Week 14 | December 2nd, 2024 | Fall 2024 | |
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When the Going Gets Tough
Guest Columnist: Hilary Martin Himan
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Hello Students,
As we wrap up this semester, I want to give a shout out to everyone who is embracing self-compassion. In Spiritual Life’s Awakened Awareness, an 8-session mindfulness, spirituality, and meditation-based workshop, we engage in a lot of journaling, conversations, and guided visualizations to strengthen that muscle of self-compassion. As we wrap up our final cohort this Thursday, I invite you all to consider Awakened Awareness next semester. Talk to your friends and classmates who have done it - it really does add skills to your personal toolbox. Look for upcoming advertising and email me (hmhiman@lclark.edu) if you’re interested!
As Katherine Morgan Schafler writes, “We think of self-compassion as a sweet thing we can do for ourselves while we’re putting lotion on our legs, not as a primary source of power. We think of self-compassion as optional, but there’s nothing optional about it. You can’t heal or grow without self-compassion.” As you finish your papers, projects, and prepare for finals, I invite self-compassion to be your north star. Life is already full of enough pain. Let’s usher in some compassion.
Best wishes,
Hilary
P.S. Idea for a Finals Study Break! For those who want to celebrate Christmas or see what a Christmas Service is like, come to our Christmas Service on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 6:30pm in Flanagan Chapel. All are welcome and invited! Organized by student staff of the Center for Spiritual Life and the Pioneer Christian Fellowship. Treats to follow.
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Hilary Martin Himan
Chaplain and Director of the Center for Spiritual Life
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Community Dialogues: Seeking Students to Lead Important Campus Conversations
This program is designed to equip student leaders with the skills to facilitate meaningful dialogue on campus. In this role, you’ll be trained in dialogue facilitation and learn techniques for fostering constructive conversations across a variety of perspectives. Applications accepted on an ongoing basis until Dec. 2nd or until seats are filled. Students who complete the training and project will receive a $300 stipend. Learn more here.
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The Bark Fall 2024 Survey
We want YOUR feedback about The Bark! Your feedback is valuable for The Bark's editorial team to continue to provide you with all the important information, updates, and events from the Division of Student Life and campus partners. Please consider completing The Bark Fall 2024 survey. At the end of the survey, you can enter a raffle to win one of three $20 Lewis & Clark College Bookstore gift cards. The survey closes on December 6th, noon PST.
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Now Open: Health + Humanities Spring ’25 Student Internship Funding
Lewis & Clark students who have a Spring internship in health + humanities are eligible to apply for funding to support their work.
Up to three students will be awarded funding to support internships in health + humanities with organizations that contribute to healing through narrative.
Learn more here.
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Dance Extravaganza
Dance Extravaganza, commonly referred to as Dance X, offers students the opportunity to have their choreography fully staged for large audiences. Learn more here. | Reserve tickets here.
The performances will take place on:
- December 5th, 7:30pm
- December 6th, 7:30pm
- December 7th, 2pm and 7:30pm
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End-of-Semester Music Department Performances!
Celebrate the season with Lewis & Clark's Music department as they showcase an exciting lineup of performances:
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Ghanian & Zimbabwean Music Ensembles (Dec. 3rd, 7:00pm, Evans Hall)
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Jazz Night: A journey through 50 years of Jazz. (Dec. 4th, 7:30pm, Evans Hall)
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Walk in Light: A Choral Concert with Judy Rose (Dec. 6th, 7:30pm, Agnes Flanagan Chapel)
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Lewis & Clark Orchestra Performance featuring Bernstein, Still and Copland (Dec. 8th, 7:30pm, Agnes Flanagan Chapel)
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Latin American Music Ensemble Showcase (Dec. 9th, 7:30pm, Evans Hall)
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Save the Date!
The Festival of Scholars and Artists is a beloved annual Lewis & Clark tradition, where our community dedicates a full day to celebrate our students and their exceptional work: their research, their creative accomplishments, and their achievements both on and off campus.
More information here.
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Watzek First Friday- Contact Improv Dance
It’s not every day that there’s dancing in the library, but there will be on the first Friday of December! On Friday, December 6th, Lewis & Clark’s Contact Improv Dance class will perform in the atrium of the Watzek Library, with Dance Extravaganza taking to the Main Stage at Fir Acres Theatre later that night. More information here.
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Upcoming Athletic Home Games:
- Dec. 8th, Men's Basketball vs Douglas College, 1:00 p.m., Pamplin
Dec. 4th, Visiting Artists- Anna Gray+Ryan Paulsen: 7:30 p.m., Miller Hall 105, Anna Gray + Ryan Paulsen will be speaking as part of the Department of Art’s 2024 Visiting Artist Lecture Series.
Dec. 5th, Understanding Generative AI: Opportunities and Considerations for Higher Education: 10:00 a.m., Council Chamber, Fowler Student Center, Are you ready to explore how the cutting-edge world of Generative AI is transforming higher education? Join us for an engaging session that dives into the rapidly evolving realm of artificial intelligence. Whether you’re a student, faculty member, or staff, this talk will unpack the ways AI is changing how we learn, work, and teach.
Dec. 10th, IME x OEI: Community Social: 11:30 a.m., Beth Miller Lounge, Fowler Student Center, Join IME for monthly Adulting While First-Generation lunches, an informal space for networking and discussion around adulting 101 topics! Gain navigational skills by asking ‘adulting 101’ questions such as how to buy a car, what is a credit score, how to make the most of college, what am I doing here?!
Dec. 10th, Ales with Alumni: Anneke Banda ’19 Law ’22: 5:30 p.m., Trail Room, Fowler Student Center, Join Anneke Banda ’19 (and law ’22) for an informal conversation. In an intimate setting, come hear about her experiences during and after life at Lewis & Clark. Learn about her journey to working at the Multnomah County DA’s office, and enjoy a beverage of your choice/food in a small group setting.
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Help Shape Our Future: Diversity and Equity Campus Climate Survey
OEI invites the entire L&C community to participate in the upcoming HEDS Diversity and Equity Campus Climate Survey. Your responses will provide the framework needed to see where we can continue to support and improve in DEIJ work on campus.
After completing this ~15 minute survey, we are also excited to have survey participants be entered into a prize drawing, including Blazers tickets, Hopscotch tickets, Punch bowl social gift cards, and Powell's gift cards. Learn more here.
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College Outdoors to host No Man’s Land Film Festival
College Outdoors is proud to present No Man’s Land Film Festival (NMLFF) in February 2025, the first all-woman + genderqueer adventure film festival! NMLFF celebrates the full scope of athletes and adventurers by un-defining femininity in adventure, sport, conservation, and film. This event is a fundraiser to support our scholarship program, so we may continue to offer financially accessible programing to all students at Lewis & Clark! Learn more here.
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Snowshoe Mt. Hood #1a and #1b
Snowshoe on the snow covered trails around Oregon’s tallest volcano! Weather permitting, we’ll head up to one of the many amazing snow-covered trails on the east side of Mt. Hood, where we’ll snowshoe through snow-capped trees to get a magnificent view of the mountain. No experience required! Learn more here.
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Peer Conflict Ally Program
For students who are looking to be a support person for their peers in conflict, the CACE Office will be opening a new program where students can receive around 7 hours of training around conflict management skill building. These students will become Peer Conflict Ally connected with CACE and receive a graduation cord to recognize their achievement. This condensed training option takes place in two parts at 1:00pm-4:30pm on January 25th and 26th. RSVP required. Learn more here.
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