L&C Magazine | Spring 2023
Cover Story
Shaking Up Disaster Preparedness With Video Games
Using video games as research and outreach tools, an L&C team takes an interdisciplinary approach to disaster preparedness.
Featured Stories
Moss Musings
Lewis & Clark’s Natural History Club invites students to appreciate nature through a variety of creative programs and activities, including Moss Appreciation Week.
Entrepreneurship Pays High Dividends
Almost a decade since its founding, the John E. and Susan S. Bates Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership has continued to flourish.
Counseling During COVID
The COVID-19 era brings a tremendous need for mental health care, while transforming the way services are delivered.
Fighting Words
In a time of significant political polarization, how do the first amendment’s free speech protections inform civil discourse?
President's Letter
Dear L&C Community
As I sit down to write this letter, I am filled with a tremendous sense of gratitude. Gratitude that I am part of a community that is so strong and resilient. And gratitude that the first response of community members in times of challenge—or opportunity—is “What can I do to help?”
On Palatine Hill
Campaign News
Campaign Update
Major Gifts and Pledges
Lewis & Clark thanks its generous donors for these recent major gifts and pledges.
Bates Center to Gain Endowed Professorship
The Randall Trust has awarded a $1.5 million gift to L&C’s Bates Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership.
Profiles
Celebrating 50 Years of Friendship
Inga Spencer BA ’73, MAT ’78 and Marie Maita Grant BS ’73, MAT ’79 earned their bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education from Lewis & Clark during the same time period.
The Big Red Bus Drives Outdoor Exploration
Micah Leinbach BA ’14, founder of the Bus for Outdoor Access &Teaching (BOAT), serves community organizations interested in implementing wilderness programs.
Purveyor of Pattern
Melanie Nead BA ’04, founder and creative director of Lonesome Pictopia, strives to make the Pacific Northwest beautiful through wallpaper, murals, and other decorative goods.
Spotlighting Conservation Through the Eye of the Tiger
Tiger 24, a documentary by Warren Pereira BA ’99, was released in 2022 to strong acclaim. It’s contributing to public awareness of tiger conservation and raising questions about human relationships to large predators in their natural habitats.
Back Talk
Alumni Share Their Stories
On social media, we asked: “What was the best part of your overseas study program?”
Galleries
Holi Festival Celebration
On March 8, Lewis & Clark held a celebration of the Holi Festival on the Great Plat Lawn. Holi (pronounced “Ho-li”) is a festival of colors that symbolizes the power of good over evil. Grounded in ancient Hindu tradition, the festival wel- comes the beginning of spring. Lewis &Clark celebrated Holi with color pow- der, traditional Indian snacks, music, and lots of energy. The event was sponsored by the Office of Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement, the Office of Equity and Inclusion, and the Office of Spiritual Life.
Suhail Akram BA ’24