News and Events
- NEWS
Green Move Out Information for Students
Donate or swap any clothing and household items in good condition. Donation collection sites include a two-day Green Move Out Swap and Shop (@Maggie’s) and three donation trucks (see locations below).
How Endowments Can Evaluate Their Sustainability Levels
A new method to assess institutions is unveiled, with the highest marks going to Lewis & Clark College.
Celebrate Earth Month Throughout April with These Activities!
Please join us to celebrate Earth Day every day in April.
Seeking Donations: ‘Dress to Impress’ Clothing Drive
Requesting clothing donations from faculty, staff, and the L&C community
Bates Center Summer Sustainability Internship - application open!
An internship is a great opportunity for students to connect with organizations outside of LC and to build skills, understanding, and experience in translating the liberal arts into a professional role.
alumni, sustainabilityCareer Pathways: One Student. Two Alumni. One Renewable Energy Company.
Lena Essak BA ’24 spent her summer as a paid community relations intern in the Portland office of EDP Renewables. Thanks to the Bates Center Summer Sustainability Internship course, she was able to learn, grow, and gain hands-on experience while working alongside two supportive Lewis & Clark alumni.
Health + Humanities Community Connections: Faculty Grant
Up to three CAS faculty will be awarded Health + Humanities Community Connections Faculty Grants to support courses that include new community partnerships in health + humanities. Applications are open now!
On Thanksgiving, I think about my “turkey boyfriends”
A Thanksgiving reflection by Professor Joyce Tischler
Climate action plan update: Energy efficiency fund launch
The Board of Trustees and Executive Council recently approved the establishment of an energy efficiency revolving fund, intended to reduce energy use across campus and advance our climate goals.
sustainabilityL&C Named to Princeton Review’s Top 50 Green Schools List
Lewis & Clark ranked No. 37 in the Princeton Review’s list of the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges and universities.
United States Finds China’s Pangolin Trade Undermines Wildlife Treaty
Pangolins are the most heavily trafficked mammals in the world. The Global Law Alliance for Animals and the Environment, together with collaborating organizations, successfully pursued a Pelly Petition to protect them.
experiential learning, summer internship, sustainability summer internship, sustainabilityStudent Interns Get ‘Green’ Job Experience
This summer, L&C students gained hands-on work experience through paid internships in the green sector, thanks to L&C’s Career Center and the Bates Center Sustainability Internship course. Check out the experiences of some of these students!
NEDC Gives Students Environmental Advocacy Opportunities
NEDC has provided law students with environmental law experience, networking opportunities, and the feeling of community since 1969.
Professor Bushaw Newest Recipient of the Evan T. Williams Sustainability Prize
The Sustainability Council is thrilled to announce that Professor of Law Amy Bushaw is the newest recipient of the Evan T. Williams Sustainability Prize, honoring individuals for outstanding contributions to sustainability within the Lewis & Clark community.
ReUse Room, sustainabilityReUse Room Brings Thrift Shopping to Campus
The ReUse Room, L&C’s sustainable thrift shop, enables students to donate goods and shop for free clothes, housing and school supplies, shelf-stable food, and more!
- EVENTS
Past Events
April 18, 2024Webinar: Go Solar!
April 15, 2024Earth Verse Poetry Reading and Discussion with Kim Stafford
April 9, 2024Dress to Impress Clothing Extravaganza
Sustainability Office is located in Fowler Student Center on the Undergraduate Campus.
MSC: 134
email advorak@lclark.edu
voice 503-768-7794
Senior Director of Sustainability Amy Dvorak
Sustainability Office
Lewis & Clark
615 S. Palatine Hill Road MSC 134
Portland OR 97219
Office Hours: Thursdays 1 - 3:00 p.m.