Campus Connections

Issue Date: November 22, 2004

News and Notices

Make room for turkey!

Treat yourself to a little pre-Thanksgiving workout to make room for that holiday meal. Faculty, staff, students, and neighbors are invited to take part in the College’s annual Turkey Trot on Tuesday, November 23, at 11:45 a.m. The intramural 5-kilometer run/walk begins and ends in front of Zehntbauer Swimming Pavilion.

The trot is a fund-raiser for Oregon Food Bank, the Portland-based nonprofit hunger relief agency. Registration is the donation of two cans of nonperishable food.

Participants will receive a Turkey Trot T-shirt and will be entered to win a turkey. Winners in both men’s and women’s jogging group categories will receive a Palatine Hill Intramural Champion T-shirt

For more information, contact Gerald McEldowney, associate football coach, at ext. 7064 or intramur@lclark.edu.

Environmental photographer to speak

Audubon magazine hails Robert Glenn Ketchum as a champion of conservation “who shaped the environmental movement in the 20th century.” Ketchum, a photographer and environmentalist, will give a talk titled “30 Years of Advocacy: Photography on Behalf of the Environment” on Tuesday, November 30, at 7 p.m. The lecture is in Albany Quadrangle’s Smith Hall.

Ketchum has been listed by American Photo as one of the 100 most important people in photography. He is the author of several books, including “Rivers of Life: Southwest Alaska, The Last Great Salmon Fishery” and “Wood-Tikchik: Alaska’s Largest State Park.” He is the recipient of the Robert O. Easton Award for Environmental Stewardship and the Josephine and Frank Duveneck Humanitarian Award. He is a founder and serves on the board of the Advocacy Arts Foundation. He serves on the boards of the Alaska Conservation Foundation, Councilors of American Land Conservancy, and the Environmental Communications Office. He was photography curator for the National Park Foundation for 15 years.

Ketchum’s talk is in conjunction with Lewis & Clark’s current photography exhibition, titled Photography Past/Forward: Aperture at 50. The exhibit of 164 photographs is on view through December 19 in the Hoffman Gallery. The gallery will open at 6 p.m. the evening of Ketchum’s talk.

Bookwarming celebrates campus author: Jerry Harp

The Bookstore’s fall Open Bookcase reception series continues on Thursday, December 2, at 3:45 p.m. The event honors Jerry Harp, visiting assistant professor of English, for his book of poems titled “Creature” (Salt Publishing, 2003). He has two forthcoming volumes from Salt Publishing and Ashland Press.

Open Bookcase receptions celebrate the works of new and recently published campus authors.

Lectures examine ecosystems and ongoing lab projects

Jay Odenbaugh, from Lewis & Clark’s philosophy department, will give a talk titled “What in the World Is an Ecosystem?” The lecture on Wednesday, November 24, at 3:30 p.m. is in 319 Miller. Odenbaugh’s presentation is part of the philosophy department colloquium series.

Student researchers from the physics department will discuss their advanced lab projects on Monday, November 29, at 4 p.m. The presentations, in 204 Olin, are part of the physics department colloquium series.

Leapin’ Lizards! Kellar Autumn featured on Discovery Channel program

Kellar Autumn, associate professor of biology, will be featured on a segment of the Discovery Channel’s program “Beyond Invention: Animal Inspired Innovations.” Autumn “dreams of sending robotic lizards to Mars.”

The episode is scheduled to air three times:

• Wednesday, November 24, 2004 at 1 p.m.
• Monday, November 29, at 3 a.m.
• Thursday, January 27, 2005 at 10 a.m.

For more information, visit the Discovery Channel Web site.

Holiday Gala

’Tis the season for celebration at Lewis & Clark. Members of the campus community, friends, and neighbors are invited to the 32nd annual holiday gala on Saturday, December 4, from 3 to 11:30 p.m. Many of the events are free of charge. Highlights of the gala include:

3–5 p.m.

The children’s craft fair features festive activities for children. There is a suggested donation of children’s socks, shoes, or toys. Albany Quadrangle, Smith Hall.

4–7:30 p.m.

Tours of the College’s new eco-friendly John R. Howard Hall. The new social sciences hall features classrooms, offices, and facilities, along with commissioned art works by Mark R. Smith.

5–6:30 p.m.

The annual holiday dinner features culinary favorites of the season. Cost of the meal is $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 5–12. Students may use meal plans for the buffet dinner. For dinner reservations, call 503-768-7216. Fields Dining Room.

6–7:30 p.m.

The open house features refreshments and live music. Frank Manor House.

7:30—8:30 p.m.

Music for brass, strings, hand bells, and voices fills Agnes Flanagan Chapel for a service of the season. The Oregon Repertory Singers, the College’s choir in residence, is directed by Gil Seeley, James W. Rogers Professor of Music.

8:30–11:30 p.m.

College faculty and alumni musicians play classic rock of the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s, jazz, samba, and Brazilian folk music. Various locations in Templeton Student Center. There is a suggested donation of two cans of nonperishable food to benefit Oregon Food Bank.

For complete information, call ext. 7216. A complete schedule of events is available onine.

International learning course travels to heart of Italian Renaissance

Revisit the birth of the Italian Renaissance with the graduate school, which will host a monthlong international learning trip to Tuscany in July and August 2005. Participants will spend four weeks in Siena, Italy, studying Giovanni Boccaccio’s book “The Decameron” and discovering Boccaccio’s place in the rise of the modern age.

“Reading Boccaccio’s masterpiece will be enriched by the Tuscan setting where many aspects of medieval city and country life, both secular and religious, are present,” says Michaela Grudin, professor emerita of English, medieval scholar, and program director.

According to Grudin, Siena provides an ideal setting to examine the Renaissance. Seminar participants will reside at the Villa Campriano, a working wine- and olive-producing estate, near Siena and Florence. Weekday mornings will be spent at the villa reading and discussing “The Decameron,” and afternoon activities include conversational Italian, cooking lessons, and field trips to local areas of interest. On weekends, participants will travel to nearby destinations including the Arena Chapel in Padua, and to Florence, Montepulciano, Arezzo, San Gimignano, Massa Marittima, and Certaldo, the birthplace of Boccaccio. “These excursions will illustrate the remarkable energy of early Italian humanism in every sphere of life, including town planning, governance, and architectural and artistic achievement,” says Grudin.

The seminar is scheduled July 18 through August 18, 2005. Cost for the excursion is $5,100, which includes room and board at the Villa Campriano, cooking classes, conversational Italian classes, wine tasting, excursions to local sites, and ground transportation to and from the Rome airport. Travel to and from Italy is not included.

The deadline for reservations is March 1, 2005. The course is cosponsored by the graduate school, Siena Italian Studies Program, and Associazione Culturale Ulisse. For more information or to make reservations, contact the Center for Continuing and Professional Studies at the graduate school at 503-768-6043 or ccps@lclark.edu. Brochures and registration materials are available online.

Historical snapshot

In 1873, four women students—the College’s first alumnae—graduate.

More College milestones are available online.

IT offers fall classes

IInformation Technology offers ongoing computer training courses. This week, the available class is Intermediate Photoshop. For more information, contact IT at ext. 7020, or sign up at www.lclark. edu/~training.

People News

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:

Monica Flori, professor of Spanish, has been named a Fulbright committee evaluator for researchers applying to go to South America.

In June, Susan Glosser, associate professor of history, traveled to Beijing to present a paper titled “Chinese Women in the World: Division and Unity in World War Two” at a conference focusing on China’s interaction with the world.

In October, Jim Kopp, director of the Watzek Library, gave two presentations titled “Eden Within Eden: Exploring Oregon’s Utopian Heritage.” He spoke at Terwilliger Plaza and at the Lake Oswego Public Library.

Art LaFrance, professor of law, submitted an amicus brief in the Premera Blue Cross proceedings in Washington, opposing Premera’s effort to become a “for profit” organization. The brief was submitted on behalf of the law schools at Lewis & Clark, Seattle University, and University of Washington.

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:

Nature Magazine: Kellar Autumn, associate professor of biology, comments on new mathematical equations that could enable researchers to design, in theory, artificial adhesive surfaces. “This is an important theoretical advance,” says Autumn, whose previous research showed how geckos run up smooth surfaces. November 2004.

The Oregonian: Jon Eldridge, dean of students, comments about the College’s straightforward approach to help campus victims of sexual assault. The College was cited in a 2002 Department of Justice study for “its unique candor about the risks of sexual assault” on campus. “We aren’t neutral. We encourage students to take action,” said Eldridge. “We say, ‘What happened to you isn’t right, and you aren’t doing yourself or anyone else any favors by staying silent.’” November 14, 2004.

The Oregonian: Profile of Zaher Wahab, professor of education, for his work to rebuild Afghanistan’s higher education system. Feature includes photo essay by newspaper photographer. November 8, 2004.

PolitInfo.com (Baden-Baden, Germany): Robert Eisinger, associate professor and chair of political science, discusses issues of concern for U.S. voters. November 2, 2004.

The Oregonian: Solomon Enos, assistant dean of admissions, discusses how he voted on Oregon ballot measures in the general election. November 2, 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

Traveling exhibit on view locally before heading back out on the trail

The College’s traveling exhibition, titled The Literature of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, opens Friday, November 26, at the Oregon Historical Society. The exhibit, which is on a national tour, remains on view through April 3, 2005.

“The literature of the Lewis and Clark Expedition is an integral part of world travel literature,” says Stephen Dow Beckham, Pamplin Professor of History and exhibit curator. “This exhibition helps us learn about the people associated with the expedition literature and sets those publications in historical context.”

The exhibition features up to 60 items in 11 display cases and a number of framed wall pieces with items drawn from the College’s unmatched library of expedition-related literature acquired over the past 20 years.

The College’s collection includes multiple printings of expedition narratives, maps, contemporary newspaper accounts, government documents, broadsides, review notices, secondary literature, and editions of every journal in English, Dutch, French, and German. The College also owns the only copy of the Coues Anderson manuscript, which is an exact replica of the original Lewis and Clark journals housed at the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia. Writer and copyist Mary Anderson created this word-for-word, drawing-for-drawing copy in 1892 for Elliott Coues, historian and scholar, and Francis Harper, a New York publisher.

The traveling exhibition is organized around six topics: the traveling library, early expedition notices, Patrick Gass’s expedition journal, surreptitious and apocryphal expedition accounts, compilations and editions from Lewis and Clark manuscripts, and general histories and centennial publications. The exhibition includes rare books, maps, newspapers, photographs of engravings, hand-colored plates, a period compass, Indian artifacts, and other items.

The exhibit will be on view in the center’s Beaver Hall. The Oregon Historical Society is located at 1200 S.W. Park Ave. Admission ranges from $5 to $8. Complete information is available online or 503-306-5198, or at www.thejourneycontinues.org.

Student dancers take stage in annual extravaganza

Student dancers, choreographers, and production crew take the stage for the eighth annual dance extravaganza Friday through Sunday, December 3 to 5. The performances are on the Main Stage of Fir Acres Theatre. Students conceptualize, choreograph, and set the dance works through a class that focuses on producing the dance extravaganza.

Tickets are $8 for general admission, $5 for Lewis & Clark faculty, staff, alumni, senior citizens, and non–Lewis & Clark students, and $3 for Lewis & Clark students. Performances on Friday and Saturday, December 3 and 4, are at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. The performance on Sunday, December 5, is at 7:30 p.m. The box office is open 1 to 5 p.m. weekdays and one hour prior to each performance. For information, call 503-768-7495.

Upcoming

Visit the campus Web calendar for events coming up in November and December.