Lewis & Clark’s Holiday Celebration Draws Philanthropists and Academicians

Portland, December 12th, 2013. Supporters of Lewis & Clark  gathered at the home of University President, Barry Glassner and his wife Betsy for some holiday cheer. The couple lives in the historic Cooley House in Dunthorpe.

Gerry Frank, Lewis & Clark law professor, Jennifer Johnson and her husband, Paul Francis

President Barry Glassner with The Honorable Garr “Mike” King and his wife Mary Jo King 

Betsy Amster, a literary agent and president of Betsy Amster Literary Enterprises is the wife of President Barry Glassner, Lewis & Clark’s 24th president who took the helm in 2010.

Lewis & Clark trustees, John Bates, and Libby McCaslin and her daughter, Frances McCaslin

Dan Balmer of the Dan Balmer Trio – Dan is on the faculty at Lewis & Clark 

From Lewis & Clark:

A Lewis & Clark education isn’t like anything you could experience anywhere else. We’re a private institution with a public conscience, a residential campus with global reach. Students and faculty throughout all three of Lewis & Clark’s schools—the College of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School of Education and Counseling, and the Law School—pursue new ways of knowing by combining classic liberal learning with pioneering collaboration. 

Our students represent the next generation of global thinkers and leaders, unafraid to discard conventional thinking, civic complacency, and outmoded preconceptions. Yet they value what Lewis & Clark offers: an education built from the time-tested elements of careful study, original research, and spirited debate.

So what makes the experience of our students unique? How about the inspiring beauty of our natural setting, on 137 wooded acres in Portland’s southwest hills. Or our rich history and our diverse, multicultural present. Or our commitment to interdisciplinary academic learning, as well as community engagement here in Portland and around the world.

Add to this our well-stocked libraries, award-winning green buildings, and outstanding athletic facilities; our implementation of technology and the innovative research it allows; and above all our committed and engaged students, teachers, mentors, staff, alumni, donors, and friends. It all adds up to Lewis & Clark, a place where agile minds come to learn, to explore, and to work together.

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