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Award-winning exploration of repression and youth runs Feb. 28 – March 15 Clark College Theatre is proud to present as its 2014 winter quarter musical production the award-winning exploration of repressed youth, Spring Awakening. The production is directed by Rusty Tennant and runs February 28 – March 15. Winner of eight Tony Awards,…
Clark College and Vancouver Housing Authority partner on job and internship fair Clark College hosts its second annual Summer Job and Internship Fair from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4, in the Gaiser Student Center. The event is designed to help job-seekers find summer internship and employment opportunities with Portland-…
Industry experts help make Clark College’s career and technical stronger than ever On January 21, 2014, nearly 40 people attended Clark College’s Advisory Committee Chairperson Training. Clark College has 25 advisory committees, 15 of which were represented by a chair and/or vice-chair at this training session. Others who attended the training included faculty…
Awards honor three outstanding women in Southwest Washington Three women who are leaders in youth advocacy; health and wellness; and business and banking are the winners of the 2014 Iris Awards, honoring women of achievement in Southwest Washington. The awards will be presented to Kris M. Henriksen, Program Coordinator at the Clark County…
Winter quarter Faculty Speaker Series focuses on encouraging diversity in the workforce In Swahili, the phrase “Habari gani?” means “What’s happening?” It was a question asked by village elders to younger members of the community as a way to gauge how they were doing. The habari gani menta (literally, “the person who asks,…
Clark College’s sixth annual “Seuss-a-Palooza” benefits fire-ravaged Crestline Elementary As Theodor Geisel (aka “Dr. Seuss”) once wrote, “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” Heeding those words, Clark College has chosen to make the beneficiary of its sixth annual “Seuss-a-Palooza” book drive and…
The 52nd annual Clark College Jazz Festival brings young musicians together From January 30 through February 1, Gaiser Student Center was swinging with the sounds of big-band jazz during Clark College’s renowned Jazz Festival. The event brought 60 jazz bands from middle and high schools around the region to compete in multiple divisions.…
Clark College honors Dr. King’s legacy with diversity educator Lee Mun Wah A young, African-American student who feels like he doesn’t fit in at college. A professor who spent years feeling isolated because of her race. A quiet young man constantly bullied for being different. A mother struggling to learn how to teach…
A Clark nursing alumnus shares his experiences helping in the typhoon-ravaged Philippines Enrico “Rico” Selga is a well-known figure to many at Clark College. Either they recognize him from his time as a nursing student here during the 1990s, or they saw him receive the Clark College Foundation’s Outstanding Alumni Award in…
Award-winning author and screenwriter participates in Columbia Writers Series Clark College welcomes the award-winning fiction author and screenwriter Jon Raymond during the winter quarter installment of its renowned Columbia Writers Series. Raymond, whose work has garnered both critical acclaim and prestigious awards, will read from some of his most recent works and speak…
