The Counseling and Health center has partnered with the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and the Art Department to put together a participatory art installation in support of the Ukrainian community. The installation consists of an arrangement of blue and yellow paper sunflowers that form a large Ukrainian […]
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Trustees of Color Make the Majority in a First for Clark
For the first time, people of color make up the majority of Clark College’s Board of Trustees with the recent addition of Trustee Denise Gideon, vice president of operations at PeaceHealth. Rekah Strong, executive director of an educational nonprofit and trustee since 2012, called the milestone a historic moment for […]
Clark Alumnus to Speak at Students with Disabilities Luncheon
Clark College alumnus Miguel Viveros Chavez will be a keynote speaker at the virtual Students with Disabilities Luncheon this Thursday, Oct 21 at noon. To celebrate Washington State’s Disability History Month, the Diversity Center welcomes students with observable and unseen disabilities as well as allies to join the luncheon. Viveros […]
Student Sketch: Diversity Center Peer Mentor Extends Positivity to Fellow Students
Pursuing a higher education comes with difficulties of various shapes and sizes for many students. That doesn’t mean, however, that you have to go through it alone. Abby Chicas, a returning Clark student, voices this sentiment with a warm smile as she sits on a plump beige couch in the […]
Clark’s Students of Color Luncheon Will Be Hosted Online Monday
On Monday, at 11:30-1:30, The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will host a Students of Color Brown Bag Luncheon. This particular meetup won’t have food as it is virtual. The Zoom gathering is to bring people together. There will be a keynote speaker and time for students of color […]
Clark students aim for a Queer Resource Center
Clark College’s Queer Penguins and Allies club has decided that LGBTQ+ students need their own space on campus. They have plans to advocate for the construction of a Queer Resource Center over the next academic year. QPA Vice President Rebecca Strizver said the school administration could green-light a […]
Students are Invited to the Diversity Center for Cookies and Conversation With Campus Security.
The Diversity Center invites students to join them for their Cookies and Conversation Series: Campus Security. Students are encouraged to attend and ask campus security questions they have about the campus. “The intent of the event is to provide attendees an overview of the services the Security & […]
Campus Deals with Two Biased-based Incidents
Two biased-based incidents shook the Clark campus last Monday, prompting the Bias-Based Incident Response Team to send an email Thursday identifying the events. The email identified the first incident as graffiti, that has since been removed, containing racial slurs and symbols in the Foster Hall men’s bathroom. The second incident […]
Penguins Celebrate Pride Day
Nathan Baird and Steven Mitchell also contributed to this story. The Clark campus was alive on Tuesday with neon-colored tulle skirts, tie-dyed clothing and LGBTQ pride flags sticking out of people’s hair, backpacks and pant pockets. PRIDE Day was underway, with events going on from 9 a.m. until 10 p.m., organized […]
Diversity and Equity Advocates Urge Bathroom Reform
During Winter break 2015, students and administration began drafting a seven-point proposal that they believe would make Clark a more welcoming environment for LGBTQ, Intersexual, Asexual and Pansexual students. The proposal was created by Clark’s Office of Diversity and Equity, along with student group Queer Penguins and Allies, and is […]