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Clark students are involved in many different activities on campus - from sports, student government, the arts, political activism, and journalism, to community service or cultural exchange. These clubs and organizations provide all types of experiences for students interested in meeting new people and learning in various and often unconventional settings.
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Student Clubs & Organizations
American Civil Liberties Union Club (ACLU)
For more information about this student club please contact the Office of Student Leadership & Programming (508) 793-7549.
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is a human-rights organization that is recognized globally. Clark's Amnesty chapter is dedicated to raising awareness about
human-rights abuses around the world and petitioning for the release of
prisoners of conscience who have neither used nor advocated violence, for
fair and prompt trials for all political prisoners, and for an end to
torture and execution in all cases. Some of the campaigns that Clark's
Amnesty chapter has worked on are Stopping Violence Against Women, Conflict
Diamonds, Darfur, and freeing Prisoners of Conscience throughout the
world.
C.A.R.E Initiative (CARE)
The Community Action, Reform, and Education Initiative is a student organization that works within the local community to help solve the issues of hunger and homelessness.
Campus Accountability Now! (CAN!)
Campus Accountability Now! (CAN!) aims to hold the Clark community accountable to the global community. The goal of the group is to promote fair and just business practices on campus.
Clark Sustainability Initiative (CSI)
For more information about this student club, please contact the Office of Student Leadership & Programming (508) 793-7549.
Direct Action Learning Experience (DA-LE)
The mission of DA-LE is to provide experiential-learning opportunities for Clark Students through cross-cultural and service-oriented experiences such as alternative spring breaks or semester group projects. The goals of these direct-action learning experiences are to initiate discussion, action, and reflection on the dynamics between the social challenges in the United States and other countries; to provide members of the Clark community with an authentic, first-hand experience of social challenges and change; and to develop character and a sense of global citizenship within the participants. In the past, students have traveled to Nicaragua over spring break with DA-LE.
Peaceworks
Peaceworks members are dedicated to advocacy, education and action for a peaceful, just and equitable society. Members work on local and
international issues with a focus on creating strong communities.
Student Global AIDS Campaign (SGAC)
SGAC is a student organization dedicated to raising awareness about the global AIDS pandemic and working to influence public policy on various levels to more effectively combat AIDS.
Students Taking Action Now: Darfur (STAND)
STAND : A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition is an umbrella organization of over 600 high school and college
chapters dedicated to putting an end to genocide, specifically the current
genocide in Darfur, Sudan. This is the Clark University chapter.
Water Watch
Clark Water Watch works with the Clark campus and the greater Worcester community to raise awareness about water quality and to organize conservation and rehabilitation programs for Worcester waterways. This includes teaching at local schools, sitting on boards of conservation commissions, orchestrating clean-ups, and volunteering at campus- and city-wide events.
This page is maintained by the Office of Student Leadership & Programming, (508)793-7549. Please send questions, comments, or suggestions to Office of Student Leadership & Programming.
Disclaimer: Clark University is not responsible for the content or views expressed on any of the student organization Web sites featured on this page.
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