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After 20 years, a dream realized

Holly Varner

Scholarship recipient Holly Varner has gone from GED to honor roll      Holly Varner had always meant to go to college. She tried taking classes a couple times, but life as a Navy wife made it difficult—she was constantly having to move to follow her husband’s 21-year-long career, not to mention taking care of…

New culinary center gets name

McClaskey Institute architectural rendering

A donation from the McClaskey Family Foundation helps make new teaching and dining facility possible       Clark College President Robert K. Knight announced that the Tod and Maxine McClaskey Family Foundation made a $4 million gift to the college’s culinary program that will transform the learning process for students, as well as the…

Clark prepares to offer its second bachelor’s degree

Adnan Hamideh, Business Administration Professor

Pending accreditations, new degree in Business Management could be offered in 2017    Clark College received approval last week from the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (WSBCTC) to offer a new Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) degree in Applied Management. Next, Clark is seeking approval from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and…

Clark Jazz never skips a beat

Clark Jazz Ensemble at UNC Greeley

For the third time, the Clark College Jazz Ensemble distinguished themselves among the other colleges and universities representing seven states at the 2016 University of Northern Colorado/Greeley Jazz Festival, held April 21 through 23. This year, eight Clark College Jazz Ensemble students received Special Citation for Outstanding Musicianship awards, recognized from the 8,000 festival participants.…

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…

A RAMP to tech jobs

Ken Luchini teaches mechatronics

Clark College receives NSF grant to teach mechatronics in rural areas      Clark College has received a $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to create a new Rural Access Mechatronics Program (RAMP) that will help students in rural areas become skilled technicians in the high-demand field of advanced manufacturing. “Thanks to this funding,…

Real help from the “real world”

Welding students at Advisory Breakfast

Clark College thanks the industry advisors who keep its professional and technical programs cutting-edge        Last Wednesday Clark College honored the more than 250 men and women from over 160 business and organizations who serve on the college’s 28 advisory boards for professional and technical programs. These industry professionals provide “real-world” guidance for…

Stating the case for trees

Clark College celebrates Arbor Day with its sixth consecutive designation as a Tree Campus USA      On April 13, Clark College celebrated nature at its annual Arbor Day event and tree planting. The event, which was free and open to the public, featured the addition of a Black Hills Spruce to the campus’s beautiful…

Jacobsen named new trustee

Jane Jacobsen

Jane Jacobsen has been appointed to the Clark College Board of Trustees by Gov. Jay Inslee. Her term began February 23 and ends September 30, 2019. “I am thrilled and honored to have been named a trustee of Clark College,” said Jacobsen. “It is an integral part of our community and essential for an increasing…

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…

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