Lewis & ClarkGraduate School of Education & Counseling

Community Engagement

Equity/Disparity

If you are interested in collaborating with Lewis & Clark faculty or the Center for Community Engagement, please contact us at 503-768-6040 or email cce@lclark.edu. 

Ongoing Projects

Current Projects

  • Collaborating groups: Johns Hopkins University, Affinity Counseling Group, Institute for Family Services, PSU School of Social Welfare
    Faculty contact:
    Andrae Brown
     
  • A weeklong summer college experience for Native high school students who want to attend college.
    Collaborating groups: Spirit Mountain Community Fund, Ford Foundation, Portland State University, Portland Community College
    Contact: Se-ah-dom Edmo
  • Explore the principles, theories, research, and practice of second language acquisition. Upcoming cohorts.
    Recent collaborating groups: Various Portland-area schools and districts.
    Faculty contact: Alejandra Favela
  • The Early College Access Advocacy Project addresses barriers faced by low income, first generation, minority, and other students who feel disconnected from the educational system.
    Collaborating groups: Centennial Learning Center
    Faculty contact: Andrae Brown, Mollie Galloway
  • The Faculty of Color Consortium will invite faculty of color from institutions of higher education, including community colleges, private and public universities, and post graduate institutes in the Portland area to gather and develop a professional community.
    Collaborating groups: TBA
    Faculty contact: Andrae Brown
  • Lewis & Clark develops a model for extensive and sustainable community engagement and collaboration with traditionally marginalized communities.
    Collaborating groups: TBA
    Faculty contact: TBA
  • Lewis & Clark faculty work through the achievement gap between White, Latino, and Black students at Beach Elementary School.
    Collaborating group: Beach Elementary School
    Faculty contacts: Alejandra Favela, Sara Exposito
  • Lewis & Clark faculty investigate the viability of a community counseling clinic at Roosevelt High School.
    Collaborating groups: Roosevelt High School
    Faculty contacts: Margaret Eichler, Carol Doyle
  • Lewis and Clark Faculty from the ESOL/Bilingual Program and the IWOK (Indigenous Ways of Knowing) Program engage in an action based partnership with Umatilla Tribal Educators and Master Linguists.
    Collaborating groups: Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
    Contact: Se-ah-dom Edmo
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    We offer districts a professional development opportunity to enhance their literacy instruction through a series of classes offered in a flexible, on-site program.
    Collaborating groups: Various Portland-area schools and districts. Upcoming cohorts.
    Faculty contact: Ruth Shagoury
  • An elementary-level science and math certificate program, PrISM improves instruction in mathematics and science across the state of Oregon.
    Collaborating groups: Various Oregon school districts and area universities
    Faculty contact: Kip Ault
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