Since 2007, Clark College President Bob Knight has presented Presidential Coins to faculty, staff, and community members to honor their exemplary service to the college and the community. In 2016, President Knight expanded the coins’ recipients to include exemplary supporters of the college. The honorees are decided by the president and are kept secret until…
2019 Clark College Athletics Hall of Fame class announced The Clark College athletic department recently announced the 2019 Athletic Hall of Fame class. On Saturday, February 2, the 2019 Class will be recognized during halftime of the men’s basketball game vs. Linn-Benton (approximately 4:45 p.m.). Following the basketball game, a Hall of…
Donations for annual Thanksgiving gift basket drive due by Nov. 19 Every year, members of Clark College’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society collect money to pay for grocery baskets so that Clark students in need can have all the supplies to make Thanksgiving dinner for their families. This year, they have…
The food pantry will hold an open house on Oct. 25 Clark College’s Penguin Pantry will celebrate is first year of serving students with an open house on Thursday, October 25, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. The Open House will be a ‘reverse reception’ — an opportunity for students, staff, faculty, and community…
For many Southwest Washington families, the beginning of this school year was particularly challenging, featuring teacher strikes and last-minute scrambles for child care. But one thing remained unchanged: Dozens of Clark College students could depend on Clark employees to purchase and fill backpacks so that their children could start the school year off prepared. The…
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, which is a good reminder that domestic abuse, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence affect many of our students. In order to better support them, Clark College is developing a training and awareness campaign to help boost the reporting of these crimes and to help connect survivors to resources. This…
Clark College Vice President of Instruction Dr. Tim Cook has been named President of Clackamas Community College. Dr. Cook’s appointment at Clackamas Community College comes after a national search to replace Dr. Joanne Truesdell, who has served as Clackamas Community College president since 2007. Dr. Cook started his career at Clark College in 1997 as…
Clark celebrates Arbor Day with 200 new cherry blossom trees and the college’s eighth consecutive Tree Campus USA designation On April 11, Clark College celebrated tree planting and care at the annual Arbor Day celebration. Led by Clark College International Programs director Jane Walster, the ceremony took place on the northeast corner of…
Clark College’s student newspaper continues its award-winning tradition at national conference Clark College’s student-run newspaper, The Independent, again placed in the Top 10 in a national contest of two-year colleges, earning fourth place in the annual Best of Show competition in Long Beach, California. The award from the Associated Collegiate Press honored overall excellence…
This year’s Jazz Festival marks the last where Prof. Inouye calls the tune Every year during the last weekend of January, the Clark College Jazz Festival fills Gaiser Hall with swinging tunes from middle and high school bands. This year was no exception, with a total of 1,116 students from 55 schools…
