The Lewis & Clark Board of Trustees announced today it has selected Dr. Robin Holmes-Sullivan as the institution’s 26th president!
Learn more and read additional supporting statements by following the link below!
We vigorously oppose the new policy announced earlier this week from ICE that would force international students to leave the United States if the colleges they attend are providing exclusively online or remote instruction:
Class of 2022, we love you! 🧡🧡🧡
You have persisted through the unthinkable these past four years. Your determination and energy are unmatched and we can't wait to celebrate!
We are so proud of you and your accomplishments. Congratulations and happy commencement!
With great sadness, we say goodbye to Buddy, the Newfoundland who represented
@LCPioneers
for over a decade. Buddy passed away peacefully on July 2, with his family Pete Forgey and Katherine Kramer by his side:
We want to reassure students who have been admitted to Lewis & Clark and those who have submitted applications that your admission decision will not be jeopardized, even if your school penalizes you for participating in this type of protest.
Today is the day! We are so excited to inaugurate President Holmes-Sullivan this afternoon. Congratulations,
@LClarkPresident
!
Visitors attending today's event can find information about parking, timing, and more at
We made the top 10 list in Architectural Digest's "53 Most Beautiful Colleges in America" rankings! Can't say we're surprised 😉🌲
Come see for yourself—our campus is even prettier in person!
This week, we kicked off the Huston Sports Construction Project with a groundbreaking ceremony! Over the next five months, the baseball and softball fields will be replaced with state-of-the-art turf playing fields, new backstops, fences and signage.
@LCPioneers
@LCPiosBB
Ending the week with some good news! Yesterday Lewis & Clark facilities services workers delivered a donation of 5000 N95 masks and 2500 pairs of gloves to
@OHSUNews
:
Planning to watch the State of the Union address on television tonight? If you do, don’t be surprised to see a familiar face –Lewis & Clark’s own president, Dr. Robin Holmes-Sullivan.
Read about this exciting news through the link below!
@LClarkPresident
We are in the top 100 on the U.S. News and World Report’s 2021 “Best National Liberal Arts Colleges” list!
We are constantly grateful for our amazing students, staff, and faculty who make Lewis & Clark such a fantastic place to learn and grow together. 🧡🖤
Congrats to Jordan Gonzalez BA ’21, the latest Lewis & Clark student to earn the title of Rhodes Scholar finalist, a highly prestigious opportunity for undergraduate students from across the world to further their education at the University of Oxford:
Lewis & Clark will soon be home to TWO new sports teams! 🧡🖤 🧡🖤
We are so excited to welcome women’s lacrosse and men’s soccer to our athletics family. President Wiewel called this “an investment in the future of Lewis & Clark.”
The Robert D. and Marcia H. Randall Charitable Trust announced today it is awarding $1.5 million to Lewis & Clark College to fund an endowed professorship at the John E. and Susan S. Bates Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership.
Read the story here ➡️
The new ravine bridge is here! Grab your coat and gloves and gather at the north end of the bridge today at noon for hot beverages, desserts + a ribbon cutting ceremony and inaugural walk across the bridge.
Today, Dr. Robin Holmes-Sullivan begins her tenure as Lewis & Clark's 26th president!
On this historic day, Robin shares her excitement about the role, updates on campus projects, the preparation she is doing for fall, and her gratitude for our community.
Due to snow and hazardous road conditions, all Lewis & Clark campuses will remain closed today, Wednesday, February 21. Fields Dining Hall will be open from 8:30 a.m. through 6 p.m. today.
L&C at dawn video by the super talented Suhail Akram BA '24!
[Video description: Aerial video of dawn at L&C. The video slowly pans up from J.R. Howard Hall and back to reveal lower campus, the Willamette River, and Mt. Hood. The clip is soundtracked by chirping birds]
TODAY IS THE DAY! Welcome to the Pio family, Class of 2026! 😍
It's May 1, which means we are celebrating National College Decision Day! We are so excited for all our new students to join us on campus next semester. Congratulations, all! 🧡🖤 🧡🖤
We can't believe how much fun our new student move in was! Shoutout to
@lcnso
for starting off the school year strong.
Be sure to tag us when you post any photos from orientation! We'd love to see the day from your perspective. 😍
Calling all "Pretty Little Liars" fans: the pilot for a spin-off called "The Perfectionists" is filming on campus the next two days and YOU could be an extra! The producers are filming a few scenes around campus and looking for student extras:
Calvin Duncan JD '23 worked passionately to make nonunanimous juries for felony convictions unconstitutional. In April 2020, his efforts paid off via the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Ramos v. Louisiana.
#LCChronicle
“I feel really lucky to have been at a school where it’s easy for women to become leaders in their community." Congrats to Nina Oishi BA ’18 for winning the AAUW Senior Woman Recognition Award!
Professor of Chemistry Louis Kuo has been awarded his sixth grant from the
@NSF
for his ongoing student-supported research into environmental toxin remediation and phosphorus recovery:
Big news: we've been awarded a $750,000 grant from
@MellonFdn
! The new project, “Healing Social Suffering Through Narrative,” will involve a series of partnerships between the college and the greater Portland area:
We Can Guess Your Favorite College in Oregon if You Value Beauty.
Sadly this is not a
@BuzzFeed
quiz just yet, but we're still thrilled to be named the most beautiful college in the state:
Congrats to Associate Professor of English Karen Gross, our 2019 Teacher of the Year! Created in 1994, the award honors faculty members who go above and beyond to enhance students’ learning experience both within and beyond the classroom:
Commencment speaker
@Maria_Hinojosa
is leading the Class of 2018 and audience in a meditation to “focus on being in this moment together” and preaching the importance of self-care.
L&C science students and faculty went to Vancouver, WA last weekend for the annual
@MurdockTrust
College Science Research Conference. Congrats to Gabi Kuglen-Alvarez (advisor Margaret Metz) and Anna-Marie Ahn (advisor Tamily Weissman-Unni) for winning poster competition prizes!
“Dog Gone” is based on a book by Pauls Toutonghi, associate professor of English, about the emotionally charged search for a family dog on the Appalachian trail.
The movie, starring Rob Lowe, is coming to Netflix on January 13!
#DogGone
Happy first day of classes, Pios!
While the semester is starting off differently than we'd anticipated, we're still looking forward to seeing what our community accomplishes this spring.
We hope your break was restful! 🖤🧡
Professor of International Affairs Elizabeth Bennett is spending her sabbatical at Harvard researching the intersection between sustainability and wage equality for her upcoming book. Congratulations, Professor Bennett!
"Buongiorno from the REAL Palatine Hill!" 👋
Associate Professor of Philosophy Joel Martinez stopped by Palatine Hill in Rome while leading the L&C Italy overseas program. He sent us a picture while giving a special shoutout to our campus's hilltop home!
#LCOverseas
Have you noticed a gigantic wooden crate outside J.R. Howard? Well, the secret is out—Robert Indiana's LOVE sculpture is coming to campus. Check back for more details soon:
The ravine bridge on campus took home some hardware this year! The bridge recently won the IES Award of Merit, the FC Baker Award of Excellence for the local IES Section, and an exterior lighting section award.
Let's try this again – happy *second* first day back, L&C!
We're so grateful to our community for their flexibility in the winter weather last week.
Spring semester, here we go!