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Aspen Institute names Clark one of top 150 community colleges in the country       Highlighting the critical importance of improving student success in America’s community colleges, the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program today named Clark College as one of the nation’s top 150 community colleges eligible to compete for the 2017 Aspen Prize…

Mothers, daughters, writers

Clark’s Columbia Writers Series hosts two authors with powerful personal stories this quarter      Clark College’s Columbia Writers Series will host two outstanding writers during winter quarter, both of whom are known for their beautifully written but brutal memoirs—one a recollection of an adolescence wracked with alienation and abuse, the other a wrenching account…

Magdaleno heads baseball

Mark Magdaleno

Clark College Penguins name new coach      Clark College has named Mark Magdaleno as its Interim Head Baseball Coach. Magdaleno takes over as the Penguins are preparing to begin practice for the upcoming season. “Mags” takes the helm after serving as the associate head baseball coach since he was hired in August. He has spent 32…

Archer @ Archer

Exploring Clark’s artistic legacy with a professor who helped shape it       As retired Clark College art professor James Archer stood in the gallery named after him and gazed at the works hanging on the walls, his expression was slightly wistful. Archer was attending the reception for “Archer @ Archer,” an exhibit of…

A smart investment

Cindy Nguyen

Scholarships help ensure that “the money thing” doesn’t get in the way of a student’s success      “I’ve always wanted to go to college,” says Clark student Cindy Nguyen. Even so—and despite her excellent grades—Nguyen acknowledges that college has its challenges. “When you come to college, you need to learn to study more efficiently…

Student stories: Flying with a Phoenix

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An inside look at Clark’s award-winning arts and literary journal      My name is Lily Hart, and I am a student at Clark College. I’m also the Managing Editor of Phoenix and was Assistant Literary Editor last year. Phoenix is Clark College’s award-winning literary and art journal. Run by student editors and faculty advisers,…

2015: The year in review

A look back on the highlights of the year that was      The announcement of a new campus, the girder-by-girder growth of a new building, and our first men’s basketball championship in 20 years–no doubt about it, 2015 was a banner year in many ways. Take a stroll through the year that was as…

Leaving a legacy: a farewell chat with Laurie Cornelius

Clark’s longtime director of Child and Family Studies talks about how the program became a regional leader      To say that Laurie Cornelius has had an impact on Clark College’s Child and Family Studies program is a bit like saying that Dr. Seuss may have influenced children’s literature—you’ve definitely indulged in understatement. Cornelius, who…

Clark men’s basketball rolls in home opener

Miles Martin dunking

The Clark College men’s basketball team opened its home season with a wire-to-wire, 84-64 victory over the visiting Wenatchee Valley Knights on December 4. The Penguins, who had previously relied on their hot shooting to create early leads, just couldn’t find the range from the field and only shot 33 percent from the floor and…

Clark Makes Run at Title

2015 Penguin Volleyball team

Penguin Volleyball ends phenomenal season at conference championships       The Clark Volleyball team started the NWAC Championship tournament with a No. 3 South Region seed and an opening match loss on Thursday to Walla Walla in five sets. After that, the Penguins went on a roll and won their next six matches on…

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