Clark College starts the new academic year with its first in-person Opening Day since 2019.
President Edwards said that although she has been at Clark College for over 2 years, this was the first in-person opening day celebration, and she was loving it!
For Employees
HR updates, administrative changes, and other things affecting those who work at Clark College
Winter 2022 Classified Staff Excellence Award recipient: Chris Chaffin
by Vanessa Bural •
New tenured professors
by herickson •
College welcomes newly tenured faculty members in chemistry, communication studies, health information management, and nursing Four outstanding educators are the newest members of the tenured faculty at Clark College. Darcy Kennedy (chemistry), Nick Luisi (nursing), Olga Lyubar (health information management), and Richa Sharma (communication studies) were all granted tenure during the Clark College…
Nursing professor receives tenure
by herickson •
Dianne Lucia becomes newest member of nursing program’s tenured faculty Nursing professor Dianne Lucia was granted tenure during the Clark College Board of Trustees meeting on December 8. Tenure is awarded by the college’s Board of Trustees to faculty based on professional excellence and outstanding abilities in their disciplines. The granting of tenure…
New VPs named
by herickson •
New Vice President of Instruction and Vice President of Student Affairs will serve in crucial roles on the college’s leadership team After a nationwide search, Clark College has announced the hiring of two new members of its Executive Cabinet. Dr. Michele Cruse was named Vice President of Student Affairs and Paul Wickline was…
2021 Annual Employee Awards
by herickson •
Five employees received annual awards in three categories at Clark College’s 2021 Opening Day event, held virtually on September 13. Awards announced included: Exceptional Administrative Exempt Award Exceptional Classified Staff Award Lora Whitfield Social Equity Award Additionally, the Exceptional Faculty Awards, which were announced during Commencement, were recognized a second time. Employees were also recognized…
Run with your Penguins
by Contributor •
This addition to Employee News was submitted by Haley Tucker in Event Services. Are you interested in running events outside of Clark? If so, we have created a Clark team with the below events. I hope you can join us. Shamrock Run Website: https://www.shamrockrunportland.com Distances include: 4 mile Walk, 5K, 10K, 8K, 15K, and Half…
Clark professor answers COVID-19 questions
by herickson •
Have questions about COVID-19 and vaccinations? Biology professor Steven Clark created an informative video lecture on the virus, vaccines, and immunity. Watch until the end to catch a question-and-answer session conducted with Clark College employees who attended Professor Clark’s Zoom seminar. EmailFacebookTwitterGoogleStumbleuponRedditTumblrPinterestLinkedinDiggit
Clark vaccination clinic Sept. 1 (UPDATE: Event Canceled)
by herickson •
UPDATE: This event was canceled due to low enrollment. Clark College, WPEA and CCAHE are holding a vaccination clinic on Wednesday, September 1 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Clark College in the STEM Building. Sign up for an appointment here. Rite Aid will be providing the first dose of the Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine. …
Spring 2021 Classified Staff Excellence Award recipient: Damon Grady
by Vanessa Bural •
Congratulations to Damon Grady, Campus Security Sergeant, Security and Safety Services, recipient of the 2021 Spring Quarter Classified Staff Excellence Award! Damon Grady has been with Clark College’s Security and Safety Department since 1997. He served as a Campus Security Officer for 20 years before being promoted to the sergeant’s rank in January of 2018. Comments about Grady…