Goings on at the Penguin Nation
College hosts drive-through cookout honoring the emancipation of Black enslaved people Clark College celebrated the emancipation of Black enslaved people with its inaugural Juneteenth Drive-Through Cookout on Friday, June 11. The event was organized by the college’s Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and culinary programs. Clark College’s McClaskey Culinary Institute and ODEI provided 100 boxed lunches for students. In…
Celebrating the Class of 2021’s remarkable achievements with an in-person, socially distanced graduation This will be the first time that the ceremony is held on the soccer field. Traditionally, the college’s Commencement ceremonies have been held at Sunlight Supply Amphitheatre. However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the college’s 2020 Commencement ceremony was held completely virtually.…
Online address will premiere March 4 Dr. Karin Edwards, Clark College President, will deliver the 2021 State of the College Address to share the college’s vision, challenges, and accomplishments with the larger community. Due to COVID-19 it will be presented online via pre-recorded video. The video will premiere on YouTube at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 4. The link for the video will…
Registration is now open for Clark College’s 2021 Northwest Regional Equity Conference. This year’s theme is “Sharing Strategies for Equity and Anti-Racist Practices.” The online, two-day conference aims to improve equitable, sustainable experiences and outcomes for historically under-represented students and employees of the higher education system through effective instruction and anti-racist supports. This year the conference will broaden its…
Four free, virtual Running Start Information Nights held from January to March High school students can learn how to take the next step in their education by attending one of four optional Virtual Running Start Information Night sessions hosted by Clark College. The identical sessions will be held 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 25; Tuesday, Feb. 9; Wednesday, Feb. 24; and Thursday, March 18. All four…
Clark College will honor the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Wednesday, January 20, with an online event celebrating Black leadership and creativity. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be hosted live on Zoom from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. The event will feature guest speaker Dr. Andrew Jolivétte, Professor and Chair-Elect of the Ethnic…
Clark College celebrates the Class of 2020 with its first-ever virtual ceremony Like all Clark College students, the Class of 2020 experienced plenty of challenges–academic, economic, and personal–along their educational journeys. But on top of the typical hurdles, they also faced something unprecedented in the college’s history: In March, they learned that their…
Coming-of-age musical runs Feb. 21 – March 7 Clark College Theatre continues its 2019-2020 season with the musical Bare by Jon Hartmere and Damon Intrabartolo. Bare is a coming-of-age rock musical that features a group of high school seniors at a Catholic boarding school who face issues of sexuality and personal identity.…
Award-winning author reads from and discusses her work on February 24 The Clark College Columbia Writers Series continues its 2019-2020 season with national award-winning writer Terese Mailhot. This event, which is free and open to the public, will be held on Monday, February 24, from 11 a.m. to noon in Penguin Union…
Four Running Start Information Nights held Feb. 5, Feb. 24, March 9, and March 24 High school students can learn how to take the next step in their education by attending one of four optional Running Start Information Night sessions at Clark College. The identical sessions will be held 7:00-8:00 p.m. on Wednesday,…
