Pianist and composer Christopher “Chris” Roberts became president of Universal Music’s Classical and Jazz Music in 1988. Before joining Universal Music and later becoming CEO and president of Robisong Consulting, Christopher Roberts achieved a BA in music and German literature from Lewis and Clark University in Portland, Oregon, his hometown.

1. Lewis and Clark Offers Study
Abroad Program in Germany
Christopher Roberts, Universal Music

2. Introduction
• Pianist and composer Christopher “Chris” Roberts became
president of Universal Music’s Classical and Jazz Music in
1988. Before joining Universal Music and later becoming
CEO and president of Robisong Consulting, Christopher
Roberts achieved a BA in music and German literature from
Lewis and Clark University in Portland, Oregon, his
hometown.
Lewis and Clark has been offering a year of study in Munich
program for since setting up an exchange with Ludwig-
Maximilians-Universitat in 1972. Each year, around 20 to 30
students from Lewis and Clark University, as well as other
participating American universities, can experience student
life in Germany.

3. Lewis and Clark
• Recently, the year of study in Munich program added a
specialization in environmental studies. Germany has
become a world leader in environmental studies since the
energy turnaround (Energiewende) catalyzed by the 2011
Fukushima nuclear crisis, and students in the program have
an opportunity to learn about environmental sciences at
the University of Munich and the Rachel Carson Center for
Environment and Society.
Students in the year of study in Munich program will have
the opportunity to immerse themselves in a new academic
and cultural environment that may deeply enrich their lives
on both an educational and a personal level.