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Bill Clinton to speak at Clark

Bill Clinton visit

Parking, services may be affected       The Hillary Clinton For President Campaign is renting the Gaiser Student Center for a “Get Out The Caucus” rally at 5 p.m. tonight, March 21, 2016. Former President Bill Clinton is the featured speaker. The rally is free and open to the public, but those interested in…

Welcome, professors!

2016 tenured professors

Clark College greets newest members of its tenured faculty      Thirteen outstanding educators are the newest members of the tenured faculty at Clark College. Dr. Roberto Anitori (biology), Kushlani de Soyza (women’s studies), Dee Anne Finken (journalism), Grant Hottle (art), Garrett Hoyt (health and physical education), Drew Johnson (business technology), Kenneth Luchini (mechatronics), Sarah…

Sharing the fun of reading

Read Across America Day 2016

Clark College employees donate books and time to local children      On March 2, staff members from the Clark College Bookstore participated in Read Across America Day by reading the Dr. Seuss classic The Cat in the Hat to kindergartners at King Elementary. But these volunteers didn’t just share a love of reading with…

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…

Turning students into scientists

Clark offers budding researchers a way to pursue their careers        Clark College is providing an unprecedented opportunity for eligible students to start their research careers while still in community college–getting hands-on research opportunities, paid internships, and special educational support to help them succeed in the exciting career of scientific researcher. This opportunity comes…

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…

A new beat

Battle Ground at Jazz Fest 2016

Clark College’s 54th annual Jazz Fest has a few surprises      Three days, 57 bands, and more than a few firsts–the 54th Annual Clark College Jazz Festival had plenty to keep people entertained. The event, which draws jazz bands from middle and high schools around the region, kept Gaiser Student Center swinging with big-band…

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…

Change is coming

President Knight

President Knight’s 2016 State of the College address focuses on transformation      Clark College President Robert K. Knight delivered the annual State of the College address in Gaiser Student Center on Jan. 21. In his speech he stated, “I hope to leave you with a sense of the transformation that is happening all around…

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