Image of lush greenery on the Lewis & Clark campus.The Sustainability Council (LCSC) is a group of students, faculty, and staff drawn from the College of Arts and Sciences, Law School, and Graduate School of Education and Counseling. The council has existed in some form since the late 1990s and focuses on learning, operations, and communication/outreach related to sustainability across the three campuses.
The council has a full slate of projects and programs this year, including updating our Climate Action Plan and new curricular and co-curricular activities.
The council meets monthly (remote and in-person). Volunteers have the option to indicate level of interest to participate in the following ways:
L&C seniors partnered with Portland’s Albina residents to respond to their environmental priorities, collecting and evaluating data on air quality, traffic safety, and the potential use of mass timber.
May 5–8, students can drop items in good condition to donation sites in Holmes, Copeland, Platt, Tamarack, Stewart, and Fowler 215 (game room). The swap—where everyone is welcome to shop for free—will be held May 7–8 in Fowler 215.