Campus Connections

Issue Date: November 5, 2007

News and Notices

Charitable Giving Campaign

Lewis & Clark’s 2007 Charitable Giving Campaign began November 1 and runs through November 30. This annual fund-raising effort is a campus tradition that provides the Lewis & Clark community with the collective opportunity to demonstrate that it cares about the environment and the well-being of others. The campaign theme this year is “Healing the Earth, Helping our Neighbors.” Campaign information and contribution forms are being distributed through campus mail. A payroll deduction option is now available for all Lewis & Clark employees, making it easy to spread out charitable giving with monthly contributions.

Last year, 140 staff and faculty contributed more than $30,700 to health, human service, and environmental agencies through the Black United Fund of Oregon, the United Way, and Earth Share of Oregon.

“Collectively, these agencies provide essential financial resources to over 130 charitable programs that do indeed seek to heal the earth and help our neighbors in need,” said Dean of the Chapel Mark Duntley, who serves as campaign coordinator. Duntley also pointed out that over the past six years, faculty and staff have contributed almost $170,000 in this charitable giving campaign and that Lewis & Clark leads the way in charitable giving among institutions of higher education in our region. “I am very proud of the way that members of the Lewis & Clark community reach out to those in need and work to protect our environment through our charitable giving campaign, and I am hopeful that we can raise even more money this year,” said Duntley.

For more information, contact Mark Duntley at extension 7082 or duntley@lclark.edu.

Hope in a Time of Violence

The graduate school is hosting a conference titled “Hope in a Time of Violence” to bring educators, mental health professionals, scholars, and community agency members together to examine the causes and consequences of contemporary violence. Moving from the local to the international and from the abstract to the practical, conference participants will explore the cultural contexts in which violence is produced and identify steps that educators and counselors can take to decrease violence in schools and workplaces. The conference will also respond to an increasing sense among educators and students that schools are no longer safe places and that attention and resources must be allocated to ensure school safety.

The conference will take place on Friday, November 16 and Saturday, November 17. Friday’s events are free and open to the public; Saturday’s events require a registration fee. Detailed information on speakers, sessions and registration is available online.

Provost’s Halloween costume challenge winners

Melissa Dudek, Juli Fulks, and Jenny Simon won first place for their “Sponge Bob Square Pants and Pineapple that Lives under the Sea” costumes in the provost’s office 2007 Halloween Costume Challenge. There were 36 total costume entries, and 725 members of the Lewis & Clark community participated in the vote. The winners will retain their trophy until next year. Photos of the contest winners are available online.

Kim Stafford receives Stewart H. Holbrook Literary Legacy Award

Associate Professor Kim Stafford is receiving the Stewart H. Holbrook Literary Legacy Award this year, one of two special awards that Literary Arts bestows annually. He is being recognized for both founding the Northwest Writing Institute and for having established the William Stafford Center there.

Stafford will receive his award at the Oregon Book Awards ceremony, which will take place on Sunday, December 2 at 7:30 p.m. at the Portland Art Museum. Poet Naomi Shihab Nye will host the ceremony.

Sierra Club says law school is cool

Sierra, the magazine of the Sierra Club, focused this month’s issue, top 10 “coolest schools,” on what colleges and students are doing to address climate change. Lewis & Clark Law School topped the list of law schools to attend if you want to become an environmental attorney—followed by Pace University Law School, Tulane University, UC Berkeley, University of Denver, University of Oregon, Vermont Law School, and Yale University.

Three law school professors elected to ALI

Three law school professors—Bill Funk, Jennifer Johnson and Craig Johnston—have been elected members of the American Law Institute (ALI).

“The admission of one new faculty member into this prestigious organization is noteworthy; the admission of three new members in a single year is a major milestone for the School and confirms our place as one of the nation’s premier law schools,” said Robert Klonoff, dean of Lewis & Clark Law School. “I am certain that Bill, Craig, and Jennifer will all become actively involved in the ALI’s ongoing work, further increasing the law school’s national profile and impact.”

Founded in 1923, the American Law Institute’s work to draft restatements and other law reform proposals has profoundly shaped the legal field. Membership to the American Law Institute is limited to judges, scholars and practicing lawyers who have achieved national stature for their work in the legal profession and their interest in the improvement of the law.

Pamplin Society of Fellows new inductees

Seven sophomores at Lewis & Clark College have been selected to join the Dr. Robert B. Pamplin Jr. Society of Fellows. The students embody the characteristics outlined by Dr. Pamplin: an exceptional blend of intellectual talent, the habit of physical fitness, personal integrity, and the willingness to shoulder the burdens of leadership. The society includes members with a wide diversity of talents, achievements, backgrounds, and majors. Upon graduation from Lewis & Clark, fellows maintain their membership for life. This year’s fellows are:

Madeline Cole, Hispanic studies and biochemistry; Jayson Estassi, history and Hispanic studies;Andrew Foote, mathematical sciences and economics; Andrea Liamzon, arts and journalism Anne McHugh, biology; Hannah Satein, international affairs and art; Yunjie Zhao, physics.

IT offers fall classes

Information Technology offers ongoing computer training courses. During the next two weeks, these classes are available: Moodle Jump Start, InDesign (3-part), Intermediate PowerPoint, Working With PDF Files, and Intermediate Photoshop. For more information, contact IT at extension 7020.

People News

New faces, new titles

Several people have joined the community recently, and some continuing employees have taken on new roles and responsibilities at Lewis & Clark. They include the following:

Judy Gibson, campus safety dispatcher, Campus Safety; Angela Sanders, public relations and development officer, National Crime Victim Law Institute; Courtney McAnn, administrative coordinator, dean of law faculty; and David McKelvey, director of new media, Public Affairs and Communication.

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:

Kasi Fuller, assistant professor of education, coaches the World Champion LEGO Robotics team. From facilitation at a presentation for the Portland Public School board to hosting a metro-wide mentoring event for rookie teams in October, she is actively looking for ways to build connections and outreach opportunities in robotics for both the graduate school and the College of Arts and Sciences.

Rob Shecter, communications officer for new media, published an article in the July issue of Linux Journal, 159, 90-94. The article is titled “Role-Based Single Sign-on with Perl and Ruby.”

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

Lewis & Clark in the news

College faculty and staff are in the news on a regular basis. Read full articles without subscription fees by logging in with your Lewis & Clark e-mail username and password. Recent media appearances include:

Statesman Journal: Eban Goodstein and Focus the Nation gain momentum with the success of the Green Torch Relay from Portland to Salem

The Oregonian: Tom Krattenmaker seeks ways for our religiously plural society to engage in inclusive, tolerant political dialogue

The Oregonian: Academic freedom and School neutrality come to the forefront as vote on ballot measures near

Events

Upcoming

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

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