L&C Magazine | Fall 2016
Cover Story
Art in Action
Through street art, Samantha Robison BA ’08 helps marginalized and conflict-affected youth find their voice.
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Truck Tales
Associate Professor Bryan Sebok and his students serve up a new film about Portland’s lively food truck culture.
A Dose of Law and Medicine
Laura Russell JD ’16 spearheads Oregon’s first medical-legal partnership (MLP) to address the social determinants of health.
Decades of Dedication
Retirees from Lewis & Clark’s three schools reflect on the past and look to the future.
Heads in the Clouds
Assistant Professor Jessica Kleiss and her students look to the clouds to improve climate change prediction.
Not Just Fun and Games
Lewis & Clark’s Community Counseling Center takes a leadership role in treating problem internet gaming.
President's Letter
Adventurous Learning
Every adventure in learning begins with the hope and goal of a successful outcome. At Lewis & Clark, we build that success with a community of people who are not only willing but well equipped to dare to try something new.
On Palatine Hill
Students and Recent Grads Win National Awards
Last spring, several Lewis & Clark students and young alumni claimed a bounty of national awards and honors in recognition of their academic excellence and commitment to global service.
New to the Board
In May, Romayne Levee joined Lewis & Clark’s Board of Trustees
Letters
Letters
buzz
A miscellany of the new, the intriguing, and the obscure.
NSF CAREER Award to Neuroscientist
Tamily Weissman-Unni, assistant professor of biology, has been named a recipient of a National Science Foundation CAREER award.
Meet the 2016 Hall of Fame Class
Every fall, Lewis & Clark inducts new members into its Athletics Hall of Fame.
Brodkin, Stumpf Named Top Teachers
Each year, students from the College of Arts and Sciences and Lewis & Clark Law School reflect on the extraordinary teaching of their respective professors and select one for top teaching honors.
Epifano Named Ratte Award Winner
Angie Epifano BA ’16, an art history major and gender studies minor, received this spring’s Rena J. Ratte Award, the undergraduate college’s highest honor.
Congratulations, Graduates of 2016
Congratulations, Graduates of 2016
Leadership and Support
Scholarship Recognition Luncheon
On March 31, more than 160 students, scholarship donors, and friends attended the annual Scholarship Recognition Luncheon.
Mellon Grant to Support Teaching
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has underscored the primacy of teaching at Lewis & Clark with a $705,000 grant to strengthen and expand that expertise in the College of Arts and Sciences over the next four years.
Philanthropy Leadership Dinner
The eighth annual Philanthropy Leadership Dinner was held on May 5 in the Kridel Grand Ballroom at the Portland Art Museum.
Newly Endowed Fund Opening Doors to Internships
In today’s highly competitive job market, employers value internships more than ever.
Alumni News
Class Notes
This edition of Class Notes includes submissions through June 15, 2016.
Reunion Revelry
In June, more than 1,100 alumni, friends, and family enjoyed sunny skies in Portland while attending Alumni Weekend.
Piopics
Mixed photos
Profiles
Operating ‘Microbreweries’ for Crops
Paul Zorner BS ’76
From Troubled Kid to Gifted Counselor
Holly Thompson MEd ’09
The U.N.’s Climate Change Communicator
Cynthia Scharf BA ’84
In Memoriam
Friends of Lewis & Clark Remembered
In Memoriam
Afterword
‘Reader Beware’: Katherine Dunn at Lewis & Clark
Lewis & Clark College Special Collections and Archives is now pleased to announce the acquisition of the Katherine Dunn Literary Collection and Archive.
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