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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Balance of hard and soft
Race identity, paternal struggles torment. Lessons in self-love revivify. By Rhonda Morin Ryan Cunningham was 8 years old when he learned who his biological father was. A boy of color, he self-identified as being of mixed race up to the day his mother took him aside and revealed her secret. Unexpectedly, he was made aware… Read More
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Clark College at Boschma Farms
Dairy farmers with roots in Holland establish North County campus legacy By Rhonda Morin Growing up on dairy farms instilled a lifelong passion for Hank Boschma and his future wife, Bernice. Early morning milking, feeding, calving, mucking the stalls and moving the cows to pasture was physically demanding. However, the work was also rewarding and it… Read More
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From the president
We did it. Thank you! My first thanks to you is personal. Your comforting support has meant so much to me as I grieve the passing of my husband of 25 years. Your words, thoughts, prayers and friendships are sustaining me and for that I am grateful. Your kind gifts to the Brett Gibert Memorial… Read More
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Campaign Success – Thank you
In celebration of our success, please join us September 30 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. at Clark College’s Andersen Fountain located at 1933 Fort Vancouver Way. Interactive learning, free refreshments, music and more. Read More
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NASA Rocket Launch Hits the Mark
After 1,000 hours of preparation, Penguin II rocket flies more than a mile high in Utah desert by Rhonda Morin Clark College’s Aerospace Club members left their Utah hotel at 4 a.m. on May 17 for a two-hour drive to the launch site to ensure they were called on first to deploy their homemade rocket…. Read More
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More than Just Rewards
Roma Bergstrom’s single motherhood journey sets foundation for helping others by Rhonda Morin Her day started at 6:30 a.m.; waking her four children, ages 12, 9, 7 and 6, to prepare them for school. With four hours of sleep, having closed the Marion and Pom’s Pub for the second time this week, Roma Bergstrom dragged… Read More
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A Lesson They Can Wear
Clark’s littlest penguins don kimonos in preparation for Sakura Festival By Hannah Erickson It’s the first sunny day the children in Terry Haye’s classroom in Clark College’s Child & Family Studies program have seen for a while, and the staff members need a few moments to gather everyone on the carpeted area normally reserved for… Read More
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From the Presidents
Think back on a time in your life that utterly and profoundly changed you. Remember what it felt like in that precise moment and the months and years that followed. If that experience was a positive one, filled with euphoria and satiated by accomplishment, then you share a commonality with Clark’s science, engineering, technology and… Read More
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Financial Picture 2012-13
A recovering economy delivered robust investment returns for Clark College Foundation. As a result, your thoughtful philanthropy is multiplying for scholarships, program excellence, facility enhancements and faculty and staff career development. All financial gifts made during this fiscal period contribute to the success of our Ensuring a Bright Future: Campaign for Clark College. The $20… Read More
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Leading the Way
Clark College students seen advances on campus International student enrollment is up 350 percent, adding a global perspective to learning at Clark. Water-bottle refill stations have been installed on campus, cutting down on the use of disposable bottles. The college had a successful accreditation review. Clark offers the most online courses in the state that… Read More