April 19th, 2012

• 7:00pm: Philosophy Talk: The Nature of Wilderness
  NPR’s Philosophy Talk comes to campus to discuss “The Nature of Wilderness” with Associate Professor of Philosophy Jay Odenbaugh.
• 4:00pm: New Community Counseling Center Open House
  Enjoy refreshments, take a tour, and meet the graduate students, faculty, and staff who helped establish our new Community Counseling Center and state-of-the-art training facility.

April 17th, 2012

• 7:00pm: Author Lac Su: Love Comes In Many Faces
  Author Lac Su presents, “Love Comes In Many Faces”, a discussion about his heart-wrenching, irreverent, and ultimately uplifting memoir, I Love Yous Are for White People. 

April 9th, 2012

• All Day: 2012 International Affairs Symposium
  Join us for three days of events focused on the theme, “Global Rifts: Dynamic Relationships Among States, Society, and the World System.”
  (Until April 11th 2012)

April 5th, 2012

• 7:00pm: Watzek Screens: Fists in the Pocket
  Join us for the final screening of the semester on Thursday, April 5, at 7pm in Miller 105. Fists in the Pocket (I pugni in tasca) was directed by Bellocchio in 1965. To read more about this film and the Italian Cinema film series, check out the Watzek Screens blog.
  
  Questions or comments regarding Watzek Screens may be directed to Jim Bunnelle (bunnelle@lclark.edu).

March 22nd, 2012

• 7:00pm: Watzek Screens: Red Desert
  Join us for the 5th screening of the semester on Thursday, March 22, at 7pm in Miller 105. Red Desert (Il deserto rosso) was directed by Antonioni in 1964. To read more about this film and the Italian Cinema film series, check out the Watzek Screens blog.
  
  Questions or comments regarding Watzek Screens may be directed to Jim Bunnelle (bunnelle@lclark.edu).

March 16th, 2012

• 7:30pm: Friends of Rain Spring Concert: Micro and Macro
  Friends of Rain, Lewis & Clark College’s faculty new music ensemble, presents a concert of exciting new music. Composer Marcus Maroney will deliver a pre-concert lecture at 6:45 pm in Evans Room 129. Admission is free; donations are gratefully accepted. Friends of Rain will perform works of John Cage, George Crumb, György Kurtág, Stephen Andrew Taylor, Michael Johanson, the winner of the first annual Friends of Rain L&C Student Composition Contest, and Marcus Maroney. The program theme “Micro and Macro” explores the various creative responses by composers to ideas that are connected with the small-scale and the large-scale.

March 15th, 2012

• 12:00pm - 1:00pm: Where the Road Ends
  Binka Le Breton is an award-winning author, environmentalist and activist living in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest where she co-directs the Iracambi Research Center, working with the local community to protect the rainforest and improve rural livelihoods. Her book, Where the Road Ends: A Home in the Brazilian Rain Forest, chronicles
  

March 14th, 2012

• All Day: 2012 Gender Studies Symposium
  “Objection! Gender, Sex, Law, and Social Change”
  Join us for three days of workshops, panel discussions, readings, performances, lectures, and other events exploring gender, sexuality, law, and social change.
  (Until March 16th 2012)

March 2nd, 2012

• 5:30pm - 7:30pm: Be Aware: Mexican American Studies is Now Illegal
  Come hear about the events in Arizona and watch a powerful documentary about the now-illegal Mexican-American Studies program in Tucson public schools. Learn about what’s happening and what you can do to stop it.

February 23rd, 2012

• 4:30pm: Black History Month: Community Roundtable
  Students, faculty and community guests are invited to join a discussion about the politics and social effects of “whiteness” in the formation of black racial identity, and what it means to be “black” in today’s post-racial society.

February 16th, 2012

• 7:30pm - 9:00pm: Annual Steinhardt Lecture, “Toward a New Economy”
  Guest lecturer:  Dean Baker, Co-Director of Center for Economic and Policy Research

February 14th, 2012

• 7:00pm: Black History Month 2012 Keynote
  Ericka Huggins is a human rights activist, poet, professor, and former Black Panther leader and political prisoner.  For the past 25 years, she has lectured throughout the United States, where her extraordinary life experiences have enabled her to speak personally and eloquently on issues relating to the physical and emotional well-being of women and children, youth, education, incarceration, and the role of the spiritual practice in sustaining activism and promoting change. 

February 13th, 2012

• 7:00pm: Portland Mayoral Candidates Forum
  Portland Mayoral Candidate Forum with Eileen Brady, Charlie Hales and Jefferson Smith.  Panel of students and faculty from the College of Arts and Sciences, Graduate School, and Law School moderated by President Barry Glassner

February 10th, 2012

• 7:00pm - 9:00pm: Guest Lecture: Muslim Views On Science And Evolution
  “How do Muslims view science and evolution?” by Salman Hameed, Director of the Center for the Study of Science in Muslim Societies (SSiMS) and Assistant Professor of Integrated Science and Humanities at Hampshire College

January 31st, 2012

• 7:00pm: Travel Writer and Nonfiction Author Julian Smith
  The Department of English is delighted to welcome author Julian Smith who will read from his most recent book, Crossing the Heart of Africa: An Odyssey of Love and Adventure.  Refreshments will be provided.  Free and open to the public

January 26th, 2012

• 7:00pm - 8:00pm: Freedom Riders and Fighters Exhibit
  Traveling museum exhibit that vividly tells the story of the 1961 Freedom Rides and the stories of local Portland Freedom Riders and Fighters illustrated with archival photos and clippings that document an event that changed America forever. 

January 16th, 2012

• All Day: MLK 2012 Celebration
  The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration at Lewis & Clark is an annual celebration honoring the legacy of Dr. King and the impact he has made on those who carry the torch for peace, justice, and humanity.
  (Until January 23rd 2012)
• All Day: MLK Day of Service
  Come together with other colleges in the Portland area to celebrate Dr. King through serving out community!

December 8th, 2011

• All Day: Special Collections Exhibition: Greek and Latin Texts
  Throughout the fall semester, visit the Watzek Library Atrium to view a collection of ancient works that has survived into the digital age.
  (Until December 14th 2011)
• All Day: Bonnie Bronson Fellows: 20 Years
  The Hoffman Gallery will debut a major collection of new art from some of the finest Pacific Northwest artists this fall. The exhibition will feature the work of 20 past fellows of the Bonnie Bronson Fund. Hoffman Gallery hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
  
  (Until December 11th 2011)

December 3rd, 2011

• 8:00pm: Annual Holiday Service of Sacred Song & Verse
  Our annual Service of Sacred Song & Verse features traditional advent scripture readings, congregational singing of Christmas carols and wonderful holiday and sacred music. There will be vocal performances by the Lewis & Clark Cappella Nova and Women’s Chorus, and the Community Chorale. An organ prelude and postlude along with brass music played by Columbia Brass will also highlight the program.  Come enjoy a wonderful celebration of the season!

December 2nd, 2011

• 8:00pm: Winter Choral Concert
  Cappella Nova and Women’s Chorus Concert. On this concert, the Women’s Chorus will perform Vincent Persichetti’s haunting Winter Cantata for women’s chorus, flute and marimba, and Cappella Nova will perform Bach’s Magnificat with some of Portland’s finest Baroque orchestra players. Katherine FitzGibbon and Margaret Green, conductors. 8:00 p.m., Agnes Flanagan Chapel. Tickets available from the music department office; free admission for L&C students

December 1st, 2011

• 8:00pm: Wind Ensemble and Percussion Fall Concert
  The Fall 2011 Wind Symphony and Percussion Ensemble concert conducted by Brett EE Paschal features the music of Whitacre, Daugherty, Jarvis, Bizet, and Smith.  The Percussion Ensemble will perform “TUSK” by David Jarvis, a work about the illegal poaching of ivory in Africa. The Wind Symphony will perform “Bizarro” by Michael Daugherty. This work is about Superman’s evil twin from another dimension!   The concert is FREE and open to the public. December 1^st, 8pm, Evans recital Hall For questions, please email mailto:paschal@lclark.edu

November 30th, 2011

• 12:00pm - 1:00pm: Panel Discussion on Holistic Services to Victims of Domestic Violence
  NCVLI and the Crime Victims’ Rights Alliance will be hosting a presentation that aims to educate students about the resources available to domestic violence victims and best practices in providing holistic services.  Click here to learn more.
  
  Cookies and beverages will be provided

November 17th, 2011

• 6:00pm - 8:00pm: Paul Stamets, “Solutions from the Underground”
  How Mushrooms can Help Save the World

November 15th, 2011

• 4:30pm - 5:30pm: Sustaining Cultural Lifeways: Sovereignty, Identity, and Development in the Native Community
  Join the Office of Multicultural Affairs at this panel discussion as part of Native American Heritage Month. Panelists will discuss issues surrounding cultural sovereignty and tribal identity, economic and community development, and the role of social media and the digital age.

November 12th, 2011

• 8:00pm: Gamelan and Community Chorale Concert
  Portland World Music Ensemble and guest artists from Java perform American debut of new mass for chorus and Javanese gamelan.

November 10th, 2011

• 7:00pm: Watzek Screens: M
  This film, directed by Fritz Lang in 1931, is the final film in our Weimar Germany film series.

November 9th, 2011

• All Day: 2011 Ray Warren Multicultural Symposium
  “The Miseducation of Multiculturalism”
  This three-day series of panel discussions and lectures will explore the meanings of multiculturalism in the US and abroad, looking closely at the controversies and complexities surrounding this word, as well as the policies that have emerged to promote and support the idea.
  (Until November 11th 2011)