Campus Connections

Issue Date: September 26, 2005

News and Notices

President’s Report to the Board: September 2005

“With the conclusion of the 2004-2005 academic and fiscal year, I am pleased to report briefly on the state of the College and to provide a synopsis of plans for the coming year,” wrote Tom Hochstettler in his President’s Report to the Board of Trustees. The board met September 14 and 15.

“From my perspective, the year has been an unequivocal success. For Marcia and me, it has been a year of getting to know Lewis & Clark, a monumental but joyful task, given the great complexity of this institution and the equally great generosity of spirit of those who labor on behalf of the College. We hear on every hand the great enthusiasm of alumni and friends, and we see in every quadrant the tremendous quality of Lewis & Clark. We are proud and grateful to be able to call Lewis & Clark home.”

Lewis & Clark named one of America’s hottest colleges

Newsweek magazine’s 2006 college guide calls Lewis & Clark one of the most interesting colleges in the country. The Newsweek-Kaplan College Guide selected 367 colleges and universities for the honor; only five Oregon institutions were included on the list. In addition, a feature article titled “Under the Microscope” touts science at Lewis & Clark as tops in the country, since “studying science at small schools can really magnify a student’s learning.”

The article profiles cutting-edge science research at small colleges, focusing on Lewis & Clark’s undergraduate science program. Julio de Paula, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, comments on the benefit to students of having direct access to faculty and facilities. Kellar Autumn, associate professor of biology, discusses student engagement in research projects. Kjell Schroder ’08 is profiled for his decision to choose Lewis & Clark. A color photo by Shannon Smith, public relations assistant, captures activity in Autumn’s Gecko Lab, with Autumn, Terry Stratton ’06, Schroder ’08, and Tim Kelly ’06

Orange and black: stationery redesign and online ordering system

The Lewis & Clark stationery redesign, featuring school colors, and online ordering system are now available. “We’re excited about both,” says Judy McNally, associate vice president for public affairs and communications. However, she adds, the transition is not without challenges, so “we need everyone’s help to make the process smooth.”

Some things are not changing: If you haven’t been ordering stationery directly from the Office of Public Affairs and Communications, you don’t need to start now. Continue to work with the individual in your department or office who has been responsible for the ordering. She or he will place the order for you in the online system.

Keep in mind that the new stationery is being phased in over a six-month period, ending in March 2006. During this time, you may use up your old stationery stock. “If you’re not running out, waiting to order will help us with processing and will avoid waste and unnecessary expense in your office,” says McNally.

During September and October, the Office of Public Affairs and Communications anticipates receiving many stationery orders. “Please order whatever you need, but if you can limit the number of items you order—particularly business cards—during this early stage, we'll be able to serve you better,” says McNally.

If people using the new system need help, they can contact Julia Duncan (jduncan@lclark.edu) to schedule a training session. Other questions can be directed to Cindy Sligar at ext. 7970 or pubs@lclark.edu.

“We appreciate your help and patience during this important transition to a new stationery design,” says McNally.

Lewis & Clark makes list of Best Workplaces for Commuters

Lewis & Clark has been named one of the nation’s best Best Workplaces for Commuters. The designation recognizes employers around the country that are leaders in offering superior commuter benefits.

“We are pleased to have received this national designation from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for doing our part in reducing traffic congestion and air pollution and improving the quality of life for Lewis & Clark employees,” says Mark Morgan, director of transportation and parking. “Our transportation options—including shuttle bus services, carpooling, and bicycling—are an outgrowth of Lewis & Clark’s commitment to environmental stewardship.”

Lewis & Clark qualified for the program through the College's alternative transportation benefits to the community including:

Free shuttle service to Pioneer Courthouse Square, Burlingame, Sellwood, and Mountain Park

Carpool parking permits at half the regular parking fee

Carpool match program known as “Commuter Computer”

Parking spaces reserved for carpools between 7 and 10 a.m.

Monthly bus pass fee subsidies for students, faculty, and staff

Alternative transportation information disseminated to the campus communit;

Secure bicycle racks and attractive, safe pedestrian pathways throughout the campus

College-owned housing in the neighborhood next to the campus, encouraging pedestrian commuting

Student residential buildings on campus, eliminating the need to commute for over 1,000 students

Enforcement of a College prohibition on parking in the neighborhood, eliminating commuter parking in the surrounding residential streets

Agreement to work toward a goal of having 14 percent of College employees use alternative transportation options

Established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Transportation, the best commuter program publicly recognizes employers whose commuter benefits reach a national standard of excellence. The program highlights the efforts of employers to help get employees to work safely, on time, and free of commute-related stress. The designation Best Workplaces for Commuters is a mark of excellence for environmentally and employee-friendly organizations.

For more information about transportation options, visit the Transportation and Parking Web site.

Coaches embark on diplomatic mission

Think of it as basketball diplomacy. Lewis & Clark’s head men’s basketball coach, Bob Gaillard, and head women’s basketball coach,Juli Fulks, traveled to Kuala Lumpur over the weekend to take part in sports camps as part of a U.S. State Department-sponsored educational and cultural affairs program. The coaches return on October 2.

Understand the Game is a basketball diplomacy exchange program administered by the Detlef Schrempf Foundation and supported, in part, by a federal grant from the state department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Detlef Schrempf, former NBA All-Star who played for the Seattle Sonics and Portland Trail Blazers, leads an exclusive group of basketball personalities on this trip to promote basketball instruction strategies and tactics, to teach the techniques of basketball, to communicate American culture, and to build future leaders to carry on the positive messages of sports diplomacy in Malaysia.

TriMet holds open house on future of bus line 39

Low ridership on TriMet bus 39-Lewis & Clark led the public transit agency to reduce service on the line that serves the College and the Collins View neighborhood.

As part of its information-gathering and outreach process about line 39’s performance, TriMet will hold a community meeting with members of the Lewis & Clark community on Thursday, September 29, at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber. Faculty, staff, and students are invited to hear from TriMet and to offer comments on line 39.

“Ridership on the route is low and has been declining for several years,” says TriMet’s Jon Joseph, marketing programs coordinator. “We constantly review the performance of our bus system to determine if low-performing lines can be improved, have their schedules adjusted, or whether the bus hours can be better used elsewhere in the system to meet demand.”

TriMet representatives met with the Collins View Neighborhood Association in June to gather comments and feedback. Since then, neighbors have been working to develop alternatives to enhance the route.

TriMet tracks ridership and route effectiveness by “boardings per vehicle hour,” or the number of people who board TriMet buses during each hour the bus is in operation. Overall in the TriMet system, the average number of boardings per vehicle hour is 31; a line is deemed low-performing if boardings per vehicle hour fall below 15. Since 2000, boardings per vehicle hour on line 39 have dropped from nearly 14 to just over 7.

Face to face: Physics, food choice, poetry, tolerance, diverse opinions, and relationships

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

Physics Colloquium:

Sacagawea Brown Bag:

Poetry Reading:

Face to Face: Tolerance, Acceptance, Appreciation and Celebration:

Play:

The New York Times

Missing Pieces and Whole Stories:

Graduate school’s opening convocation shares reading project

The graduate school launched its new core program on Friday, September 23, with an academic convocation. The event featured presentations about and a discussion of power and its role in people’s lives. The core program theme for 2005-06 is “Power Over, Power With, Power Within: A Professional’s Journey.”

All participants received Paul Rogat Loeb’s book, “The Impossible Will Take a Little Longer.” Fifteen essays from the book were assigned in advance of the convocation to give the graduate school community a common background to engage in lively small-group discussions.

Students, faculty, and alumni may participate in an optional yearlong discussion of questions generated at the convocation and by related readings. For more information, contact the core programs office at ext. 6010 or gradcore@lclark.edu.

Rogers scholars make a clean sweep

Rogers scholars from Lewis & Clark spent Sunday, September 25, lending a hand to Sellwood Middle School in southeast Portland. A majority of the 19 scholars—undergraduate and graduate students—donned work gloves and pitched in to clean up the grounds at the Sellwood school. Budget cuts have severely curtailed the school’s regular maintenance schedule.

Each year, Rogers scholars select a community service project through which they model civic commitment. Established in 1995, the Mary Stuart Rogers Scholarship Fund honors students whose outstanding academic achievements are complemented by qualities of leadership, dedication, integrity, compassion, sensitivity, and self-discipline. Recipients are selected based on academic achievements, faculty recommendations, financial need, and personal character.

Hochstettler appoints football commission

President Tom Hochstettler has appointed a blue-ribbon commission to investigate the decline in recent years in Lewis & Clark’s football program and to identify ways to reinvigorate football so that it can once again be a strong element of the institution’s athletic program.

Commission members include Julio de Paula, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, commission chair; Steve Wallo, director of physical education and athletics; Vivian Bull, former president of Linfield College, 2004 Northwest Conference and NCAA Division III football champions; Luella Lilly ’59, former director of women’s athletics, University of California at Berkeley; Michael Clary, director of athletics, Rhodes College; and Leon Lunder, director of athletics, Carleton College. In addition, the commission includes a Lewis & Clark trustee and representatives from Lewis & Clark’s faculty, staff, student body, and alumni association.

The commission will report its findings to Hochstettler by November 15, 2005.

IT offers fall classes

Information Technology offers ongoing computer training courses. During the next two weeks, these classes are available: InDesign (three-part), Advanced Trillium, and Photoshop Elements. For more information, contact IT at ext. 7020.

Historical snapshot

In 1997, the College dedicates Fred W. Fields Center for the Visual Arts and James F. Miller Center for the Humanities. 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:

In September, The Oregonian published a poem by Jerry Harp, visiting assistant professor of humanities. The poem was titled “Litany.”

Tod Sloan, professor and chair of counseling psychology, received the 2005 Distinguished Service Award from Psychologists for Social Responsibility for his four years of work as national cocoordinator of the peace and social justice advocacy organization

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:

Animal Planet: A documentary on the animal rescue efforts in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina features several Lewis & Clark community members: Laura Ireland Moore, director of the law school’s National Center for Animal Law; Drew Moore J.D. ’04; Stephanie Engelsman J.D. ’04; and Kim Upham J.D. ’05. The law school quartet helped rescue and care for companion animals. September 16, 2005.

The Legal Times (Washington, D.C.): Article cites Lewis & Clark Law School as pioneer in animal law. September 16, 2005.

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (Fairbanks, Alaska): Eban Goodstein, professor of economics, comments on issues surrounding a proposal to open oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. September 14, 2005.

KEX Radio: Amelia Decker ’07, displaced from Tulane University by Hurricane Katrina and now enrolled at Lewis & Clark, discusses her experiences. September 13, 2005.

Portland Business Journal: News brief about Lewis & Clark’s forum on hurricane issues, titled “Understanding Katrina and Its Aftermath: Local, National and Global Views.” September 13, 2005.

KOIN-TV: Robert Eisinger, associate professor and chair of political science, talks with his political science class about the meaning and importance of senate hearings for Supreme Court chief justice nominee John Roberts. Several students also comment on camera and in voice-over. September 12, 2005.

KOIN-TV: Steve Kanter, professor of law, comments on the hearings for Supreme Court chief justice nominee John Roberts. September 12, 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

Lerner delivers Chamberlin Lecture

Rabbi Michael Lerner, founder of Tikkun magazine, a bimonthly Jewish critique of politics, culture, and society, will give the 2005 Chamberlin lecture. His talk is titled “Progressive Social Change: Why America Needs a Spiritual Left.” The event is free and open to the public on Tuesday, September 27, at 7:30 p.m. in Agnes Flanagan Chapel. A reception at 3:30 p.m. in Templeton Student Center, Stamm West, precedes the lecture.

Lerner has been rabbi of San Francisco’s Beyt Tikkun synagogue since 1996 and is active in the Network of Spiritual Progressives. He founded Tikkun magazine in 1986 and continues to serve as its editor. Lerner is the author and coauthor of numerous books about faith, including “Jews and Blacks: Let the Healing Begin,” (Putnam, 1995) with coauthor Cornel West; and “The Geneva Accord and Other Strategies for Middle East Peace” (North Atlantic Books, 2004).

Rev. Mark and Dr. Corinne Chamberlin established the Chamberlin lectureship at Lewis & Clark in 1979. It brings to campus Christian and Jewish leaders of national or international acclaim “who have distinguished themselves in applying the religious, social and economic teachings of Jesus and the Hebrew prophets to the life of America and the world.”

Author William Kittredge talks about “Rivers and Destiny”

Oregon-born and nationally acclaimed author William Kittredge will discuss the changing meaning of rivers through the course of American history during a talk titled “Rivers and Destiny.” His lecture on Thursday, September 29, at 7:30 p.m. opens the College’s 2005 symposium about the rivers of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Kittredge broke onto the literary circuit with his 1987 essay collection titled “Owning It All,” which won the PEN West Literary Award. His memoir “Hole in the Sky” (Vintage, 1993) describes his childhood and youth in southeastern Oregon. His other books include “Who Owns the West” (Mercury House, 1996) and “The Nature of Generosity” (Knopf, 2000).

The lecture takes place at the Native American Student and Community Center (710 S.W. Jackson Ave.). The event is funded in part by the Jackson Foundation. Tickets are $8 general admission and $5 for students and senior citizens. Tickets are available through the College (ext. 7200) or at the door.

On Friday, September 30, at 9 a.m., Kittredge will speak about “Rivers as Metaphors” as Lewis & Clark’s symposium continues in Agnes Flanagan Chapel.

Symposium focuses on the meaning of rivers to the Lewis and Clark Expedition

There’s more to rivers than rushing waters. More than 200 years ago, the Corps of Discovery journey brought explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark face-to-face with the contested landscape of the American west, where nation-states vied for control. During the journey, Lewis and Clark found that rivers were more than a transportation route. The economic, political, cultural, and legal meaning of rivers to the Corps of Discovery will be the topic of a two-day symposium on Friday, September 30, and Saturday, October 1.

The symposium, titled “Rivers,” features lively discussions on topics including the relationship of rivers to people, rivers as commercial arteries, rivers as geopolitical arenas, and rivers as metaphors.

Participants include Stephen Dow Beckham, Pamplin Professor of History; Clay Jenkinson, humanities scholar and historical interpreter; Nathaniel Tripp, author of “Confluence: A River, the Environment, Politics, and the Fate of All Humanity”; Robert Kelley Schneiders, author of “Big Sky Rivers: The Yellowstone and Upper Missouri”; Timothy Egan, journalist and author of “The Good Rain” and “Lasso the Wind”; Donald Worster, professor of history, University of Kansas; Kathryn Brigham, Tribal Council, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla; Janet Neuman, professor of law, Lewis & Clark Law School; Doug Erickson, head of special collections and College archivist; Katie Lee, singer, songwriter, storyteller, and author of “All My Rivers Are Gone”; and David Nicandri, director, Washington State Historical Society.

The Ronna and Eric Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art currently features an exhibit of contemporary works by environmental photographer Robert Glenn Ketchum and multimedia artist Ryan Burns.

Most symposium sessions will be held in Agnes Flanagan Chapel and Albany Quadrangle. The event is supported in part by the Jackson Foundation. A complete schedule is available online. For more information, call ext. 7207.

Open Spaces encourages speaking and listening across political divides

Labels seem to define the United States: red versus blue, urban versus rural, right versus left, conservative versus liberal. The graduate school will examine these perceived national divisions through a conversation titled “Open Spaces: Speaking and Listening Across Political Differences.” The first discussion is on Thursday, September 29, at 7 p.m. in Agnes Flanagan Chapel.

“There are urgent question we must answer if we want to bring our communities together,” says Mary Clare, director of the Oregon Center for Inquiry and Social Innovation. “It’s important for us to look at how we can stand together to deal with our differences.”

Eight community leaders representing diverse voices and viewpoints will gather as a panel to identify areas of agreement, disagreement, and misunderstanding. Participants include former Oregon congresswoman Elizabeth Furse; Kerry Tymchuk, chief of staff for U.S. Senator Gordon Smith; Dr. T. Allen Bethel, senior pastor, Marantha Church of God; David Bell, real estate developer and Zen Buddhist; and Stephen S. Carver, Chapman Chair of Biblical Studies, Warner Pacific College. For more information, call ext. 6164.

Upcoming

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

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