Campus Connections

Issue Date: January 30, 2006

News and Notices

Lewis & Clark alumni chosen for British debate tour

The International Debate Association has selected Paul Bingham '05 and Keith West '04 to represent the United States on the 2006 British Debate Tour. During February and March, Bingham and West will tour Britain, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales and debate British teams from a number of schools including Oxford, Cambridge, and the University of London.

Bingham and West won several debate tournaments together as members of Lewis & Clark’s forensic team, including qualifying as the number one team in the nation in National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence qualifications in 2004. Last year, Bingham teamed with Meredith Price '07 to win the National Parliamentary Debate Tournament. For more information, call ext. 7617.

Lewis & Clark as a good neighbor

The Office of Campus Safety has launched a neighborhood outreach program aimed at mitigating alcohol abuse.

Bill Curtin, director of campus safety, brought together a task force to examine ways to prevent alcohol abuse in the local area. The group includes representatives from the Collins View Neighborhood Association response team, Lewis & Clark’s residence life staff, the southwest Portland crime prevention coordinator, and an agent from the Oregon Liquor Control Commission. Among its initial accomplishments, the task force produced a decal featuring the College’s logo and affirming that Lewis & Clark is “a neighborhood partner in preventing alcohol abuse.” The decals will be distributed this week for display at local participating businesses including Burlingame Fred Meyer, Market of Choice, other stores near campus that sell alcoholic beverages, and the Tryon Creek Grill.

“This is the first time we’ve ever engaged the vendor and retail community to help ensure the safety of our students by raising awareness of alcohol abuse,” says Curtin.

On campus, Curtin is seeking faculty and staff volunteers to help make sure that the annual Casino Night on Saturday, February 11, is safe and successful for students on campus. “The familiar faces of faculty and staff remind students to act responsibly at Casino Night and other events,” he says. To volunteer for Casino Night, contact Danielle Johnson, activities congress, at dej@lclark.edu.

Face to face: Book warming

The Bookstore hosts a book warming to celebrate “Data Structures and Algorithms in Java,” by Peter Drake, assistant professor of computer science. The book offers a practical approach to real-world programming and examines the process of crafting programs by working through the development of projects. The free event takes place on Tuesday, February 7, from 3:45 to 5 p.m. in Templeton Student Center. For more information, call ext. 7885.

Every building tells a story: BoDine

Opened in 1946, BoDine is named in memory of Dr. Charles BoDine, a Portland physician, and his wife, Elizabeth BoDine, a Lewis & Clark trustee. Originally a science building, BoDine now houses the mathematical sciences department.

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.

The Task Force is interested in hearing from every member of the Lewis & Clark community. A calendar of scheduled community forum meetings is available online. If you are unable to attend one of the scheduled meetings, the task force asks that you download the set of discussion questions for your constituency and return your responses to the task force by Thursday, February 9.

IT offers spring classes

Information Technology offers ongoing computer training courses. During the next two weeks, these classes are available: MeetingMaker, Photoshop Elements, and InDesign (3-part). For more information, contact IT at ext. 7020.

Historical snapshot

In 2003, the College publishes The Literature of the Lewis and Clark Expedition: A Bibliography and Essays, which documents 200 years of every printed publication related to the expedition. View more College milestones online.

People News

Hats off to faculty and staff

This year’s staff recognition lunch, on January 27, hosted by President Tom Hochstettler, honored 66 faculty and staff for their years of loyal service to the College.

Two honored for 30 years of service: Nancy Kalvelage, women’s health nurse practitioner, Health Center; and Patricia Kraske, administrative assistant, dean’s office, Law School, pictured above. Photo by Shannon Smith.

“Where does the time go when you love your job?” asks Nancy Kalvelage, women’s health nurse practitioner, honored for 30 years of service. “There have been changes in the health field but the basic concepts of keeping healthy don’t change. Our students are so motivated and bright—I’m really lucky.”

Pat Kraske, administrative assistant to the dean of the law school, also honored for 30 years of service, says, “It goes by in the blink of an eyelash. Jim Huffman is my fourth dean and it’s been great fun.” Kraske says she took a five-week leave of absence last September after an operation. “It was good to be home with my husband, who is retired, but I was more than happy to come back to work.” She adds, “It’s an invigorating atmosphere. The law school is really a family.”

Three honored for 25 years of service: Larry Meyers, director, Overseas and Off-Campus Programs; Terri Ogan, Counseling Center; and Clifford Wright, general maintenance, Facilities Services.

Six honored for 20 years of service: Emily Decker, senior associate dean, CAS Admissions; Kenneth Dodson, carpenter/locksmith, Facilities Services; Bud Henderson, lead general maintenance worker, Facilities Services; Elaine Heras, associate director, Watzek Library; Bonnie Okamoto, administrative coordinator, Watzek Library; and Linda Quandt, administrative specialist, CAS Registrar’s Office.

Ten honored for 15 years of service: Margo Ballantyne, visual resources curator, Watzek Library; Norm Blatter, manager, Law School Bookstore; Anne Boal, administrative secretary, Mathematical Sciences; Kris Clancy, administrative assistant to the vice president of finance, Finance Division; Sally Earll, associate director, Center for Continuing and Professional Studies; Vicky Foster, director of campus mail service, Mail Room; Dean Mendenhall, maintenance engineer, Facilities Services; Josey Meza, administrative secretary, Facilities Services; Linda Piper, department specialist, Facilities Services; and Stuart Smith, controls engineer, Facilities Services.

Eleven honored for 10 years of service: Geoffrey Brackeen, maintenance engineer, Facilities Services; Libby Davis, assistant dean, Law School Career Services and Alumni Relations; Mamie Dec, administrative coordinator, Counseling Psychology; Amy Drill, art director, Public Affairs and Communications; Jackie Foster, processing assistant, Boley Law Library; Jessica Odom, systems coordinator, Information Technology; Don Reeve, field technician, Information Technology; Barbara Roberts, administrative specialist, Mathematical and Natural Sciences; Steve Weigel, electrical/mechanical supervisor, Facilities Services; Kristi Williams, instructor in English and coordinator of academic advising, Student Support Services; and Alan Younis, scientific electronics specialist, Mathematical and Natural Sciences.

Thirty-four honored for five years of service:Kathy Anderson, administrative secretary, Economics; Laura Ayling, catalog librarian, Watzek Library; Terri Banasek, executive assistant, CAS Dean’s Office; Jay Beaman, director of institutional research, President’s Office; Jabu Boka, fleet mechanic, Facilities Services; Jill Briney, departmental specialist, CAS Admissions; Shannon Burns, director, Law Admissions; Alana Carson, reader services librarian, Boley Law Library; David Ellis, vice president, secretary and general council, President’s Office; Lisa Garcia, administrative coordinator, Human Resources; Michael Gold, general maintenance, Facilities Services; Gail Guidoni, switchboard operator, Information Technology; Lin Harmon-Walker, assistant director, Environmental and Natural Resources Law; Helen Hayes, administrative specialist, Graduate Admissions; Marian Hertel, departmental specialist, CAS Dean’s Office; Kelly Hoover, coordinator, Student Leadership and Service; Denise King, administrative specialist, Campus Planning; Darlene Koumentis, accounts payable/purchasing clerk, Finance Division; Linda Lewis, facilities manager, Facilities Services; Eric Matchett, programmer, Information Technology; Grace Merritt, circulation attendant, Watzek Library; Molly Miles, administrative secretary, Art; Mark Morgan, director of transportation and parking, Facilities Services; Velma Paro, administrative secretary, CAS Registrar’s Office; Marily Quesnel, consultant, Information Technology; Cherilyn Ronningen, administrative specialist, Graduate School Dean’s Office; Bill Salo, grounds supervisor, Facilities Services; Allen Sisco, groundskeeper, Facilities Services; Annette Skaugset, administrative secretary, Educational Leadership; Shannon Smith, administrative coordinator, Public Affairs and Communications; Laurisa Stubblefield, accounts manager/law librarian, Boley Law Library; Leslie Wagner, department specialist, Information Technology; Camie Wiggins, director of student services, Graduate School; and Bruce Williamson, computing services team leader, Law School.

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 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 committee will develop a plan to ensure that crime victims understand the criminal justice system and “have every opportunity to fully exercise their rights.”

In December, Jens Mache, associate professor of computer science, published a paper titled “Grid Computing Communication Strategies for Cross Cluster Job Execution” at the first International Joint Conferences on Computer, Information, and Systems Sciences and Engineering. Mache’s coauthors are Chris Allick ’06, Andre Pinter ’07, and Damon Tyman ’07. The Web-based conference was conducted completely online and in real time.

Bruce Podobnik, associate professor of sociology, published “Global Energy Shifts” (Temple University Press, 2005). The book draws parallels between the “coal panics” that once swept through Britain and the “oil panics” that grip the world today.

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: Peter Cookson, dean of the graduate school, talks about the school’s new teacher summit geared toward establishing a plan for teacher mentoring statewide that could be funded by government or private sources. January 20, 2006.

Portland Tribune: Obo Addy, instructor of Ghanaian drumming and dance, is profiled on the occasion of his 70th birthday. January 20, 2006.

OPB Radio: John Kroger, associate professor of law, comments on the upcoming Enron corporate fraud trial, and the scale of the Enron case in comparison to other fraud trials. January 17, 2006.

KPAM Radio: Robert Eisinger, associate professor and chair of political science, comments on the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Oregon’s assisted-suicide law. January 17, 2006.

The New Republic: John Callahan, Morgan S. Odell Professor of Humanities, is mentioned in an article about crafting eulogies for Eugene McCarthy. Callahan coordinated McCarthy’s primary effort in the Portland area in 1968. January 16, 2006.

netConnect (library journal): Mark Dahl, assistant director of systems and access services, Watzek Library, is profiled for his efforts to create innovative interfaces for journal and audio/video holdings. January 15, 2006.

The Oregonian: Doug Erickson, head of special collections and College archivist, comments on the weather experienced by the Corps of Discovery when it wintered at Fort Clatsop in 1805-06. January 16, 2006.

Events

An evening with bell hooks

Feminist scholar bell hooks believes that race, gender, sex, class, and sexual orientation are inextricably interconnected. Hooks examines positive social change in a talk presented by the Office of Ethnic Student Services on Wednesday, February 1, at 7 p.m. in the Agnes Flanagan Chapel.

“Over the years, I have found bell to be a giving and caring mentor, colleague, and friend,” says Lisa Webb, associate dean of students and director of ethnic student services. Webb met hooks in 1987. “My admiration for her work has grown into a deep respect for who bell is as a person. She is truly extraordinary.”

Tickets for the event are sold out, but there is a free simulcast in Templeton Student Center, Council Chamber. For more information about this lecture or other events throughout Black History Month, call ext. 7051.

A historical look at African American football players

This month’s Missing Pieces & Whole Stories Conversation Series features a screening of “The Forgotten Ducks,” a short documentary about the first African American football players at the University of Oregon. The screening on Thursday, February 2, at noon, is in the South Campus Conference Center, room 107. The brown bag event is free and open to the public.

Following the screening, documentary producer LaTina Lewis, departmental specialist for graduate school admissions, leads a discussion about the history of African American football players. Lewis will be joined by Daymond Glenn, a graduate school doctoral student with extensive experience and perspective on African American education.

Missing Pieces & Whole Stories happens every first Thursday of the month and is sponsored by the Oregon Center for Inquiry and Social Innovation. Counselors, teachers, students, and the public are invited to join these free monthly conversations to learn from each other – to piece together whole stories. For more information, call ext. 6099.

Throckmorton Lecture focuses on environmental history

William Cronon is driven by a passion to understand how people’s ideas about nature shape their relationship with the environment. Cronon will examine environmental history in a talk titled “The Portage: How to Read a Landscape” for the College’s annual Arthur L. Throckmorton Lecture in history on Monday, February. 6, at 3:30 p.m. in the Templeton Student Center’s Council Chamber.

“William Cronon has awakened Americans to the costs and consequences of European settlement in the United States,” said Stephen Dow Beckham, Dr. Robert B. Pamplin Jr. Professor of History. “He has lifted up what was and what has become of the North American landscape, the forces of change, and the challenges that Americans face in the future.”

Cronon is the Frederick Jackson Turner Professor of History, Geography and Environmental Studies and the Vilas Research Professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. His research focuses on American environmental history, the history of the American West, and the history and impact of human interactions with the natural world.

The Throckmorton Lecture was established in 1963 to commemorate the life and work of Arthur L. Throckmorton, a professor of history who died unexpectedly in 1962. Each year the series brings a distinguished historian to campus to lecture and to meet with faculty and students. For more information, call ext. 7451.

Traveling exhibition now on view at Pendleton’s Tamástslikt Cultural Institute

The College’s traveling exhibition, titled The Literature of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, is on view February 16 through May 7 at the Tamástslikt Cultural Institute in Pendleton.

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.

Stephen Dow Beckham, Dr. Robert B. Pamplin Jr. Professor of History, is the curator of the exhibit. Venues during the exhibit’s national tour have included the National Academy of Sciences in Philadelphia, the Boston Athenaeum, and Denver and Seattle public libraries.

The Tamástslikt Cultural Institute is located in Pendleton at 72789 Hwy. 331. Admission ranges from $4 to $6, with group and other rates available.

For more information, contact bicentennial programs office or call ext. 7207. For more information about the cultural institute, call 541-966-9748.

Upcoming

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