Student newspaper sweeps regional awards Clark College student journalists captured all three top awards in a competition for the best in news reporting, editing and production by teams at 13 community colleges in Oregon and Washington, according to results made public Sunday. It was the third year in a row that the news…
Achievements
Awards, promotions, accomplishments
Congratulations, Professors!
by herickson •
Clark College awards tenure to 11 professors in 2015 Eleven outstanding educators are the newest members of the tenured faculty at Clark College. Shayna Collins (counseling), Sunnie Elhart-Johnson (business technology medical office), Helen Martin (business technology), Susan Nieman (nursing), Ethel Reeves (nursing), Bevyn Rowland (counseling), Kristi Taylor (dental hygiene), Ruth Trejo (chemistry), Linda…
Seussing Things Up
by Contributor •
Bookstore’s annual book drive benefits King Elementary Smiles dominated the scene at King Elementary School on March 2 as volunteers from the Clark College Bookstore read Dr. Seuss’s classic The Cat in The Hat to four kindergarten classes as part of Read Across America Day. Following the book readings by volunteers Kaina Barba…
Honoring Three Women … and Three Decades
by chazelbaker •
Iris Awards celebrates a 30-year tradition of honoring women’s contributions to Southwest Washington Three outstanding women working in different fields, but with a similar commitment to improving the lives of others in Southwest Washington, are the winners of the 2015 Iris Awards, honoring women of achievement in Southwest Washington. The awards will be…
Expanding Our Future
by herickson •
President Knight sounds hopeful notes during 2015 State of the College Address “Over the past year, we have seen many successes and we have seen many things that seemed like a dream or a far-off vision come to fruition.” So began President Bob Knight’s 2015 State of the College Address, held January 15…
The Year in Pictures
by jshadley •
Clark College Goes Global
by herickson •
College celebrates International Education Week with its largest number of international students yet On November 17, Clark College hosts its seventh celebration of International Education Week. But in many ways, Clark’s celebration began months earlier, with the launching of its new Intensive English Language Program (IELP) at the beginning of this fall quarter.…
Clark to offer its first bachelor’s degree
by chazelbaker •
The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) has approved Clark College’s proposal to add the college’s first baccalaureate degree. Starting in the fall of 2015 the college will offer a Bachelor of Applied Science in Dental Hygiene. The B.A.S. in Dental Hygiene will benefit both students and the community, according to Dr. Tim Cook,…
Our Trees Need Your Vote!
by herickson •
Clark College is one of 10 finalists in the national Arbor Day Foundation’s annual Tree Campus USA “Celebrate Arbor Day Event Contest,” large school division. The contest, which includes college campuses from across the United States, will reward five colleges in each division with materials, funding, and support for a special Arbor Day celebration in…
Foundation Ensures a Bright Future
by herickson •
Fundraising campaign ends with a record amount of donations to the college A burst of sunshine lit up the stage on September 30 as Clark College students lined up to reveal the final amount raised for the college’s five-year Ensuring a Bright Future fundraising campaign. More than 150 guests were in attendance as…