Partners is Clark College Foundation’s biannual magazine that’s a celebration of Clark College, its events and programs, history, future, alumni, and the greater Vancouver community at large. Published in the spring and fall terms, Partners features in-depth articles on a variety of topics.
You can browse recent articles from Partners below or scroll to the bottom of the page for links to downloadable PDFs of full issues.
Recent Articles in Partners
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Environmental Verve
Clark alumni play active role in local, national eco-friendly efforts By Claire Sykes Ellen Ives especially loved putting on the safety glasses and smashing empty apple-cider jugs against the wall. As a high schooler in the early 1970s, every Saturday she went to the reclamation center her mother started and ran in Naperville, Ill.,… Read More
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The heartbeat goes on
Reflections on my five years at Clark College Foundation By Joel B. Munson Five years is a long time to remember anything clearly. But, I do remember that day, like it was yesterday. I was interviewing for a leadership position at Clark College Foundation. It was a typical Vancouver, Wash., winter afternoon. The air… Read More
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Geologists who look like me
Clark science professors are creating a sense of belonging in the classroom and making their courses more welcoming to all students By Michelle Stoklosa, Ph.D. As a kid, I had a mock classroom set up in the basement of my home with old textbooks, chairs with stuffed animals propped up in them and carefully… Read More
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Clark alumnus Denis Hayes on creating super green cities
By Rhonda Morin When Clark alumnus Denis Hayes was in his early 20s, he went on a quest to find his calling, hitching around the world for three years. His adventures took him throughout Africa, from its west to east coast; throughout the Middle East, then south-southwest; and finally to Southeast Asia. “It was… Read More
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Clark Partners Winter 2020
“I go in with my eyes open. I don’t go in with all the answers because each situation is unique.” Dr. Karin Edwards, Clark’s new president Looking up, moving forward Whether it is a pandemic, racial inequity, political unrest or any other hurdle, Dr. Karin Edwards believes one of the best things she can… Read More
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Looking up, moving forward
Written by Deon Gillespie Photography by Craig Mitchelldyer ’00 Over the last 36 years, Dr. Karin Edwards has seen the impact of building relationships. She has watched students make meaningful changes in their communities. For some, those changes put their lives on a path toward complete transformation. They have… Read More
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The virtual way
Experiencing and supporting higher education from the living room By Lily Raff McCaulou Veronica Cortez had just finished her fourth quarter of Clark’s six-quarter nursing program when the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. The fifth quarter started; instead of doing clinical rounds in a local hospital, Cortez found herself—like a lot of Americans—sitting in front… Read More
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New way of teaching
An essay by Dr. Siri Nimal Wickramaratne, Clark College Geography associate adjunct professor My telephone rang shortly before 8 a.m. on April 6, the first day of spring classes at Clark. Having published the content of my online courses on Clark’s virtual system the previous night, I was up early, eager to see what… Read More
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Promising Pathways campaign enters its final phase
Thirteen months and counting. That’s the time left before the clock runs down on the largest fundraising campaign in Clark College history. Promising Pathways, a comprehensive $35 million campaign, is scheduled to wrap-up on December 31, 2021. But that means there is still plenty of time for Clark alumni and friends to participate in this… Read More
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Foundation awarded Bronze Anvil Commendation
Clark College Foundation received a distinguished 2020 Bronze Anvil Commendation from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) for the 2019 editions of Clark Partners magazine. Clark College Foundation was recognized among other seasoned professionals at the national level who work at prestigious advertising and public relations agencies, the federal government and major corporations such… Read More