Past Event
6 through 8 April 2009
Lewis & Clark hosts leading intellectuals and advocates during a three-day symposium, welcoming members of the campus community as well as the greater Portland community to an exciting, informative, and dynamic series of discussions. This year’s symposium is titled “A World of Warfare: Dynamics of Conflict in the 21st Century.” Topics include the privatization of security forces, the notion of preemptive war, and the efficacy of embedded journalists, just to name a few. Each session includes time for audience questions.
WHERE: Templeton Campus Center, Council Chamber
COST: Free
CONTACT: Amy Timmins, Administrative Coordinator, 503-768-7630
Past Event
Thursday, 5 March 2009, 7 p.m.
“The New Orleans Tea Party” is a 74-minute documentary about the rebuilding of civil society in post-Katrina New Orleans.
Filmmakers Marline Otte, Associate Professor of History, Tulane University, New Orleans, and Laszlo Fulop, Assistant Professor in the Film Deptartment at the University of New Orleans, chronicled the achievements of both the local residents and the millions of volunteers streaming to the region. “We believe that exploring the slow and painful renaissance of this singular American city - its ongoing struggle for existence - throws open a window onto the collective consciousness of a nation…”
Professor Otte will present the film and lead a Q&A following the film. The event will take place in BoDine, room 300. For more information, contact Nancy Hugg at 503-768-7378.
Past Event
Thursday, 5 February 2009
At the beginning of the first 100 days of the new administration, the National Teach-In on Global Warming Solutions will engage more than a million Americans in solutions-driven dialogue. Educators, students, and citizens, will come together to create a focused conversation about the critical decisions that will determine if our descendants will inherit a prosperous or an impoverished planet.
Lewis & Clark will host a day-long teach-in, with sessions from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Scheduled guests include Attorney General John Kroger, David Van’t Hof, Sustainability Advisor to Governor Kulongoski, former Secretary of State Bill Bradbury, and many others.
For a complete list of lectures, panel discussions, and teach-in events and locations, please visit the Lewis & Clark Teach-In page.
Past Event
Tuesday, 27 January 2009, 3–4:30 p.m.
Consuls general Julian Evans of Great Britain and Catalin Ghenea of Romania will discuss challenges and opportunities associated with climate change and share their viewpoints. The session introduced and moderated by Eban Goodstein, professor of economics and executive director, National Teach In on Global Warming Solutions.
This event will take place in Templeton Campus Center, Council Chambers. It is free and open to the public.
Past Event
Wednesday, 3 December 2008, 7 p.m.
Oregon Secretary of State Bill Bradbury, who completed a rigorous training program led by former Vice President Al Gore, will present and educate about issues and solution surrounding global warming on in Council Chamber, Templeton Campus Center.
Bradbury was part of a select group of 50 individuals chosen to receive intensive training by Gore and a team of renowned scientists about issues surrounding global warming. Each received technical training to become experienced presenters of a version of Gore’s computer-based slide show, which became the basis of his best-selling book and documentary film, “An Inconvenient Truth.”
This event is co-sponsored by ASLC, Oregon Environmental Council, and the New York Times.
Past Event
12 through 14 November 2008
This two-day event, bringing together leading academics from across the country, will focus on why people migrate, how it affects culture and identity, and the socio-political issues tied to migration. The annual Multicultural Symposium, in its fifth year, is designed to help the community explore the personal and public face of race, culture and ethnicity in a local, national, and global context.
Events will take place at various times, in different locations within Templeton Campus Center. Consult the symposium website for details.
Past Event
Monday, 7 April 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Given the recent outcry over the atrocities of genocide and intrastate violence, there has a been a clear push to resolve human security crises even when they do not threaten international peace. Policy-makers are thus left with a choice of whether national or global interests should take priority in addressing these concerns.
Join Ambassador John Bolton and Ambassador Robert Krueger for a point-counterpoint discussion in a session titled “UNtangling Interests: Questioning the Motivation for Humanitarian Intervention.”
Past Event
7 through 9 April 2008
Lewis & Clark hosts leading intellectuals and advocates during a three-day symposium, welcoming members of the campus community as well as the greater Portland community to an exciting, informative, and dynamic series of discussions. This year’s symposium is titled “Where People Matter: Navigating the Labyrinth of Human Security.” Topics include human trafficking, the environment, food security, and humanitarian intervention, just to name a few. Each session includes time for audience questions.
Past Event
Saturday, 9 February 2008
A symposium including readings, lectures, and discussions, asking the question: “What’s the use of poetry in the midst of the anxiety and promise of our times?”
