Campus Connections

Issue Date: September 12, 2005

News and Notices

Responding to Hurricane Katrina

The Lewis & Clark community mobilized in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, both to welcome displaced students from Gulf Coast colleges and universities and to reach out to provide relief.

“Our best thoughts are with our colleagues and students whose lives have been altered in ways that are hard to fathom,” wrote Tom Hochstettler, president, on September 1 in announcing Lewis & Clark’s offer to assist displaced students.

Lewis & Clark is waiving tuition for students who have already paid or are paying tuition at the home school. By September 7, the College of Arts and Sciences had accepted more than a dozen students and the law school had accepted approximately a dozen students displaced by Hurricane Katrina. The graduate school’s Oregon Center for Inquiry and Social Innovation is spearheading efforts to provide counseling teams to work under the direction of the American Red Cross. The graduate school is also coordinating education teams to provide primary or supplementary school services for evacuees. Alumni are stepping up to help by providing offers of room and board for displaced students and dropping off donations. As individuals, and as members of the College community, Lewis & Clark students, faculty and staff are also collecting donations for those in need in hurricane-stricken areas.

Outreach and relief efforts continue. For more information, visit Lewis & Clark’s hurricane response Web site.

Carrying the Lewis & Clark experience to the world

The Peace Corps recently released a report listing the top colleges and universities whose alumni served as corps volunteers during 2004. The report lists Lewis & Clark College tied for 16th in the nation in terms of small colleges and universities—among institutions of higher education with fewer than 5,000 undergraduates—with the most Peace Corps volunteers last year.

“It is no surprise that our graduates have long distinguished themselves and honored the College by transforming what they learn and discover here into lives of public service around the country and around the world,” says Tom Hochstettler, president. “Lewis & Clark’s programs of study and outreach have a truly global reach, and we work hard to celebrate the many cultures that give our community such rich diversity.”

Hochstettler says, “This level of participation speaks volumes about the character of Lewis & Clark students and the capacity of our college to engage both their hearts and minds.”

Preview online stationery ordering

Later this month, stationery orders can be made online; right now, get a sneak peek at the new system.

“Online orders offer convenience to the campus community,” says Judy McNally, associate vice president for public affairs and communications. “Of course, we’re excited that the new ordering system also marks the official launch of the new stationery look—which sports Lewis & Clark’s school colors, orange and black.”

In addition, to reflect the College’s commitment to sustainability, all stationery products will now be printed on recycled paper that contains postconsumer fiber.

The new stationery is being phased in over a six-month period, ending in April 2006. “The phase-in period gives campus offices the chance to use up old stationery stock, if necessary,” McNally says. She cautions that offices should not mix the old and new designs in the same mailing during the changeover period. Remaining old stock can be converted into notepaper, bound and padded by the campus Copy Center.

For further details about the new system, contact pubs@lclark.edu or ext. 7970.

Rogers Science posters

For 31 science students in the College of Arts and Sciences, summer meant 10 weeks of research in collaboration with faculty members. The students will present the results of their summer projects at the John S. Rogers Science Poster Conference on Wednesday, September 14, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., in Olin Lounge on campus. Refreshments will be served at the event, which is free and open to the public.

The conference offers an opportunity to engage in one-on-one conversations with students and learn more about the research they are conducting in physics, chemistry, biology, biochemistry, environmental studies, mathematics, and computer science.

For more information, contact Barb Roberts, mathematical and natural sciences department, at 503-768-7365 or broberts@lclark.edu.

Face to face with diversity, physics, poetry, civic engagement, and the public-private divide

Panel discussions and lectures during the next two weeks offer the chance of lively engagement on a number of topics.

Monday, September 13, 4 p.m.
Olin 204
Physics Colloquium: Mark Beck, Whitman College, gives a talk titled “Interference, Complementarity, Entanglement and All that Jazz.”

Tuesday, September 14, 4 p.m.
Wednesday, September 21, 4 p.m.
Templeton Student Center, Thayer
Face to Face: Three panels will address issues of diversity, tolerance, and multiculturalism on the Lewis & Clark campus and around the globe. Panel members include faculty, students, and administrators. For more information, contact International Students of Lewis & Clark, ext. 3188.

Tuesday, September 20, 3:45 p.m.
Templeton Student Center, Bookstore.
Poetry Reading: Jerry Harp, visiting assistant professor of English, will read from two of his poetry volumes, “Creature” and “Gatherings.” His poems and reviews appear in American Book Review, Delmair, The Iowa Review, Pleiades, and Verse.

Wednesday, September 21, 3 p.m.
Albany Quadrangle, Smith Hall
Civic Engagement: Putting Theory Into Practice: A faculty forum exploring how to incorporate civic engagement into curriculum. Key participants include Eric Mankowski, professor of psychology at Portland State University, and Amy Spring, assistant director of community-university partnerships at Portland State University. For more information, contact Mei-Yen Hui, civic engagement coordinator, at ext. 7762 or shui@lclark.edu.

Thursday, September 22, 6 p.m.
Legal Research Center, Student Lounge
Goodbye to the Public-Private Divide: Eric T. Freyfogle advocates for the development of a new system to manage public and private lands. Freyfogle, Max L.Rowe Professor of Law at the University of Illinois College of Law, will Nicholas A. Robinson, professor of law and codirector of the Center for Environmental and Legal Studies at Pace University School of Law, delivers the 17th annual Natural Resources Law Institute Distinguished Visitor lecture.

Every building tells a story: Frank Manor House

Lewis & Clark’s beautiful campus has developed through the generous gifts of many individuals. It’s helpful to pause and remember friends of the College whose contributions have enriched the campus community. Just strolling around campus is a reminder of why we can tout location, location, location!

The Frank Manor House is a signature building that is instantly identified with Lewis & Clark. Architect Herman Brookman designed the 35-room Tudor-style mansion, built in 1924-25. It served as the centerpiece of the Fir Acres estate, which originally contained 63 acres. The estate also included a cottage-style gatehouse, conservatory, and rose garden. Today, the Frank Manor House serves as the administrative core of Lewis & Clark. It houses the offices of Admissions, Campus Planning, President, Vice President and Provost, and the Business Offices. The house’s main lounge, refurbished in 1991, is named for Thomas and Katherine Moore Armstrong. The terrace on the east side of the house is named for Edna Frank Holmes, one of the home’s original occupants and a Lewis & Clark trustee for more than 30 years.

IT offers fall classes

Information Technology offers ongoing computer training courses. During the next two weeks, these classes are available: WebDisk Basics, Managing Your E-mail, Scanning, and Trillium. For more information, contact IT at ext. 7020.

Historical snapshot

In 1996, the Paul L. Boley Law Library is designated the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Depository Library (PTDL) for Oregon. It is the first and only law school library to carry this important designation. View more College milestones online.

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:

The Oregon Historical Society’s exhibit “Oregon, My Oregon” has received a Merit Award from the American Association for State and Local History. The exhibit is curated by Steve Beckham, Pamplin Professor of History, who served as writer and researcher for the exhibit, including the Exploration Theater program, one of two film/video galleries in the exhibit.

Three stories by Annie Dawid, professor of English, will appear in fall 2005. “The Teacher’s Apology Poem” will be published in The Teacher’s Voice, a new magazine out of New York; “The Nazi’s Daughter Falls in Love: 1933” will be published in Poetica, a Virginia-based Jewish-issues magazine; and “Celestine Du Bois Plays Brahms: 1943” will be published in Pittsburgh-based Paper Street, a new historical-fiction venue.

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: Tom Hochstettler, president, Steve Wallo, director of physical education and athletics, and Roger VanDeZande, head football coach, discuss Lewis & Clark’s comment on Lewis & Clark’s decision to suspend Northwest Conference football action in 2005. Junior defensive lineman Mike Brooder ’07 talks about his reaction to the decision. The Pioneers are scheduled to play four preconference games. September 9, 2005.

Portland Tribune: Greta Binford, assistant professor of biology, talks about her research into hobo spiders. September 9, 2005.

The Oregonian: Art critic picks the Hoffman Gallery’s exhibit of works by Robert Glenn Ketchum and Ryan Burns as a “show of note.” The reviewer writes: “The exhibit—really two of them—promises some singularly beautiful image-making.” September 9, 2005.

Daily Journal of Commerce (Portland, Ore.): Martha Spence, law school associate dean for academic affairs, discusses ways in which Lewis & Clark Law School is providing assistance to Hurricane Katrina-displaced law students. September 9, 2005.

Discover Magazine: Article titled “Bite of the Hobo Spider” focuses on spider venom research by Greta Binford, assistant professor of biology. A color photo shows Lewis & Clark researchers drawing venom from an immature female hobo spider. September 2005.

Statesman Journal (Salem, Ore.): Liani Jean Heh Reeves, staff attorney, National Crime Victim Law Institute, comments on Senate Bill 359, which provides staff support for Oregon’s four state advocacy commissions for women, racial and ethnic minorities. August 30, 2005.

The Oregonian: Lewis & Clark’s Inventing America program is included in an article about first-year core courses that teach critical thinking at liberal arts colleges. August 30, 2005.

New York Times: Lewis & Clark is cited as a member of the multi-institution research team looking at gecko adhesion mentions. The article headline is “Gravity-defying geckos teach scientists a lesson.” August 30, 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.

Events

A child’s-eye view of Lewis and Clark

One hundred years after the Lewis and Clark Expedition, author Katherine Chandler wrote the first children’s book about Sacagawea. Her book is one of more than 50 children-focused volumes in an exhibit in the Aubrey R. Watzek Library. The exhibition, titled Exploring Lewis and Clark Through Children’s Literature, is on view through Dec. 30.

Katherine Chandler’s 1905 book, titled “The Bird Woman of the Lewis and Clark Expedition,” is the first children’s book on Sacagawea. It is a reader for first and second graders and concludes with a section on the Centennial Exposition in Portland.

Solomon Bell’s volume “Tales of Travels West of the Mississippi” was published in 1830. It is the first children’s book printed in the United States to address the Lewis and Clark Expedition and includes the earliest known printed image of Fort Clatsop, although “the rendering is inaccurate,” according to Elaine Gass Hirsch, Watzek Library reference librarian.

Hirsch curates the library’s juvenile literature collection in support of teacher education and has a scholarly interest in children's literature. She has published and presented on the children's literature related to the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Her research is funded through a grant from the Oregon Council for the Humanities. Specific books for the exhibition are drawn from the College’s Special Collections, Watzek Library’s juvenile literature collection, and Hirsch’s private collection.

Upcoming

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