Inauguration Campus Events

We have a full suite of receptions, concerts, symposia, and other events scheduled in the weeks before and after the installation ceremony to celebrate the L&C community.


Day of Service

Saturday, October 1

In honor of President Holmes-Sullivan’s commitment to community service and social change, the Center for Social Change and Community Involvement will be hosting a series of events to connect Lewis & Clark with its surrounding community.


Law School Reception Honoring L&C’s Small Business Legal Clinic
and Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic (by invitation only)

Wednesday, October 12

4–6 p.m.
Stoel Rives
760 S.W. 9th Avenue, 30th Floor

Lewis & Clark Law School’s Small Business Legal Clinic (SBLC) and the Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic provide legal services to low-income small business owners and individuals across Oregon. At this invitation-only event, President Holmes-Sullivan will join with those who have supported and partnered with the law clinics and learn more about the positive impact that our clinics have in the community. Food will be catered by clients of SBLC: La Arepa, Mandarin House, Mixteca, and Sisters Fry Bread.


Homecoming Events

Saturday, October 15

Coffee With the President, Dean of the College, and Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students

9:30 a.m.
Agnes Flanagan Chapel

Stronger Than Ever: Lewis & Clark in 2022

10:15 a.m.
Agnes Flanagan Chapel
President Holmes-Sullivan will provide an update about the state of the college.

Football v. Willamette University

2:30 p.m.
Griswold Stadium

Women’s Volleyball v. Linfield University

7 p.m.
Pamplin Sports Center


Lewis & Clark Orchestra Concert

Sunday, October 16

7:30 p.m.
Agnes Flanagan Chapel

President Holmes-Sullivan will join the Lewis & Clark Orchestra for their first concert of the season.


25th Annual Environment Across Boundaries (ENVX) Symposium: Deconstructing the Apocalypse

October 16–20

Recent forest fires, hurricanes, floods, droughts, and heatwaves can be understood as a coherent story of increasing climate change impacts. Eye-catching media narratives and urgent appeals from climate activists have led to climate anxiety among many people of the world, perhaps especially so for young people. How does psychology, science, and narrative contribute to our construction of future climate scenarios? How can you, as a media consumer, parse the future scenarios that you encounter and distill the actions that you may choose to take?


John W. Rogers Concert: Face to Face, A Celebration of the Voice

Tuesday, October 25

7:30 p.m.
Agnes Flanagan Chapel

This annual concert is in memory of a beloved musical alumnus, and will feature vocal performances by Lewis & Clark faculty and students.


This event has been postponed to a later date (to be determined).

Tour the Graduate School’s Community Counseling Center

Join President Holmes-Sullivan for a tour of Lewis & Clark’s newly renovated and expanded Community Counseling Center (CCC). The CCC is committed to social justice through high quality, direct service to the community and effective training and supervision in mental health counseling, addiction counseling, and family therapy.


19th Annual Ray Warren Symposium on Race and Ethnic Studies: The Art of Storytelling

November 9–11

The 19th Annual Ray Warren Symposium on Race and Ethnic Studies examines the practices, purposes, and impacts of storytelling for BIPOC individuals and communities. Art of Storytelling asks us to consider which stories are told and by whom. What is the relationship between telling stories and telling the truth? When might storytelling be dangerous, and for whom? How might storytelling create joy, grief, anger, or wonder? What role does storytelling play in fostering connections and forging identities? As a spoken, written, visual, and embodied art, how has storytelling been a space where BIPOC communities envision and produce a more just future?


Questions about inauguration?
503-768-7680
inauguration@lclark.edu