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President Holmes-Sullivan Receives Women of Influence 2024 Award

President Robin Holmes-Sullivan was recognized as one the best and brightest women leaders in the region by the Portland Business Journal Women of Influence 2024 award.

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Thank you for celebrating all things LC!

On Wednesday, March 13, we came together to celebrate all things Lewis & Clark on our 9th Annual Day of Giving!

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Voicemail Retention Changes Take Effect Monday, April 1

Information Technology is changing the College’s voicemail retention practices in order to reduce storage utilization and the number of full voicemail inboxes. These changes will impact voicemail messages delivered both to your voicemail inbox, as well as your LC email inbox. All messages older than 90 days will be permanently deleted from your LC email inbox and voicemail inbox on April 1, 2024. If you have voicemail messages that you would like to save, please download locally or to another storage location prior to this date.

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Your Support Matters: Day of Giving Stories

Day of Giving is today! We asked some of our students how their financial aid package influenced their decision to attend Lewis & Clark.

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Civil Rights Titan Ben Crump Honors MLK’s Legacy in Stirring Lecture at Lewis & Clark

In an inspiring Martin Luther King Jr. Endowed Lecture, civil rights attorney Ben Crump captivated attendees with his passionate discourse on justice, equality, and the enduring influence of Dr. King’s legacy, reinforcing the vital role of legal advocacy in the ongoing struggle for civil rights.

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Get ready for a celebration of all things Lewis & Clark!

Join us for our ninth annual LC Day of Giving on March 13. What is Day of Giving, you ask? It is a 24-hour event where the entire LC communityparents, alumni, faculty, staff, and studentscome together to celebrate all things LC and support this incredible community. 

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Employee Action Required: Review and Select Benefits During Open Enrollment, Feb. 23 to Mar. 4

It is that time of year for our annual Open Enrollment for benefits. This year, there are updates that require benefits-eligible employees to actively choose their enrollment in Workday.

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Invitation to Reimage Lower Estate Gardens Cultivates Common Themes, Moves to Phase Two

Concept submissions spoke to the common theme of a community garden space. In the next phase of the planning process, the College will test the feasibility of design elements submitted by faculty, staff, and students. 

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LC Alerts Test - March 6 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

To ensure you receive these notifications, please confirm and update your cell phone number before the test:

Visit emergency.lclark.edu for instructions on updating your contact information.

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An Update on Strategic Planning

When the Lewis & Clark community comes together, our strength is unparalleled. Now is the time for us to look ahead and think about how we can best shape our future for continued success. Last semester institutional leadership began developing a new strategic plan and, with the help of a growing circle of faculty and staff, we have made good headway. We are now looking for wider participation in the process.

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Exempt Staff Invited to Offer Feedback on New L&C Staff Council Proposal

Last summer, six exempt employees formed a working group to research ways of organizing a Lewis & Clark Staff Council. Exempt staff—unlike faculty and union staff—do not currently have an organized body within the institution to support their work, promote collaboration and communication, and to serve as an advisory body to the Executive Council.

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OPINION: Our college students are struggling emotionally. We need to understand how to help them.

An opinion piece by President Holmes-Sullivan featured in The Hechinger Report examines how building resilience, the ability to rebound from setbacks, can help set students up for success.

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Campus Closing at 2 p.m. Friday Through Sunday

The National Weather Service is predicting extremely cold temperatures with the possibility of flash freezing and black ice later this afternoon and snow accumulation tomorrow. We will thus institute an early dismissal at 2 p.m. today, with activities and classes on all three of our campuses canceled through Sunday, January 14, 2024.

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Please Review School Closure Policy Prior to Threat of Winter Weather

Winter weather is in the forecast, so now is the time to review the policies we have in place to keep faculty, staff, and students safe and the institution running during snow, ice, or other dangerous weather events.

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Lewis & Clark to Honor 101 Staff for Their Years of Service

Lewis & Clark is holding two events next month to honor the 101* employees who have reached service milestones in both 2022 and 2023. See the full list of honorees and contribute your appreciation in the form of three words.