Campus Connections

Issue Date: March 1, 2004

News and Notices

Grant expands volunteer opportunities

Students at Lewis & Clark will connect with more community service projects, thanks to an Oregon Civic Solutions grant from the Oregon Campus Compact. The College received a $30,000, three-year grant to help establish projects that connect students to issues facing the state.

“This grant enables us to offer students and the community greater ways to work together on key social service projects,” says Kelly Hoover, coordinator of student leadership and service at the College’s Center for Service and Work. The center helps students volunteer in a range of activities including serving the HIV/AIDS community, reading to grade school students in the SMART program and distributing food for Oregon Food Bank. Students blend community action with civic learning through these activities.

The grant will focus student efforts to work toward three key goals: decreasing hunger, enhancing K-12 education, and reducing the urban-rural divide.

Another national win for law school

A law school student team won the National Environmental Moot Court Competition for the fourth time. The competition was held at Pace Law School in White Plains, N.Y., Feb. 19–22.

The top-place finish is the law school’s fourth win in the past 11 years, according to Don Large, professor of law at Lewis & Clark Law School. Large and Craig Johnston, professor of law, have coached the law school’s environmental moot court teams for the past 13 years. During that time, the teams have consistently placed in the national semifinals and finals.

College Watzek videos bring home the gold

The College's six video portraits of the 2003 Aubrey R. Watzek Award recipients received a prestigious regional award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, known as CASE. The videos received a gold award in the electronic media/video category.

Tania Thompson, senior communications officer, managed the project and interviewed nearly two dozen people on camera. Gary Ellis and Jim Wilcox, Ibex Communications, handled videography, editing and postproduction. Wilcox is an alumnus of the College, class of '85.

IT offers range of courses

Information Technology offers ongoing computer training courses. During the next two weeks, these classes are available: Web Page Creation (three-part), Blogging and the Blogosphere, and Introduction to Photoshop. For more information, contact IT at ext. 7020, or sign up at www.lclark. edu/~training.

Keep up to date on the presidential search

The College's presidential search committee is conducting a comprehensive search to identify and attract top candidates and to select a new president to lead the institution. Learn the latest.

People News

Copenhaver receives Graves Award

Rebecca Copenhaver, assistant professor of philosophy, received a Graves Award in the Humanities from Pomona College and the American Council of Learned Societies. The $5,000 award recognizes her outstanding accomplishments in teaching the humanities and will support her scholarly project: a book on Thomas Reid's philosophy of mind.

New (and old) faces on campus

Facilities Services welcomes two new members to its staff. Sharon Hayes joined the staff as operations manager. She has an extensive background in facilities management as well as real estate property management. Reach Sharon at ext. 7845 or sharonh@lclark.edu.

Although not new to the campus, Christopher Adams is new to Facilities Services as transportation and van pool coordinator. Previously Chris was the assistant women's basketball coach at Lewis & Clark. Reach Chris at cadams@lclark.edu.

Published, presented, honors and achievements

Faculty and staff serve as ambassadors for the College through their publications, presentations, awards, grants and other accomplishments. Recent highlights include:

Mark Dahl, library technology coordinator, had an article titled "Forging your own OpenURL resolver" published as the cover story in the February 2004 issue of Computers in Libraries magazine. The article described technology developed at the Aubrey R. Watzek Library to facilitate linking to full text articles from online research databases.

William Kinsella, assistant professor of communication, published a chapter titled “Public expertise: A foundation for citizen participation in energy and environmental decision” (pp. 83-95) for the book “Communication in environmental decision making: Advances in theory and practice." State University of New York Press, 2003.

Liani Jean Heh Reeves, staff attorney for the National Crime Victim Law Institute's Center for Law and Public Policy on Sexual Violence at the law school, is a founding board member of the Korean American Citizens League. The league will work to enforce and protect the civil rights of the Korean American community and of all underrepresented and underprivileged communities through education and advocacy. Projects are designed to reach all generations, language proficiencies, and economic, professional, and social backgrounds. The organization holds its inaugural event at Portland City Hall on Monday, March 1, at 6 p.m. The gathering is titled "Celebrating Civil Rights: From Samil Independence to Today."

A painting by Phyllis Yes, professor of art and department chair, has been accepted for Oregon State University's Art About Agriculture exhibition, which is on view beginning Feb. 22 in the Giustina Art Gallery at OSU's LaSells Stewart Center. The work will also be part of the exhibition's 2004 tour. In addition, Yes received the 2004 Reese Lamb and John Lamb Honor Award of $1,000.

More listings of faculty and staff achievements can be found in our online pressroom.

L&C in the news

College faculty and staff are in the news on a regular basis. Recent mentions include:

National Public Radio/All Things Considered: Robert Eisinger, associate professor and chair of political science, debated the impact that Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader could have on swing states including Oregon. February 23, 2004.

The Oregonian: Liz Collinson, administrative coordinator for law school business services, is profiled. Focus is on her physical fitness workout. February 23, 2004.

KXL Radio: Steve Kanter, professor of law, comments on the process of death penalty sentencing and appeals. February 19, 2004.

KGW-TV: Doug Beloof, associate professor of law, comments on the possible meaning behind a lengthy jury deliberation in a high-profile Portland murder case. February 18, 2004.

For a sampling of how and where Lewis & Clark is mentioned by media outlets across the nation and around the globe, visit the online pressroom.

Events

Family Weekend offers variety of activities

Family Weekend, which runs March 5-7, not only welcomes families to campus, but offers the campus community a wide range of activities, from music to theatre. Get the complete schedule.

Among the highlights:

Concert: Oregon Repertory Singers, Saturday, March 6, 7:30 p.m., Evans Auditorium

Oregon Repertory Singers, the Portland-based and internationally renowned choral group, has been named the first choir in residence at Lewis & Clark. The 65-voice choir will join College music students for a concert of American and other choral works. The concert includes works by Felix Mendelssohn, Johannes Brahms, Claude Debussy, Franz Biebl, Robert Kyr, and Duke Ellington as well as selected gospel songs.

“Oregon Repertory Singers is one of the finest musical groups in the Pacific Northwest, programming imaginative old and new works,” says Nora Beck, associate music professor and department chair. “This partnership is perfect for the College and our students. I can envision student singers and instrumentalists joining the choir for performances and the choir performing the work of student composers.” Learn more.

Theatre: Finding the humor in Chekhov, Friday and Saturday, March 5-6, 7:30 p.m., Fir Acres Theatre

Stepan Simek wants people to marvel at Anton Chekhov’s humorous side. Simek, assistant professor and interim theatre department chair, will direct four one-act plays and four short story adapations by Chekhov for the next Main Stage production.

“I consider Chekhov to be the greatest playwright of them all,” said Simek. “But he is misunderstood as a playwright of moods, of brooding pauses, of long-winded speeches, of sentimental sadness, and all that. While all of this may be true to some degree, the important thing is that Chekhov is very funny, even vaudevillian.”

Performances of Chekhov!!! are March 5–6 and March 11–13. Tickets are $5 for faculty, staff, alumni, senior citizens, and $3 for Lewis & Clark students. The box office is open 1–5 p.m. weekdays and one hour prior to each performance. Learn more.

Gender Studies Symposium examines gender in conflict

For the past 23 years the women of Afghanistan have lived in a land ravaged by war. Their stories will be featured during the 23rd annual Gender Studies Symposium, which this year explores gender in conflict. The symposium is scheduled Wednesday through Friday, March 10–12. All events are held in Templeton Student Center are free and open to the public.

Anne Brodsky, associate professor of psychology and women’s studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will give a keynote address on Wednesday, March 10, at 7:30 p.m. Her talk is titled “An Incomplete Liberation: The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan and the Continued Need for Resistance.”

Dan Sabo, a professor of sociology at D’Youville College in Buffalo, N.Y., will give a second keynote address on Thursday, March 11, at 7:30 p.m. His talk is titled “The Name of the Prison Is Patriarchy: Masculinities and Sexual Violence.” For a complete schedule, visit the gender studies Web site.

Higgins Distinguished Visitor examines tribal sovereignty

University of Texas Law School professor Gerald Torres explores tribal sovereignty and powers when he talks about “Tribes and the Evolution of Unenumerated Powers.” Torres’ lecture on Wednesday, March 10, at 7:30 p.m. at the law school is part of his visit to the campus as the 21st Higgins Distinguished Visitor. The talk is in the student lounge of the Legal Research Center on the law school campus. Learn more.

Steinhardt lecture focuses on the economics of families

Nancy Folbre is an economist who studies the family unit and its interaction with the market. Folbre will explore “The Invisible Heart and the Economics of Care” at the Steinhardt lecture in economics on Tuesday, March 16, at 7:30 p.m. The talk is in the Council Chamber.

“Nancy Folbre’s research is fascinating,” says Eban Goodstein, chair and professor of economics. “She focuses on the way the market has been replacing many functions formerly served by the family, such as child care and meal preparation. She documents how, in the process, quality of life has been impacted.” Learn more.

Upcoming

Visit the campus Web calendar for events coming up in March.