Progress continues on Clark’s new president search. In October the Board of Trustees approved the Presidential Profile created by our Search Advisory Committee with input from the college and community. A contracted search firm, Gold Hill Associates, immediately reached out to its national network to cultivate candidates. The position was also posted by Clark’s Human…
VP for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion announced
by Kelly Love •
Rashida Willard leads college equity work supporting students, faculty and staff Clark College announced today November 14, 2019 that Rashida Willard has accepted the position of Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the college effective immediately. “Rashida has earned the respect of her peers, our students and the community as a…
Clark College takes next step in hiring new president
by Kelly Love •
Community and college representatives have come together to form a Presidential Search Advisory Committee at Clark College. Their job will be to screen applicants and recommend presidential candidate finalists to the Clark College Board of Trustees. The committee met for the first time on October 11 to review the process, participate in implicit bias training…
Clark College celebrates ten years at Columbia Tech
by Kelly Love •
Clark College at Columbia Tech Center is “open for business” this fall Business and community leaders joined Clark College on Monday, October 14 for a Vancouver Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting to celebrate a milestone. Clark College first opened Columbia Tech Center in east Clark County in fall 2009. Responding to feedback…
Presidential search open houses
by Kelly Love •
Community provides input on qualities needed in next college president Clark College reached out for community and college input on the selection of the next college President this past week. The search firm, Gold Hill Associates, held an open house as one source of input on what the job profile should include. The profile will…
Supporting Social Justice Leadership at Clark
by Kelly Love •
Congratulations to Hanan Al-Zubaidy, Chippi Bello, and Kayla Escott, Clark College’s three representatives at the Social Justice Leadership Institute this year. They have demonstrated a commitment to making our college a more inclusive and social justice-minded place. This is a yearlong program to foster leadership identity among historically underrepresented groups. It allows leaders to develop…
Making a match: Clark students and manufacturers
by Kelly Love •
Clark College partners with Centers for Excellence to create jobs Clark College and ESD 112 are now hosting Washington’s newest Center of Excellence, a hub for connecting the region’s students and employers through job training and coordination. The local office is known as the Center of Excellence for Semiconductors & Electronic Manufacturing. It’s…
Clark College student works her dream job
by Kelly Love •
A new internship program provides opportunity of a lifetime If you read the Columbian, you may see a familiar byline: that of Clark College student Jeni Banceu. As reported in that newspaper, she is the first Clark College student to work at the Columbian as a paid news intern. The newly endowed Dee…
Clark College announces new Interim President
by Kelly Love •
Board of Trustees names Dr. Sandra A. Fowler-HillThe Clark College Board of Trustees voted unanimously tonight to offer the interim college presidency to Dr. Sandra A. Fowler-Hill. She has accepted, pending completion of contract negotiations. The decision was made at a special board meeting Tuesday June 25 following a two-month process led by the Board…
