“Sustainability can be found in L&C’s commitment to recycling/composting, green spaces, transportation, energy conservation, dining initiatives, and more.”
Elise Son BA ’27Salinas, California“Sustainability at L&C is a mix of institutional measures and individual projects led by passionate faculty and students.”
Beau Staun-List BA ’25Topanga, California“Sustainability at L&C is something that is intertwined with so many spaces and classes. Students can become closely involved in many green initiatives.”
Izz Lamola BA ’25Seattle, Washington“I am passionate about the environment, and I believe that it is important for institutions of higher education to prioritize sustainability.”
Miranda Caba Solano BA ’27Caguas, Puerto Rico“Sustainability at L&C is inclusive and promotes the well-being of the entire community.”
Tanner Lee BA ’27Taipei, Taiwan
It’s Greener Here
Our campus is as green as it gets. Sure, there are trees and moss galore, but our deepest green is our commitment to sustainability in all its forms. Our environmental studies major and Earth system science minor put issues such as climate change and conservation at the forefront of your academic studies, and both our graduate school and law school offer ways to continue environmentally focused academic pursuits. We’ve got clubs, internships, and a symposium that highlights sustainability. We have beehives! And we’ve put our money where our mouth is through an institutional net zero investment policy that has us on track to reduce our carbon footprint by 100 percent by 2040. Join us as we make our campus—and our world—a better place.
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Net Zero
Lewis & Clark’s institutional net zero investment policy has us on track to completely eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from our portfolio by 2040.
Local
Bon Appétit focuses on utilizing fresh ingredients through the Farm to Fork initiative, supporting local Pacific Northwest farmers.Green
Our commitment to sustainability has earned us a spot in the top 50 on Princeton Review’s 2024 “Green Colleges” list.
We are deeply committed to sustainability in all forms.
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News and Media
a-MOSS-ing!
Our beautiful campus is home not only to lots of evergreens, native shrubs, and flowers, but also an abundance of moss. In honor of this underappreciated plant, L&C’s Natural History Club held its sixth annual Moss Appreciation Week.
Senior Speaker
Cooper Kroll BA ’24 will address graduates at commencement on May 4. “I hope to convey my gratitude, and my awe at the energy and creativity that my peers have imbued into this place through their work and joy.”
Symposium Focuses on Control
The 62nd annual Lewis & Clark International Affairs Symposium is one of the oldest student-run symposia in the country. This year’s event, which runs from April 8 to April 10, is titled Strings Attached: Tracing the Global Systems That Bind.
L&C’s New Dance Moves
Lewis & Clark adds a dance concentration, which will be led by Tiffany Mills, the college’s new director of dance.
A Puppet? A Wolf? Boxing? It’s ‘Wolf Play’!
With the help of a puppet, boxing moves, and wolf pack metaphors, Wolf Play explores issues of family, parenting, community, survival, and love.
Digital Technology and the Internet
The student-run Gender Studies Symposium will examine the ways in which digital technology, internet platforms, and online spaces have shaped and been shaped by understandings and expressions of gender and sexuality.
Lewis & Clark is
- <div class="homepage-prefooter_words"> “Picturesque, Cliquey, Specialized”</div> <a class="homepage-prefooter_name" href="/live/profiles/17730-hashim-salman">Hashim Salman BA ’25</a>
- <div class="homepage-prefooter_words"> “Unique, Liberal, Fun”</div> <a class="homepage-prefooter_name" href="/live/profiles/9440-asia-wooten">Asia Wooten BA ’20</a>
- <div class="homepage-prefooter_words"> “Diverse, Family, Supportive”</div> <a class="homepage-prefooter_name" href="/live/profiles/11313-matt-brown">Matt Brown BA ’21</a>
- <div class="homepage-prefooter_words"> “Beautiful, Challenging, Unique”</div> <a class="homepage-prefooter_name" href="/live/profiles/14604-alie-cicero">Alie Cicero BA ’24</a>
- <div class="homepage-prefooter_words"> “Quirky, Expansive, Beautiful”</div> <a class="homepage-prefooter_name" href="/live/profiles/16543-hannah-stubee">Hannah Stubee BA ’21</a>
- <div class="homepage-prefooter_words"> “Engaged, Innovative, Open Minded”</div> <a class="homepage-prefooter_name" href="/live/profiles/13069-luca-sax">Luca Sax BA ’22</a>
- <div class="homepage-prefooter_words"> “Historical Project Runway”</div> <a class="homepage-prefooter_name" href="/live/profiles/19788-lauren-fleming">Lauren Fleming BA ’19</a>
- <div class="homepage-prefooter_words"> “Exploration, Experimentation, Rigorous”</div> <a class="homepage-prefooter_name" href="/live/profiles/16542-smith-s-yarberry">Smith “S.” Yarberry BA ’16</a>
- <div class="homepage-prefooter_words"> “Supportive, Adventurous, Home”</div> <a class="homepage-prefooter_name" href="/live/profiles/8319-samantha-sami-zimmerman">Samantha (Sami) Zimmerman BA ’19</a>
- <div class="homepage-prefooter_words"> “Kind, Small, Impactful”</div> <a class="homepage-prefooter_name" href="/live/profiles/14926-catherine-pendleton-wheeler">Catherine Pendleton-Wheeler BA ’22</a>
- <div class="homepage-prefooter_words"> “Productive, Friendly, Green”</div> <a class="homepage-prefooter_name" href="/live/profiles/17354-niall-gifford">Niall Gifford BA ’22</a>
- <div class="homepage-prefooter_words"> “ Creative, Welcoming, Community”</div> <a class="homepage-prefooter_name" href="/live/profiles/18272-julia-einaudi">Julia Einaudi BA ’25</a>
- <div class="homepage-prefooter_words"> “Unique, Immersive, Community”</div> <a class="homepage-prefooter_name" href="/live/profiles/18300-lauren-shepherd">Lauren Shepherd BA ’18</a>
- <div class="homepage-prefooter_words"> “Welcoming, Adaptive, Tranquil”</div> <a class="homepage-prefooter_name" href="/live/profiles/9092-anna-schall">Anna Schall BA ’20</a>
- <div class="homepage-prefooter_words"> “Nourishing, Flexible, Verdant”</div> <a class="homepage-prefooter_name" href="/live/profiles/19822-justin-howerton">Justin Howerton BA ’21</a>
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