Campus Connections

Issue Date: January 29, 2007

News and Notices

Lewis & Clark earns high ranking for Peace Corps volunteerism

Lewis & Clark made the top-10 list for “Top Producing Colleges and Universities,” which announces the institutions that have the most alumni serving as Peace Corps Volunteers.

With 20 alumni serving as volunteers this year, the College’s ranking shot up from last year’s number 20 ranking for volunteerism to the number 9 spot. Since the inception of the Peace Corps, 319 Lewis & Clark alumni have served, working in such diverse fields as education, health, information technology, business development, the environment, and agriculture.

The total list of 2006 “Top Producing Colleges and Universities” is available online.

Klonoff selected as new dean of law school

Robert H. “Bob” Klonoff, a leading legal scholar and a professor of law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, will begin as the new dean of Lewis & Clark Law School on July 1, 2007.

Led by a committee comprising faculty from the law school and the College of Arts and Sciences, as well as law students and members of the Board of Trustees, Lewis & Clark conducted a national search for a successor to James L. Huffman, who stepped down last summer after thirteen years as dean. The committee recommended Klonoff for his broad experience as a teacher and scholar, as well as his track record as a practicing attorney and community leader. Professor of Law Lydia Loren has served as interim dean during the course of the search.

Klonoff received his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1976 and his juris doctorate from Yale Law School in 1979. He clerked for the Honorable John R. Brown, chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Currently, Klonoff is the Douglas Stripp/Missouri endowed professor of law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, where he has received awards for most outstanding teacher and for service to the law school community. Prior to that, Klonoff was a senior partner for the law firm of Jones Day in Washington, D.C., and an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University. Previously, he served as an assistant to the solicitor general of the United States and as an assistant U.S. attorney. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, a member of the American Law Institute, and an associate reporter for the American Law Institute’s project, “Principles of the Law of Aggregate Litigation.” Klonoff has argued numerous high-profile cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and is deeply involved in community service.

Klonoff, a native Oregonian, graduated from Grant High School and Beaumont Elementary School. As a boy, Klonoff sold refreshments at Portland Beavers games and worked as a warehouse packer for Import Plaza. His father owned and operated the Beaumont Pharmacy for many years, and his mother sold women’s fashions at Meier & Frank. Klonoff and his family are looking forward to making Portland their home.

New director of summer programs

Sandy Leybold has been named director of summer programs. She will direct undergraduate summer sessions within the College of Arts and Sciences as well as institutional programming to complement the academic summer programs offered by all three schools.

Leybold majored in economics at Stanford University, where she was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, and earned her master’s in hospital administration from the University of California, Berkeley. She has worked in university medical centers, teaching hospitals, and corporate and community health care systems in New York, Maryland, Virginia, and

California, and for the past 13 years in a variety of strategic planning and business development positions at Oregon Health & Science University, where she most recently served as a senior policy advisor to Tri-County Health Care Safety Net Enterprise, a public health collaboration focused on community-wide initiatives to increase access to care for low-income and uninsured residents in the Portland metro area.

She will work closely with colleagues across the institution to review, develop, and coordinate the mix of noncredit academic, entrepreneurial, conference, and camp offerings during the summer months. Her goals are to enhance the College’s academic mission and reputation, generate additional revenue, and make strategic use of facilities and resources.

LeSage elected president of the Oregon Law Foundation

Lisa LeSage, assistant dean for business law programs and director of the Small Business Legal Clinic, has been elected president of the Oregon Law Foundation for 2007. As the charitable arm of the Oregon State Bar, the Oregon Law Foundation raises funds to provide for access to justice for the poor in Oregon. Since its inception in 1981, the foundation has awarded over $17 million for charitable law-related purposes.

Charitable giving campaign raises record amount

Lewis & Clark’s charitable giving campaign for 2006, “Changing Things for the Better,” raised a record amount of $30,792.

“We continue to lead the way in giving among our sister colleges and universities in the Portland area,” says Mark Duntley, dean of the chapel and campaign coordinator. “Over the past five years we have raised over $144,000 to support human service and environmental nonprofit agencies in our wider community, and I am proud of our generosity and the spirit of giving we have here.”

Through the annual campaign, contributions are solicited in October and November from staff and faculty to support the Black United Fund of Oregon, Earth Share of Oregon, and the United Way of the Columbia-Willamette. These agencies in turn provide essential financial resources to over 130 nonprofit agencies that help meet vital health and human services and environmental needs. Using donation by check, credit card, and payroll deduction, 140 Lewis & Clark staff and faculty participated in the 2006 campaign and helped support the wider Portland metropolitan community.

MLK day of service

Lewis & Clark students, faculty, and staff celebrated the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with a day of service on Monday, January 15. The Office of Student Leadership and Service, in cooperation with the Office of Ethnic Student Services, hosted Lewis & Clark’s first Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. Volunteers worked with the Portland community to move books at Roosevelt High School and assisted with a water quality education program for low-income families.

The College was open for the holiday, and staff members who volunteered were paid. Beginning next January, the College will be closed to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Face to face: Speaking of Diversity, An Inconvenient Truth, Hip Hop and Sociocultural Resilience in the United States and Sierra Leone, and Casino Night

Monday, February 5, 6 p.m.
Akin Residence Hall, Main Lounge
Speaking of Diversity: the Lewis & Clark community is invited to an open discussion about diversity on campus.

Tuesday, February 6, 7 p.m.
Miller 105
Free screening of the film “An Inconvenient Truth,” followed by discussion: This is the launch of a year of educational events leading up to Focus the Nation.

Thursday, February 8, 4 p.m.
South Campus Conference Center, Room 101
Missing Pieces and Whole Stories-Hip Hop and Sociocultural Resilience in the United States and Sierra Leone:Featuring a Sierra Leonean/Black Portland Hip Hop Cross Cultural/Cross Global film titled “Moving to the Beat.” This documentary reflects the hip-hop activist movement that has swept the globe--specifically revealing the way music has served as a cultural bridge between youth in Africa and America. Interviews, improvisations, and staged performances by youth in Freetown and Portland. Meet and talk with the local youth developers of the film.

Saturday, February 10, 8 p.m. to midnight
Templeton Student Center


Casino Night: annual event features games of chance, music, prizes, and lots more. The Activities Congress is looking for volunteers for Casino Night. If you’re a member of the faculty, staff, or alumni and would like to be a dealer, please contact the Activities Congress at ext. 7139 or e-mail congress@lclark.edu.

IT offers spring classes

Information Technology offers ongoing computer training courses. During the next two weeks, these classes are available: Trillium, Finding and Presenting Images Using MDID and ArtStor, MeetingMaker, InDesign (3-part), and Using FileMakerPro. For more information, contact IT at ext. 7020.

People News

Honoring years of service

More than 50 faculty and staff were honored on Friday, January 26, at this year’s staff recognition luncheon, hosted by President Tom Hochstettler.

“I love the place,” said Susan Galyen, registrar of the law school, as staff and faculty at the 20, 25, and 30 years of service mark gathered for a photo. “I’m an alum too and it’s been great to watch the College grow—it just gets better and better.” Photo by Deanna Oothoudt.

Three were honored for 30 years of service: Greg Caldwell, associate dean of students and director, International Student Services; Michael Ford, associate vice president for campus life, Provost’s Office; and Susan Galyen, registrar, Law School.

One was honored for 25 years of service: David Fix, head track and cross country coach, Physical Education and Athletics.

Six were honored for 20 years of service: Denise Gerhardt, administrative assistant, Music; David Kelley, assistant dean of administrative affairs, Law School; Robbie Roy, administrative assistant, Religious Studies; Janice Schermer, associate dean, CAS Admissions; Sherry Thompson, administrative specialist, Academic Affairs, Law School; and Joe Yuska, director, College Outdoors.

Eight were honored for 15 years of service: Gary Bliefernich, network and telecommunications system administrator, Information Technology; Mervyn Brockett, assistant to the president, Provost’s Office; Nancy Curran, administrative coordinator, International Affairs; Doug Erickson, head of special collections, Watzek Library; Linda Meacham, cashier, Cashier and Credit Office; Mike Sexton, dean, CAS Admissions; David Shratter, assistant supervisor of circulation, Watzek Library; and Rick Wilson, field technician, Computing Services, Law School.

Nine were honored for 10 years of service: Richard Austin, lead painter, Facility Services; Suanne Benowicz, director, Math Skills Center; Tina Blackwell, executive assistant, President’s Office; Julie Couch, campus safety officer, Campus Safety; Shannon Ehlers, accounts payable and purchasing clerk, Finance Division; Terry Gray, carpenter, Facility Services; Lisa LeSage, assistant dean, Business Law Programs; Lydia Loren, interim dean, Law School; and Gail Sullivan, office assistant, Cashier and Credit Office.

Twenty-five were honored for five years of service: Beverly Ashenden, departmental specialist, Law Admissions; Kerry Barnes, cashier, Cashier and Credit Office; Joe Becker, senior communications officer for publications, Public Affairs and Communications; Sandra Beehler, acquisitions and collection development librarian, Watzek Library; Elaine Breedlove, assistant registrar, CAS Registrar’s Office; Rebecca Brooks, department specialist, Student Support Service; Tresa Cavanaugh, administrative specialist, Oregon Law Institute; Sara Chambers, switchboard operator, Business Services, Law School; Mark Dahl, assistant director for systems and access, Watzek Library; Kimberly Feicke, director, Small Schools Northwest, Graduate School; Tina Gordon, receptionist and visitor coordinator, CAS Admissions; Wendy Hitchcock, foreign and international librarian, Boley Law Library; Robin Jerke, director, Alumni Relations, Law School; Shirley Johansen, administrative assistant, Business Services, Law School; Noah Kersey, administrative specialist, Public Affairs and Communications; Andy Marion, administrative coordinator, Business Services, Law School; Jennifer Piper, head fast-pitch softball coach and instructor, Physical Education and Athletics; David Rosengard, resident director, Residence Life; Bill Schaeffer, assistant vice president for finance; Finance Division; Matt Sellman, aquatics director, Physical Education and Athletics; Jeremy Skinner, archives coordinator, Watzek Library; Sherron Stonecypher, director, Campus Events; Marjorie Synakiewicz, administrative secretary, Teacher Education Program, Graduate School; Dan Terrio, chief technology officer, Information Technology; and Charlene Walker, administrative coordinator, CAS Dean’s Office.

New faces on campus

Several new faces have joined the Lewis & Clark community recently, including:

Anneliese Dehner, cataloging specialist, Watzek Library; Lynn Jensen, department coordinator, Student Financial Services; Jessica Lee, administrative assistant, Overseas and Off-Campus Programs; Jeremy Krauel, staff attorney, National Crime Victim Law Institute; Tia Hughes, executive assistant, Dean of the Law School; Erik Fast, director of corporate and foundation relations, Institutional Advancement; Tamar Hare, director of annual giving, Institutional Advancement; Sharon Bosserman-Benson, director of planned giving, Institutional Advancement; Sandy Leybold, director of summer sessions, Summer Sessions; Patricia Koenig, lab tech, Health Center; Alison Walcott, director, Pamplin Society; and Megan Cahn, administrative assistant, English.

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:

Sandy Beehler, Acquisitions/Collection Development Librarian, was the lead applicant on a successful proposal to the National Endowment for the Humanities to conduct a preservation assessment on collections of the Aubrey R. Watzek Library. The College was awarded $4,893 for this project.

Naiomi Cameron, assistant professor of mathematics, received a $3,000 grant from the Mathematical Association of America for travel to the 2007 Pacific Coast Undergraduate Mathematics Conference. The conference provides a forum for undergraduates to learn more about the opportunities available to mathematics majors during and after college and gives students the opportunity to share research projects on expository mathematics.

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

Events

Multicultural symposium examines “Different Roots, Shared Future”

“My vision is to do something positive with my life to improve race relations in the Portland community, to leave this a better world,” said Ray Warren, the late associate dean of students and director of ethnic student services. His vision lives on. The Third Annual Ray Warren Multicultural Symposium, “‘I, Too, Sing America:’ Different Roots, Shared Future,” is will take place Wednesday through Friday, January 31 to February 2.

Françoise Duréesé, an artist and tenure-track assistant professor at Drexel University in Philadelphia, is the featured speaker on Wednesday, January 31, at 3:30 p.m. in Stamm. Living in Germany from 1994 to 1998, Duréesé developed and operated an artists’ workshop and worked as a consultant and curator for Kultur Management in Mannheim. In 2002, she spent a year in India collecting materials for her current project, The Paper Bag Test. She has exhibited her work in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East. Recently she accepted an invitation to exhibit in the 2007 Florence Biennale. Her artwork combines self-portraiture with media images of people of color to explore the ways in which assigned media roles serve to reinforce negative cultural expectations and stereotypes.

Guillermo Gómez-Peña, a performance artist and writer based in San Francisco, is the featured performer on Wednesday, January 31, at 7 p.m. in Agnes Flanagan Chapel. Gómez-Peña directs the interdisciplinary arts troupe La Pocha Nostra in collaboration with Violeta Luna and Rakini Devi. His works center on the borders, physical and otherwise, between his two countries and between mainstream U.S. and Latino cultures. His latest book, “Ethno-techno: Writings in Performance, Pedagogy, and Activism,” was published in 2005.

Iranian writer and film producer Roya Hakakian will deliver the keynote address on Friday, February 2, at 7 p.m. at Agnes Flanagan Chapel. A founding member of the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, Hakakian serves on the board of Refugees International and is a fellow at the Yale University Whitney Humanities Center. She has appeared on CSPAN-Book TV, CNN International, and television shows including “CBS Early Show” and “Now with Bill Moyers,” speaking about the Middle East and human rights. Her memoir of growing up Jewish in post-revolutionary Iran, “Journey from the Land of No,” has received much acclaim, including the Persian Heritage Foundation’s Latifeh Yarshater Literary Award.

In addition to the speaker and performance events, the Lewis & Clark Students of Color will present, “Race Monologues: Beyond Checking The Box,” on Thursday, February 1, at 7 p.m. in Stamm. Their monologues tell the story of their struggle with notions of self-righteousness, labels, and their “boxed identities” through stories, dialogue, and spoken word.

The three-day symposium also features an art exhibit and an extensive list of panels. All events are free and open to the public. Keynote events include a sign language interpreter.

For a complete schedule of events, visit the symposium website.

Award-winning activist Rebecca Walker

American feminist and writer Rebecca Walker will present “Being Black, White, and Jewish” on Thursday, February 8, at 7 p.m. in Agnes Flanagan Chapel. A book signing will follow in Frank Manor House, Armstrong Lounge. The event is free and open to the public.

Walker, named by Time magazine one of the 50 most influential future leaders of America, is a best-selling author, an acclaimed speaker and teacher, an award-winning activist, and daughter of Alice Walker.

Her 2002 memoir, “Black, White, and Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting Self,” won the Alex Award from the American Library Association. This event is presented by the Office of Ethnic Student Services and the Black Student Union.

Creativity in Oregon during the war

For a brief period of time during the World War II, the Civilian Public Service Camps at Cascade Locks and Waldport, Oregon, were internment sites for conscientious objectors who were also nationally renowned writers and artists. This spring an exhibit at Watzek Library will examine the lives of Kemper Nomland and Kermit Sheets. Like many of their counterparts, these men made important social, artistic, and literary contributions during and after World War II. The exhibition will be on display from February 1 through the end of the summer.

“The creative work in the camp influenced their later lives,” said Paul Merchant, special collections associate at Watzek Library. “Almost all of the conscientious objectors at Waldport went on to have really productive lives after the camp. These were dynamic people of great conviction.”

Waldport’s Civilian Public Service Camp #56 was one of five internment camps in Oregon for conscientious objectors. In their downtime from hard labor, a group of talented men created a national arts hub for music, theater, painting, ceramics, weaving, and publishing. At Waldport, among their other endeavors, Nomland and Sheets published “The Illiterati,” a literary and artistic journal that gained national recognition, and Sheets was a central figure in the camp’s theatre productions.

The exhibition will coincide with the Sixth Annual William Stafford Symposium, which will take place March 2 through 4. The theme is “Millions of Intricate Moves: Artistic and Spiritual Responses to War and Peace.” William Stafford, who taught at the college for 30 years, was a friend of Nomland and Sheets and, like them, was interned as a conscientious objector.

The exhibit is free and open to the public during regular hours at the Watzek Library. For more information, call ext. 7254.

Upcoming

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