Campus Connections

Issue Date: May 24, 2004

News and Notices

Bragdon to receive honorary degree from OHSU

Paul E. Bragdon, Lewis & Clark’s interim president, will receive an honorary doctor of science degree from Oregon Health & Science University during OHSU’s 2004 commencement exercises.

“Paul Bragdon’s contribution over the past two decades to both the Medical Research Foundation and the Oregon Graduate Institute are but two examples of the cornerstones on which we continue build,” says Dr. Peter O. Kohler, OHSU president.

Kohler also cited Bragdon’s transformational impact on Reed College, on state educational policy and on Lewis & Clark College during a year as interim president as further evidence of Bragdon’s “enduring commitment to the quality of higher education in Oregon.”

More than 835 students are expected to graduate during OHSU’s commencement on Friday, June 4, at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.

New long distance calling cards available

Beginning June 1, the College will no longer use AT&T long distance calling cards. According to Gary Bliefernich, network and telecommunications system administrator, Integra Telecom’s “Global Advantage” long distance cards are a better value and will be issued to the campus community.

Bliefernich has already sent lists of current AT&T card assignments to each department to help them collect and reconcile the old cards.“It is the responsibility of each department to gather old AT&T cards and return them to me,” he says. Bliefernich has established a method for distribution and assignment of the new Integra calling cards. For more information, contact him at ext. 7012 or garyb@lclark.edu.

New cultural exchange program brings students to campus

Six students from North Africa and the Middle East will serve as unofficial ambassadors for their countries as they are introduced to the U.S. higher education system and as they hone English-language skills at Lewis & Clark. The students are part of a new U.S. Department of State program called Partnerships for Learning Undergraduate Studies, or PLUS.

The College is one of nine public and private institutions providing intensive English-language study and academic preparation courses to the students from Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Bahrain.

“This program offers international students an excellent opportunity to learn about the United States not just in a classroom setting, but by experiencing American culture,” says Norman Yoshida, instructor and acting director of academic English studies. “It’s also an opportunity for them to educate Americans about life in other parts of the world. This is an effective way to increase mutual understanding between the U.S. and other nations, especially during these times, when there is so much misunderstanding between the U.S. and Muslim countries.”

The program encourages students, once they have completed their U.S. studies, to share their American experiences when they return to their home countries.

The PLUS program selects outstanding students who have completed two years of undergraduate study at home or in regional institutions. Students receive full scholarships for enhancing their English-language and study skills at American institutions before completing an undergraduate degree program and graduating from a U.S. university. The students who study English at Lewis & Clark will transfer to other institutions in the U.S. to complete academic coursework. The program is designed for students in liberal arts, humanities and social sciences from underserved regions and social groups who have demonstrated leadership potential and are highly committed to returning to make a difference in their home countries.

Federal grant enables National Crime Victim Law Institute to open clinics across the country

Federal funding has enabled the National Crime Victim Law Institute at Lewis & Clark Law School to create five new crime victim rights clinics around the country.

“These clinics will begin to fill the gap in the criminal justice system by providing free legal representation to victims of crime to ensure enforcement of their rights,” says Doug Beloof, institute executive director.

Currently, 33 states have state constitutional amendments and all states have statutes guaranteeing victims of crime specific rights during the criminal justice process. According to Beloof, these rights are not actively enforced, which can lead to secondary victimization for these crime victims during criminal proceedings.

Funding for the project is made possible through a grant of nearly $775,000, provided to the institute by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The office was established by the 1984 Victims of Crime Act to oversee diverse programs that benefit victims of crime.

“These clinics are designed to ensure that victims of crime have independent, pro bono legal representation throughout the criminal justice process,” says Beloof. In coordination with other victims’ rights organizations, the project will create clinics in Sacramento, Calif.; Upper Marlboro, Md.; St. Louis, Miss.; Albuquerque, N.M.; and Columbia, S.C., and continue funding to a clinic in Tempe, Ariz. Learn more.

Graduate school hosts diversity lecture

James A. Banks, writer, teacher and multicultural education expert, will give a lecture about diversity in education on Friday, June 4, at 7 p.m. The talk, in the south campus chapel, is titled “Diversity Within Unity—Educating Students for Diversity, Citizenship and Social Justice.” The talk is open to the campus community.

According to Banks, America’s diversity is an opportunity to create a society that is tolerant, productive and celebratory of difference within the context of creating unity. He will discuss a set of essential priniciples by which a healthy multicultural society can develop, particularly in the arena of public education.

Banks will also deliver the graduate school’s commencement address on June 6.

IT offers range of courses for summer

Information Technology offers ongoing computer training courses. During the next two weeks, these classes are available: Mulberry—Beyond Basics and Creating PDFs with Adobe Acrobat. For more information, contact IT at ext. 7020 or register online.

People News

Alumni and parent programs: Famliar faces in different places

Paul Moredock has stepped down from his post as director of alumni and parent programs to become a major gifts officer in College Relations. In this new role, Moredock will concentrate his efforts on fund-raising. Among the achievements under his leadership in alumni relations was a major expansion in the number of events that keep alumni connected to the College.

Michael Ford, associate vice president for campus life, has agreed to act as guide and mentor to the alumni and parent relations staff until a new director is named. Ford has worn many hats during nearly 30 years with the College, including an earlier stint as director of alumni relations. His deep ties to Lewis & Clark’s alumni will be valuable in this new post, where his efforts will center on alumni program coordination and strengthening alumni ties to the College.

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:

On May 15, Stuart Kaplan, associate professor of communication, took part in a panel discussion during the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon’s statewide tour titled “Safe and Free: On Tour in Oregon.” The panel discussed the U.S. Patriot Act and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, merging government and commercial databases and other privacy issues, and discrimination and profiling.

Gordon Lindbloom, associate professor of counseling psychology, has published two new volumes: “Clinical Supervision: Building Chemical Dependency Counselor Skills, Participant’s Manual” and “Clinical Supervision: Building Chemical Dependency Counselor Skills, Instructor’s Manual.” Lindbloom’s coauthors are Tom Ten Eyck, graduate school adjunct faculty, and Steve Gallon, Northwest Frontier Addictions Transfer Center and Oregon Health & Science University.

Robert J. Miller, associate professor of law, published an article in the March-April issue of the Oregon State Bar Bulletin. The article is titled “Agents of Empire: Another Look at the Lewis and Clark Expedition.”

Stephanie Parent, acting director and staff attorney for Pacific Environmental Advocacy Center, spoke at the Northwest Environmental Defense Center’s annual meeting on “Public Lands Grazing: Environmental Effects and Litigation.” She also took part in the Council on Environmental Quality Western Regional NEPA Roundtable at the Squaxin Island Museum Library and Research Center.

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, talks with host Melissa Block about Oregon’s position as a “battleground state” for the 2004 presidential race. May 19, 2004.

KOIN-TV: Steve Kanter, professor of law, comments on the importance of solid evidence and timelines in a murder case where the body of the victim has not been found. May 15, 2004.

The Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.): Stephen Dow Beckham, Dr. Robert B. Pamplin Jr. Professor of History, talks about historical documentation that indicates the Cowlitz Tribe is native to the area. May 14, 2004.

Portland Tribune: An assessment report, written by Kim Feicke, director of Small Schools Northwest, about Portland’s Victory Middle School is quoted in a story about that charter school. May 14, 2004.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Robert J. Miller, associate professor of law, writes that Indian nations and individual Indians provided crucial assistance to the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Without the help of indigenous people and Indian tribes, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark may not have succeeded in their mission or even survived the attempt. May 9, 2004.

The Oregonian: Commencement feature focuses on the senior gift to the tree walk in honor of Evan Williams. Clara Elias ’04 led the senior gift committee. Comments from Eban Goodstein, professor and chair of economics, Elizabeth Safran, assistant professor of geological science, and Beth Orton ’04. May 8, 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

Multicultural education expert to give graduate school commencement address

Writer, teacher and advocate James A. Banks will give the keynote address at the graduate school’s commencement on June 6.

Banks is the Russell F. Stark University Professor at the University of Washington in Seattle. He also directs the university’s Center for Multicultural Education. Banks is the author or editor of more than 20 books and 100 articles about multicultural education and social sciences education, including “Teaching Strategies for Ethnic Studies” and “Diversity and Citizenship Education: Global Perspectives.” He is coeditor of the “Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education.” Banks serves as a consultant on multicultural issues to school districts, professional organizations and universities throughout the United States and around the world. He is past president of the American Educational Research Association and the National Council for Social Studies.

A former elementary school teacher, Banks earned his bachelor’s degree from Chicago State University and his master’s and Ph.D. degrees from Michigan State University.

Graduate school commencement: Sunday, June 6, 10 a.m., Pamplin Sports Center.

Upcoming

Visit the campus Web calendar for events coming up in May and June.