L&C Magazine | Summer 2007
Cover Story
Featured Stories
Big Help for Small Businesses
Lewis & Clark’s Small Business Legal Clinic, located in the Old Town neighborhood of downtown Portland, is a real-world training ground that serves a real-life need: affordable legal services for hardscrabble businesses and bootstrapping entrepreneurs who couldn’t otherwise afford a lawyer.
Heroes of Color
by Shelly Meyer
To many teens of color who are studying U.S. history, the long parade of textbook heroes–mostly white, mostly male–lacks relevance and vitality. But what if these students were encouraged to think critically about their textbooks, identify the missing narratives, and study their own heroes of color?
Conversations with Renaissance Students
by Ellisa Valo
Some say that the current trend toward specialization in education and work has left no place for Renaissance men and women in today’s world. To those, we extend an invitation to Lewis & Clark College, where the liberal arts tradition that encourages exploration and discovery is alive and well. Meet five Renaissance students.
Mile-High Art
Lewis Sharp BA ’65 leads the Denver Art Museum to national prominence.
What to Make of Boys?
A new program focuses on who boys are by nature and who they become by nurture.
President's Letter
Of Reputation and Rankings
When students apply for admission to Lewis & Clark, they are affirming their values and aspirations–and ours. When faculty come here to teach, they are affirming their commitment to advancing knowledge, original thinking, and collaborative inquiry–and ours. When individuals apply to work here, they are affirming their principles–and ours.
On Palatine Hill
A Climate of Leadership
Lewis & Clark has joined roughly 100 American colleges and universities in taking the lead against global warming by committing to “carbon neutrality” in campus operations.Math + Computers = Summer Research
Geometric shapes and graph theory, wireless sensor networks and grid computing–these emerging fields in math and computer science will be the focus of select faculty-student research teams over the next three summers at Lewis & Clark.
Watzek Rocks
At the beginning of spring semester, Watzek Library transforms from an academic library into a live music venue. This year, the library hosted two student bands (Moan plus The Whips and The Whales) as well as an independent artist (Mirah) for the third annual Watzek Rocks! concert. The event challenges preconceived notions about what a library should be and gives staff a unique opportunity to interact with students.Applications Soar
Lewis & Clark’s undergraduate college received a record 5,300 applications for admission, a 14 percent increase over last year and a 28 percent jump from two years ago.
MLK Day of Service
Instead of a day off work or school, Lewis & Clark students, faculty, and staff members celebrated the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. through community service. The Office of Student Leadership and Service, in cooperation with the Office of Ethnic Student Services, hosted Lewis & Clark’s first Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on January 15.Law Clinic at Its PEAC
In January 2007, the National Jurist magazine profiled the law school’s Pacific Environmental Advocacy Center as one of the three most winning law clinics in the country.Women’s Building Remembered
On March 9, during the 26th annual Gender Studies Symposium, the College dedicated a new bronze plaque by the front door of the Frank Manor House, formerly known as the Women’s Building.On War and Peace
Two journalists who spent time in Iraq, a poet who worked for the United Nations in Cambodia, and a Vietnam War veteran who studies William Stafford’s poetry were among the eclectic group of presenters at the sixth annual William Stafford Symposium, held March 2–4.
Who Was York?
“On our campus there is not yet a tangible representation or acknowledgment of York as an integral participant in the Corps of Discovery and an individual critical to its survival and success. I have heeded the call of our students and have committed the College to establishing a permanent memorial on campus.” Tom Hochstettler, president
Ethics and Social Justice
Lewis & Clark’s Graduate School of Education and Counseling recently inaugurated the Speaker Series in Ethics and Social Justice, funded by Carol Witherell, professor emerita of education, and her mother, Elaine Smith.
Ray Warren Multicultural Symposium
Focusing on issues surrounding race and ethnicity, the multicultural symposium strives to increase the College’s awareness of cultural history, ethnic identity, and knowledge of social issues impacting minority communities locally and nationally.
Scholarship Recognition Luncheon
On March 7, more than 120 donors, students, faculty, and staff gathered for the annual Scholarship Recognition Luncheon. Funds for endowed scholarships and annual operating gifts for student financial aid make the critical difference for more than 70 percent of Lewis & Clark students.
Peace Corps Top 10
Lewis & Clark College recently tied for ninth in the nation among small colleges and universities with the most Peace Corps volunteers in 2006. The College, which moved up 11 spots in the rankings, has 20 alumni volunteers. Since the Peace Corps’ inception, 312 Lewis & Clark alumni have served in the organization’s ranks.PioSports
Swimming, Basketball, and more sports updates.
Meet the New Law Dean
Robert “Bob” Klonoff, a leading legal scholar, professor of law at the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Law, and former senior partner at the law firm of Jones Day, has been named the next dean of Lewis & Clark Law School. He takes up his post on July 1.
Alumni News
Alumni Weekend ‘07 Takes Shape
Planning is in full swing for Alumni Weekend 2007, slated for October 18–21.
Profiles
Take a Hike Seattle
Scott Leonard JD ‘07 has authored or coauthored three guides to Northwest hiking, including Take a Hike Seattle.Former Faculty, Staff, Friends of College Mourned
Elizabeth “Becky” Johnson, life trustee of Lewis & Clark and a recipient of the College’s Aubrey Watzek Award, Kenneth H. Pierce, former faculty and trustee of Lewis & Clark, Alexander “Sandy” Davidson BS ’59, who was instrumental in raising funds for Lewis & Clark’s class of ’59 scholarship fund, Doreen Stamm Margolin JD ’81, president of the law school’s Alumni Board, Harlow F. Lenon JD ’37, who served as a Multnomah County Circuit Court judge for 16 years and taught courses at the law school for 24 years, John Anderson, professor emeritus of religious studies, Dorothy Berkson, professor emerita of English,
A Career on the Wild Side
It was a chance encounter with a pileated woodpecker that sparked Linda Castaneda’s fascination with wildlife.
SAAB at 25
Since 1982, Lewis & Clark’s Student Academic Affairs Board (SAAB) has helped students achieve a wide variety of academic goals. With projects ranging from attending anthropology conferences to researching snails in Africa, the program has distributed more than 850 grants to undergraduate students, totaling over $900,000.
Emmy Award–Winning Composer
In March, John Henry Kreitler snagged his 17th Emmy nomination in 16 years. “Love Is Ecstasy,” a piece he composed with his writing partner for the daytime drama Passions, received a nod in the Outstanding Original Song category for the 34th annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards, airing on June 15.
A ‘Russell Rocket’ of School Reform
Jeff Rose MAT ’97 began his career teaching fourth and fifth graders in the West Linn/Wilsonville School District. His natural leadership abilities quickly emerged, and Rose’s principal encouraged him to pursue school administration. In fall 2000, after earning his administrative credentials at Lewis & Clark, Rose jumped at the opportunity to head what was then called Russell Elementary in the Parkrose School District.
At Home in the Wide Open Spaces
For Penny Harrison JD ’87 and her friends, “You’ll want that day back!” is code for a book that isn’t worth reading. This simple shorthand has saved them a lot of wasted time over the years.
Afterword
Spider Woman
Early one morning last year, when the streets of downtown Los Angeles were still mostly deserted, a strange figure appeared in the Goodwill store at 235 South Broadway, next door to the Guadalupe Wedding Chapel. She had on tennis shoes, dungarees, and a faded blue T-shirt, and was outfitted as if for a safari or a spelunking expedition. A khaki vest was stuffed with empty plastic vials; a black duffel bag across her shoulders held a pair of high-tech headlamps, a digital camera, and a venom extractor. She made her way to the front desk, past a rack of summer dresses on sale for six dollars and ninety-nine cents. Then she introduced herself to the store manager, Gina Torres, a statuesque woman with silver blond hair and thickly drawn eyeliner. She said that her name was Greta Binford and she wanted to hunt spiders in the basement.
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