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“I don’t know that I ever served with or know of anybody that has more integrity than Al (Bauer).” ~ U.S. Rep. Dennis Heck   Washington’s education senator Cattle rancher, lawmaker, teacher, [...]

In 1948, regretting his decision to work in a cannery for 80 cents an hour and feeling jealous of friends who had gone to college, Al Bauer showed up at Clark College with his transcript in hand. [...]

Clark College Foundation’s most celebrated event of the year is its annual Scholarship Reception. It’s an opportunity for donors and their scholarship recipients to meet each other, share [...]

The most defining moments of Clark College Foundation’s Scholarship Reception in October 2019 are in this edition of Penguin Chats, “Promising a world of dreams.” In late October 2019, [...]

Rhonda Morin, APR, won a prestigious Spotlight Award for a Clark College Foundation podcast from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), Oregon chapter on Wednesday, November 6, 2019. [...]

by Rhonda Morin Buck Marr was approached by his friend, Les Burger, a retired major general and medical doctor, who was working with Clark President Robert Knight, private donors and other [...]

Two female veterans find their way home at Clark By Rhonda Morin   A Navy veteran would have dropped out of college for the third time had it not been for Clark’s Veterans Resource Center. [...]

Summer 2019 Stolen sisters Clark alumna champions bills for missing and murdered indigenous women Banner year for fundraising Foundation accepts $8 million in gifts and pledges from generous [...]

Diversity and equity. Getting parents involved with their children’s learning. Dual language programs taking hold. Curriculum of humor. Three local educators came together in late June on Clark [...]

Friends and colleagues offer memories, while Bob praises donors, students and employees After 13 remarkable years, President Robert K. Knight is stepping down as the leader of Clark College and [...]

Clark College tapped an interim president on June 25, 2019, and next will undertake its first permanent presidential search in 13 years. Decreases in state funding, drops in enrollment and [...]

Penguin Chats Podcast, Season II There is no doubt that President Bob Knight is passionate about Clark. He’s spent the past 13 years building relationships with all the people who make up this [...]