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Take a Campus Tour
Visiting Lewis & Clark is the best way to get to know us. Our three campuses—undergraduate, graduate, and law—are nestled in a forest just six miles from downtown Portland, and we have a free shuttle that will take you there.
Our undergraduate campus spans a ravine and is surrounded by trees, giving you ample space to explore and connect with nature.
Our law school is located next door to Tryon Creek State Park, which is where you’ll find members of our community hiking the 13 miles of stunning nature trails.
And our graduate school has an expansive green lawn that serves as a backyard, commonly listed as our students’ favorite place on campus. It’s also where our bee garden is housed!
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Cheer on Your Peers
Almost 20 percent of our undergraduates compete on our 21 varsity sports teams. Attending games to cheer on your peers is a great way to spend time with friends, build community, and show your school spirit. Full athletics schedule.
Explore Portland
Lewis & Clark is located in the lush hills of South Portland, the city’s “sixth quadrant.” But our beautiful campuses aren’t the entire story—our location offers something that most other schools do not: an ideal setting in a vibrant, progressive city with endless networking, entertainment, and cultural resources.
Getting Outdoors
The benefits and beauty of the Pacific Northwest are right outside our door. This area contains some of the most spectacular and well-maintained scenic areas in the United States.
Good Eats
Portland is nationally renowned for its food scene, which includes options for almost every food preference and dietary need. We were even given the title of best pizza in the country from Modernist Pizza!
Things to Do
It’s impossible to provide an exhaustive list of things to do and see in a city as vibrant and diverse as Portland. We can promise you this, though: you won’t lack for great opportunities to have fun.
Emily Larabee BA ’25More about EmilyThere are some really yummy restaurants in Portland, especially at the many food carts here. I also really love the proximity to outdoor activities, particularly with Mount Hood being under an hour’s drive away! It offers beautiful hiking trails and skiing year round.
Katrina Kuzmina BA ’23More about KatrinaI love Portland because of the cool bands that come to play here and how personal their concerts are!
Margaret Jordan BA ’18More about MargaretI fell in love with Portland and the L&C campus before pretty much anything else.
Where in the World?
Latitude - N 45 degrees 27 minutes 01.5 seconds (45.4507982448745)
Longitude - W 122 degrees 40 minutes 07.9 seconds (-122.672105792312)
We’re just a bit north of the halfway point between the North Pole and the Equator, at roughly the same latitude as Lyon (France), Milan (Italy), and Sapporo (Japan).
We’re also at the same latitude as Burlington, Vermont, and Minneapolis, Minnesota (but without the subzero temperatures.)
Upcoming Events
Resume Round Up 2024
Send us your resume between 9/16 - 10/8 and you could win a $25 Amazon gift card!
Voter Education Week
Get Registered, Get to know your Ballot, Make a Plan to Vote-Don’t wait till the last minute! Stop by one of our tables in JR Howard, The Bon, or the Library to make sure you’re on track!
Ray Warren Symposium community planning meetings
We are excited to extend an invitation to community planning meetings for the 21st Annual Ray Warren Symposium on Race and Ethnic Studies! Community meetings are a great way for members of the L&C community to get involved and make meaningful contributions to the symposium. Don’t be shy, as all students, faculty, and staff are welcome, and no prior experience is needed.
Upcoming planning meetings will take place on October 8, October 22, and November 5 from 3:30-4:30 in Miller 414.
Snacks are always provided!
The God from the Other Side of the World and the Goddess Next Door: Cultural Blending at Hadrian’s Wall
In AD 122, the Roman Emperor Hadrian decided to build a wall across the island of Britannia that marked Rome’s northern frontier. For almost 300 years, Hadrian’s Wall and its associated forts became a fertile area for cultural blending as local Britons interacted with soldiers recruited from throughout the Roman world. This presentation (richly illustrated with slides) will examine archaeological evidence of the cultural diversity of this remote corner of the Roman Empire.
The God from the Other Side of the World and the Goddess Next Door: Cultural Blending at Hadrian’s Wall
In AD 122, the Roman Emperor Hadrian decided to build a wall across the island of Britannia that marked Rome’s northern frontier. For almost 300 years, Hadrian’s Wall and its associated forts became a fertile area for cultural blending as local Britons interacted with soldiers recruited from throughout the Roman world. This presentation (richly illustrated with slides) will examine archaeological evidence of the cultural diversity of this remote corner of the Roman Empire.