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Hannah Erickson is a Communications Specialist working in Clark College's Communications & Marketing Department.

State Supreme Court to Visit Clark

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The highest court in the state will hear cases, answer questions May 12-13      The Washington State Supreme Court is coming to Clark College for a two-day visit in May to hear oral arguments and make itself available to the public. Chief Justice Barbara Madsen and Justices Charles W. Johnson, Susan Owens, Mary Fairhurst,…

Making Change: Of Mullets and Data Sets

Jane Beatty

Director of Change Management Jane Beatty provides the latest on the ctcLink migrationHello, fellow Clark colleagues. We have been involved in an exciting move of some data from all community and technical colleges in Washington. In support of the FirstLink colleges (Spokane and Tacoma) going live as beta testers for ctcLink, the SBCTC technical team…

A Spanish Lesson with Strings Attached

Betsy Ubiergo

Professor’s sabbatical project makes literature come alive at Clark’s Latino Festival      In a strange way, Spanish professor Betsy Ubiergo has the cruelty of children to thank for inspiring her sabbatical project, which will be unveiled at Clark College’s Día del Niño/Día del Libro festival, held May 9 in Gaiser Student Center. Ubiergo and…

Clark College Theatre Presents: “Dog Sees God”

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A nutty yet heartbreaking work of modern theatre runs May 2 – 17       Clark College Theatre concludes its 2013-14 season with Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead by Bert V. Royal. A breakout hit when it debuted at the New York International Fringe Festival, this challenging work operates both as…

Celebrating Spring and Friendship

Annual Sakura Festival honors the ties between Vancouver and Japan         As he introduced the opening ceremonies of this year’s Sakura Festival, Clark College President Bob Knight called the 100 shirofugen trees whose blossoming the festival celebrates “a gift rich with symbolism.” As dignitaries from both Japan and Vancouver rose to speak,…

Association Scholarship Opportunities

The Association of CTCs

The Association of Community and Technical Colleges offers two scholarships every year, one for employees of Washington community and technical colleges (CTCs) who are pursuing a college degree, and one for students graduating from a CTC. The application deadline for both scholarships has been extended to May 12, 2014. Here is a link to the…

Democracy or Dictatorship?

Carlos Castro

Prof. Carlos Castro presents Central American case study in next Faculty Speaker Series      What makes one country develop into a democracy, and another into a dictatorship? That is the question at the heart of Clark College sociology professor Carlos Castro’s upcoming Faculty Speaker Series lecture, “Borderlines: Political and Economic Differences between Nicaragua and…

Trees and Technology

Arboretum website

Clark College celebrates Arbor Day, 21st-century style      On April 9, Clark College celebrated both the natural and digital worlds at its annual Arbor Day event, as it added two new trees to the campus’s beautiful arboretum and unveiled a new, student-designed website that uses digital technology to catalog that arboretum. The new online…

Trees and Technology

Arboretum website

This year’s Arbor Day celebration features a mobile-friendly map made by Clark students      On April 9, Clark College will celebrate both the natural and digital worlds at its annual Arbor Day event, as it adds two new trees to the campus’s beautiful arboretum and unveils a new, student-designed website that uses digital technology…

Student Spotlight: Amelia Longbons and Christopher Beh

Two Outstanding Scholars Named to All-Washington Academic Team      Two Clark College students who serve their college and their community were named to the 2014 All-Washington Academic Team. Amelia Longbons of Kelso and Christopher Beh of Vancouver were among 68 students from Washington’s 34 community and technical colleges who were recognized on March 27…

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