Campus Connections
Issue Date: June 4, 2007
News and Notices
Administrative staff picnic
Join members of the Lewis & Clark community at the annual administrative staff picnic on Thursday, June 7, between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. President Tom Hochstettler hosts the gathering.
“Please join your hard-working colleagues for food, fun and prizes as we celebrate the end of another successful academic year,” says Hochstettler.
If the weather permits, the picnic will take place by the outdoor pool; if not, the picnic will move indoors to Fields Dining Room. Lewis & Clark raises $10 million
Year-end gifts pushed Lewis & Clark over the $10 million mark for fund-raising during the 2006-07 academic year.
“This is an important milestone in the progress of our fund-raising program,” says Catherine Crooker, interim vice president for institutional advancement. “As we look to meeting the future needs of Lewis & Clark, we are confident we will be able to build upon this wonderful momentum. Everyone in the Lewis & Clark community should feel proud of the role they played in inspiring donors who have given to this great institution.”
The largest gift, a $2 million bequest, came from Maggie Roberts Murdy, namesake of Maggie’s Café on campus. Murdy passed away last year at age 82. She was a member of the Heritage Society, an honorary organization composed of those who support Lewis & Clark through charitable bequests, life income gifts, and trusts. CAS 2007 commencement video gallery
The College of Arts and Sciences 2007 commencement is now available online. The segmented video clips of the ceremony include highlights such as the commencement address by author, education researcher, and veteran teacher Vivian Gussin Paley; reflections of the graduates; and Dean Julio de Paula’s charge to the class.
In August 2007, the Office of Alumni and Parent Programs will send a complimentary DVD of the complete ceremony to each 2007 graduate. Volunteer with an international student
The Lewis & Clark Friendship Family Program, sponsored by the Office of Academic English Studies, is looking for volunteers to help international students learn more about U.S. culture. The program matches Lewis & Clark Academic English Studies (ESL) and international undergraduate students with Americans for occasional social interaction, friendship, and wider cultural understanding.
“You’ll learn more about cultural similarities and differences than you expected, and you’ll help a young person get to know us as we really are,” says Susan Wynne, Friendship Family Coordinator.
Students arriving in the fall of 2007 are from Asia, the Middle East and Africa. The Friendship Family Program is not a home-stay program—students live in residence halls on the Lewis & Clark campus. Volunteers set their own guidelines for spending time with students, averaging one or two monthly outings.
For more information, contact Susan Wynne, Friendship Family Coordinator at swynne@lclark.edu or call extension 7310. IT offers summer classes
Information Technology offers ongoing computer training courses. During the next five weeks, these summer classes are available:
For more information, contact IT at extension 7020. Law podcasts
The Law Library’s Electronic Information Services department provides more than 200 audio and video 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 digital recordings collection include two videocasts from the Law Review Symposium, held on April 20, titled “Crimes, War Crimes, and the War on Terror.”
“Surveillance and Transparency” explores Professor Bill Funk’s instrumental role in drafting the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The videocast captures Funk’s spirited debate with Valerie Caproni, chief counsel for the FBI, and Seth Kreimer, professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, whose work looks at the challenges posed to civil liberties in the U.S. by emerging social and technological trends.
“The Other Criminal Process: War Crimes, Military Commissions, and Habeas Corpus” shows an expert panel discussing habeas corpus, enemy aliens, extraordinary prosecutions and the implications of the “war on terror” for the judicial process.
For more information, call extension 6780. People News
New faces on campus
Several people have joined or changed places in the Lewis & Clark community recently including: Katherine Stang, cashier, Cashier and Credit; Jennifer Baumann, major gifts officer, Institutional Advancement; Lesley Rytel, administrative coordinator, Human Resources; Leta Merrill, administrative coordinator, International Affairs; and Bea Freilich, administrative assistant, Alumni and Parent Programs. 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:
Maya Crawford, public interest law coordinator, has been selected as a fellow of the Oregon State Bar’s Leadership College. Crawford has also been named to the Board of Directors of the Multnomah Bar Association Foundation.
Sara Exposito, assistant professor of teacher education, has been consulting with the American International School in Costa Rica through Targeted Leadership Consulting. She has visited Costa Rica on a monthly basis to work with the school board, administrators, teachers, and parents in “Writing Across the Curriculum.”
More listings of faculty and staff achievements can be found in our online pressroom. Events
Graduate school conference examines the intersection between psychology, ecology, and sustainability
Over the last decade, a growing number of psychologists, academics, and environmental leaders have been building a case that global economies and a consumer-centric culture have a detrimental effect on the mental health of individuals and communities. The graduate school will examine this phenomenon through a conference titled “Psychology, Ecology, Sustainability” Friday, June 8, to Sunday, June 10.
Cohosted with the Center for Earth Leadership, a Portland-based nonprofit organization, the interactive conference will bring together academics, environmental advocates, architects, and mental health practitioners to discuss the connections between psychology, ecology, and sustainability, and share information and strategies to help people reconnect with nature and their communities.
The conference schedule includes presentations, small group discussions, and a creative “open space” process on Sunday to consider strategies and plans for effective personal and professional engagement in the struggle for a sustainable and psychologically healthy future.
Registration fees range from $70 to $275. For conference registration information and a complete schedule of events visit the website or call extension 6040. Upcoming
Visit the campus Web calendar for events coming up in June.
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