Students and alumni swap stories and business cards at annual gatheringClark College’s alumni association celebrated connections and camaraderie at the annual Alumni Student Dinner on June 4. Students and alumni gathered to honor Outstanding Alumni Award recipient Professor Michael Greenwood ’61, who taught mathematics at Clark for more than 30 years. He played a role…
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Shantell Martin Draws a Crowd
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Internationally known artist participates in Clark’s artist-in-residence program Visual artist Shantell Martin’s free-form drawings and live-animation performances have been featured in such vaunted venues as the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the New York Times, the enormous screens at Shibuya and Harajuku crossings in Tokyo–and, for more than a week, at…
Friendship Blooms Anew
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Sakura Festival celebrates the bonds between Vancouver and JapanFriendship, like all living things, requires regular tending to keep it thriving. And Clark College’s 2013 Sakura Festival did just that, strengthening the bonds of friendship that led to Clark receiving a gift of 100 shirofugen cherry trees from John Kageyama, president of America Kotobuki. Kageyama was…
Check It Out
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Clark College Libraries celebrates Libraries Snapshot Day with posters, photos and more The Clark College Libraries (Cannell Library and the Information Commons at CTC) participated in Washington Libraries Snapshot Day on April 17. This statewide project seeks to illustrate the importance of libraries for Washington’s citizens by collecting statistics, stories and photographs during…
Forty and Fabulous
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Mature Learning Celebrates 40 Years of Learning and Friendship On March 29, Clark College’s Mature Learning program celebrated its 40th anniversary by doing what it does best: providing diverse learning opportunities and a warm and welcoming community for seniors in Southwest Washington. Guests who attended the half-day event, which was held at…
Redefining Possible
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Spencer West shares his inspiring story with the Clark College community When Spencer West was 5 years old, he lost his legs to a rare genetic disease. “My family was told I would never sit up by myself, I would never be able to walk on my own, I would never have a…
A Dramatic Lesson
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Boys and Girls Club of Southwest Washington visit Clark College’s production of RENT On the evening of February 21, the Clark College Theatre Department opened its doors to students and community members for the dress rehearsal of the winter quarter musical, “RENT.” Forty of those community members were students from the Boys and…
More than a Dream
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Dr. Darryl Brice urges audience to explore the lesser-known aspects of Dr. King’s legacy “If you look at that ‘I Have a Dream’ speech that everyone references … look at the front part,” said Dr. Darryl Brice as he gave Clark College’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day keynote speech to an audience gathered…
Older and Wiser
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The State of the College Address examines Clark College’s achievements as it approaches its 80th anniversary As Clark College nears its 80th anniversary, its longevity can be seen both as one of its greatest challenges and as one of its greatest strengths. Clark College President Bob Knight explored that theme during his annual…
Moving Toward Their Future
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As soon as President Bob Knight concluded his annual State of the College address, many audience members grabbed their coats and hurried out of Gaiser Student Center–not because they were eager to leave, but because they wanted to see the new location of Adult Basic Education/English as a Second Language. These programs, which were housed…
