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…
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Celebrating Spring and Friendship
by herickson •
Annual Sakura Festival honors the ties between Vancouver and Japan As he introduced the opening ceremonies of this year’s Sakura Festival, Clark College President Bob Knight called the 100 shirofugen trees whose blossoming the festival celebrates “a gift rich with symbolism.” As dignitaries from both Japan and Vancouver rose to speak,…
Slideshow: Helping Crestline Turn the Page
by jshadley •
Clark College brings books and hope to fire-ravaged Crestline Elementary Monday, March 3, four Clark College Bookstore employees visited Crestline Elementary School’s temporary location, which was created after the school was destroyed in a fire last year. Their mission: To distribute to the school’s kindergarten and first-grade students the 190 copies of 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-…
Choppers, Gunk, Bugs and Barges
by jshadley •
Clark College hosts the Southwest Washington Elementary Science Olympiad On Saturday, November 2, Clark College’s main campus was fizzing like a lab beaker as hundreds of students participated in the Southwest Washington Elementary Science Olympiad. Almost 300 third-through-fifth grade students from 19 local elementary schools participated in the half-day event, which included five…
What a Weekend!
by herickson •
Clark College is hosting two major community events this coming weekend that may affect access to the main campus. Read below for information about how to plan around the events if you were expecting to be on campus this weekend—or why you might want to come, even if you weren’t. COUVAPALOOZA – SATURDAY, AUGUST…