Three Clark College students are among those being recognized for their academic excellence and community service.
2023 All-Washington Academic Team announced
by Maureen Chan-Hefflin •
Achievements
Awards, promotions, accomplishments
Phi Theta Kappa at Clark College Wins Regional Awards Again
by Maureen Chan-Hefflin •
For the second year in a row, the Clark College’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), the international honor society for community colleges, was ranked first place in the region and received the Distinguished Chapter Award.
Opening Day 2022
by jshadley •
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!
Celebrating the Class of 2022
by jshadley •
Clark College honored its 86th graduating class at the 2022 Clark College Commencement ceremony held Thursday evening, June 16, at the RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater. The college conferred over 1,900 degrees and certificates for the next generation of our community’s workers, leaders, and scholars.
Phi Theta Kappa earns awards
by herickson •
Clark College’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), the international honor society for community colleges, has been hard at work this year. Two of its members have been nominated to the All-Washington Academic Team, and the chapter took top honors in PTK’s regional Hallmark Awards. “I am so excited that our chapter is being recognized…
Dr. Edwards named a Paragon President
by herickson •
Clark College president earns award from international honor society Phi Theta Kappa Clark College President Dr. Karin Edwards was recently named a Paragon President by the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK). The award recognizes college presidents who have shown support of student success initiatives leading to stronger pathways to completion, transfer, and…
Dr. Edwards named Aspen Presidential Fellow
by Contributor •
The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program today announced that Dr. Karin Edwards, president of Clark College, is one of 25 leaders selected for the 2021-22 class of the Aspen New Presidents Fellowship. This program supports community college presidents in the early years of their tenure as they aim to achieve higher and more equitable levels of student success. The…
Three new Career Launch programs
by herickson •
Programs help students “earn as they learn” cuisine management, cybersecurity, and welding technologies Clark College recently received certification of three new Career Launch programs at the college. The programs join six other Career Launch at the college. Career Launch is a Washington state program that provides students with opportunities to “earn as they learn” through partnerships between public educational institutions and local employers that provide meaningful, high-quality, and…
Together at last
by herickson •
After a year of online learning and social distancing, the Class of 2021 celebrates with a Commencement ceremony as unique as they are On June 17, students and faculty lined up in Clark College’s Red parking before crossing Ft. Vancouver Way to Christensen Soccer Field for the college’s 2021 Commencement ceremony. The ceremony,…
A passion for education
by Susan Parrish •
Scholarship recipient works full-time job as Head Start preschool teacher—while juggling studies, family responsibilities Ever since he was a 10-year-old boy growing up in Kenya, Moses Kimeli Korir dreamed of being a teacher. When he grew up, he traveled 9,000 miles to Vancouver, Washington to fulfill his dreams. Twenty-two years later, Korir was a step closer as he attended Clark College’s 2021 Commencement ceremony to receive his Associate of Applied Science degree…
