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Watch our Penguins walk

Commencement

It’s that time of year again: Preparation is underway to celebrate the achievements of the Class of 2016 at this year’s Commencement Ceremony on June 16, and the college needs volunteers to make the event successful for our graduates. There are a variety of opportunities for the college community to get involved, ranging from assisting…

Clark Jazz never skips a beat

Clark Jazz Ensemble at UNC Greeley

For the third time, the Clark College Jazz Ensemble distinguished themselves among the other colleges and universities representing seven states at the 2016 University of Northern Colorado/Greeley Jazz Festival, held April 21 through 23. This year, eight Clark College Jazz Ensemble students received Special Citation for Outstanding Musicianship awards, recognized from the 8,000 festival participants.…

Sharing the fun of reading

Read Across America Day 2016

Clark College employees donate books and time to local children      On March 2, staff members from the Clark College Bookstore participated in Read Across America Day by reading the Dr. Seuss classic The Cat in the Hat to kindergartners at King Elementary. But these volunteers didn’t just share a love of reading with…

ACE book sale

The Association of College Employees, otherwise known as ACE, is a group of college employees who work together to raise money for scholarships and textbook assistance for employees. If you are a permanent classified employee or an hourly employee that has worked for at least one year, you qualify for textbook assistance. You can receive…

Turning students into scientists

Clark offers budding researchers a way to pursue their careers        Clark College is providing an unprecedented opportunity for eligible students to start their research careers while still in community college–getting hands-on research opportunities, paid internships, and special educational support to help them succeed in the exciting career of scientific researcher. This opportunity comes…

Student stories: Flying with a Phoenix

phoenix unveiling

An inside look at Clark’s award-winning arts and literary journal      My name is Lily Hart, and I am a student at Clark College. I’m also the Managing Editor of Phoenix and was Assistant Literary Editor last year. Phoenix is Clark College’s award-winning literary and art journal. Run by student editors and faculty advisers,…

Open Enrollment has begun for employee benefits

Notes from HR

PEBB Medical Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA) and Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP) If you wish to enroll in or continue your Medical FSA and/or DCAP, open enrollment is the time to do it. You must enroll or reenroll no later than November 30 for the January 1, 2016 coverage year. The Medical FSA allows you…

Clark Band Hits a Home Run

Clark College Band on Oakland A's JumboTron

Band performs National Anthem at Oakland A’s game       On June 21, 2015, the Clark College Band demonstrated its excellence to more than 39,000 spectators at the Oakland Athletics Baseball Father’s Day game in O.co Coliseum (formerly Oakland Coliseum) in Oakland, California. “There was nothing more exhilarating than playing that last note and…

Take a Bow, Maestro!

Don Appert

Music chair Donald Appert celebrates 25 years of teaching at Clark      The award-winning Clark College Orchestra concluded its 2014-2015 season with its annual spring concert on June 14—an event that also served to celebrate Clark Orchestra Director and Conductor Donald Appert’s 25th anniversary at the college. The concert was held at the Royal…

Seussing Things Up

Read Across America Day 2015

Bookstore’s annual book drive benefits King Elementary      Smiles dominated the scene at King Elementary School on March 2 as volunteers from the Clark College Bookstore read Dr. Seuss’s classic The Cat in The Hat to four kindergarten classes as part of Read Across America Day. Following the book readings by volunteers Kaina Barba…

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