Cosmos: A Community Dialogue about Opportunity, Challenge, & Transformation

Students from different cultures, countries, languages, and experiences are invited to come together in dialogue to reflect and connect meaningfully about their lived experiences being in the US to study abroad at L&C. In dialogue, participants will explore ways each of their individual experiences may resonate, differ, or support one another.

‘Cosmos,’ the series title, comes from the word cosmopolitan (n.): including or containing people from many different countries; another word for international. The purpose of these dialogues is to open a space where people from different countries can share their experiences of studying abroad in the US and foster connectivity and support through mutual understanding.

“We hope this is a space where we can express the unique journeys we are on. With this fresh take, we have a desire for the members of our community to hear different experiences, and meaningfully connect with one another.”

Cosmos is comprised of a series of dialogues open to International Students most weeks throughout Spring 2025. Cosmos is designed, run, and facilitated fully by International Students. Registration is required for participation in all Community Dialogues.

For more information about Cosmos, reach out to alistern@lclark.edu.

Past Events

April 22, 2025

Community Dialogue: Managing Climate Anxiety

How are we doing with regard to what we’re seeing and hearing about Climage Change? How do we deal with anxiety and cope with the news? What are we doing individually, and what can we do collectively to support these feelings in our communities? All L&C community members are encouraged to participate in this Community Dialogue! Registration required, seats are limited.

April 15, 2025

Administrative Assembly

Please join us for the last Administrative Assembly of the 2024-25 academic year. 

March 20, 2025

Community Dialogue: [No] Hard Feelings

What do you consider “hard feelings”? Where do they come from and who influences them? What do they do to and for us – both individually and collectively? How do they shape our perspectives, actions, relationships, or communities? In this small-group Dialogue, participants will be invited to explore Gender Studies Symposium themes through considering the value of their own stories and exploring the potential that both personal and shared feelings have in our world. All L&C community members and symposium presenters/artists are encouraged to participate in this Community Dialogue!

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