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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

  • Educated Ambition

    Clark College infuses Southwest Washington with an educated workforce By Rhonda Morin & Barbara Kerr   Claudel Pierre, afraid for his life, fled Haiti by boat during the 1991 refugee crisis. He’d never been in a boat and couldn’t swim. But he was more fearful of being killed by the military members of Papa Doc… Read More

  • Sexy Lies

    By Edee Lemonier ’11 Gov. Palin was depicted in bikinis and took heat for her wardrobe, glasses and toenail polish color choices while running for office. Vulgar details of Sen. Clinton emasculating men, particularly her husband, were commonplace during the 2008 election. Caroline Heldman was just a few weeks shy of her 15th birthday when… Read More

  • Joy of benevolent art

    Family tragedy brings color and dimension to otherwise bland campus spaces by Rhonda Morin Listen to Yoko Ito-Gates play koto   See more art pictures   Situated near the walkway in front of the Cannell Library is an unlabeled bronze sculpture that at first glance looks like a tipped-over shield or a breast on a… Read More

  • Message from the Presidents

    Real people, real stories Clark College is a microcosm of our community. It is where real people come bearing tangible motivations and hoping to be supported in their pursuit of improving their lives. Our students, faculty, staff, donors,alumni and friends are real people who have visions,shortcomings and triumphs, and who in some instances make gallant… Read More

  • Clark’s Stem Programs Inspire Women

    Clark’s Stem Programs Inspire Women

    Supportive clubs and mentors draw women into high-demand fields   New STEM building coming in 2016 10 instructional classrooms 11 laboratories Study areas and offices for life and physical science divisions and engineering $38 million in state funding for design and construction   Think for a moment how many male engineers, chemists, mathematicians, computer engineers… Read More

  • President’s Message

    Clark College, a vibrant village square The proverb “It takes a whole village to raise a child” expresses many notions—one being that what we do sets the course for the whole community. Clark College is the village square. It is here wherein people with decades of work experience are retrained for new industries. Clark is… Read More

  • Alumni Spotlight: Michael Rash ’66

    It was the 1960s. Hip-hugging slacks with bell-bottoms were in style. Women’s hemlines had crept up, while boots got higher. The Vietnam War was in full swing. Civil rights and race relations were on the minds of many. A soapbox set out on the patio at Clark College’s Gaiser Hall was a weekly ceremony in… Read More

  • Banking on Penguins

      Not only is Pat Sheaffer ’61 a Clark College penguin, but he has helped capture penguins for the Oregon Zoo. He has the battle scars on his hand from being pecked to prove it. Decades before Sheaffer became the chairman and CEO of Riverview Bank in Vancouver, he won a trip to Antarctica through… Read More

  • Next Stop on the Road of Life: College Degree

    Next Stop on the Road of Life: College Degree

    This story was updated on September 6, 2019. It was kind of a fluke. Dena Brill was down on her luck. Her nine years of long-hauling through 47 states was over after a back injury sidelined her. Being on the road was getting old anyway. She was tired of the uneasiness that brought her to… Read More

  • Breaking through the Barriers

    Breaking through the Barriers

    Every child deserves the best education, regardless of their background By Edee Lemonier ’11 The majority of Early Childhood Education program professionals in Southwest Washington have either been educated or received continuing education through Clark’s program. Lucy Estrada-Guzman ’90 was only an elementary school student when she started her first job. At an age when… Read More

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