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Commencement
Humanitarian Greg Mortenson, author of the New York Times best seller Three Cups of Tea, has worked to nurture peace by improving education for children in Pakistan and Afghanistan. He will address graduates at the College of Arts and Sciences commencement on Sunday, May 11, at 10 a.m.
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Portrait of an Artist
Ken Shores taught at Lewis & Clark for nearly 30 years while working to establish Portland’s modern art scene. A new exhibit provides a retrospective into the eclectic pieces Shores created during his career as a teacher and artist. Read more in the Oregonian.
Prestigious Grant Rewards Teaching, Supports Scholarship
Assistant Professor of English Karen Gross recently won the Graves Award for her outstanding work as a teacher, receiving a $10,000 grant to fund her research on Geoffrey Chaucer’s Italian influences. Gross is the fifth Lewis & Clark College professor to win the award.
Providing Help and Finding Hope
Erin McKain Hale B.A. ’99, M.E. ’04 didn’t initially consider being a school counselor, but today she is thrilled to have a positive impact on at-risk students. “Kids come to school here and experience being part of a real community. They build relationships… that reinforce their innate resiliency…. This work gives me hope,” she says.
Turning Global Consciousness into Conscience
Michael Graham B.A. ’06 is using technology to influence decision makers and raise support for ending ongoing violence in Sudan. As coordinator of Crisis in Darfur, a project of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Genocide Prevention Mapping Initiative, Graham illustrates the violence so that it’s impossible to ignore.
Music and Community
Gil Seeley, James W. Rogers Professor Emeritus of Music, has been challenging his students to discover their own creativity and bringing people together through choral music for more than 30 years. His work with the Oregon Repertory Singers recently won him a Governor’s Arts Award. Learn more.
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On Campus
13 May 2008
Headlines
- Student to hone leadership skills in Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute program Audio: 7 minutes, 5 seconds 12 May 2008
- Integrating science and art, senior speaker captivates campus 6 May 2008
- Three Cups of Tea author and global activist to give commencement address 2 May 2008
- Junior to gain political insight as congressional intern 30 April 2008
- Retirement research draws attention in New York Times 24 April 2008
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