News regarding policies, program changes, budgets, infrastructure, and procedures affecting Clark College
Clark College is closely monitoring the outbreak of a respiratory virus called COVID-19. At this time, there are no cases of COVID-19 in Clark County, according to Clark County Public Health. Because the safety of students, staff and faculty is top priority, today the college formally activated its incident response team to identify issues and…
The big news this week: a new President Friday marked a major milestone for Clark College as the Board of Trustees announced the selection of our next President. The board voted unanimously to offer the position to Dr. Karin Edwards who has, pending agreement on contract terms, accepted our offer to be our next college…
Board of Trustees names Dr. Karin Edwards to lead the college Today Clark College marked a major milestone when its Board of Trustees announced its selection of Dr. Karin Edwards to be the college’s next president. Dr. Edwards comes to Clark College with an impressive history of leadership, including her current position as…
This week This past week I enjoyed celebrating with our community 30 years of research and community collaboration at WSUV. And, the Business and Health Sciences Unit invited me for some Q&A. Thanks to the BHS faculty and staff for sharing your thoughts and concerns with me. I especially enjoyed hearing about learning in action…
This week Kudos to the Facilities Services staff and Safety and Security officers at Columbia Tech Center for responding so quickly to the water damage due to flooding from a broken water pipe over the weekend. We recovered quickly thanks to the Facilities team and the Office of Instruction’s Joanne Savage, who figured out room…
This week I kicked off this week with welcoming our new employees to the Penguin Nation at their orientation session. Thank you to Vanessa Neal for organizing this engaging event, and to each of the program presenters as well. I appreciated hearing from classified staff at the WPEA Membership meeting as they shared concerns about…
Presidential Finalists This week we all have one last chance to participate in the search process for Clark College’s next president. Our three finalists have now completed their interviews on campus, which included an open public forum and a student forum. Those forums were recorded, have been close-captioned and have now been posted at http://www.clark.edu/presidential-search/search/forums.php. I…
This Week What a week it has been! I am so happy to see students and faculty back in classes, and grateful for everyone who rolled up their sleeves this past week and persevered. The two-year faculty contract for 2018-2020 includes significant pay raises for full-time and adjunct professors. It also spells out the distribution…
Dates have been set for the open forums for community members to meet the three finalists for the Clark College President position. These forums are a chance for members of the Clark College community and other stakeholders to meet the finalists and ask questions about their leadership experience and philosophy. Each candidate will hold two…
This past week I can’t believe this is the last weekly news for 2019. My time at the Penguin Nation has flown by fast. As I reflect back on the last twenty four weeks, I count your success and the amazing work you have done in teaching and supporting our students. I look forward to…
