Professor Doug Mrazek’s office is full of French literature he has collected over the years. He calls his collection his “life’s work.” Mrazek has been teaching French at Clark since September 1978. After 37 years, his job is threatened by the proposed budget cuts. The French program is facing elimination […]
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Medical Proposals Cut Deep
“It’s been hard on me,” Brenda Walstead said. “I’ve cried. There’s been days when I come back to the office and I just…” Walstead faded off as she sat in her office. “Every proposed cut kills me,” she said. As the Interim Dean of Business and Health Sciences, Walstead has […]
Future of Co-Curriculars Uncertain
Clark’s Drama, Model UN and Speech and Debate classes are proposed to be eliminated next year due to a budget deficit. Although the related programs will still be funded by ASCC, the classes themselves may no longer be available. The effect of cutting these co-curricular classes varies. However, the underlying […]
The Human Element: Faculty and Students Petition Budget Proposal
The proposed budget cuts have one teacher urging students to fight back to save the Humanities department. Adjunct Instructor Angela Lohr created a petition which has almost 300 signatures and nearly 15 pages of student letters, all encouraging the administration to save her department. “I’ve been very overwhelmed and humbled […]
Proposed Cuts Open to Feedback
After proposing monumental cuts in funding across the college to remedy the current budget deficit, the Instructional Council is gathering feedback to prepare to make final decisions. Faculty and staff were able to voice their responses by attending forums Sept. 17 and 18. and via an online survey that will […]
Funds Push STEM Forward
Across the street from Gaiser Hall stands the new three-story, 70,000-square-foot science, technology, engineering and math building. All necessary funds have been raised thanks to investors, the state of Washington and the Clark College Foundation. With initial construction being delayed only one month, Project Manager Jim Watkins said the facility is on schedule to […]
Vine Extends C-Tran Scope
Clark students may soon be finding a few more parking spots while waiting less time to get around town. The acting administrator for the Federal Transit Administration, Therese McMillan, and C-Tran Executive Director Jeff Hamm met at Clark College Sept. 10 to sign a $38.5 million grant to help fund […]
Budget Shortfall Forces $2 Million in Cuts
The proposed funding cuts in order to meet Clark’s $3.3 million budget shortfall were released Sept. 17. When the Independent last reported on the budget deficit in June, the state legislature was still deciding the budget. On June 30 the budget passed and by July administrators knew what funds would […]
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Indy Tops 12 Other Schools in Student Journalism Competition
Clark College student journalists captured all three top awards in a competition for the best in news reporting, editing and production by teams at 13 community colleges in Oregon and Washington, according to results made public Sunday. It was the third year in a row that the news staff of […]
