Campus Connections

Issue Date: May 22, 2006

News and Notices

New dean of students

W. Houston Dougharty will become Lewis & Clark’s new dean of students on July 17.

Dougharty, 44, has been associate dean for student services at the University of Puget Sound since 1999 and served as interim dean of students during the 2004-05 academic year. As associate dean for student services, he supervised counseling, health, and wellness services; multicultural student services; and community service; among other areas. As interim dean of students, he served on the president’s cabinet, where he helped coauthor the foundation of the university’s 20-year strategic plan.

Prior to joining the University of Puget Sound, Dougharty served as associate dean of students at Iowa State University, a 26,000-student land-grant institution in Ames. He provided leadership in several areas including student advocacy and student legal services; adult learner and commuter student programs; lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender student services; and the parents’ association. Dougharty held several positions at the University of California at Santa Barbara, including coordinating the sexual harassment prevention initiative at the university’s women’s center, and serving as a learning skills counselor and a family housing resident director. At Western Washington University in Bellingham, he served on the staff of Fairhaven College, an interdisciplinary liberal arts college within the university. He also has experience as an associate director of admissions at both Puget Sound and the University of Hartford.

He earned a bachelor of arts in English from the University of Puget Sound, a master of education in student personnel from Western Washington University, and a master of arts in educational leadership from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He and his partner, Kimberly, have two children, Allie and Fen.

New athletics director

Clark S. Yeager will begin serving as Lewis & Clark’s new director of physical education and athletics on July 1.

Yeager, 56, has served as the athletic director at both Kutztown University and Chico State College. He has been at Kutztown University since 1992, first as director of athletics and most recently as assistant to the provost. At Kutztown, he has been responsible for overseeing a $3-million department budget that includes 22 intercollegiate athletic teams, a competitive cheerleading team, recreational sports, and facilities management. Under his leadership, the success of the university’s athletics teams rose significantly; in 2004, Kutztown finished second in the rankings for the Pennsylvania State Athletics Conference All-Sports trophy, which was the highest finish of seven NCAA Eastern Division universities. In the classroom, he worked to monitor student-athlete academic progress and to improve student retention rates. He developed a comprehensive process to evaluate and inspire coaches and initiated staff development programs in recruiting, minority recruiting, retention, academic support, and diversity training.

Prior to Kutztown, he served as associate and interim athletic director at California State University at Chico, where he organized the University’s first televised football broadcast, analyzed football income and gate receipts for scheduling and planning purposes, designed and implemented strategic plans and programmatic assessments for the athletic department, and realized an 87-percent graduation rate for the teams he coached. From 1976 to 1991, he served as CSU Chico’s head men’s swimming and diving coach, leading the teams to 13 conference championships and never finishing lower than seventh at the NCAA championships.

Yeager earned his bachelor’s degree from Chico State College, his secondary teaching credential from California State University at San Bernardino, and his master’s degree from California State University at Chico. He and his wife, Ingrid, have three children, Jolene, Zachary and Kristopher, and two grandchildren.

Graduate school commencement

William F. Schulz, executive director of Amnesty International USA, will speak at the graduate school’s 22nd commencement at the Pamplin Sports Center on Sunday, June 4, at 10 a.m.

An ordained Unitarian Universalist minister, he came to Amnesty after serving for 15. years with the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations, the last eight as president of the association. During his years with Amnesty, Schulz traveled extensively, both in the United States and abroad. In 1992 he traveled to India in consultation with the Holdeen India Fund, a fund dedicated to ending communal violence and empowering women, bonded laborers and others both politically and economically. He also led fact-finding missions to the Middle East and Northern Ireland and was instrumental in his denomination’s opposition to U.S. military aid to El Salvador.

From 1985 to 1993 he served on the Council of the International Association for Religious Freedom, the oldest international interfaith organization in the world. Throughout his career, he has been outspoken in his opposition to the death penalty and his support for women’s rights, gay and lesbian rights, and racial justice.

He has published widely, including his book “In Our Own Best Interests: How Defending Human Rights Benefits Us All” (Beacon Press, 2002). His newest book is “Tainted Legacy: 9/11 and the Ruin of Human Rights” (Nation Books, 2003).

Schulz frequently appears on radio and television, including such national news programs as 60 Minutes, 20/20, The Today Show, All Things Considered, Talk of the Nation, and Nightline. Among his many honors are the 2002 Human Rights Award from Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights, and the Harry S. Truman Award for International Leadership from the Kansas City United Nations Association. He was also named one of the “World’s 365 Most Influential People” by The Pray 365 Project.

Schulz is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Oberlin College and holds a master’s degree in philosophy from the University of Chicago, and a doctor of ministry degree from Meadville/Lombard Theological School at the University of Chicago.

Shannon L. Ferguson, M.A. candidate in counseling psychology, will give the class of 2006 address.

Rena Ratte award

Kasandra Jorgensen ’06 spent her childhood stargazing from the mountains of Pine, Colorado. This spring, her passion for astronomy and astrophysics earned her the 2006 Rena J. Ratte Award, the College’s highest academic honor.

In summer 2004, she worked with Thomas Olsen, associate professor of physics and 2006 professor of the year, on an on going effort to observe and understand eclipsing pairs of stars. The following summer, she broadened her research skills by studying the evolution of young stars at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Socorro, New Mexico. She presented her results last January at the annual national meeting of the American Astronomical Society, in Washington, D.C. The work is also being prepared for publication in the Astrophysical Journal, one of the field’s most prestigious outlets.

This academic year, Jorgensen pursued honors research in physics, working on the binary star project and was awarded departmental honors. She also played a key role in last spring’s campus wide celebration of the World Year of Physics.

Jorgensen participated in the Fencing Club, the Physics Club, and the Lewis & Clark chapter of the Society of Physics Students, and served as a teaching assistant for biology and physics. She was also a member of Lewis & Clark’s Symphony Orchestra and was the featured flute soloist in the music department’s spring 2005 concert.

Jorgensen plans to study astrophysics and planetary science at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Eventually, she hopes to teach or work at a national lab doing astronomy research.

Accounts Payable cut-off for 2005-06 fiscal year

All invoices dated on or before May 31 and check requests for the 2005-06 fiscal year must be submitted to Accounts Payable no later than Monday, June 12, at 4 p.m.

The last check run that will include charges to the 2005-06 budget year will be on Friday, June 16.

For more information, contact Darlene Koumentis at ext. 7815 or Shannon Ehlers at ext. 7809.

Free “First Ride” on the new TriMet #39

The TriMet #39 bus route will begin expanded service between Lewis & Clark and Hillsdale on Sunday, June 4. Lewis & Clark staff worked with TriMet to develop a modified #39 bus route and a revised schedule to improve the usefulness and performance of service to the community.

On Sunday, June 4, the TriMet #39 bus will arrive at Lewis & Clark at 11:14 a.m. It will lay over off Palatine Hill Road on Huddleson Lane, southwest of Templeton Student Center until 11:29 a.m., when it will depart for Hillsdale, marking the beginning of a six-month test of its new route. This “First Ride” will be free of charge for all those who board between the College and Hillsdale. There are stops along Terwilliger, Taylors Ferry, Spring Garden, and Bertha. Participants of “First Ride” will get off at the Sunset bus shelter at Wilson High School, where TriMet will have a welcoming party.

Those interested in “First Ride” should R.S.V.P. to Lynn O’Brien Wolfe at djw@hevanet.com.

Those who can’t make the “First Ride” can catch the 12:14 p.m. or the 12:59 p.m. bus departing from the College to the Hillsdale Farmer’s Market before it closes. The fare will be $1.65, which is good for two hours on the TriMet system.

For information on routes and schedules consult the TriMet trip planner, which helps riders map bus routes and schedules and the TriMet transit tracker, which monitors the actual location of buses and trains.

Women’s Varsity Eight headed to national championships

The Pioneers Women’s Varsity Eight received an at-large bid to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Rowing Championships. The rowers will be competing against seven other crews for the national varsity eight title in West Windsor, New Jersey, May 26 and 27.

They will compete against Williams College, Ithaca College, the University of Puget Sound, Smith College, Trinity College, Tufts University, and Colby College.

Colby College and Lewis & Clark are the two at-large bids, meaning they will compete for the varsity eight title. This is the Pioneers’ first trip to the national championships.

For more information, contact ext. 7067.

Summer parking enforcement

Parking enforcement in campus lots varies from school to school during the summer. Here’s an overview of what to expect.

Fir Acres

Parking is free on the main campus until September 11. However, parking regulations will be enforced for loading zones, service courts, service roads, parking spaces reserved for disabled persons, and in designated “no parking” areas.

Two rows of parking spaces near Olin will be closed to accommodate construction work on that building. These spaces will reopen during the first week of August.

Law School

Permits are required weekdays in the staff parking areas at the law school. Reserved parking regulations are enforced during hours shown on the parking lot signs. For summer staff parking permits, contact Linda Lewis at ext. 6833.

Graduate School

Permits are required weekdays for the staff parking areas on South Campus through August 11. For summer staff parking permits, contact Lisa Pogue at ext. 6016. Permits are not required in the new loop parking area on South Campus during summer sessions.

Shuttle Service

There is no shuttle service during the summer. Shuttle service resumes on August 24.

Every building tells a story: The Olin Center for Physics and Chemistry

The Olin Center for Physics and Chemistry was completed in 1979 with funds from the F.W. Olin Foundation. The spacious facilities hold well-equipped biochemistry, computer science, advanced physics, advanced chemistry, seismic, and instrumentation laboratory rooms. Research space is available for faculty and students, including equipment for microscopy; synthetic inorganic, organic, and bioorganic chemistry; and solid-state physics. The observatory, capped with a research-grade telescope similar to the Hubble Space Telescope, was dedicated in 2004, and is named for James H. Karle ’51, professor emeritus of physics. Also located on the roof is a research greenhouse.

Historical snapshot

In 2004, three Olympic athletes at the Athens games had ties to Lewis & Clark: Hilary Gehman, former club crew coach, and Stacey Borgman, law student, rowed for the United States. Neil Weare ’02 represented Guam in the 1500-meter race. 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. Highlights include:

John P. Grant, professor of law, published a book titled “International Criminal Law Deskbook” (Cavendish Publishing, 2006). The book provides a selection of international criminal law documents, organized within broad subject headings and with introductions to each document.

In March, Joanne Mulcahy, spent a month as a writer in residence at the Espy Foundation, an artists’ retreat in Oysterville, Washington. She also won third place in this year’s Oregon Quarterly Northwest Perspective Essay Contest and will read her winning essay on Wednesday, June 7, at the University of Oregon.

More listings of faculty and staff achievements can be found in our online pressroom.

Upcoming

Visit the campus Web calendar for events coming up in May and June.