Campus Connections

Former board member John Wright was elected to rejoin the board after being off the board for two years.

The 2006-07 cohort of board members, Ahmed Al Badi, John Bates, Peter Chang, Judi Johansen, Randy Massengale, Carol McCall, Amy Miller, and Kent Swanson, was reelected for a three-year term.

Ken Novack, longtime trustee, stepped down from the board and was voted Life Trustee status.

This was the last board meeting during which John Bates served as chair. He will remain on the board. Judi Johansen will become chair on Friday, June 1.

The board passed a resolution recognizing the educational benefits of diversity to our campus.

The board passed a resolution of support urging the administration to proceed with remodeling Templeton and with fund-raising for that purpose. The Campus Life, Building and Grounds, and Institutional Advancement committees all devoted time to reviewing concepts, artists’ renderings, rough cost estimates, and fund-raising plans for Templeton.

The board made changes to Lewis & Clark’s defined contribution plan by removing the requirement that employees contribute 2.5 percent of their salary in order to receive the Lewis & Clark match of 10 percent of the employee’s salary and by authorizing a Roth 403b option as soon as TIAA-CREF offers the product, which is expected to happen this summer.

The board gratefully accepted the $2,000,000 bequest from Margaret “Maggie” Murdy and designated a quasi endowment so that the income from the bequest can be used to service debt on the construction financing for Roberts Hall. Once that debt is paid off, the income will be used for scholarships.

The board passed resolutions of appreciation for John Bates for his three years of service as chair and for Ken Novack for his service on the board. Bates was also presented with a wine decanter and glasses as a gift.

The Finance Committee reviewed the year-to-date financial results and the five-year budget planning tool prepared by Carl Vance and Robert Nayer.

The Academic Affairs Committee heard presentations from the three deans about the goals of and plans for the schools. This was Interim Dean Lydia Loren’s final board meeting, as Bob Klonoff will join the law school as dean on July 1, 2007.

After a trustee breakfast in the Trail Room on Saturday, Houston Dougharty led the trustees on a tour of Templeton Student Center and explained the plans to remodel the building over the next few years.

Paulette Bierzychudek and Julio de Paula then led the trustees through the teaching and lab spaces of BoDine and Biology-Psychology. The trustees said that they were impressed by the level of teaching and research that happens in these spaces.

More information on the Board of Trustees is available online.

Education leader to speak at graduate school commencement

Nel Noddings, Lee L. Jacks Professor Emerita of Education at Stanford University, will speak at the graduate school’s commencement ceremony on Sunday, June 3, at 10 a.m.

Noddings is a past president of the National Academy of Education, the Philosophy of Education Society, and the John Dewey Society.

While at Stanford, Noddings received the Award for Teaching Excellence three times. Her contributions to the field of education have been recognized by the international education honor society Kappa Delta Pi, Harvard University, the American Educational Research Association, and Rutgers University.

Noddings has written 15 books, among them Caring: A Feminine Approach to Ethics and Moral Education, Educating for Intelligent Belief or Unbelief, and Philosophy of Education. Her most recent books include Educating Moral People, Happiness and Education, Educating Citizens for Global Awareness, and Critical Lessons: What Our Schools Should Teach.

Approximately 256 graduate school students will have completed their degrees during the 2006-07 academic year. Some 230 to 235 students are expected to participate in the ceremony.

For more information about commencement, call Lisa Pogue at extension 6016.

HR to launch automated applicant tracking system

The Office of Human Resources is launching an online, automated applicant tracking system through PeopleAdmin, one of the top providers of online application and applicant tracking software for higher education.

The Office of Human Resources is purchasing the system in an effort to help make the search for new employees a smooth one for both hiring managers and prospective employees. “Lewis & Clark is a great place to work. We truly want to help each department hire new stars, and help them shine!” said Maurine Cromwell, employment manager. “PeopleAdmin is user-friendly, intuitive, and cost effective.”

The new system will allow a supervisor to submit an online request to fill an open position and to have the request approved electronically. Once posted, the supervisor or search committee will have immediate online access to all applications submitted for that position. The system may be set up to pre-screen applicants for minimum qualifications, another time-saver for supervisors and search committee members. The final hiring approval will also be handled electronically.

The system will allow an applicant to fill out an application and then submit it for multiple openings. Applicants will also receive automatic status updates throughout the process.

For more information, call extension 6238.

Accounts Payable cut-off dates for the 2006-07 fiscal year

All invoices dated on or before May 31 and check requests for the 2006-07 fiscal year must be submitted to Accounts Payable no later than Monday, June 11, at 4 p.m.

The last check run that will include charges to the 2006-07 budget year will be on Friday, June 15.

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

Summer parking enforcement

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

Fir Acres


Parking is free on the Fir Acres campus until September 4. 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.

There will be reductions in available parking spaces while projects are underway adjacent to the following parking areas: Fir Acres, Copeland, Howard, Forest, and Upper Templeton.

Law school


Permits are required weekdays in both the staff and student 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 extension 6833.

Graduate school


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

Shuttle service


Starting Monday, May 21, summer shuttle service will be provided each week for students, faculty, and staff. The service will operate after the TriMet #39 stops running on Monday through Thursday, according to the schedule shown below. The shuttle vehicle will be a Chevrolet Suburban with a maximum capacity of eight passengers.

A fee of $1.50 per passenger will be charged for a one-way trip to or from campus on the summer shuttle. Riders are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance. Tickets can be purchased at Campus Safety, the Cashier and Credit Office, and Business Services at the law school. The shuttle driver will have a limited number of tickets to sell. Please use exact change to purchase tickets from the driver.

The shuttle will stop at South Campus in front of Corbett House, Templeton, the law school, Burlingame Burger King, and Nordstrom at Pioneer Square (at the northwest corner of the intersection of S.W. Yamhill and S.W. Broadway). The last stop of the evening will be at Templeton at 11:10 p.m.

The summer shuttle stop arrival/departure schedule will be as follows:

South Campus - 7:30 p.m.; 8:37 p.m.; 9:30 p.m.

Templeton - 7:34 p.m.; 8:41 p.m.; 9:34 p.m.; 10:20 p.m.; 11:10 p.m.

Law School - 7:38 p.m.; 8:45 p.m.; 9:38 p.m.; 10:24 p.m.

Burlingame Burger King - 7:46 p.m.; 8:53 p.m.; 9:46 p.m.; 10:32 p.m.

Nordstrom (S.W. Broadway and S.W. Yamhill) - 8:03 p.m.; 9:10 p.m.; 10:03 p.m.; 10:50 p.m.

Monday through Thursday, the last TriMet #39 arrival on campus is 6:38 p.m. and the last TriMet departure from campus is 6:54 p.m. More information regarding TriMet service to the campus, visit the “Trip Planner” section of the TriMet website.

Summer shuttle service will be provided on a test basis for four weeks. At the end of the test period, the Office of Transportation and Parking will assess if the service is paying for itself. If the service is successful, it will be provided Monday through Thursday of each week through August 9. Please note that no shuttles will run on May 28 or July 4.

For more information, call the Office of Transportation and Parking at extension 7857.

Law podcasts

The law library’s Electronic Information Services department provides over 200 digital recordings of speakers, symposia, and classes. Podcasts (digital audio recordings), videocasts (digital visual and audio recordings), and live video conferences with speakers from all over the United States are part of the resources available through the library’s website.

Highlights from this month’s collection of videocasts include Captain Paul Watson on Whales (And a Lot More), and Affirmative Action: “It’s Not All Black and White…”.

Captain Paul Watson is the founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, cofounder of GreenPeace, and former board member of the Sierra Club. In his videocast, Watson talks about current Sea Shepherd campaigns and a life spent fighting for ocean wildlife.

The videocast on affirmative action features a debate between Tim Wise and Deroy Murdock. Wise is among the most respected antiracism writers and educators in the United States and has spoken on more than 400 college and university campuses. Murdock is a conservative who opposes governmental involvement in issues relating to both gay and heterosexual marriage. A syndicated columnist for the Scripps Howard News Service, Murdock is a contributing editor with National Review Online.

For more information, call extension 6780.

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:

James Duncan, professor of chemistry, presented a poster before the organic division at the 233rd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Chicago in March. The poster, which Duncan presented with seniors David E. G. Calkins and Mariya Chavarha, was titled “Roles of the Nitrogen Lone-pair and the Terminal Carbon-carbon Pi-bond in the Electrocyclic Ring Closure of 7-azahepta-1,2,4,6-tetraene: A CASSCF MO Study.”

Nancy Nagel, graduate school associate dean and professor of education, published the fourth edition of her book Early Childhood Education (Allyn & Bacon). Nagel coauthored the book with her colleague Amy Driscoll.

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

Events

Interfaith Baccalaureate Celebration

The Lewis & Clark Law School 2007 Interfaith Baccalaureate Celebration takes place on Friday, May 25, at 2:30 p.m. at Agnes Flanagan Chapel. This year’s celebration, titled “Integrated Spiritual Values and Career,” features Portland attorney Kelly W. Clark J.D. ’93 as its keynote speaker. The event is free and open to the Lewis & Clark community.

Clark is a seasoned Portland trial attorney, a former Oregon state legislator, and a current candidate for a master’s degree in theology from Australia’s Melbourne College of Divinity. Clark represented the victims in more than 100 sexual abuse cases against the Catholic Church, as well as similar cases against other influential religious and secular institutions.

Upcoming

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