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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Al Bauer, Washington’s education senator
Cattle rancher, lawmaker, teacher, education advocate and donor upped access for students across Washington By Lily Raff McCaulou 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… Read More
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Sen. Al Bauer Podcast, Washington’s education senator
Washington Sen. Al Bauer, cattle rancher, lawmaker, teacher, education advocate and donor, helped change the face of education in the state of Washington in the 70s, 80s and 90s through his tireless efforts to reform the K-12 system and higher education. Listen to Bauer’s versions of behind-the-scenes politicking in the State Legislature, like… Read More
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New Penguin supporters flock to Promising Pathways fundraising campaign
$23 million already raised, 4,545 unique donors have joined By Joel B. Munson Clark College is more than halfway into its $35 million fundraising campaign known as Promising Pathways, and the numbers are looking very promising indeed. Not only has the campaign already soared past the midway mark—nearly $23 million in donations raised—but more… Read More
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You’re supporting the future of this world
“I was born and grew up in a small community in the northwestern part of Kenya in East Africa. I grew up with a family of a doting mom with about six siblings. By age of 6 or 7, I lost my dad; that was the beginning of a tragedy in my life. After my… Read More
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Clark Partners 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 community members. Ready. Got help. Go. Tailored and equitable services keep Clark students on their educational path Just being me Two female veterans find… Read More
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Stolen Sisters: an indigenous tragedy
Indigenous tragedy propels Washington state representative and Clark alumna to champion two bills By Claire Sykes For almost a decade, hundreds of red dresses have been hung on college campuses and outside state capitols, from freeway overpasses and in front yards, all over the United States and Canada. Gina Mosbrucker can’t get… Read More
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Ready. Got help. Go.
Tailored services keep Clark students on their educational path By Lily Raff McCaulou Channell Sugar-Star’s road to college was not a smooth one. She bounced between foster homes, endured childhood abuse, struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder and eventually overcame drug addiction. She was in her 30s and newly sober when a woman in… Read More
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Vets helping vets
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 partners to create the vision they held—establishing the first-ever Veterans Resource Center (VRC) at the college. “I jumped at the chance,” said Marr, 73, a… Read More
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Just being me
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. An Army veteran had to give up her military career after she started having seizures. That Army veteran’s work-study job… Read More
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Banner year pushes foundation closer to campaign goal
More than $8 million in gifts and pledges were accepted from generous community members By Joel B. Munson Clark College Foundation has had one of its most successful fundraising years in decades. Donors and partners contributed more than $8 million in gifts and pledges during fiscal year 2018-2019 for the Promising Pathways campaign, according… Read More