Q&A with Caroline Brown on the 2012 summer conference and youth camp season

This summer we welcome 25 conferences and youth camps, as well as alumni attending Reunion Weekend. Beginning this week and continuing through the first week of August, more than 1,200 summer conference and youth camp participants will visit Lewis & Clark, many staying overnight on campus. Whether the participants are first time visitors or have come to Lewis & Clark many times, we hope they will learn, grow, and enjoy their experience here. While visiting the College we anticipate that the participants will take time to explore our beautiful campuses, and learn more about the educational opportunities Lewis & Clark has to offer.

The Source checked in with Assistant Director of Conferences and Events Caroline Brown to learn more about the summer conferences and camps program, and the visitors coming to campus this summer.

How can we help to welcome these visitors on campus?

There are a few simple things everyone across the institution can do:

• If you see someone on campus that looks like a visitor, give them a warm welcome.
• Wear your name tag at all times so visitors can easily identify whom to ask for assistance.
• Offer to give directions or answer questions for anyone who might seem a bit lost or confused.
• Encourage visitors to explore the campus by visiting the Manor House, the College Bookstore, Templeton Campus Center, the rose garden, or your favorite spot on campus.

When will the visitors be on campus?

This summer a variety of activists, athletes, storytellers, and scholars will visit. One day you may hear a medley of languages being spoken, and the next day observe a devoted group of meditators gathering on the grass. The greatest number of visitors will come to campus during Reunion Weekend, June 22, 23, 24, 2012 and in the weeks following the 4th of July. The number of participants in each conference or camp group will range between 30 to 200 participants. Here is a list of conferences and youth camps we welcome this summer:

Conference Groups (Adults)

• Indigenous Ways of Knowing (IWOK) Summer Academy  June 17 - 29, 2012
• Oregon Bus Project  June 18 - 19, 2012
• Star Autism Program  June 18 - 22, 2012
• Reunion Weekend  June 21 - 24, 2012
• Native Wellness Institute  June 25 - 28, 2012
• German Summer School  June 27 -  August 2, 2012
• National Indian Women’s Health Resource Center  July 11- 15, 2012
• Tergar Meditation Joy of Living Retreat  July 13 - 19, 2012
• Scholarly Writing Retreat  July 21 - 25, 2012
• EDLL 798-03 Seminar: Leading for Social Justice  July 27 - 28, 2012
• Alumni Directors Group  July 29 - August 1, 2012
• PNACAC Board Meeting  August 6 -7, 2012

Youth Camps (Minors)

• Nike Swim Camps  June 24 - 28, 2012 & July 8 - 12, 2012
• Fir Acres Writing & Thinking Workshop  July 1 - 13, 2012
• NCA Cheer Camp  July 6 - 9, 2012
• Nike Tennis Camp  July 8 - 12, 2012
• Azumano Osaka Sangyo High School Group  July 10-13, 2012
• USA Camp  July 12 - 15, 2012
• Nike Baseball Camp  July 15 - 18, 2012
• Nike Basketball Shooting Camp I  July 20 - 22, 2012
• Nike Basketball Fundamentals Camp II  July 22 - 26, 2012
• Ityanagi Japanese Student Program July 28 - August 2, 2012
• Azumano Shukutoku Group  August 1-5, 2012