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It’s River Otter Week!

Guest Columnist: Stacey Kim, AVP of communications

February 16, 2026

Today is the first day of River Otter Week! This entire week, we will be celebrating our new mascot with river otter-related events, installations, and activities across all three of our campuses, building up to the reveal of the mascot design on Friday, February 20, 2026.

You will receive emails with details on River Otter Week fun at your lclark.edu account on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday this week. And, you can find information about each day’s events on the mascot website and by following the main L&C Instagram.

When you arrive on campus on Friday morning, our River Otter design will be out in full force on campus signage, t-shirts, bookstore merch, and more. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend the River Otter party that’s happening on Friday from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Trail Room. There will be door prizes; otter-themed food and mocktails; a cookie decorating station; coloring pages; a raffle, and more!

Have fun welcoming our new mascot to campus. GO, OTTS!
Stacey Kim, AVP of communications
Member, Mascot Implementation Committee

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