Awards, promotions, accomplishments
Clark College’s new STEM Building has a LEED Silver certification. Here are a few environmentally friendly aspects of the building and its construction: The building is cooled by water pumped from the local wellfield through a campuswide hydronics (water-based heating and cooling) system. This same water is used to heat the building with help from…
Clark College’s new STEM Building gives students the perfect environment for learning about the sciences Shortly before Clark College’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Building opened for classes at the beginning of the 2016 fall quarter, Clark College Construction Project Manager Jim Watkins stood on its north plaza and pointed out a…
Recipients of Clark’s annual faculty awards announced at Commencement During the 2016 Commencement ceremony, President Robert K. Knight announced the names of the recipients of the 2016 Clark College Exceptional Faculty Awards. The awards are presented annually to full-time and part-time faculty members. Nominations can be submitted by Clark College students, faculty, classified employees,…
Scholarship recipient Holly Varner has gone from GED to honor roll Holly Varner had always meant to go to college. She tried taking classes a couple times, but life as a Navy wife made it difficult—she was constantly having to move to follow her husband’s 21-year-long career, not to mention taking care of…
A donation from the McClaskey Family Foundation helps make new teaching and dining facility possible Clark College President Robert K. Knight announced that the Tod and Maxine McClaskey Family Foundation made a $4 million gift to the college’s culinary program that will transform the learning process for students, as well as the…
For the third time, the Clark College Jazz Ensemble distinguished themselves among the other colleges and universities representing seven states at the 2016 University of Northern Colorado/Greeley Jazz Festival, held April 21 through 23. This year, eight Clark College Jazz Ensemble students received Special Citation for Outstanding Musicianship awards, recognized from the 8,000 festival participants.…
Clark College receives NSF grant to teach mechatronics in rural areas Clark College has received a $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to create a new Rural Access Mechatronics Program (RAMP) that will help students in rural areas become skilled technicians in the high-demand field of advanced manufacturing. “Thanks to this funding,…
Clark College thanks the industry advisors who keep its professional and technical programs cutting-edge Last Wednesday Clark College honored the more than 250 men and women from over 160 business and organizations who serve on the college’s 28 advisory boards for professional and technical programs. These industry professionals provide “real-world” guidance for…
Clark College celebrates Arbor Day with its sixth consecutive designation as a Tree Campus USA On April 13, Clark College celebrated nature at its annual Arbor Day event and tree planting. The event, which was free and open to the public, featured the addition of a Black Hills Spruce to the campus’s beautiful…
Clark College’s 2016 All-Washington Academic Team members share a love of science and a drive to overcome obstacles Two outstanding Clark College students were selected to attend the 2016 All-Washington Academic Team Recognition Ceremony, held on March 24 at South Puget Sound Community College in Olympia, Washington. Tammy Senior and Qi Wu are…
