Administrative News

News regarding policies, program changes, budgets, infrastructure, and procedures affecting Clark College

Welcome, Tim!

Clark greets incoming Director of Facilities Services      Incoming Director of Facilities Services Tim Petta was welcomed warmly by the Clark College community at a reception in the Baird rotunda on Friday, November 15. Petta joined the college on November 4. Petta has extensive experience in facilities management at the University of California Los…

Safety Steps

people outside by Chime Tower during an evacuation drill

As a three-year grant concludes, the college has moved toward greater emergency preparednessThe Emergency Management for Higher Education (EMHE) federal grant period concluded Sept. 30, 2013. Over the three-year performance period, the $744,402 Department of Education grant successfully supported expansive steps to create a safer college environment for students, personnel and guests. Grant-funded activities were…

New Steps

Clark College employees greet Opening Day with awards, updates, and a little dancing      On September 11, Clark College employees gathered in the O’Connell Sports Center gymnasium to kick off another academic year. Opening Day festivities are an annual tradition at the college, a time to recognize employees’ accomplishments and to reinvigorate the college…

Vision Quest

Clark’s new Strategic Plan needs everybody’s input      On Opening Day 2013, Associate Vice President for Planning and Effectiveness Shanda Diehl explained the college’s approach to creating its 2015-2020 Strategic Plan. “Since we will use the strategic plan as a tool to make decisions, we need all of your feedback during its development,” she…

Clark’s Foodie Future

food cart

Culinary Arts Taskforce recommends dramatic overhaul of programThis past fall, the Culinary Arts Taskforce was formed to work on two things: revamping the Culinary Arts, Food program and improving food-service options on the main campus. Recently the Taskforce released its findings, and they could indicate dramatic changes not just in the program and the college’s…

A Regional Resource

Clark College takes the Next Step toward bringing classes to the Columbia River Gorge    As the economy of the Columbia River Gorge has developed, so have its needs for a more highly trained workforce. Recently members of two Gorge school districts reached out to Clark College to help meet those needs. Representatives from Clark…

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