Entrepreneurship

Recenter Entrepreneurship Highlights

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  Entrepreneurial Thinking, Networking, and Pitching on Display at Winterim 2024

  In mid-January, the Bates Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership hosted its annual entrepreneurial workshop, known as Winterim. The event brought 29 students to campus prior to the start of spring semester for a week of learning, networking, and mentoring, which culminated in a pitch competition for $13,000 in prizes.

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  Creating an Online Community for Young Women and Nonbinary People of Color
  During the pandemic, Ochuko Akpovbovbo BA ’21 used her time in isolation to create Parachute Media, a growing digital publication and community organization created by and for Gen Z and millennial women and nonbinary people of color.
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  Tasting Success With Plant-Based Chocolate Mousse
  Kellan Navarre BA ’20 works to make life a little bit sweeter for all. Her plant-based chocolate mousse company, Goddess Mousse, was born out of a Lewis & Clark classroom and has grown into a favorite of farmers markets and grocers throughout Portland.
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  Students Win Big at the Invent Oregon Collegiate Competition
  Ramez Attia BA ’21 and Matthew Brown BA ’21 were named the winning team at the annual Invent Oregon Collegiate State Finals, earning $10,000, plus an additional $2,000 as People’s Choice winners. Their invention is a cost-effective and tech-savvy device programmed to stop drunk driving before it happens.
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  Two Alumni Complete Arctic Expedition, Produce Short Film “AREA 11”

  Brothers and alumni Stein and Thor Retzlaff trained for years to survive one of the most remote areas in the world. The expedition to the Atomfjella mountain range in Norway tested their survival skills, while also allowing them to ski incredible peaks and couloirs (steep mountainside gorges). They captured the experience in their short film, “AREA 11.”

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  Students Take a Deep Dive Into Entrepreneurship and Leadership
  For 5 days, 30 Lewis & Clark students joined faculty and mentors to learn about entrepreneurship from the ground up, connecting their liberal arts training with tools for identifying problems and developing solutions. The driving philosophy behind Lewis & Clark’s Winterim experience? Leadership and entrepreneurship are lifelong mindsets.
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  Law Professor to Lead Center for Entrepreneurship
  On June 1, Samir Parikh will take the reins as the new director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Lewis & Clark College. The center’s mix of academic and real-world offerings give students from all disciplines the chance to explore various subjects through an entrepreneurial lens.
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  Fashion Designer Matthew Rugamba ’13 Highlighted in CNN’s African Voices
  In the few short years since graduating with a degree in international affairs, Matthew Rugamba ’13 has become a rising young star in African fashion. Rugamba’s Kigali-based fashion line House of Tayo was recently featured in the CNN series African Voices, with Rugamba recognized for his artistic innovation and nod to authentic African design.
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  A Kale Tale
  Entrepreneurial students develop a promising kale-based waterproofing agent.
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  Alumnus Jeff Cruttenden named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 for investment app

  Jeff Cruttenden BA ’12 was recently named one of Forbes Magazine’s “30 Under 30” in finance.