Campus Connections

Issue Date: August 15, 2005

News and Notices

Students return to campus: transportation tips

As the College of Arts and Sciences and the law school hold New Student Orientation between August 24 and 28, it goes without saying that campus parking during this time may be more difficult.

“Those people who use alternative transportation will be making a significant contribution to an easier and less stressful time for new students and parents during orientation,” says Mark Morgan, director of transportation and parking. “We ask that faculty and staff voluntarily use alternative transportation rather than driving to work alone.”

Here’s the scoop on alternative transportation options:

• the College’s shuttle service resumes Wednesday, August 24;

• ample bicycle parking racks are available on campus;

• monthly TriMet bus passes will be available at a 50-percent discount to students, faculty, and staff; and

• carpool semester parking permits will be discounted by 50 percent.

For complete details about transportation alternatives, contact the Parking and Transportation Office at ext. 7857.

Students return to campus: extend a helping hand

New Student Orientation is a chance for the campus community to welcome new students, their parents, and returning students. The schedule is filled with activities, tours, orientation sessions, and more.

To help visitors navigate the campus with ease, please remember to wear your College name tag and be available to answer questions with a friendly smile.

An eye on media, philosophy, and photographic prints

Students and faculty members team up to present results of their collaborative research projects. The midweek brown bag talks continue in August in Howard 122, unless otherwise noted. Refreshments are provided

Wednesday, August 17, 12:30 p.m. Andrew Cortell, assistant professor of international affairs, Robert Eisinger, associate professor and chair of political science, Will Cowles ’06, political science major, and Tanya Sloan ’07, international affairs major, will discuss “Embedded Media in the 2003 Iraq War: Independent Voice or Government Mouthpiece?”

Wednesday, August 24, 12:30 p.m. Nicholas Smith, James F. Miller Professor of Humanities, Ginger Clausen ’06, philosophy major, and Ian Evans ’06, philosophy major, will discuss “Reliabilism, Defeasibility, and Meta-Knowledge.”

An exhibit titled Digitally Enlarged Negatives to Platinum/Palladium Prints will be on view Monday, August 29, through Friday, September 2, in the Aubrey R. Watzek Library. The exhibit is a collaborative project by Robert Miller, senior lecturer in art and program head of photography, and Aaron Vandenberg ’06, environmental studies major.

Workshop participants stage youth-focused work

Students in the graduate school’s Intensive Acting/Directing/Devising/Playwriting workshop take center stage the play “Do-Overs: A Theatrical Journey for Young People.”

Tim Baker directs the stage work, which keeps an elementary-aged audience in mind as it explores contemporary social issues. Two performances are scheduled on the Main Stage of Fir Acres Theatre on Saturday, August 20, at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Tickets are $10 general admission and $5 for the Lewis & Clark community. Advance tickets are available at the bookstore; tickets are also available at the door. For more information, call ext. 6040.

Grant funds student-athlete mentoring program

Thanks to a grant from the NCAA Division III, first-year student-athletes will have some help in adjusting to college life. The $10,000 initiative grant will fund a mentoring program called Balancing Act.

“The program is designed to address challenges to academic success and overall well-being for student-athletes at Lewis & Clark,” says Melissa Osmond, coordinator of student success and wellness programs. “It’s part of an overall strategy to address academic and health impediments for the larger student population. Osmond and Jenny Simon, Physical Education and Athletics, will coordinate the grant program.

Approximately 15 upperclass student-athletes will act as mentors for first-year student athletes. The program’s areas of focus include stress management, academic success, fitness, nutrition (including disordered eating), banned substances, and campus code of conduct requirements.

Historical snapshot

In 1992, Dr. Robert B. Pamplin Jr. ’64, ’65, ’66, chair of Lewis & Clark’s Board of Trustees, challenges College students, faculty, staff, and alumni to a series of physical fitness events. Chairman’s Challenge generates international media coverage and earns $1 million toward expansion of Aubrey R. Watzek Library.

Also that year, Stephen Dow Beckham, Pamplin professor of history, is named 1992 Oregon Professor of the Year by Council for Advancement and Support of Education. He is one of five finalists for National Professor of the Year.

View more College milestones online.

People News

De Paula eases into role as new dean of the College

Julio C. de Paula is two weeks into his role as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Lewis & Clark College.

“I see incredible strengths at Lewis & Clark,” says de Paula. “ I see a very strong faculty, extremely motivated and talented students, and a desire shared by everyone at all levels to make Lewis & Clark the premier liberal arts institution in the country. That desire motivates me.”

According to de Paula, a broad-based liberal arts education “shows students the most complete picture of all the challenges that society faces today.”

De Paula champions the benefits of students working closely with faculty members—a hallmark and strength of Lewis & Clark—which he believes is one of the most effective ways to teach undergraduates. “I’m interested in facilitating that process,” he says.

De Paula, 46, comes to Lewis & Clark from Pennsylvania’s Haverford College, where he began as assistant professor of chemistry in 1989, became a full professor in 2001, and served as director of the Marian E. Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center. His research interests—including photosynthesis, cancer therapies, and nanotechnology—have been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, and David and Lucille Packard Foundation. His courses include general, physical, and biological chemistry, interdisciplinary courses that examine biologically significant research.

De Paula is a member of the National Science Foundation’s subcommittee for the Office of International Science and Engineering. He is also a member of the Council on Undergraduate Research, the Biophysical Society, and the American and Brazilian chemical societies. He was the Knapp Visiting Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts at the University of San Diego.

Born in Brazil, he came with his family to the United States in 1976 in what he describes as “the traditional immigrant story: we came in search of a better life.”

De Paula earned his bachelor’s degree from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and his doctorate from Yale University. He completed his postdoctoral work at Michigan State University. He and his wife, Valerie Walters, have two children: Meghan, 10, and Sarah, 4. He enjoys music, sports—soccer, in particular—and cooking.

New faces, some changing places

Several new faces have joined the Lewis & Clark community recently, including: Sara Brant, journal editorial assistant, Democracy & Education, graduate school; Anne Herman, director of alumni and public affairs, graduate school; Brooke Mill, administrative coordinator, Registrar, law school; Sally Sheppard, administrative secretary, Overseas and Off-Campus programs; Kristy Walthers, dispatcher, Campus Safety; Ryan Wilder, mail services specialist; Liz Young, computer consultant, Information Technology Client Services.

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:

Oregon Attorney General Hardy Myers has appointed Doug Beloof, associate professor of law and director of the law school’s National Crime Victim Law Institute, to chair Oregon’s first statewide Crime Victims’ Rights Advisory Committee.

The U.S. Department of State chose Michael Krauss, instructor in Academic English Studies, as an English language specialist to conduct teacher training in Honduras and Russia. He presented workshops on computer-assisted language learning to Honduran teachers of English as a foreign language in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. He also gave a keynote address to the fourth national conference for teachers of English. The conference theme was “English and Technology in a Globalized World.”

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:

The Oregonian: Article about Portland’s Percent for Art public art projects spotlights Lewis & Clark’s John Buck sculptures at the entrance to the Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art. The sculptures are called “lyric and heroic.” The article also describes Lewis & Clark as “one of the most beautiful college campuses on the West Coast.” August 11, 2005.

KOIN-TV: Art LaFrance, professor of law, comments on the logistics of prosecuting a murder case without a body. August 3, 2005.

New Socialist Magazine: Commentary piece coauthored by Martin Hart-Landsberg, professor of economics, examines China’s economic growth and its impact on the world economy. Issue 52, August 2005.

Yemen Times: Commentary piece by international student Lamya Zain mentions a U.S. foreign policy class taught by Cyrus Partovi, senior lecturer in social sciences. July 26, 2005.

Northwest Cable News Network: Jim Huffman, Erskine Wood Sr. Professor of Law and law school dean, comments on the nomination of John Roberts to the U.S. Supreme Court. July 19, 2005.

The Oregonian: An article titled “Classroom with a world view” profiles a handful of PLUS students—Partnerships for Learning Undergraduate Studies—in the Academic English Studies program. The feature article takes readers into a class taught by Cyrus Partovi, senior lecturer in social sciences. July 11, 2005.

KATU-TV: Betty Ann Smith, Watzek Library reference librarian, talks about her college summer job as a firewatcher for the National Forest Service in Oregon’s national forests. The report referred to women firewatchers as “Cloud Girls.” July 7, 2005.

Oregon State Bar Bulletin: Shannon Burns, director of admissions at the law school, comments on factors leading students to choose a particular law school. The article also explores how new lawyers manage their law school debt load. July 2005.

Oregon Business Magazine: Libby Davis, associate dean for career services at the law school, comments about areas of specialty that attract recent law school graduates. July 2005.

Oregon Architect: Feature article highlights Howard Hall’s sustainable design strategy. Summer 2005.

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.

Upcoming

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