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 Vote for Alumni-elected Trustee
Vote online for the next Alumni-elected Trustee at this password-protected Web page (username "trustee"; password "ballot"). Or, return the postcard ballot—no postage necessary—in the Winter 2007 issue of Clarknews, which should have arrived last week. The postcard must be postmarked by April 1, 2007. Please vote only once for one of the following candidates:
Jeffrey Gelman ’81: "Life at Clark was a very enriching experience for me. I became involved in student government and worked closely with other students and various administrators on a wide range of University issues. As a student representative to the Board of Trustees, I contributed the student perspective on a number of issues to the Trustees." [Read more..]
Linda R. Savitsky ’70: "The role of the Board of Trustees, as I envision, is to establish policies; work with the President and his team to seek excellence from all stakeholders—professors, students, nonacademic staff, alumni, members of the community and friends of Clark; to encourage the principles of a liberal-arts education; and to insure that the resources will be available for Clark students of the next generation." [Read more..]
Steven Swain ’89: "I am grateful and honored for having been selected by our fellow alumni to run as a Trustee. As I write this statement, I remember sitting in the Goddard Library about 20 years ago, writing an essay on why I should be selected as a resident adviser. My answer today and back then remains essentially the same: Clark is a unique and special place, and if I can help it to further grow and succeed, I will.” [Read more..]
New faces in Alumni Affairs
Timothy Enman was recently appointed as manager of Alumni Affairs information systems. Among his responsibilities, he maintains Clark's Alumni Online Community, generates the monthly alumni e-newsletter and keeps records up to date. Previously, Enman worked in client services at Sentient Jet, a broker of private air travel. He has a degree in creative writing from Concordia University in Montreal.
Shawn Goodspeed '06 joins Alumni Affairs as assistant director. In this position, he plans and organizes regional programs and events for Clark alumni, parents and friends.
Goodspeed graduated from Clark last May and worked at Mellon Trust prior to taking this position at his alma mater.
Also new to Clark is Andrea Marth. Marth is serving as the new assistant vice president of University Advancement. Look for more about Marth and this newly created position in the March issue.
UPCOMING EVENTS
For more information or to RSVP, call 508-793-7166 or 800-793-6246, or e-mail alumni@clarku.edu.
Feb. 23, New York City:
Join Career Services and the
Alumni Association for a student-alumni career-networking
luncheon at Hard Rock Café in Times Square.
Mar. 5, Miami, Fla.:
Professor Timothy Shary talks at the Biltmore Hotel about the depiction of youth in cinema.
Mar. 6, Boca Raton, Fla.:
Clark University Trustee Fred Anton '68 hosts alumni, parents and friends to talk about the mediated view of the Iraq War.
Mar. 7, Fort Myers, Fla.:
Join Clark's baseball and softball teams for a special dinner at the Hilton Garden Inn. The teams will be in Florida for spring break.
Mar. 15, Boston:
Kick-off GSOM's 25th-anniversary year at Top of the Hub, one of Boston's premier locations.
Mar. 27, Lincoln, Mass.:
Join Clark faculty Stephen DiRado and Sarah Walker and alumnus Jon Petro '85 for their exhibits "Stephen DiRado: Jump" and "The Big Bang! Abstract Painting for the 21st Century" at the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park. Nick Capasso '81 is the curator.
Apr. 18, Shakespeare in American Life Exhibit: Alumni, Parents and Friends are invited to a special reception at the Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol Street, S.E. Washington, D.C.
May 18-20, Reunion*Alumni Weekend 2007:
Click here for a tentative schedule of events.
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New residence hall gets new name
In May of 2006, Clark University broke ground on a new apartment-style residence hall, which was recently named Blackstone Hall. This state-of-the-art facility, slated for completion this summer, will open to students for the 2007-2008 academic year. It will primarily house junior and senior men and women.
According to assistant director of Residential Life and Housing Kevin Forti, they wanted to create a ‘working name’ (a name to use up until or in lieu of a name given in dedication) for the hall that had significance not only to Clark, but also to the surrounding community. He says Blackstone Hall pays tribute to the Blackstone River and the Blackstone River Valley as a whole, both integral and essential aspects of Worcester and Central Massachusetts.”
Blackstone Hall, located along Beaver Street and Florence Street, will be home to 208 students and will feature modern amenities such as central air conditioning and full kitchens with dishwashers. Each apartment unit will house four or six students in a mix of double and single rooms. All aspects of this project have been carefully planned and reviewed by students and staff alike, and the University is confident that Blackstone Hall will be a place that students will be proud to call home.
Extensive Web pages detail the progress of Blackstone Hall. Here visitors will find a project blog, an updated calendar of progress, project plans and information on the design process, as well as a photo gallery and live Web cam.
Legal scholar, rights activist delivers MLK Day address
On Jan. 24, Harvard Law School professor Lani Guinier, a distinguished scholar, teacher and civil-rights advocate, delivered the public lecture “Race, Class and Meritocracy” as part of Clark’s recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Guinier served as assistant counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., and worked in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. In July 1998, she became the first woman of color appointed to a tenured professorship in the history of Harvard Law School, where she is the Bennett Boskey Professor of Law.
Guinier has spoken and written extensively about issues of race, gender and democratic decision-making. Her latest book, “Meritocracy, Inc.: How Wealth Became Merit, Class Became Race and Higher Education Became a Gift from the Poor to the Rich” will be released in 2007 by Harvard University Press.
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