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    • <p><a href="http://college.lclark.edu/student_life/multicultural_affairs/">diverse</a></p>
    • <p><a href="/about/sustainability/">green</a></p>
    • <p><a href="http://collaborativeresearch.lclark.edu/projects/">collaborative</a></p>
    • <p><a href="https://www.lclark.edu/live/news/39138-students-learn-how-to-tell-immersive-stories-with">surprising </a></p>
    • <p><a href="http://college.lclark.edu/departments/art/student_portfolios/">creative</a></p>
    • <p><a href="https://www.lclark.edu/live/news/40194-history-professor-secures-grant-to-expand">transformative</a></p>
    • <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8RE6aHkwrI">curious</a></p>
    • <p><a href="https://www.lclark.edu/live/news/40635-pacific-northwest-race-rhetoric-and-media">challenging </a></p>
    • <p><a href="/programs/college_outdoors/">outdoorsy</a></p>
    • <p><a href="https://www.lclark.edu/live/news/40530-transactive-gender-project-at-lampc">inclusive</a></p>
    • <p><a href="https://college.lclark.edu/programs/environmental_studies/symposium/">engaged</a></p>
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    • <p><a href="https://www.lclark.edu/live/news/38832-lewis-clark-student-aims-high-with-rocket">unexpected</a></p>
    • <p><a href="https://www.lclark.edu/live/news/40108-student-research-illuminates-manuscript-mysteries" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">intellectual</a></p>
    • <p><a href="https://college.lclark.edu/student_life/campus_living/living-learning_communities.php">open minded</a></p>
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    • <p><a href="http://college.lclark.edu/programs/overseas_and_off-campus/programs/">eye-opening</a></p>
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  • Our park-like campus is nestled among towering trees and trillium-lined creeks. Our students explore the inspiring beauty of our natural setting, on 137 wooded acres in Portland’s southwest hills.

  • <a href="https://www.lclark.edu/live/news/39255-lewis-clark-earns-top-10-spot-in-sustainable" title="L&C Named Top 10 Environmentally Responsible School" aria-label="L&C Named Top 10 Environmentally Responsible School"><div class="square" style="background-image:url(/live/image/gid/584/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,300,300/ignore_cropper/1/59534_green-square-garden.rev.1458936469.jpg)"><h6>L&C Named Top 10 Environmentally Responsible School</h6></div></a>
  • <a href="https://www.lclark.edu/live/news/39528-the-washington-post-selects-student-photo-for" title="Ella Bock BA ’19 Wins Travel Photo Contest" aria-label="Ella Bock BA ’19 Wins Travel Photo Contest"><div class="square" style="background-image:url(/live/image/gid/584/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,300,300/ignore_cropper/1/59534_green-square-garden.rev.1458936469.jpg)"><h6>Ella Bock BA ’19 Wins Travel Photo Contest</h6></div></a>
  • <a href="https://www.lclark.edu/live/news/38199-board-of-trustees-votes-to-divest-from-fossil" title="Lewis & Clark Divests From Fossil Fuels" aria-label="Lewis & Clark Divests From Fossil Fuels"><div class="square" style="background-image:url(/live/image/gid/584/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,300,300/ignore_cropper/1/59534_green-square-garden.rev.1458936469.jpg)"><h6>Lewis & Clark Divests From Fossil Fuels</h6></div></a>
  • <a href="https://college.lclark.edu/offices/admissions/4-5-6/" title="Get Your BA + MAT in 5 Years" aria-label="Get Your BA + MAT in 5 Years"><div class="square" style="background-image:url(/live/image/gid/584/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,300,300/ignore_cropper/1/59534_green-square-garden.rev.1458936469.jpg)"><h6>Get Your BA + MAT in 5 Years</h6></div></a>
  • <a href="https://www.lclark.edu/live/news/38264-students-create-nonprofit-to-provide-undergarments" title="Student Nonprofit Helps Homeless" aria-label="Student Nonprofit Helps Homeless"><div class="square" style="background-image:url(/live/image/gid/584/width/300/height/300/crop/1/ignore_cropper/1/59536_purple-square-people.rev.1458936426.jpg)"><h6>Student Nonprofit Helps Homeless</h6></div></a>
  • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErbBK8ty6ac" title="Video: Learn About Bike Culture at L&C" aria-label="Video: Learn About Bike Culture at L&C"><div class="square" style="background-image:url(/live/image/gid/584/width/300/height/300/crop/1/ignore_cropper/1/59536_purple-square-people.rev.1458936426.jpg)"><h6>Video: Learn About Bike Culture at L&C</h6></div></a>
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  • <a href="https://www.lclark.edu/live/news/39138-students-learn-how-to-tell-immersive-stories-with" title="Students Learn How to Tell Immersive Stories With VR" aria-label="Students Learn How to Tell Immersive Stories With VR"><div class="square" style="background-image:url(/live/image/gid/584/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,300,300/ignore_cropper/1/59536_purple-square-people.rev.1458936426.jpg)"><h6>Students Learn How to Tell Immersive Stories With VR</h6></div></a>
  • <a href="https://college.lclark.edu/offices/admissions/4-5-6/" title="Get Your BA + Law Degree in 6 Years" aria-label="Get Your BA + Law Degree in 6 Years"><div class="square" style="background-image:url(/live/image/gid/584/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,300,300/ignore_cropper/1/59536_purple-square-people.rev.1458936426.jpg)"><h6>Get Your BA + Law Degree in 6 Years</h6></div></a>
  • <a href="https://www.lclark.edu/live/news/40108-student-research-illuminates-manuscript-mysteries" title="Student Research Illuminates Manuscript Mysteries" aria-label="Student Research Illuminates Manuscript Mysteries"><div class="square" style="background-image:url(/live/image/gid/584/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,300,300/ignore_cropper/1/59537_orange-square-map.rev.1458936308.jpg)"><h6>Student Research Illuminates Manuscript Mysteries</h6></div></a>
  • <a href="https://www.lclark.edu/live/news/40264-winterim-applies-the-liberal-arts-to" title="Students Take a Deep Dive Into Entrepreneurship and Leadership" aria-label="Students Take a Deep Dive Into Entrepreneurship and Leadership"><div class="square" style="background-image:url(/live/image/gid/584/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,300,300/ignore_cropper/1/59537_orange-square-map.rev.1458936308.jpg)"><h6>Students Take a Deep Dive Into Entrepreneurship and Leadership</h6></div></a>
  • <a href="https://www.lclark.edu/live/news/37672-student-expands-project-to-bring-solar-energy-to" title="Student Project Brings Solar Energy to Malaysian Villages" aria-label="Student Project Brings Solar Energy to Malaysian Villages"><div class="square" style="background-image:url(/live/image/gid/584/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,300,300/ignore_cropper/1/59537_orange-square-map.rev.1458936308.jpg)"><h6>Student Project Brings Solar Energy to Malaysian Villages</h6></div></a>
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  • Anne McHugh receiving her award from the EPA.

    Alumna Awarded EPA Award for Environmental Educators

    Anne McHugh BA ’10 has been awarded the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2019 Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators for her work as a science teacher at Portland’s Franklin High School. One of only 11 winners nationally of the highly competitive award and the only winner selected from the Pacific Northwest region, her teaching spans from arachnid biodiversity to aquaponics systems, allowing students to collaborate in innovative research with NASA.
  • Christopher Baily

    Cooking Up Business

    On any given summer evening, the Portland Mercado is a swirl of activity: families eating Cuban sandwiches, Mexican tamales, or Puerto Rican mofongo at nearby food trucks; bands playing on the patio; people doing their evening shopping at the meat market and grocery store. The Mercado in Southeast Portland is home to dozens of businesses. And Chris Bailey BA ’08 has had a hand in launching many of them.

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