November 2004
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Nakamura '93 Receives National Educator Award
Moanalua Elementary teacher Katherine (Riley) Nakamura '93 became one of 100 teachers being honored this month with 2004-2005 Milken Family Foundation National Educator Awards. The $25,000 awards, which recipients can use in any way they choose, are given to exceptional young teachers and principals who show leadership in their schools. The article is from the Honolulu Star-Bulletin
College Honored for Renewable Power Use
Lewis & Clark College students' support of environmentally friendly electricity has brought their institution a major energy honor from Portland General Electric (PGE). The utility presented the College with its second annual Green Power Leadership Award in October. The College received the award at the its seventh annual Environmental Affairs Symposium. Read more about the Green Power Leadership Award.
Oregonian Features Bike Commuter David Lord '91
David Lord '91 was featured in the Oregonian for his daily 28 mile commute on bicycle. Lord has been commuting by bicycle since he attended Lewis & Clark College. He now works as a Fifth Grade Teacher at Metzger Elementary School. The article is from Oregonlive.com.
Holiday Gala Weekend: Tradition and Renewal
Please join the entire Lewis & Clark College community to welcome the holiday season on campus the weekend of December 3 - 5. Initiated in 1972, the annual Holiday Gala is one of the College's most long-standing traditions. This year the Gala expands to include weekend student performances in music and dance, a children's craft fair, open houses at John R. Howard Hall and Frank Manor House, a holiday buffet, the Chapel service of sacred song and verse (with a special performance by the Oregon Repertory Singers), and student, faculty, and alumni bands in Templeton Student Center for the Holiday Dance. See the full schedule of the Holiday Gala.
Events of Interest
November 9: Seattle, WA - Professor Eban Goodstein:
Global Warming: Can We Stop It?
November 18: Portland, OR - Lt. General Dallaire
Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda
November 30: Portland, OR - Robert Glenn Ketchum:
30 Years of Advocacy Photography on Behalf of the Environment
January 13: San Francisco, CA - Professor Cyrus Partovi '67:
U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East
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