L&C Magazine | Summer 2005
Cover Story
Illuminating a Path Toward Genocide Prevention
Matt Levinger, associate professor of history, heads a genocide prevention effort at the Holocaust Museum.
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Open to Debate
Lewis & Clark’s championship debaters speak up about forensics.
Hochstettler Inaugurated as Lewis & Clark’s 23rd President
The traditional Zulu song “Siyahamba” and the “Alleluia” from Johann Sebastian Bach’s motet Lobet den Herrn marked Thomas J. Hochstettler’s inauguration as the College’s 23rd president on March 6, 2005.
Serving Her State
MardiLyn Saathoff ’78, MAT ’83, JD ’90 advises Oregon’s governor.
Illuminating a Path Toward Genocide Prevention
Matt Levinger, associate professor of history, heads a genocide prevention effort at the Holocaust Museum.
Forging Partnerships, Healing Lives
The graduate school’s Marriage and Family Therapy Program takes root in the community.
On Palatine Hill
Beloof Receives Crime Victim Service Award
On April 8, the Office for Victims of Crime, a division of the U.S. Department of Justice, honored Associate Professor of Law Doug Beloof with the 2005 President’s Award for Service to Victims of Crime.Model U.N. in Big Apple
Over spring break, eight students from Lewis & Clark impersonated government officials from Myanmar (a.k.a. Burma) and infiltrated the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. But don’t worry—they weren’t arrested.Science Students Nab National Honors
Chemistry Superstar Wins Ratte AwardUncommon Service to the Common Good
Each year, Lewis & Clark recognizes alumni from all three schools for their outstanding achievements and community service.New Eating Disorder Program
Lewis & Clark’s Graduate School of Education and Counseling has become one of two schools in the nation to be certified by the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals to offer a graduate-level eating disorder certification program.
Heard on Campus
Heard on CampusNew VP Heads Advancement Efforts
A division with a new name, Institutional Advancement (formerly College Relations), is now led by a new vice president, Philip J. Akers.Phi Beta Kappa Inductees
In April, Lewis & Clark’s Gamma of Oregon Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa initiated nearly 40 new members, including one alumnus.College Celebrates 2005 Graduates
2005 Commencent‘Counseling’ Added to School Name
Lewis & Clark’s graduate school has a new name: the Graduate School of Education and Counseling.
The Ebb and Flow of Rivers and Their Meaning
The Ebb and Flow of Rivers and Their MeaningCollege ‘with a Conscience’
Lewis & Clark College is one of the nation’s best colleges fostering social responsibility and public service, according to The Princeton Reviewand Campus Compact.
Treewalk Dedication
On May 7, the College dedicated the Professor Evan T. Williams Memorial Tree Walk in honor of Williams, professor of chemistry and founder and chair of the Environmental Studies Program.That’s a Wrap
Annie van Thillo ’05, a theatre major, helped Lewis & Clark wrap up the 2004-05 academic year on a colorful note when she draped the campus in fabric for her senior thesis project.-
Hochstettler Inaugurated as Lewis & Clark’s 23rd President
The traditional Zulu song “Siyahamba” and the “Alleluia” from Johann Sebastian Bach’s motet Lobet den Herrn marked Thomas J. Hochstettler’s inauguration as the College’s 23rd president on March 6, 2005. Cortell Named Teacher of the Year
Students selected Andrew Cortell, assistant professor of international affairs, as Lewis & Clark’s Teacher of the Year for 2005.
Scholarship Recognition Luncheon
On March 15, about 60 donors joined appreciative students and staff for the annual Scholarship Recognition Luncheon.
Environmental Leadership
Lewis & Clark College took another step in environmental leadership when it became the first Oregon college to sign the international Talloires Declaration of the Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future.Faculty Retirees
At the end of the academic year, Lewis & Clark bade farewell to several faculty members who have enriched the community with their teaching, scholarship, and creativity.Go Pios!
Go Pios!Meet the New Dean
Julio de Paula, professor of chemistry and director of the Marian E. Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center at Haverford College, is the new dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Lewis & Clark. He took up his post on August 1.Celebrations of Landmark Years
Business Law’s 10th and Environmental Law’s 35th AnniversariesPhysics Week Serves Pi(e)
You can have your pi and eat it too.
Alumni News
Legacy Reception
Legacy Reception
Heed the Call
Heed the Call
New Board Invigorates Albany Society
New Board Invigorates Albany Society
Profiles
Jack Venables ‘56 The Voices of Pioneer Athletics
Jack Venables ‘56 The Voices of Pioneer Athletics
Tsunami Response: Alumni in Sri Lanka
Tsunami Response: Alumni in Sri Lanka
Nancy Campbell JD ’79 Confronting Domestic Violence
Nancy Campbell JD ’79 Confronting Domestic Violence
Elsa Bro MAT ‘03 Teaching the Art of Language
Elsa Bro MAT ‘03 Teaching the Art of Language
Ron Marks ‘78 Washington Insider
Ron Marks ‘78 Washington Insider
Afterword
Optimism and Community, Discomfort and Responsibility
About 45 years ago in Calcutta, my father taught part time at five different colleges to earn enough money for a one-way ticket to San Francisco. He wanted to go to the University of California at Berkeley to earn his PhD
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