Election 2020 Related Events and Resources

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The following list aggregates the election events that have happened or are being planned for the Lewis & Clark community. More details and links will be added as they are received.

September

September 22: National Voter Registration Day

September 29: First Presidential Debate, hosted by Speech and Debate, Rhetoric and Media Studies

October

October 6: E2: Empower & Educate, symposium hosted by Student Rights and Responsibilities, Student Engagement

October 7: Vice Presidential Debate, hosted by Speech and Debate, Rhetoric and Media Studies

October 9: Why does voting matter? Wokeshop hosted by Inclusion and Multicultural engagement

October 9: The presidential election and all it means, discussion hosted by Gente Latina Unida

October 15: SLC attends RACE TALKS - Engaging Democracy, hosted by Student Leadership and Service

October 19: SLS attends NAYA’s Youth and Elders Council - election edition, hosted by Student Leadership and Service and the Native Student Union

October 21: Lewis & Clark Debriefs Race Talks, hosted by Student Leadership and Service

October 22: Second Presidential Debate, hosted by Speech and Debate and Rhetoric and Media Studies

October 27: Oregon Humanities’ Talks and SLS Presents Democracy, Transition and Significance, hosted by Student Leadership and Service

November

November 2

Care Packages for Stress Relief During the Election, hosted by Inclusion and Multicultural Education

November 3

Loving Kindness Meditation for Election Day, hosted by Spiritual Life
Election Night Viewing event, hosted by Speech and Debate, Rhetoric and Media Studies, and ASLC. Request a zoom link to attend.
Great Expectations Election Night Viewing event, hosted by Inclusion and Multicultural Education

November 4

Discussing the 2020 Election through Multiple Lenses: Law, International Affairs, and American Politics, hosted by Advancement. The L&C campus community of students, faculty and staff are invited to join our expert faculty panelists for this event. This discussion will feature Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus Bill Funk, Joseph M. Ha Associate Professor of International Affairs Elizabeth Bennett, and Assistant Professor of Political Science with Term John Holzwarth.
A Post-election Opportunity for Community Dialogue, campus-wide dialogue hosted by Student Life and Spiritual Life. This is an opportunity on the day after the election for members of the L&C community to gather together on Zoom, and additionally for some CAS students to gather in person in a socially distanced, safe classroom environment in the JR Howard classrooms. Please RSVP by noon on November 4.
Trans and Non-binary folks process the election, hosted by TransActive and Student Leadership and Service
Community Debrief and Processing Drop-in with IME, hosted by Inclusion and Multicultural Education
On Being Discussions on Race & Healing, hosted by Spiritual Life. Students, faculty, and staff from all three schools are invited to a special discussion after the election.

November 5

Election Art Therapy, hosted by the Graduate School of Education and Counseling

November 9

BIPOC Post Election Debrief, hosted by IME/Student Unions