Goings on at the Penguin Nation
The 2017 Iris Awards honors five champions of diversity, civility, and community service On March 8, while people around the world celebrated International Women’s Day, members of the local community gathered in Gaiser Student Center to honor five women’s contributions to Southwest Washington at the 2017 Iris Awards. Guests enjoyed refreshments and light fare…
Clark College hosts Southwest Washington Regional Science Olympiad Burning marshmallows, miniature hovercrafts, robotic arms, and the perennial favorite, bottle rockets, were a just a few of the 48 activities featured at this year’s Southwest Regional Science Olympiad Tournament, which took place at Clark College on Saturday, March 4. More than 350 young scientists…
Ten recent alumni share their artistry in ceramics The Next Step: An exhibition of work created by alumni from the Ceramics Area at Clark College. On February 22, several Clark College alumni gathered in the Frost Art Center’s lobby gallery during the reception for their collective show, “The Next Step.” The brainchild of art professor…
Award-winning musical makes a splash Feb. 17 – March 4 Clark College Theatre continues its 2016-2017 season with the award-winning musical, Urinetown by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis. Urinetown is a hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, municipal politics—and musical theatre itself. Inspired by the works…
Children’s Free Dental Health Day helps more than 100 kids Some days, it’s like the Tooth Fairy is trying to tell you something. For instance, there’s nothing like losing one of your baby teeth to remind you that you need to visit the dentist. Fortunately for Juliet Shiemke, age 7, students from the…
At his annual State of the College address on January 20, President Bob Knight spoke about the importance of an organization finding its “true north,” which he defined as “the very reason the organization exists, and what it can do better than anything else.” Knight went on to say that Clark College has been steering its…
The Clark College Dental Hygiene Program will hold a free children’s dental clinic on Saturday, February 4, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the main campus of Clark College. The event will take place in the Firstenburg Dental Hygiene Education and Care Center in the Health Sciences Building on Clark’s main campus. Dental hygiene…
Free lunchtime lectures cover everything from volcanoes to animal acupuncture Clark College is inviting the public to come back to school for a series of free lunchtime seminars that explore Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). Begun in 2015, the Clark College STEM Seminar Series launches its 2017 Winter season on Friday, January…
Former student Mitchell S. Jackson appears at the Columbia Writers Series on Jan. 17 During the 2017 winter quarter installment of its renowned Columbia Writers Series, Clark College will welcome back former student Mitchell S. Jackson, an award-winning author. Mitchell will read from and discuss his writing from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on…
Leading scholar on Afro-Latinx identity delivers keynote address at college’s celebration of Dr. King on Jan. 18 Clark College will honor the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Wednesday, January 18, with “Transformation: A New Era of Social Activism,” a keynote address delivered by Rosa Clemente. The event, which is free…
