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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Partners Spring 2016
Feeding the world Alumna creating bakery goods from new variety of resilient wheat Sweet and special confections New line of specialty chocolates A river of knowledge as a remedy for suffering A young Zimbabwean dreams of lessening the suffering caused by cancer drugs Stemming the stereotypes Opportunities abound for women who love science A living, Read More
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Alumna creates bakery goods from new variety of resilient wheat
This is not a GMO. Soft durum wheat is developed by selective cross-breeding, similar to the way dogs were carefully bred to create an Irish setter. By Lily Raff McCaulou Jessica Murray ’12 delights in the fact that her favorite pizzeria produces thin crust pizza that is made from a one-of-a-kind flour that is Read More
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Sweet and special confections
by Lily Raff McCaulou Jessica Murray’s ’12 creativity in the kitchen is not limited to baked goods. She also has a soft spot for candy, especially chocolate. When Murray is not creating dough, breads or pasta using a new one-of-a-kind flour, she’s developing a line of chocolates for the Washington State University School of Hospitality, called WSU Crimson Read More
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From the President
It’s one thing for me to say that Clark College is a leader in our community, it’s another to show you. The story, “Feeding the World” in this edition of Partners, exemplifies the caliber of students who attend Clark. Jessica Murray ’12 is at the forefront of a possible global change in how the world’s Read More
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A young Zimbabwean dreams of lessening the suffering caused by cancer drugs
By Rhonda Morin The waterfalls in the Northwest are breathtaking. But when you come from the land of the Mosi-oa-Tunya, “the smoke that thunders,” you have bragging rights. One of Clark student Takunda Masike’s favorite places is Victoria Falls in his home country of Zimbabwe. This is where he goes to be energized by the Read More
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A living, learning lab
Clark’s greenhouse teems with native plants, educates students on sustainability By Toccara Stark Students move among stations at Clark College’s greenhouse, preparing cuttings from snowberry bushes, forming showy milkweed seed balls and potting more than 2,000 donated cedar trees. Students hold up their soil-covered hands as they listen to instructions on what to do next. Read More
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Science gave me purpose
Steve Carlson ’67 didn’t even like the subject. A Clark counselor changed everything. By Rhonda Morin Steve Carlson ’67 taught science for more than three decades and—13 years after retirement—still holds three teaching and administrative certificates. He’s a master teacher. He’s overseen operations, curricula and scheduling as a public school assistant principal, headed science departments, Read More
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Opportunities abound for women who love science
By Hannah Erickson At first glance, Clark students Tammy Senior and Qi Wu don’t seem terribly similar. One is young even by the standards of Running Start, a program that allows high schoolers to take college courses; the other is coming back to college after serving four years in the military. One has spent Read More
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Partners Winter 2015
Captain of her destiny The first female Caterpillar field mechanic in Alaska goes big, real big. Channeling from the heart Talent flows from her fingertips, but her real passion is guiding others to a love of music Photojournal Environmental Studies class takes on ecological restoration project. On the tenure track Building academic excellence one faculty Read More
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First female Caterpillar field mechanic in Alaska
By Lily Raff McCaulou On her maiden assignment as Caterpillar’s first female field mechanic in Alaska, Nancy Boyce ’08 was dispatched to a remote logging operation. Her mission was to fix a broken excavator on Prince of Wales Island, at the southern tip of the state, and return to the Caterpillar dealership in Juneau Read More