College plans to honor scholarships and reschedule competition when possible Clark College has carefully reviewed the Northwest Athletic Conference’s recently announced Return to Play for Fall Sports and made the difficult decision to not offer sports programming during the 2020 fall term. This decision was based on the impact of the NWAC…
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Automotive Technology steers through challenges
by Susan Parrish •
When COVID-19 threw a monkey wrench in the program’s gears, faculty got creative to keep students learning When Clark College made the switch to online instruction during COVID-19, students showed their tenacity by adapting to new ways of learning. But some challenges take more than determination to overcome. For instance, what if your “homework” is an…
A Commencement like no other
by herickson •
Clark College celebrates the Class of 2020 with its first-ever virtual ceremony Like all Clark College students, the Class of 2020 experienced plenty of challenges–academic, economic, and personal–along their educational journeys. But on top of the typical hurdles, they also faced something unprecedented in the college’s history: In March, they learned that their…
When your internship is in the middle of a pandemic
by Susan Parrish •
When COVID-19 closed bakeries, Clark College found a way for students to continue learning When Sofiya Saakyan, a student in Clark College’s Professional Baking and Pastry Arts program, called Baron Patisserie in early April to check on her planned spring quarter internship there, the bakery was closed indefinitely due to COVID-19. The owner told her he wasn’t sure…
A Little Penguin’s view of quarantine
by Susan Parrish •
One family talks about staying home from school, not seeing friends, and missing out on Pizza Day Clark 24/7 has been reaching out to members of the college community to learn how they’re coping with, and adapting to, life during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we share an interview conducted by Dean of Student…