Highlights of 2015
Students, faculty, staff, and alumni use their knowledge and experience to achieve in their fields of study and endeavor. Here’s a list of a few successes of this year, from law school alum Kate Brown becoming the governor of Oregon to the institution being named the #1 green college by Princeton Review.
- Two student-athletes named finalists for the Rhodes and Marshall scholarships
- Lewis & Clark among nation’s top 12 for Fulbright honors
- Lewis & Clark faculty receive honors and recognition for their work
- Lewis & Clark named #1 green college by Princeton Review
- President Glassner represents higher education at White House, is elected to the NAICU board, and shares his views on the “uses of ignorance” in the Chronicle of Higher Education
- Graduation speech by Yash Desai ’15 covered in the Oregonian
- Alumnus Bob Fitch ’61 documents some of America’s greatest human rights campaigns
- Law school celebrates 100 years of excellence
- Law alum Kate Brown ’85 becomes governor of Oregon
- Michael Lindblad MAT ’96 named 2015 Oregon Teacher of the Year
- Philanthropist Lorry Lokey makes $2 million gift to support outstanding professors
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Green Leadership
27th Annual ENVX Symposium Focuses on Green Innovation in China and the U.S.
This year’s symposium, Green Innovation in China and the U.S.: Creating Climate Solutions, will be held from September 30 to October 4. The symposium features two keynote speakers in addition to a movie screening, a panel on electric vehicles, and a closing reception. All events are free and open to the public.
Thought Leadership
A Focus on Student Resilience at ChronFest
President Robin Holmes-Sullivan was a featured speaker at The Chronicle of Higher Education’s virtual conference.
Civic Engagement
Working Together to Improve L&C’s Voter Turnout
Lewis & Clark is taking part in the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, working to improve civic engagement and achieve at least 80 percent voter turnout in the upcoming election.
Student Support
Empowering New Students to ‘Stumble and Grow’
In a Seattle Times opinion piece, Robin Holmes-Sullivan, president of Lewis & Clark and a clinical psychologist, addresses how parents and caregivers can prepare their students for the“monumental transition” to college while supporting their autonomy and growth.