Campus Connections

Issue Date: January 16, 2006

News and Notices

President attends national summit

On January 5 and 6, President Tom Hochstettler joined 120 other presidents of colleges and universities from around the nation for a summit meeting focused on the critical importance of international education. During the U.S. University Presidents Summit on International Education, in Washington, D.C., President George W. Bush outlined a broad initiative to increase the number of Americans trained in strategic international languages, notably Arabic, Chinese, and Farsi.

“The broader vision that drives this initiative recognizes that we inhabit a global community defined less by geography than by mutual economics and cultural interdependencies,” says Hochstettler. “Those very interdependencies create new opportunities to engage the people of the world not just by expanding our knowledge of their languages, but also by interacting as global citizens who share an essential humanity.”

The summit sought to foster dialogue on how the government and the nongovernmental sector can work together to strengthen U.S. higher education on a global level. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings cosponsored the meeting.

Presidents from research universities such as Stanford and Princeton, along with liberal arts colleges and community colleges, attended the summit; Hochstettler was the only Oregon representative. “These institutions, like Lewis & Clark, have track records in international education, student and faculty exchange, and innovative approaches to enhancing global understanding,” Hochstettler says.

The summit also addressed visa and regulatory processes, broader access to study-abroad programs, increased opportunities for international faculty exchange and collaborations, and nontraditional study-abroad destinations. Among other initiatives announced at the summit was a series of new Fulbright grants to strengthen international exchange among senior scholars in science and technology.

“Lewis & Clark College has demonstrated leadership in international education for more than four decades,” Hochstettler says. “What makes our international education model so successful is our approach, which honors the history and habits of people from other lands. Lewis & Clark students and faculty build lasting global relationships through cultural understanding.”

Since the College’s overseas and off-campus study programs began in 1962, more than 9,200 students and 211 faculty members have taken part in 581 programs to 66 countries or geographic areas. Some 60 percent of Lewis & Clark’s programs go to countries outside Western Europe. More than 50 percent of graduating seniors have participated in a program.

Green building gets gold

John R. Howard Hall has earned the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certification for environmentally friendly design from the U.S. Green Building Council. The 50,000-square-foot academic building is an example of Lewis & Clark’s commitment to sustainable building practices. Other green construction on campus includes Wood Hall at Lewis & Clark Law School, built to LEED Silver standards. Apartment-style residence halls on the undergraduate campus earned LEED Silver certification.

J.R. Howard Hall is built to consume 40 percent less energy than a typical building of the same size, and the elevator operates with 40 percent less electricity than standard elevators, without using hydraulic fluid. The building’s storm-water filtration, storage, and reuse system won accolades from the Oregon Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects. The building is named for John R. Howard, who served as college president from 1960 to 1981.

Ring-ring in the new year—2006 phone directories are here

Campus phone directories are now available for pick up in the Mail Room. In order to streamline distribution, one representative from each department must be designated to pick up that department’s copies. One copy is provided for each person listed in the directory.

Additional copies are available through Public Affairs and Communications for $2 per copy. Contact Cindy Sligar at ext. 7970 or csligar@lclark.edu for purchase information.

Law faculty and staff donate rare books

The Paul L. Boley Law Library added four rare books to its half million volumes thanks to contributions from faculty and staff.

John Kroger, associate professor of law, donated “The New-Hampshire Town Officer,” an 1829 work, and “The Maine Officer,” published in 1861. Each of these works exhibits rareness by the limited number of libraries holding a copy. According to the WorldCat database, 27 libraries have the New Hampshire work, while only 5 have the “Maine Officer.” These works have special value because of the influence New England jurisprudence had on Oregon’s development.

Bernie Vail, professor of law, donated a 1917 copy of “New York’s Annual Report of the State Commission of Prisons,” a report held by only 35 libraries. The volume includes a four-page, typed opinion statement that was stuck in the book. The opinion, titled “The Statement on The Indeterminate Sentence Law” was written in January 1921 by Charles Neumiller, president of the State Board of Prison Directors for California.

Kim Jurney, law library assistant, donated a copy of “La Sainte Bible: qui contient le Vieux et le Nouveau Testament.” This family bible is very rare, with only five libraries holding a copy of it including the Yale University Library and Harvard’s Divinity School Library.

Facilities services volunteers “circled” to make recent holidays bright

Door wreaths are an age-old tradition, used to symbolize welcome, protection, and a connection to nature. The round shape of most wreaths, with no beginning and no end, represents eternity and the circle of life. Trees are symbolic of life, and wreaths made of tree boughs or leaves represent the cycle of nature and the life-giving nature of forests.

Prior to winter break, 20 Facilities Services employees volunteered their time to gather campus greens and to assemble 100 holiday wreath arrangements. The wreaths were hand-delivered to every department on campus.

Face to face: savings seminar, library rock concert, wilderness photography, humor workshop, and how to change the world

Core savings for all employees:

Watzek rocks:

Wilderness slide show:

Humor, health and soul:

How to Change the World: Building a Clean Energy Movement:

Every building tells a story: Fir Acres Theatre

Fir Acres Theatre, made possible by the generosity of 465 individuals, foundations, and corporations, opened its first production in February 1977. Performance space includes two separate areas. The Main Stage offers seating for 225 people. The Black Box studio-theatre allows seating to be arranged for each performance, and is also used as a classroom and dance studio.

Planning Task Force work continues

Lewis & Clark’s planning task force is a coalition of faculty, staff, students, alumni, and trustees. The group is charged with engaging broad sectors of the College community in a dialogue to identify creative ways to achieve and maintain the highest quality in our programs and community life. Follow the task force’s process online.

Historical snapshot

In January 2003, the College’s traveling exhibition, The Literature of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, opens at Jefferson Library, near Monticello, Virginia. Exhibit tours the nation. 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:

President Tom Hochstettler has been elected to serve at-large on the board of Oregon Independent College Association. He also serves on the executive committee for Oregon Independent College Foundation as the secretary-treasurer. Founded in 1950, the foundation is a nonprofit fund-raising and programmatic consortium of Oregon's leading private colleges and universities.

Jim Kopp, director of the Watzek Library, published an article titled “Seeking Prosperity and Freedom on the Oregon Coast: The Bellamy Colony, Lincoln County, Oregon (1897-1899).” The article, published in Communal Studies (Vol. 25, 2005, p. 57-74) was coauthored by Carol Ginter, descendant of a member of the short-lived colony.

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: A commentary by Art LaFrance, professor of law, examines former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber’s proposal to extensively reform America’s health care system. January 13, 2006.

KINK Radio: Peter Cookson, dean of the graduate school, discusses a Portland Public School District proposal to create single-gender high schools. December 14, 2005.

KGW-TV: Bruce Podobnik, associate professor of sociology, discusses high levels of air pollution in north Portland that impact the health of largely African American neighborhoods. December 13, 2005.

Brainstorm NW magazine: Stephen Dow Beckham, Pamplin Professor of History, comments on the scientific documentary record from the Lewis and Clark Expedition with regard to ancient forests and natural resource management in Oregon. December 2005.

Events

Observing Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. visited Lewis & Clark in November 1961 and talked about the future of integration. More than four decades later, the campus reflects on, discusses, and commemorates the civil rights leader’s life and legacy in observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, on Monday, January 16.

The College’s commemoration activities feature Shandra L. Terry, who gives a monologue performance titled “Rosa Parks: A Catalyst in the New World.” The one-woman show is at 3 p.m. in Templeton Student Center, Council Chamber. The activities also feature readings, song, keynote remarks, and a candlelight vigil in Agnes Flanagan Chapel. President Tom Hochstettler will speak about “Reflection, Commitment, and Action: A Vision for Change at Lewis & Clark” at 7 p.m. All events are free and open to the public.

“This year reflects an important time in Lewis & Clark’s movement toward change in regard to diversity, not only in the student body, but also among faculty and staff,” says Lisa Webb, associate dean of students and director of ethnic student services. “I am very excited about the future of Lewis & Clark.”

Coretta Scott King described the heart of the celebration: “On this day we commemorate Dr. King’s great dream of a vibrant, multiracial nation united in justice, peace and reconciliation; a nation that has a place at the table for children of every race and room at the inn for every needy child. We are called on this holiday, not merely to honor, but to celebrate the values of equality, tolerance and interracial sister and brotherhood he so compellingly expressed in his great dream for America.”

For more information, call ext. 7743.

Community leaders explore political polarization

Sentiments over the war in Iraq are broad: For or against? Pull U.S. troops out or stay in? Six community leaders will participate in a discussion about the war in Iraq and political polarization in the United States during a community forum on Thursday, January 19, at 7 p.m. in Agnes Flanagan Chapel. The event is free and open to the public.

Participants include Aryeh Hirschfield, rabbi, Congregation P’nai Or; T. Allen Bethel, senior pastor, Maranatha Church of Portland and president, Albina Ministerial Alliance; Stephen S. Carver, chapman chair of biblical studies at Warner Pacific College; David Bell, partner, GSL Properties; Daymond Glenn, area director, Camp Fire USA, Portland Metro Council; and Sarah Bobich, school psychologist, David Douglas School District.

The program, titled “Open Spaces: Speaking and Listening Across Political Differences,” is presented by the graduate school’s Oregon Center for Inquiry and Social Innovation. For more information, call ext. 6164.

Technology influences ceramic artists

Works by more than a dozen internationally renowned ceramic artists are featured in an exhibition at the Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art. The exhibition, titled “The New Utilitarian: Examining Our Place on the Motherboard of Ceramics,” is on view January 19 through March 12.

Featured artists include Bennett Bean, Sally B. Brogden, Gary Carlos, Sin-ying Ho, Jeff Irwin, Garth Johnson, Nina Jun, Charles Krafft, Paul McMullan, Steven Montgomery, Richard Notkin, Margaret Realica, and Steven Thurston.

An opening reception at the Hoffman Gallery is scheduled for Thursday, January 19, from 5 to 7 p.m. For more information, call ext. 7687.

Spring series showcases wax poetic

This spring’s Watzek Library Poetry Series features local poets with national reputations. All readings are free and open to the general public. The series opens with Vern Rutsala, professor emeritus of English, reading from his works on Wednesday, January 25, 7 p.m. in the Aubrey Watzek Library Classroom.

Rutsala taught at Lewis & Clark for more than 40 years. He is the author of 12 collections of poetry, including “The Window,” “Laments,” “The Journey Begins,” and “Little-Known Sports.” Rutsala has received numerous awards for his work, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, two National Endowment for the Arts grants, the Juniper Prize, an Oregon Book Award, two Carolyn Kizer Poetry prizes, the Duncan Lawrie Prize, a Pushcart Prize, the Akron Poetry Prize, the Northwest Poetry Prize, and a Masters Fellowship from the Oregon Arts Commission. Rutsala's book “The Moment’s Equation” (Ashland Poetry Press 2005) was named as a finalist for the National Book Award in Poetry.

Cosi fan tutte

Celebrate Mozart’s birthday in fitting style by attending a production of his opera “Cosi fan tutte.” To mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Mozart on January 27, 1756, Astoria Performing Arts, in cooperation with Lewis & Clark, presents Mozart’s comic operatic masterpiece in a semistaged concert performance on Friday, January 27, at 7:30 p.m. in Evans Auditorium.

Astoria Performing Arts, a new company, is dedicated to the presentation of concert and chamber opera throughout the Pacific Northwest. Sung in Italian and narrated in English, Mozart’s “Cosi fan tutte” couples the musical genius of the composer with a vibrant young orchestra and soloists.

A limited number of complimentary tickets for the Lewis & Clark community are available at the Bookstore in advance of the concert. For more information, call ext. 7885. Individual tickets ($25 general admission/$22 seniors/$10 students) are available at the Bookstore, through the Astoria Performing Arts Web site, and at the door. For more information, call ext. 7216.

Upcoming

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

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