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…
Student Success
News about how Clark supports our students–and how our student thrive with that support.
Trees and Technology
by herickson •
Clark College celebrates Arbor Day, 21st-century style On April 9, Clark College celebrated both the natural and digital worlds at its annual Arbor Day event, as it added two new trees to the campus’s beautiful arboretum and unveiled a new, student-designed website that uses digital technology to catalog that arboretum. The new online…
Trees and Technology
by herickson •
This year’s Arbor Day celebration features a mobile-friendly map made by Clark students On April 9, Clark College will celebrate both the natural and digital worlds at its annual Arbor Day event, as it adds two new trees to the campus’s beautiful arboretum and unveils a new, student-designed website that uses digital technology…
Student Spotlight: Amelia Longbons and Christopher Beh
by herickson •
Two Outstanding Scholars Named to All-Washington Academic Team Two Clark College students who serve their college and their community were named to the 2014 All-Washington Academic Team. Amelia Longbons of Kelso and Christopher Beh of Vancouver were among 68 students from Washington’s 34 community and technical colleges who were recognized on March 27…
Creating a Home for Student Veterans
by herickson •
Clark’s new Veterans Resource Center holds its first open house Less than four months after the college announced a major grant to help create a Veterans Resource Center, that center held its first public event to welcome student veterans and other members of the college community. “This is a major milestone for the…
Goal Met
by Contributor •
Clark hosts annual College Goal Washington with great success On January 26, Clark College hosted a College Goal Washington event in Gaiser Student Center, attracting approximately 250 guests–more than any other such event in Southwest Washington. College Goal Washington (also called “College Goal Sunday”) is a state-based volunteer program that provides free information…
Summer Jobs, Lifelong Success
by herickson •
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-…
Honor Bound
by herickson •
Clark’s Honors Program gives high-achieving students real-life experience with teamwork Clark is well known for providing its students with hands-on learning opportunities in career-oriented fields like nursing, dental hygiene, and automotive technology. Even so, you might imagine that the highly academic and cerebral Transfer AA Honors Program would be too elevated an atmosphere…
Student Leader Profiles: Pathways Peer Mentors
by herickson •
Pathways Peer Mentors help Basic Education students along their educational journeys Students who enroll in Basic Education at Clark College often find themselves facing a host of challenges. What kind of challenges? “Oh my gosh, there are so many!” exclaims Pathways Peer Mentor Jamie Brindley-Bagent. “Everyone has different stories: if you don’t have money, if…
Penguin Profile: Billy Henry
by herickson •
This Clark student started his own nonprofit at age 15 Cast your mind back to your high school physical education classes and ask yourself: How many of those activities could you have done blindfolded? Basketball? No way. Relay races? Only if someone made significant changes to the way it was organized. Dodgeball? Please. Small wonder,…