October 3, 2005
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College of Arts and Sciences honors distinguished
alumni at Alumni Weekend 2005
Lewis & Clark College will honor three alumni on Oct. 14 for their outstanding achievements in service to their communities and to Lewis & Clark. The annual Alumni Honors Banquet recognizes Aaron W. Meyer '95, Paul R. Barker '71 MAT '81, and James L. Forman '81 as part of the Alumni Weekend tradition.
Learn more about the achievements of these outstanding alumni.
View the full schedule for Alumni Weekend 2005.
Newsweek calls Lewis & Clark one of America's hottest colleges
Newsweek magazine’s 2006 college guide calls Lewis & Clark one of the most interesting colleges in the country. The Newsweek-Kaplan College Guide selected 367 colleges and universities for the honor; only five Oregon institutions were included on the list. In addition, a feature article titled “Under the Microscope” touts science at Lewis & Clark as tops in the country, since “studying science at small schools can really magnify a student’s learning.”
Read more about the feature in Newsweek
The future of Lewis & Clark College
President Hochstettler announced the College will commence a strategic dialog to determine the future direction of Lewis & Clark College. The process will assess the opportunities and challenges to move Lewis & Clark further to the forefront of of America's best liberal arts institutions.The Lewis & Clark community -- faculty, staff, students, alumni, parents, and friends -- will be invited to help guide the work of the task force.
Read the "White Paper on Strategic Thinking" by President Hochstettler
Patagonia's founder discusses corporate environmentalism at the Environmental Affairs Symposium
Businessman Yvon Chouinard’s early passion was traditional mountaineering. But in 1971, he realized the steel pitons he used to scale the peaks were damaging the environment. He adapted his methods and developed environmentally friendly aluminum pitons and went on to found Patagonia, a company committed to do “the least harm to the environment.”
Learn more about speakers at the Environmental Affairs Symposium
Football commission named
The president of Lewis & Clark College, Thomas Hochstettler, has appointed a blue-ribbon commission to investigate the decline in recent years in the football program of the college. The commission will identify ways in which football might be reinvigorated so as to become once again a strong element within the athletic program of Lewis & Clark.
Read more about the commission
Events of Interest
October 1: Portland, OR - Second Annual Fall Alumnae Softball Game
Past L&C softball players are invited back to play
October 8: Portland, OR - Alternative Publishing Showcase
Hear alternative publishers share their secrets
October 10 - 13: Portland, OR - Albany Week
Albany Society volunteers head to campus for a week of events
October 10 - 14: Portland, OR - Environmental Affairs Symposium
Join us for the 8th annual symposium
October 14: Portland, OR - Alumni Honors Banquet
Join us in celebrating outstanding alumni
October 15: Portland, OR - Athletics Hall of Fame Dinner
Former student-athletes are recognized for their achievments
October 14 - 16: Portland, OR - Alumni Weekend 2005
Milestone reunions and homecoming events
October 17: Washington D.C.
President Hochstettler visits Washington D.C.
October 19: New York, NY
President Hochstettler visits New York
October 20: Boston, MA
President Hochstettler visits Boston
October 20 and 22: Portland, OR - Explorer Meriwether Lewis stands trial
See Meriwether Lewis put on trial for charges arising from the expedition.
October 24: Portland, OR - Physics Colloquium
"High-Energy Accelerators and Colliders"
October 27: Portland, OR - 10th Annual James W. Rogers Concert
Patter, chatter, clatter: The music of Gilbert and Sullivan
November 8: Minneapolis, MN
President Hochstettler visits Minneapolis
November 10: Denver, CO
President Hochstettler visits Denver
December 5: San Francisco, CA
President Hochstettler visits San Francisco
December 7: Los Angeles, CA
President Hochstettler visits Los Angeles
December 8: Seattle, WA
President Hochstettler visits Seattle
October Campus Events Calendar
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