Topic: public address

Portland Mayor-elect to speak at Lewis & Clark

25 September 2008

  • Engaging our World
  • Living Portland

(Portland, Ore.)—Portland Mayor-elect Sam Adams will speak at Lewis & Clark on Oct. 7 as part of National Coming Out Week. Currently serving as a Portland city commissioner, Adams will assume mayoral duties in January, 2009. National Coming Out events are designed to promote public awareness of issues that affect people who identify as lesbian, gay, [...]

Integrating science and art, senior speaker captivates campus

6 May 2008

  • Advancing Knowledge
  • Living Portland

(Portland, Ore.)—Meagan Nuss, an environmental studies major, with a concentration in art, will be this year’s senior speaker at the 2008 College of Arts and Sciences Commencement this weekend. Nuss says she hopes her speech will remind graduating seniors that, despite their diverse backgrounds and the innumerable journeys they will take in the future, their shared [...]

Three Cups of Tea author and global activist to give commencement address

2 May 2008

  • Engaging our World

(Portland, Ore.)—Greg Mortenson, co-author of the New York Times bestselling book Three Cups of Tea and champion for children’s education in the remote mountains of Pakistan and Afghanistan, will give the College of Arts and Sciences commencement address on Sunday, May 11. Mortenson’s dedication to humanitarian work reflects the college’s own commitment to promoting global leadership [...]

Eisinger talks presidential politics in Portland

10 January 2008

  • Engaging our World
  • Living Portland

(Portland, Ore.)—Back from the Iowa caucuses, Robert Eisinger, associate professor of political science and author of The Evolution of Presidential Polling, will speak about the 2008 presidential campaigns Friday, January 11 at City Club of Portland. Read his firsthand account of the Iowa caucuses featured on The Oregonian blog and read his editorial about the [...]

Renowned education advocate addresses new teachers’ needs

24 September 2007

  • Advancing Knowledge

(Portland, Ore.)—New teacher retention is a serious challenge in the country, and Oregon, unfortunately, is not unique. Close to one out of every three new teachers in Oregon will leave the profession within their first five years, costing the state $45 million annually. Legislation passed in Oregon this spring provides new funding for mentoring programs [...]