Campus Connections

Issue Date: March 27, 2006

News and Notices

PILP auction funds summer stipends

In February, the law school’s Public Interest Law Project auction raised more than $89,000. The proceeds will fund summer stipends for approximately 18 law students to provide legal assistance to public interest organizations. After the stipends are awarded, the remaining funds are allocated to the Loan Repayment Assistance Program, which helps alumni practicing public interest law to repay law school loans after graduation.

The stipend-supported projects for summer 2006 are varied. Law school students will work at organizations around the nation and the globe.

Graduate school announces administrative reorganization

“The Graduate School is a unique and amazing place,” says Dean Peter Cookson. “The work of the faculty and staff to make our programs of the highest quality and to serve our students with the deepest commitment is a signature of the school.” Cookson recently announced a new “distributed leadership model better suited for transparency and democratic decision-making” at the school. Learn more in Cookson’s message to the graduate school community.

Exhibit explores history of the Wobblies

An exhibit of approximately 50 posters and photos chronicling the Industrial Workers of the World, or Wobblies, is on view through May in the Aubrey R. Watzek Library. The exhibit recently returned to Portland after a national tour to commemorate the Wobblies’ centennial anniversary in 2005.

The exhibit examines social change, and strategies and tactics to build a social movement. Viewing times are during the library’s regular business hours. Additional exhibit photos are on display on the third floor of Howard Hall, in the economics and political economy office areas. For more information, call ext. 7254.

Wrapping up the fiscal year

With the end of the fiscal year fast approaching, the Business Office has asked the campus community to plan ahead for any end-of-year purchases. The cutoff date is Friday, April 21, to request purchase orders for goods and services over $1,000, according to Marietta Lawson, director of accounting. To be included in fiscal year 2005-06 spending, all goods and services must be received by May 31. For more information, contact Lawson at ext. 7821.

Face to face: physics and biology lectures, book warming, playwright Farias, and Take Back the Night

Monday, April 3, 4 p.m.
Olin, room 204
Physics Colloquium: Thomas Mattison, University of British Columbia, discusses “Experimental Particle Physics with the BaBar Dectector.”

Monday, April 3, 4 p.m.
Howard Hall, room 132
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Mike Danilchik, Integrative Biosciences, School of Dentistry, Oregon Health & Science University, leads a discussion on cytoskeletal interactions and membrane dynamics in cell division.

Tuesday, April 4, 3:45 p.m.
Templeton Student Center, bookstore
Bookwarming for Paul Merchant: The gathering celebrates the publication of Merchant’s new book, “Some Question of Affinity, Selected Poems and Translations.” Merchant has also translated “Monochords” written by Yannis Ritsos.

Tuesday, April 4, 4 p.m.
Albany Quadrangle, room 220
Reading: Playwright Joann Farias reads from her new work, “Road to Xibalba.” Farias is the recipient of a 2005-06 Theatre Communications Group/National Endowment for the Arts Residency in Playwriting at Portland’s Miracle Theatre. Her new play explores the ancient Mayan text, the Popul Vuh, in a hallucinogenic encounter with modern life.

Thursday, April 6, 6:30 p.m.
Albany Quadrangle, Smith Hall
Take Back the Night March: The rally and march aim to unify communities in an awareness of violence against women, children, and families. For more information, call 971-226-0874.

Every building tells a story: The Gatenbein Building

The Gantenbein Building was named for Judge John Gantenbein, son of Judge Calvin Gantenbein, the law school’s second dean. During World War II, John Gantenbein pledged all of his personal assets to keep the school going. Gantenbein houses the Legal Writing Center, Career Services, and student organizations. The Legal Research Center, completed in 1977, is named in honor of William Swindells Sr., a member of the Board of Trustees and the Law School Standing Committee. He requested his name not be on the building. The Legal Research Center houses a cafeteria, student lounge, faculty offices, research facilities, meeting rooms, and student services.

Planning Task Force revises draft recommendations

Lewis & Clark’s planning task force, a coalition of faculty, staff, students, alumni, and trustees, is charged with identifying ways to achieve and maintain the highest quality in the College’s programs and community life. In late February, after five months of work, the task force made available a group of tentative recommendations and invited feedback from the College community. In response to the feedback received, the task force revised its tentative recommendations and published a new document to the Web on March 20. View the new document online. A final report will be delivered in mid-April.

IT offers spring classes

Information Technology offers ongoing computer training courses. During the next two weeks, these classes are available: Intermediate Photoshop and PowerPoint Video. For more information, contact IT at ext. 7020.

Historical snapshot

In 2004, the graduate school established a program leading to a doctorate in educational leadership. View more College milestones online.

People News

Loren named interim law school dean

Lydia Loren, professor of law, has been named as the law school’s interim dean. She becomes the first woman to lead the law school and assumes the post on July 1. President Tom Hochstettler made the appointment after consultation with members of the law school community. Loren succeeds James L. Huffman, Erskine Wood Sr. Professor of Law, who announced his return to the classroom at the law school after having served for 13 years as dean.

Loren joined the law school faculty in 1996. Her areas of expertise include intellectual property, copyright, cyberspace law, and international intellectual property. She earned her bachelor’s degree with high distinction from the University of Michigan and her juris doctorate, magna cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School, where she was a member of the Order of the Coif. She clerked for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Ralph B. Guy Jr., of the Sixth Circuit, and then joined the law firm of Bodman, Longley & Dahling in Detroit. Her practice included copyright and trademark counseling, application, prosecution, licensing, and enforcement litigation.

She is the coauthor of the popular casebook “Copyright in a Global Information Economy” 2nd ed. (Aspen, 2006) and has published extensively in law reviews.

Loren is a frequent lecturer at intellectual property law conferences on topics ranging from copyright in the music industry to the effect of shrinkwrap licensing on the proper scope of exclusive rights in information. She and her husband Kurt have three children, Cassandra, Alexandra, and Cameron, and reside in Lake Oswego.

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 journal Perception & Psychophysics published an article by Mark Becker, assistant professor of psychology, titled “Awareness of the Continuously Visible: Information Acquisition During Preview” (67, 1391-1403). H. Pashler coauthored the article.

Marcus E. Berglund, instructor in counseling psychology and clinical supervisor for the marriage and family therapy program, has bee named president-elect of Oregon’s state chapter of the American Association for Marriage and Family therapy. Following this two-year term, he will serve as the group’s president for two years.

Roger Groves, visiting professor of law, has published “Innocence in the Red Zone: The Adversity and Opportunity of Bobby Williams: the Story of an African-American Coach in Big Time College Football” (BookSurge Publishing, 2006).

In March, Greg Walters, director of human resources, gave a talk titled “Challenges Facing Human Resource Professionals in Higher Education” to the Nevada chapter of the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources.

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: Mike Sexton, dean of undergraduate admissions, comments on the minimal impact of SAT errors on applications to Lewis & Clark. March 13, 2006.

The Oregonian: Column cites Lewis & Clark as one of Oregon’s three top Peace Corps volunteer-producing colleges. March 12, 2006.

The Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.): Ahmed Aseed Al Badi ’81, trustee, is mentioned in an article about his company’s 1999 investment in a downtown Vancouver development. Belbadi Enterprises is based in United Arab Emirates. Al Badi said he “thought of the Pacific Northwest as his second home and wanted to give something back.” March 11, 2006.

The Oregonian: Nicholas D. Smith, James F. Miller Professor of Humanities and chair of philosophy, discusses definitions of ethics. March 11, 2006.

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

Attorney and law school student to receive Harpole awards

The law school will honor Portland attorney Carol Bernick with the 2006 Joyce Ann Harpole Award. She will receive the award during an event on Tuesday, April 4, at 4:30 p.m. At the same event, law student Margot Lutzenhiser will receive the 2006 Harpole Memorial Legacy scholarship. The attorney award and scholarship presentation take place at the newly renovated Pioneer Courthouse. Judge Ellen Rosenblum will be the guest speaker with remarks titled "Sunrise...Sunset...Reflections on Balancing Family and a Law Career.”

Bernick is the eighth Harpole Award recipient. She has built a robust law practice at Davis Wright Tremaine over the past 16 years, where she has been involved with firm administration, contributed numerous hours to community and pro bono efforts, and balances those endeavors and accomplishments with a fulfilling personal life and raising her two children.

Law student Margot Lutzenhiser will receive the 2006 Harpole Memorial Legacy Scholarship. The $4,000 scholarship acknowledges the recipient’s ability to balance a dedication to legal studies with family and community. Lutzenhiser is active in Lewis & Clark Law School student activities and in community activities.

Joyce Ann Harpole, who earned her J.D. from Lewis & Clark Law School in 1979, took delight in her legal career, her family and her community. She died in 1994.

Senior Art Exhibit features student works

Works by graduating art majors will be featured in the Senior Art Exhibition in the Ronna and Eric Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art. The exhibit is on view from April 6 to May 7. The annual exhibition represents all disciplines taught in the art department. Works by 18 student artists are featured in the exhibition.

An opening reception is scheduled on Thursday, April 6, from 5 to 7 p.m. For more information, call ext. 7687.

Hawai’i Club hosts annual lu’au

The College’s Hawai’i Club hosts its annual lu’au on Saturday, April 8. This year’s event is titled “Away On Distant Lands, I’ll Always Keep One Foot on Sand” and features a night of Hawaiian food, music, and performances. The lu’au is in Pamplin Sports Center; dinner starts at 4:45 p.m. and the show begins at 6:30 p.m.

The event features a buffet-style Hawaiian feast including kalua pig, long rice, and haupia, a traditional coconut stiff pudding. The show features traditional hula dancers, fire dancers, and a special performance by graduating seniors. The lu’au is cochaired by Lauren Oshima ’07 and Chelsey Yap ’07.

General admission tickets are $16 at the door; $8 for the Lewis & Clark community, $5 for children age 12 and under, and free for children age 5 and under. Group rates are also available. For more information, call ext. 8124.

Upcoming

Visit the campus Web calendar for events coming up in March and April.