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Why Mentors Matter

Professor Debi Jenkins’s Faculty Speaker Series presentation focuses on fostering diversity in the workplace      Most large workplaces today have made some efforts toward encouraging diversity: a training session here, an “awareness day” there. But, as Early Childhood Education and Psychology professor Debi Jenkins argued passionately in her winter quarter Faculty Speaker Series presentation,…

Clark Theatre presents “Spring Awakening”

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,…

Summer Jobs, Lifelong Success

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-…

Welcome Advice

Dr. Tim Cook

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…

Iris Awards Announced

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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…

Habari Gani? (What’s Happening?)

Prof. Debi Jenkins

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,…

One Book, Two Books

Seussapalooza

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…

Notes from the Fest

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.…

A Crucial Conversation

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…

After Haiyan

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…

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