• <a href="/live/image/gid/431/width/650/102443_aerial.jpg" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview" tabindex="-1"><picture class="lw_image lw_image102443"> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/431/width/500/height/240/crop/1/102443_aerial.rev.1706900987.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/431/width/500/height/240/crop/1/102443_aerial.rev.1706900987.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/431/width/500/height/240/crop/1/102443_aerial.rev.1706900987.jpg 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 800px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/431/width/800/height/383/crop/1/102443_aerial.rev.1706900987.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/431/width/800/height/383/crop/1/102443_aerial.rev.1706900987.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/431/width/800/height/383/crop/1/102443_aerial.rev.1706900987.jpg 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 1200px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/431/width/1200/height/575/crop/1/102443_aerial.rev.1706900987.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/431/width/1200/height/575/crop/1/102443_aerial.rev.1706900987.jpg 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 1201px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/431/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/102443_aerial.rev.1706900987.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/431/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/102443_aerial.rev.1706900987.jpg 2x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/431/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/102443_aerial.rev.1706900987.jpg" alt="Aerial of campus" width="1440" height="690" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="1288"/> </picture> </a><div class="hero-full_image_caption collapsable-caption"> Lewis & Clark is greater than the sum of our parts.<br/>Credit: Suhail Akram BA ’24</div>
  • <a href="/live/image/gid/431/width/650/102451_GRAD-1123-Aerials_01.jpg" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview" tabindex="-1"><picture class="lw_image lw_image102451"> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/431/width/500/height/240/crop/1/102451_GRAD-1123-Aerials_01.rev.1706900995.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/431/width/500/height/240/crop/1/102451_GRAD-1123-Aerials_01.rev.1706900995.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/431/width/500/height/240/crop/1/102451_GRAD-1123-Aerials_01.rev.1706900995.jpg 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 800px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/431/width/800/height/383/crop/1/102451_GRAD-1123-Aerials_01.rev.1706900995.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/431/width/800/height/383/crop/1/102451_GRAD-1123-Aerials_01.rev.1706900995.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/431/width/800/height/383/crop/1/102451_GRAD-1123-Aerials_01.rev.1706900995.jpg 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 1200px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/431/width/1200/height/575/crop/1/102451_GRAD-1123-Aerials_01.rev.1706900995.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/431/width/1200/height/575/crop/1/102451_GRAD-1123-Aerials_01.rev.1706900995.jpg 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 1201px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/431/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/102451_GRAD-1123-Aerials_01.rev.1706900995.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/431/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/102451_GRAD-1123-Aerials_01.rev.1706900995.jpg 2x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/431/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/102451_GRAD-1123-Aerials_01.rev.1706900995.jpg" alt="Aerial of graduate campus." width="1440" height="690" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/431/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/102451_GRAD-1123-Aerials_01.rev.1706900995.jpg 2x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2482"/> </picture> </a><div class="hero-full_image_caption collapsable-caption"> Lewis & Clark is greater than the sum of our parts.<br/>Credit: Suhail Akram BA ’24</div>
  • <a href="/live/image/gid/431/width/650/102452_law_aerial.jpg" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview" tabindex="-1"><picture class="lw_image lw_image102452"> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/431/width/500/height/240/crop/1/102452_law_aerial.rev.1706900996.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/431/width/500/height/240/crop/1/102452_law_aerial.rev.1706900996.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/431/width/500/height/240/crop/1/102452_law_aerial.rev.1706900996.jpg 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 800px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/431/width/800/height/383/crop/1/102452_law_aerial.rev.1706900996.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/431/width/800/height/383/crop/1/102452_law_aerial.rev.1706900996.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/431/width/800/height/383/crop/1/102452_law_aerial.rev.1706900996.jpg 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 1200px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/431/width/1200/height/575/crop/1/102452_law_aerial.rev.1706900996.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/431/width/1200/height/575/crop/1/102452_law_aerial.rev.1706900996.jpg 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 1201px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/431/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/102452_law_aerial.rev.1706900996.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/431/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/102452_law_aerial.rev.1706900996.jpg 2x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/431/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/102452_law_aerial.rev.1706900996.jpg" alt="Aerial of law campus." width="1440" height="690" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/431/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/102452_law_aerial.rev.1706900996.jpg 2x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2400"/> </picture> </a><div class="hero-full_image_caption collapsable-caption"> Lewis & Clark is greater than the sum of our parts.<br/>Credit: Suhail Akram BA ’24</div>

Strategic Planning


The Strategic Planning Process and Updates

Manor House w/students

Timeline of Strategic Planning

Our strategic plan process began in earnest in fall 2023. We have built out a timeline showing events that have already occurred to date and those still to come, with a goal of implementing the final plan in fall 2024.


Exterior of Rogers Hall.

Draft Strategic Plan Themes

While we are still in the initial draft stage of our plan, here are the five themes we are focusing on.

 


Exterior of classroom on law campus, surrounded by trees and plants.

Ideas Generated

The planning committee has held a number of meetings and exercises to focus on our key strengths to strongly consider building upon, opportunities for cross-school collaborations, and common points and themes.


Sunset through the trees

Updating the Mission Statement

As part of the strategic planning process, we are revising the institutional mission statement. The current statement has not changed since the 1990s and is not fully reflective of who we are today or of the collective strengths of the three schools: the College of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School, and the Law School. 


Aerial view of campus taken in 2016 showing the Willamette river and downtown Portland in the background.

Big Ideas: Request for Proposals

This is a chance to be part of building a new future at Lewis & Clark. Successful proposals will create new opportunities for our students, for the institution, for yourselves, and for our donors. They will bring new resources to support work that you care deeply about.



Individuals Involved in Strategic Planning Events

Through January 2024

Judy Asbury
Associate Dean of Communications and Development, Law School

Kim Bernick
Director of Communications, Graduate School

Janet Bixby
Associate Dean and Associate Professor, Graduate School

Adam Buchwald
Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Rocky Campbell
Associate Vice President of Student Engagement and Experiential Learning, CAS

Kundai Chirindo
Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Media Studies and Department Chair, CAS

Evette Clark
Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students

Rachel Cole
Associate Professor of English, CAS

Libby Davis
Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Law School

Brian Detweiler-Bedell
Professor of Psychology and Executive Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship, CAS

Jerusha Detweiler-Bedell
Professor of Psychology and Department Chair, CAS

Anastacia Dillon
Associate Vice President for Financial Aid

Andrea Dooley
Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Operations

Cort Dorn-Medeiros
Department Chair, Counseling, Therapy, and School Psychology and Associate Professor, Graduate School

Amy Dvorak
Senior Director of Sustainability and Communications

Hollie Elliott
Associate Vice President for Admissions, CAS

Scott Fletcher
Dean of the Graduate School

Lori Friedman
Vice President of Communications

Mollie Galloway
Associate Professor and Chair of Teaching, School Counseling, and Leadership Studies, Graduate School

Robin Holmes-Sullivan
President

Helen Howell
Associate Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Steve Johansen
Associate Dean of Admissions, Law School

Jennifer Johnson
Dean of the Law School

Stacey Kim
Associate Vice President of Communications

Blythe Knott
Director of Overseas and Off-Campus Programs, CAS

Jonathan Manz
Director of the Lewis & Clark First-Year Experience, CAS

Katie McFaddin
Assistant Dean for Student Success and Retention and Director of the College Advising Center, CAS

Ben Meoz
Associate Vice President of Campus Living and Senior Associate Dean of Students, CAS

John Parry
Associate Dean of Faculty, Jeffrey Bain Faculty Scholar, Law School

Caitlin Peel
Director of Marketing

Gena Perrine
Director of Finance and Operations, Graduate School

Mark Pietrok
Director of Physical Education and Athletics

David Reese
Vice President, Chief of Staff, General Counsel and Board Secretary

Elizabeth Safran
Associate Professor of Geological Science, CAS

Rebecca Sexton-Lee
Director of Admissions, Graduate School

Katherine Shallenberger
Associate Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis

Matsya Siosal
Director of the Center for Community Engagement, Graduate School

Eric Staab
Vice President of Admissions and Financial Aid

Jessica Starling
Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Department Chair, CAS

Bruce Suttmeier
Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

Danielle Torres
Dean of Equity and Inclusion

Josh Walter
Vice President for Advancement

Sarah Warren
Associate Professor of Sociology and Latin American Studies, SOAN Department Chair, CAS

Janice Weis
Associate Dean and Director of Environmental, Natural Resources and Energy Law, Law School

Elliott Young
Professor of History, CAS

Joann Zhang
Director of Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement, CAS

Contact Us

If you have any questions or comments about the process, the themes, the mission statement, or upcoming events, please reach out to us here: strategicplan@lclark.edu