News

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  Sarah Bret Nedeau, 2011
  Program Coordinator for Athena House, the Janus Youth Progra
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  Ellie Witwer, 2010
  Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
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  TONIGHT: Kate Mills, high school counselor
  Alumni Career Corps volunteer Kate Mills visits campus tonight from 6:30 - 8:30 pm.
• Alumni and Faculty Support Student Scholarships
  Alumni and Faculty Support Student Scholarship in the Mathematical Sciences. Dozens of alumni, faculty and friends support the mathematical sciences programs each year with their gifts designated to the department. Donors play an integral role in the success of the mathematical sciences faculty and students.
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  Recent Alumni Spotlight: Chris Scheffler
  Chris, originally from Eureka, California, graduated from Lewis & Clark College in 2010 with a degree in Physics and Computer Science / Mathematics. Currently working in the high-tech area of Silicon Valley, he still finds time for life outside work. He enjoys spending time with his friends and family, camping and being outdoors, and homebrewing in his spare time.
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  Seven honored with Fulbright awards
  Three Lewis & Clark seniors and four alumnae will spend the next year overseas after receiving prestigious awards from the Fulbright Program.
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  Alumnus gets to know America, one step at a time
  On November 1, 2013, Samuel Tidwell B.A. ’13 left his home in Greenfield, California with nothing but essential belongings that could be carried in a backpack and a homemade hand cart. Only three weeks earlier, Tidwell had committed himself to walking across the United States.
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  National Science Foundation honors five alumni for leadership potential
  Five Lewis & Clark alumni received prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships for demonstrating promise as leaders in their fields.
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  BCMB Alumnus Honored with NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
  BCMB Alumnus Receives NSF Grant
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  Recent Grad Success Story: Eli Fabens
  The folks in 3CE recently caught up with Eli Fabens to hear more about his experiences working at Oreninc, an independent financial services provider for companies, institutions, and investors in the junior commodities space. Eli, originally from Ithaca, New York, graduated from Lewis & Clark in May 2011 with a degree in Economics.
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  Alumnus publishes NYT crossword drawing from math major
  Parker Lewis ’08 wrote Thursday’s crossword puzzle in the New York Times, drawing inspiration from his math degree and Peace Corps service.
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  Oregon is the first state in the nation to declare its independence from in-state coal power
  Conservation groups, represented by PEAC, and Portland General Electric (PGE) announced an agreement that establishes a $2.5 million fund for environmental restoration and job-creating clean energy projects.
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  PEAC Class of 2011
  PEAC offers hands-on opportunities for law students to be involved in real-world practical advocacy at a level unmatched by clinical programs around the nation.
• NCVLI Launches Victims’ Rights Community Bulletin
  In an effort to regularly highlight the achievements of the amazing people in our victims’ rights community of alumni, advocates, students, attorneys, and more, and to ensure their work can continue to inspire all of us, NCVLI is launching the Victims’ Rights Community Bulletin.  Each Bulletin will spotlight members and their work, and identify ways you can get involved - from events, to internships, to educational opportunities.
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  Students’ article published in Journal of Feminist Family Therapy
  Counseling Psychology students have published an article in the Journal of Feminist Family Therapy about a training tool that helps family therapists understand the impact of social, political, and economic systems on individual and family life.
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  LC Challenge
  When 4,150 alumni make a gift to the college before May 31, 2014, a generous trustee and the Board of Alumni will donate $40,000 to Lewis & Clark. That’s the LC Challenge. Make your gift today!
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  Alumna awarded NCAA postgraduate scholarship
  Lewis & Clark’s most decorated NCAA women’s basketball player has added another milestone to her long list of accomplishments. Kristina Williams was recently awarded a NCAA Women’s Enhancement Program Postgraduate Scholarship for Careers in Athletics.
• Environmental and Natural Resources Law Distinguished Graduate Awards
  The law school recognized three alumni for their work with the Distinguished Environmental Law Graduate Award: Janice Schneider ’92, partner at Latham & Watkins in Washington, D.C.; Cliff Villa ’93, assistant regional counsel, U.S. EPA Region 10, in Seattle; and Chuck Bonham ’00, director of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife in Sacramento.
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  Alumna serves as pioneer for social justice

  “When you envision a lawyer, what do you see?”

  Haben Girma B.A. ’10 posed this question to her audience at the recent TEDxBaltimore conference, where she spoke about the role of public service lawyers as pioneering advocates for social justice. 

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  Alumna generates greatest Kickstarter success in Portland music history
  Angela Webber B.A. ’10, along with her sister Aubrey, made Portland history by raising more than $80,000 on Kickstarter for their geek-pop band, The Doubleclicks. The Career Development Center recently caught up with Angela to learn more about her music, her advice to young alumni, and what made The Doubleclicks Kickstarter campaign such a success.
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  Alumnus’ app lets users invest spare change
  Jeff Cruttenden B.A. ’12 hasn’t even launched his app, and it’s already attracting coverage from USA Today, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, and Mashable.
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  Student Loan Repayment and the President’s 2015 Budget
  Should students and graduates worry about changes to student loan repayment?
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  Building for the Future

  Our Center for Entrepreneurship helps students put their liberal arts education into action.

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  Oregon’s top librarian promotes value of her Lewis & Clark education
  Catherine Sergeant B.A. ’70, M.A.T. ’75 has been named Librarian of the Year by the Oregon Association of School Libraries. Sergeant is head librarian of the Jefferson County School District, which consists of six school libraries.
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  PBS Newshour features poem by alumnus
  “Help,” by Nick Lantz B.A. ’03, was recently featured as the poem of the week for PBS Newshour. It is part of Lantz’s newest poetry collection, titled How to Dance as the Roof Caves In.
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  Colin Pierce, MAT ’11, comments in Seattle Times on school funding
  A Lewis & Clark alum chimes in on the topic of school funding in Washington State.
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  Alumnae pen new anthem for Rookie magazine
  Visiting Assistant Professor of Humanities Marianna Ritchey B.A. ’99 recently collaborated with Katy Davidson B.A. ’99 to write a theme song for Rookie magazine that captures the publication’s mission of empowering teenage girls. The result is “Go Forth, Feminist Warriors,” a triumphant anthem that includes the talents of more than a dozen musicians.
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  Alumnus puts art history degree to work at Museum of Contemporary Craft
  Kyle Yoshioka ’13 puts his art history degree to work at Portland’s Museum of Contemporary Craft.
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  Spotlight on five young alumni
  Spotlight on five young alumni: See how Lewis & Clark equipped them for life beyond college.
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  Alumnus’ work transforms Russian warheads into American electricity
  The idea of Thomas L. Neff B.A. ’65 evolved into the Megatons to Megawatts program, which has transformed 20,000 Russian warheads into roughly 10 percent of all electricity generated in the United States.