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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Under the hood
Clark’s T-TEN Toyota technician training exceeds business expectations, grads land good-paying jobs By Shelby Sebens Veteran professional auto technicians can spend years, even decades, trying to pass a series of advanced industry tests to gain their Automotive Service Excellence certifications that put them ahead of their peers in the workforce. It took Clark College… Read More
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The Language of Medicine
Human cadavers offer a unique learning experience unparalleled by books or plastic models By Rhonda Morin When second-year Nursing student Dustin Carlson hears a patient talk about radiating leg pain, a clear picture of muscles, fat, arteries and veins, as well as the branch of nerves that travels through the sacrum comes to… Read More
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Partners Magazine Spring 2015
Features The beast of burden Dodging the default trap Ahead by a mile And baby makes three Other stories Second-chance price tag Expanding into the future Financial picture From the presidents Read More
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And baby makes three
Same-sex couple adopt infant girl, find community network essential By Rhonda Morin One would think that years of studying early childhood education, a doctorate in family studies and intervention, and 17 years working in the profession would prepare a man for parenthood. But for Clark alumnus Andrew Garland-Forshee, the true education came during the… Read More
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Ahead by a mile
By Lily Raff McCaulou As a junior in high school, George Fullerton clocked a blistering 4:20.05, breaking the famed Louis Zamperini’s 1934 mile record. But it never made the record books. On June 3, 1946, at a high school track in Portland, Ore., a gun fired and four crouched runners bolted forward. A modest crowd… Read More
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Dodging the default trap
Half of Washington State’s community colleges struggle with high default rates By Jeremy Vetter As a graduate of a local Seventh-day Adventist boarding academy, Melissa Wright wanted to attend Walla Walla University, which boasted one of the best programs in Seventh-day Adventist higher education in Washington. The high cost of tuition led Wright’s parents to… Read More
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Second-chance price tag
By Rhonda Morin Student Stephen Miller left his job as a garbage collector after being injured. He enrolled at Clark and is set to graduate with a loan debt of $12,000. An injury on the job, bankruptcy and home foreclosure made for a pretty grim future for Stephen Miller. The Vancouver resident’s work as a… Read More
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The beast of burden
Half of Clark students receive financial aid Far fewer get scholarships By Rhonda Morin It costs about $4,000 for tuition and some fees to attend Clark College for a year. Tack on another $1,000 for books, supplies, other fees and thousands more for living expenses such as rent, food and transportation. All told, the… Read More
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Expanding into the future
Clark’s visions are coming to fruition by Robert K. Knight Over the past year, we have seen many successes; we have seen many things that seemed like a dream or far-off vision come to fruition. Some of the successes were planned before I arrived at the college 11 years ago, while others are opportunities… Read More
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From the presidents
The current level of borrowing money for colleges and universities across the United States is a staggering $1.2 trillion—with $1 trillion of that being the debt for federal student loans. One in 10 college graduates leave their institution owing more than $40,000, according to Forbes Magazine. Community colleges are not immune, albeit the debt is much less…. Read More