Topic: Staff
Director of Watzek Library publishes book on Oregon’s utopian heritage
Jim Kopp, director of the Aubrey Watzek Library:
In February, Kopp published Eden Within Eden: Oregon’s Utopian Heritage. This book surveys Oregon’s utopian history in relation to communal experiments. Since 1856, with the establishment of the Aurora Colony, there have been over 300 communities within Oregon, ranging from religious groups to Socialists to the ecologically friendly. Kopp explores the social, political, and cultural effects these utopian communities have had on Oregon’s history.
Kopp will do a reading from his book at Powell’s Books on May 27 and be interviewed by KPOJ on the same day.
Archivists Doug Erickson and Paul Merchant explain the importance of written archives
Doug Erickson, head of special collections/archivist at Watzek Library, and Paul Merchant, William Stafford archivist special collections archivist at the Watzek Library:
Erickson and Merchant were quoted in an article by the Oregon Council for the Humanities about the hidden treasures found in library archives. Unfortunately, digital technology is quickly contributing to the extinction of paper archives, said Erickson. “We communicate in very short and spontaneous ways now, rather than being methodical and contemplative about what we are writing,” he said. Merchant added, “Word-processing programs that overwrite previous drafts will result in fewer early versions being preserved. There may be poets and novelists who end up keeping only their final version. This will be very impoverishing for literary scholars.”
One of the major concerns archivists face involves the longevity of digital technology. Erickson pointed out that archivists know how to preserve written documents, but the same is not true for archival CDs. Merchant also believes that works deemed to be “inferior” may not be saved in the digital world, which could lead to the elimination of great authors’ novels. “We can’t anticipate the judgments of posterity, and masterpieces sometimes lie hidden,” Erickson said. “Emily Dickinson is the perfect example. She was not very well known when she died, and it is a miracle that we have her work. It is in little bound volumes that she left behind. It’s wonderful, just wonderful. But someone might easily have thrown those away.”
Associate Dean of Students Greg Caldwell travels globally
Greg Caldwell, Associate Dean of Students and Director of International Students and Scholars, has been invited by IREX (International Research and Exchanges Board) in Washington, D.C. to travel to Kiev, Ukraine and Chisinau, Moldova to interview applicants for its 2009/10 Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (UGRAD).
“Greg has been a pillar of international education for many years and we are incredibly proud that he has been selected to aid IREX in their recruitment and review processes” said Celestino Limas, Dean of Students. “Greg is a Lewis & Clark institution whose dedication to international students is unmatched. I join many students, faculty, and staff in congratulating him on this significant honor.”
The Global UGRAD program is sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the US Department of State. The program brings undergraduate students from the former Soviet Republics to study for one academic year in US colleges and universities.
Lewis & Clark has participated in the UGRAD program for the past four years and has hosted student scholars from Turkmenistan, Russia, Ukraine, and Moldova.
Caldwell will depart in mid-February for the two-week trip.
NCVLI wins two grants from the U.S. Department of Justice
In October, the National Crime Victim Law Institute, an organization that advances crime victims’ rights, was awarded two two-year grants from the U.S. Department of Justice. First, NCVLI received a multi-million dollar grant from the Office for Victims of Crime. Most of the funding will pass through to NCVLI’s nationwide network of 8 pro bono legal clinics serving crime victims and to establish up to 4 new clinics. In addition, these funds will continue NCVLI’s amicus curiae work, legal technical assistance to attorneys and advocates, training and education, newsletter, and the annual Law & Litigation Conference.
Second, NCVLI was awarded a 2 year grant of $150,000 by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) to focus on the rights of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and/or dating violence. This grant will allow NCVLI to provide training and legal technical assistance to OVW grantees across the nation. NCVLI will partner with the American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence and the Victims Rights Law Center on many of the trainings.
NCVLI promotes balance and fairness in the justice system through crime-victim-centered legal advocacy, education, and resource sharing. NCVLI also provides legal technical assistance to attorneys and advocates of victims and educates lawyers, judges, law students, victims’ advocates, the law enforcement community, and the public about victims’ rights.
Jeremy McWilliams publishes article on academic image resources
Jeremy McWilliams, digital services coordinator at the Watzek Library:
In June, McWilliams published an article in the Code4Lib Journal titled “Developing an Academic Image Collection with Flickr.” The article discusses technical aspects of the up-and-coming online collection of contemporary ceramics images, accessCeramics, founded by Assistant Director for Systems and Technical Services at the Watzek Library Mark Dahl and Assistant Professor of Art and Program Head of Ceramics Ted Vogel. Dahl and Vogel recently received a grant of $19,000 from the non-profit organization NITLE to help jumpstart this online collection, which will not only be used in classroom settings, but will be open to the general public as well.
Mike Sexton, dean of admissions, elected college delegate for PNACAC
Mike Sexton, dean of admissions for Lewis & Clark College, has been elected to the Executive Board of the Pacific Northwest Association for College Admission Counseling (PNACAC) as a college delegate. He will represent the regional association at the national (NACAC) conferences for the next three years.
Dahl and Vogel receive grant for online art project
Mark Dahl, assistant director for systems and technical services at the Watzek Library and Ted Vogel, assistant professor of art and program head of ceramics:
Dahl and Vogel received a grant of $19,000 for their project “accessCeramics at Liberal Arts Colleges” from the non-profit organization NITLE. accessCeramics is an online collection of images of contemporary ceramics.
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