Programs
Reed College partners with Portland-area community members and organizations to enrich scholarship, research, and creative activity; foster innovative teaching and learning; and develop educated and engaged citizens in service to our local and surrounding communities.
These weekly creative movement sessions are offered for one semester each academic year; they are free and open to the public. No previous dance experience necessary.
Faculty and staff members share their expertise through talks and presentations at Portland area high schools and clubs.
Reed's arts education outreach initiative of the Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery engages Portland Public School students in first-hand experiences with works of art—free of charge.
Reed College's Science Outreach program creates partnerships between Reed College and local public schools to provide public school students with engaging, hands-on, inquiry-based science experiences.
SEEDS—Students for Education, Equity, and Direct Service—provides Reed students with volunteer opportunities, fellowships, Federal Work-Study, and trainings that foster positive, healthy change in the world.
Local community high school students who are ready for part-time, rigorous college study take one college class at Reed for the full academic year while concurrently enrolled in high school.
Research Reactor Tours
We offer free in-person tours and labs to educational groups. The tours cover the basics of reactor physics, our operator training program, and the research we do. They can be tailored for age groups and levels of education; the minimum age for tours and labs is 10 years old.
Image: Nemo Shen '21
Connecting Students and Employers
Reed's Center for Life Beyond Reed (CLBR) supports a range of connections between students and employers, including info sessions, recruiting events, a shared database to list and seek opportunities, and more.
Events
We welcome Portland-area residents and Reed community members to partner with each other to learn, grow, and work together to improve our shared community. Join us!
Join us for Canyon Day, Reed College's oldest tradition. Free and open to all ages. Tools, training, food, and fun provided. Dress for the weather, and bring gloves if you have them.
Area high school students and teachers gather on campus for a day to focus on a topic about the early Romans with Reed faculty. No cost to attend; students must be in high school and currently or recently enrolled in a Latin course to participate.
This workshop sponsored by the Reed College mathematics and statistics department allows area high school students and teachers to get hands-on experience with a mathematical topic. No cost to participate; open to high school students and teachers.
Visitors to campus drop in to Reed's biology, chemistry, and physics departments, engage with Reed science faculty, and participate in lab experiments. Open to the Portland community.
Complimentary tickets for faculty-directed theatre productions are available on designated dates for high school students and teachers. Following the production, the director, cast, and technical crew offer a brief “talk back.”
Zine Fest: a Community Event
The Reed College library hosted a Zine Fest to celebrate independent publishing, community building, and zine making in March 2024. The one-day festival featured zinesters from both the local community and Reed, workshops, and a keynote by special guest James Spooner (The High Desert, Black Punk Now, and the Afro-Punk). Stay tuned for updates about Reed Zine Fest 2025.
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Community Engagement Committee
The Community Engagement Committee (CEC) supports Reed community members in active engagement with issues of community import within the curriculum, campus, and broader community. In particular, the CEC seeks to support community-engaged initiatives by faculty and students. The CEC facilitates Reed’s involvement with Project Pericles, the Northwest Five Consortium for Community Engagement, and Imagining America.
Faculty:
- Catherine (Kate) Ming T'ien Duffly, Associate Professor of Theatre
- Juniper Harrower, Assistant Professor of Art
- Dustin Simpson, Visiting Associate Professor of English and Humanities
- Sarah Wagner-McCoy, Associate Professor of English and Humanities
Staff:
- Lisa Leonard, Director of Conference and Events Planning
- Gregory MacNaughton, Education Outreach Coordinator & Calligraphy Initiative Coordinator
- Siira Rieschl, Science Outreach Program Manager
- Shania Siron, Assistant Director for Advising, Center for Life Beyond Reed
- Shishei Tsang, Program Director for SEEDS
- Rachel Willis, Sustainability Coordinator
- Laura Zientek, Associate Dean of Graduate and Special Programs