Program History

Overseas study at Lewis & Clark College officially began in 1962 when five faculty-sponsored programs left Palatine Hill for venues in Chile, England, Japan, Mexico, and Peru. Since then 9,294 students and 211 faculty members have participated in 581 Overseas & Off-Campus Programs in 66 countries at Lewis & Clark College. Every year Lewis & Clark offers 21-24 programs in different parts of the world. Over fifty percent of Lewis & Clark students participate in Overseas & Off-Campus Programs while attending the college.

Overseas & Off Campus Programs represent an attractive feature of Lewis & Clark's curriculum, with upwards of 260 students annually participating in one of the College's programs. Despite this growth, the institutional goals and values that initially inspired off-campus study continue to guide the direction and focus of the programs and a few simple statistics attest to both the success and impact of this approach.

Geographical Summary of Overseas Programs from 1962/63 to 2004/05:

Asia: 23% Africa/Middle East: 18.2% Western Europe: 27.2% Eastern Europe: 11% Latin America: 18% North America 0.3%

Countries Represented Since 1962 (* denotes current program area):

Asia/Oceania: Australia*, China*, Hong Kong*, India*, Indonesia, Japan*, Korea, Malaysia, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam*

Africa/Middle East: Afghanistan, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana*, Iran, Israel, Kenya*, Senegal*, Tanzania*, Tunisia, Turkey, Zimbabwe

~ Past Faculty Leaders ~

Top Row: Dell Smith (Kenya & India), Sue & Bob Owens (Kenya & India), Rich Peck (Kenya & Argentina), Bottom Row: Steve Seavey (Kenya & Australia), Joann Geddes (Costa Rica, USSR, Argentina, East Africa, Australia, Vietnam), Helen Smith

Western Europe: Austria, Belgium, Benelux, Denmark, England*, France*, Germany*, Greece*, Ireland, Italy*, Netherlands, Norway, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Scotland*, Spain*, Sweden, Wales

Central/East Europe: Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia*, Ukraine, The Former Yugoslavia

Latin America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile*, Colombia, Costa Rica*, Cuba*, Ecuador*, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Dominican Republic*

North America: Canada, Mexico, United States*