Events

Goings on at the Penguin Nation

Clark College goes to the Fair

Oswald at Clark County Fair

College offers family-friendly STEM education at Summer’s Biggest Party      In keeping with this year’s Clark County Fair Theme of “Science Fun,” Clark College is offering a host of family-friendly, hands-on activities promoting Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). Clark students, staff, and faculty will lead demonstrations every day of the fair, which runs…

Penguins Fly

Dental Hygiene BAS grads

Clark College’s 80th graduating class takes wing        “Mommy did it!” read the message on Ashley Ellis’s mortarboard cap, the glittery writing sparkling in the sun as she waited outside the Sunlight Supply Amphitheater before Clark College’s 80th Commencement ceremony on June 16. Ellis wrote the message for her 2-year-old son, Paul, who…

Subtext returns to Clark

Weeklong literary festival includes celebrated writers, awards, and prison poetry      The Clark College Columbia Writers Series is offering a full week of writers, readings, and events on the college’s main campus. From May 9 – 12, the college will host well-known authors, as well as readings by Clark students and a poetry workshop…

Jessica Lynch to speak at Commencement

Jessica Lynch

Former Prisoner of War to give the ceremony’s keynote address      Former prisoner of war Jessica Lynch will share her experiences overcoming obstacles and her belief in the important role of education with the Clark College Class of 2016 as the college’s Commencement keynote speaker on June 16. “Jessica Lynch is a wonderful example…

Bill Clinton speaks at Clark College

Bill Clinton visit

Former President of the United States on campus to campaign for wife      Normally, the first day of spring break on Clark College’s main campus feels like the calm after the storm. The parking lots are empty, faculty and students are home recovering from finals, and some offices are closed or on reduced hours.…

The ripple effect

This year’s Iris Awards celebrated three nominees, a new award, and a new partnership      On March 9, community members gathered in Gaiser Student Center to celebrate three outstanding women for their dedication to Southwest Washington. The 2016 Iris Awards ceremony honored Vancouver City Councilmember Anne McEnerny-Ogle; Katherine Garrett, the Housing First Program Director…

Catching dreams, sharing history

George Curtis Levi

Winter quarter Student of Color Luncheon celebrates Native American heritage       The winter 2016 Student of Color Luncheon was filled with history–some of it long in the past, and some of it being made right then. The event featured artists Brent Learned and George Curtis Levi, whose work is currently being featured at…

Native Voices come to Clark

Native Voices opening ceremony

Exhibit weaves together many strands of native peoples’ culture and learning      On February 9, Cannell Library was briefly filled with the sound of drumming and singing during the opening ceremony for “Native Voices,” a traveling exhibition examining Native American concepts of health and medicine that will be on display in the library through…

Faculty Speaker Series presents Dave Kosloski

Study abroad in Florence with Prof. Kosloski

Professor describes making study abroad work for community college students      On February 11 at 4:00 p.m. in the Ellis Dunn Community Room (Gaiser Hall room 213), the Teaching and Learning Center hosts “Square Pegs in Round Holes: Making the Study Abroad Experience Meaningful for Community College Students,” the 2016 winter quarter installment of…

Striving towards equity

Dr. Benitez

Clark celebrates Dr. King’s legacy with a vibrant speaker and a new plan for social equity      “Today we’re going to have a little of what I call ‘critical fun,’” said Dr. Michael Benitez Jr. as he began to speak to the crowd gathered to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy in Gaiser…

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