College celebrates International Education Week with its largest number of international students yet On November 17, Clark College hosts its seventh celebration of International Education Week. But in many ways, Clark’s celebration began months earlier, with the launching of its new Intensive English Language Program (IELP) at the beginning of this fall quarter.…
Rockets, Eggs, and Safety Goggles
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Clark hosts its largest Elementary Science Olympiad ever Normally, you wouldn’t encourage kids to drop eggs on your floor. But this Saturday, all the rules got bent (or possibly refracted) at Clark College’s seventh annual Elementary Science Olympiad, where third-through-fifth graders tested the limits of physics with egg drops and challenged their engineering…
Applause for the Maestro
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Music professor celebrates 25 years at Clark with three new awards This fall marks music professor Don Appert’s 25th year teaching at Clark College, and as befits the director of the college’s orchestra, he’s celebrating the occasion with plenty of fanfare–winning three prestigious music awards in less than a month. Last month, Appert…
Student Club Prepares for Veterans Day
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Organizes Honor Tree and holiday cards to honor military service Members of the Clark College Veterans Club and Associated Students are staffing a table outside of Gaiser Student Center from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. all week in advance of the college’s Veterans Day celebration on November 10. Members of the college community…
Clark Welcomes New Trustee
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Michael Ciraulo begins five-year term Michael Ciraulo has been appointed to the Clark College Board of Trustees by Gov. Jay Inslee. His five-year term will begin Nov. 1, 2014. Ciraulo takes over for Trustee Sherry Parker, whose term expired this summer. “Mike Ciraulo brings a long history of public service to the board…
Clark Theatre Crosses the Border
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Boundary-breaking season opens with the Tennessee Williams classic “Night of the Iguana” Nov. 7 – 22 In its 2014-15 season, Clark College Theatre takes its audience on a wild trip across the border—whether that’s the border between two countries, between propriety and hedonism, or between reality and art. With the announcement of its…
Educating for the Seventh Generation
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Clark College celebrates indigenous cultures on Nov. 7 On Friday, November 7, Clark College will welcome the community as it hosts “Educating for the Seventh Generation,” a celebration of indigenous cultures. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the Gaiser Student Center on Clark College’s main…
Farewell, Phil!
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Is there anyone at Clark College who can remember the college without Phil Sheehan? Not likely—the Director of Information Technology, who retired on September 26 after 38 years of service, was walking the campus long before he began working here. In fact, he was a regular presence even before he started taking classes here in…
Our Trees Need Your Vote!
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Clark College is one of 10 finalists in the national Arbor Day Foundation’s annual Tree Campus USA “Celebrate Arbor Day Event Contest,” large school division. The contest, which includes college campuses from across the United States, will reward five colleges in each division with materials, funding, and support for a special Arbor Day celebration in…
Foundation Ensures a Bright Future
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Fundraising campaign ends with a record amount of donations to the college A burst of sunshine lit up the stage on September 30 as Clark College students lined up to reveal the final amount raised for the college’s five-year Ensuring a Bright Future fundraising campaign. More than 150 guests were in attendance as…