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
11 through 13 March 2009
The 28th Annual Gender Studies Symposium will feature more than 25 events exploring gender in the context of health care, education, politics, art, and more. The symposium will be comprised of three days of panel discussions, lectures, readings, performances, workshops, and an art exhibition.
Featured events include:
- Poetry Workshop with Salt Lines, featuring Andrea Gibson with Denise Jolly and Tara Hardy
- Keynote Lecture, “Human Rights Challenges to Gender Injustice,” Loretta Ross, reproductive justice activist
- Keynote Lecture, “Fatherhood, Poverty, and Gender Injustice: Which Way Forward for the Obama Administration?”
- Performances by the welfareQUEENS and Jamie Stewart from Xiu Xiu, Friday
Most events held in Templeton Student Center. Consult the full schedule for details.
COST: Free
CONTACT: Kim Brodkin, gender studies, 503 768-7678
Past Event
Saturday 31 January 2009, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Modeled on the popular ABA California Water Law Symposium, this conference was organized collaboratively by law students attending major law schools in the Pacific Northwest. Panels topics include: Effects of Liquefied Natural Gas on Water Quality and Quantity, Ocean Renewable Energy Development, The Politics and Science of the Columbia River Dams, and several others. Oregon’s Secretary of State, Bill Bradbury, will be the keynote speaker.
This event is free for Lewis & Clark students, and $50 for the general public.
To register online, please visit the symposium registration page.
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
14 through 16 October 2008
As colleges, corporations, and cities across the country scramble to embrace sustainability, it is worth asking what exactly we hope to achieve. The 11th annual Symposium on Environmental Affairs draws together students, practitioners, and community members to discuss sustainability in time and space. Does sustainability mean eternal equilibrium, or is there a role for destruction and restoration? Are local systems always more sustainable? What exactly would global sustainability look like in today’s complex world?
The symposium includes three days of panel discussions and keynote addresses, which will take place at various campus locations October 14-16. For a full schedule, visit the Environmental Studies website.
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
12 through 14 March 2008
Border Crossings: Identities, Communities, Experiences — All symposium events are free and open to the public. Events are held in Templeton Student Center unless otherwise specified.
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?”
