Lewis & Clark hosts American Physical Society conference

In May, Lewis & Clark hosted the 10th Annual Meeting of the Northwest Section of the American Physical Society (APS). Thomas Olsen, associate professor of physics, served as local organizing chair and host of this conference. Olsen gave a presentation titled “Characterization and Control of Chaos” and was elected secretary-treasurer of the APS Northwest Section by members.

President Thomas Hochstettler opened the conference with remarks on science research and teaching in the context of the liberal arts. Dean of the College Julio de Paula opened the final day of the conference with a review of the history of science research at Lewis & Clark. Professor of Physics Herschel Snodgrass presented his paper titled “Large-Scale Convection and the Solar Activity Cycle.”

Graduating senior Christina Ketchum shared her paper on “Correlating Vertical Velocities of Ionized Interstellar Medium To Star Formation Rates In Nearby Face-On Spiral Galaxies,” which was a collaborative effort with Associate Professor of Physics Stephen Tufte. Tufte chaired the sessions on astrophysics and biophysics with Professor of Physics Bethe Scalettar. Scalettar presented a paper at the session titled “Elucidating Molecular Events Underlying Learning with Fluorescence Microscopy,” the product of joint research undertaken with graduating senior Mariya Chavarha and Janis Lochner, Dr. Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. Professor of Science. Graduating senior Adam Kowalski and junior Shelley Zhao each presented a poster at the APS conference.

9 June 2008

• collaborative research
• conference
• faculty
• physics
• public presentations
• staff
• student

Ashley Kikukawa awarded Western Association of Student Financial Aid scholarship

Ashley Kikukawa, educational loan specialist in Student Financial Services:

The WASFAA Ethnic Diversity Action Committee has awarded Kikukawa a scholarship to attend the Western Association of Student Financial Aid Administrator’s Sister Dale Brown Summer Institute in June. This week-long training program is offered each summer and is the premier training opportunity for financial aid professionals new to the profession.

23 May 2008

• awards
• financial aid
• scholarship
• staff

Associate Director of Human Resources named treasurer for higher education association

Kris Codron, associate director of human resources and benefits manager:

Codron has been elected to serve as treasurer for the Western Region of the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR). Codron has served as the treasurer of CUPA-HR’s Northwest Region for the past two years.

CUPA-HR provides global leadership to the higher education human resources profession and the higher education community by offering essential knowledge, resources and connections that enhance individual and institutional capacity and competitiveness. The Association serves over 1650 institutions and over 10,000 HR professionals.

13 May 2008

• appointment
• human resources
• staff

Tesner curates HIV/AIDS prevention annual art auction

Linda Tesner, director of the Ronna and Eric Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art:

In April, Tesner acted as head curator for the Cascade AIDS Project’s annual art auction. This year’s auction was composed of 275 works of art, with hopes to raise $600,000 for the HIV/AIDS prevention fundraiser.

1 May 2008

• fundraising
• staff
• visual arts

Associate Dean of Admissions selected to serve on Portland Public Schools committee

Adrienne Enriquez, associate dean of admissions and director of multicultural recruitment:

Enriquez has been selected to serve on the Citizen’s Budget Review Committee of the Portland Public Schools Board of Education. The group is charged with the task of reviewing and making recommendations on the Superintendent’s proposed budget.

10 April 2008

• appointment
• community engagement
• staff

Dean and Assistant Dean of Students discuss student conduct system reforms

Houston Dougharty, dean of students, and Winston Jones, assistant dean of students and director of Campus Living:

In February, Dougharty and Jones presented “Honoring, Embracing and Empowering Community Values to Transform your Student Conduct System” at the Twelfth Annual International Conference of the Association for Student Judicial Affairs in Clearwater Beach, Florida.

10 April 2008

• public presentations
• staff

Krattenmaker discusses the role of faith at secular colleges

Tom Krattenmaker, associate vice president for public affairs and communications, believes that the successful showing of “Lord, Save Us From Your Followers,” a documentary exploring the collision of faith and culture in America, challenged the notion that secular college campuses are closed off to discussions of faith: “The conventional wisdom, as it turns out, is not quite right,” he writes. Read more here.

USA Today (Portland, Ore.) Is God silenced on college campuses?

31 March 2008

• documentary
• faith
• In the News
• staff