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The college moves forward on serving the North County community with a new Ridgefield location Clark College announced today the purchase of land that will become the location of a new campus serving the northern portion of the college’s service district. The purchase was made possible with the strong partnership of the…
Clark’s FYE mentoring program helps students and staff alike When Princeton McBride started classes at Clark College in fall 2013, he knew he could use some help getting adjusted. Not only was he new to college, but he was new to the area, having moved to Vancouver from his native South Carolina shortly…
The first Clark College Student Video Festival to be held at Kiggins Theatre on May 29 Clark College will hold its first public screening of student videos at the historic Kiggins Theatre on Thursday, May 29, at 6 p.m. in an event that will be free and open to the public. The 90-minute…
Career Days 2014 serves everybody in the community looking for jobs The numbers are in from this year’s Career Days, and they show what many at the college and in the community already knew: Clark College’s week-long program for job-hunters is growing stronger every year. This year, more than 1000 job-seekers attended…
McArthur Genius Grant recipient and Swamplandia! author to participate in Clark’s literary festival During the spring installment of its renowned Columbia Writers Series, Clark College will welcome writer Karen Russell, author of Swamplandia!, Vampires in the Lemon Grove, and St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves. This event is part of “Subtext,”…
Student musicians take top honors at national jazz festival For the second year in a row, Clark College Jazz Ensemble students have received top honors at the annual University of Northern Colorado/Greeley Jazz Festival. This year, Clark students participated in two categories: big band and combo. Recognized from the 7500 festival participants representing…
Award-winning ABC journalist to share his inspiring story of triumph over adversity on June 19 Byron Pitts, who overcame a childhood marked by illiteracy and poverty to become an award-winning television journalist and book author, will be sharing his story with the Clark College Class of 2014 as the college’s Commencement keynote speaker…
Ten faculty members receive tenure in 2014 Ten outstanding educators are the newest members of the tenured faculty at Clark College. Lisa Aepfelbacher (nursing), Gene Biby (theatre), Steven Clark (biology), Adam Coleman (computer technology), Amanda Crochet (chemistry), Elizabeth Donley (English), Kathryn Donovan (nursing), Robert Schubert (anthropology), Suzanne Southerland (communication studies), and Erin Staples…
The highest court in the state will hear cases, answer questions May 12-13 The Washington State Supreme Court is coming to Clark College for a two-day visit in May to hear oral arguments and make itself available to the public. Chief Justice Barbara Madsen and Justices Charles W. Johnson, Susan Owens, Mary Fairhurst,…
Professor’s sabbatical project makes literature come alive at Clark’s Latino Festival In a strange way, Spanish professor Betsy Ubiergo has the cruelty of children to thank for inspiring her sabbatical project, which will be unveiled at Clark College’s Día del Niño/Día del Libro festival, held May 9 in Gaiser Student Center. Ubiergo and…
