--offices collectively known as Student Life. Student Life's purpose is to enhance student growth in the context of a liberal arts education and promote a healthy and vibrant campus community in which engaged learning, responsible citizenship, and respect for diversity are fostered. The office of the Dean of Students is located in Templeton Campus Center, lower level.
Campus Living
Lewis & Clark is committed to the residential education experience, which includes the exploration of ideas, values, beliefs, and backgrounds; the development of lifelong friendships; and the pursuit of collaboration, both formal and informal, with students, faculty, and staff. The residence hall community is dedicated to academics, campus and community involvement, and enjoyment of the college experience.
Consistent with Lewis & Clark's mission as a residential liberal arts college, students are required to live on campus for their first two years (four semesters) unless they are living with parent(s) in the Portland area, are married, are 21 years of age or older, or are entering transfer students with 28 semester hours of transferable college credit. The residential program's overarching goal is to create and maintain residential environments that are educationally purposeful, open, just, disciplined, caring, and celebrative.
Four residence hall clusters and a fifth apartment-style upper-class complex are each managed by a full-time professional campus living coordinator (CLC) who coordinates all aspects of the community, including training and supervising undergraduate campus living advisors (CLAs), coordinating programming efforts, participating in the community standards process; and providing counseling, mediation, and crisis management as necessary. The CLAs assist in hall management and help students make the transition to group living using the extensive training they receive in peer counseling, ethical leadership, activities planning, and community building.
The Office of Campus Living administers housing and food service contracts; coordinates room assignments; manages staff selection, training, and supervision; provides leadership development opportunities; and offers curricular support programs, including New Student Orientation, Parents' Preview, and Family Weekend.
Student Activities
Student activities complement academic pursuits to create a balanced, engaged, and rewarding college experience. The Office of Student Activities offers a variety of cocurricular services and opportunities to enhance student development and leadership. Staff members help students develop personal and practical life skills by matching their interests to appropriate student organizations and activities.
The office advises more than 100 student groups, including student government (ASLC).The office also oversees major campuswide events like PioFair, Homecoming, Casino Night, and LC Olympics. Staff members assist student leaders with developing strategies for programming and budget planning, publicity and promotion, running effective meetings, planning retreats and workshops, starting new groups, and developing other leadership skills.
Office Of Multicultural Affairs
The Office of Multicultural Affairs leads Lewis & Clark's endeavors to advance diversity and multicultural perspectives. Members of the office work with students, faculty, and staff to effect systemic change by coordinating efforts focused on preparing College of Arts and Sciences students for full engagement in a complex and diverse world. The Office of Multicultural Affairs provides academic, social, and cultural support to students from underrepresented groups; acts as a resource to all members of the campus community on issues of diversity; advises multicultural student organizations; coordinates the Lewis & Clark Intercultural Network for Connecting Students (LINCS); and organizes campuswide programs on diversity and multiculturalism.
International Students And Scholars
International Students and Scholars coordinates admission of international students and provides initial and continuing orientation for incoming students. Additional services include academic and personal counseling, assistance with housing and on-campus employment, processing of immigration and financial aid documents, and providing opportunities for community involvement. A professional staff member also serves as the advisor to the International Students at Lewis & Clark (ISLC).
Health Promotion and Wellness
The Office of Health Promotion and Wellness leads efforts to develop a community that supports balanced and healthy lifestyles. The staff are committed to assisting students by imparting the knowledge and skills necessary for making informed decisions regarding personal health and wellbeing, and encourage students to be mindful and to take responsibility for themselves in all areas of wellness. Health Promotion and Wellness works in collaboration with campus and area resources to provide resources and outreach education on an array of issues that typically concern Lewis & Clark students.
Student Health
Student Health Service staff provide students with consultation and treatment, routine physicals, gynecological exams, medications and contraception, travel consultations, immunizations, allergy injections (with physician order), and first aid. Medical consultations are free. Charges are made for immunizations, medications, laboratory tests, and equipment rental.
Lewis & Clark requires all degree-seeking and visiting undergraduate students to have medical coverage comparable to that offered through the school's comprehensive Student Health Insurance Plan. Students are given one opportunity each academic year to waive the school's coverage. For further information please refer to the Costs section of this catalog. Medical records are strictly confidential and are not released without the student's written consent.
Counseling
The Counseling Service staff offer professional help for students experiencing personal and academic concerns. Counseling is available to all undergraduate, graduate, and law students. Appointments with the counseling staff are free of charge. Staff include licensed mental health professionals and doctoral practicum counselors. A psychiatrist sees students primarily for medication management, and is available one day a week. Fees are charged for psychiatric appointments.
The primary purpose of the Counseling Service is to provide problem resolution services and short-term focused therapy. Students who need long-term treatment, and/or more than four sessions a month, and/or specialty treatment, such as for an eating disorder, should make arrangements to see a mental health professional in the local area. A referral list is available at the Counseling Service office. All appointments and information shared at the Counseling Service are held in strict confidence.
Chaplaincy
The dean of the chapel directs and supports programs for students focusing on spiritual and moral issues. Students help plan and lead many of these activities, including regular chapel services, special forums and lectures, small-group studies, spiritual renewal retreats, and volunteer community service projects. The dean of the chapel coordinates the work of the adjunct Catholic chaplain and other affiliated religious professionals who serve the campus, and also is available for religious, crisis, and grief support and counseling.
Programs offered through the chapel office recognize the religious diversity of the Lewis & Clark community and seek to promote moral and spiritual dialogue and growth in a context of mutual support. Although the chaplaincy has its roots in the Presbyterian heritage of the college, chapel programs are ecumenical and the dean of the chapel supports all religious life programs that take place on campus. An Interfaith Council encourages dialogue among faith groups and provides religious life programming and policy recommendations.
Alumni Association
The Lewis & Clark College Alumni Association works to unite the influence, loyalty, and resources of those the College of Arts and Sciences has educated for the support and improvement of the Lewis & Clark.
The Office of Alumni and Parent Programs provides staff leadership to engage alumni in the life of Lewis & Clark through active participation with the Board of Alumni, alumni chapters, career networks, admissions efforts, fund-raising, and communication media.