{"id":4011,"date":"2026-05-13T17:34:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T17:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/commencement\/?p=4011"},"modified":"2026-05-13T18:42:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:42:03","slug":"skye-donaldson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/commencement\/2026\/05\/13\/skye-donaldson\/","title":{"rendered":"Skye Donaldson"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/Skye-feature-23.avif\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Skye Donaldson \u201926 MAT \u201927 painting a mural\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/Skye-feature-23.avif 2560w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/Skye-feature-23-300x225.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/Skye-feature-23-1024x768.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/Skye-feature-23-768x576.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/Skye-feature-23-1536x1152.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/Skye-feature-23-2048x1536.avif 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column sidebar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>A piece of Skye Donaldson \u201926, MAT \u201927, will remain part of Clark even after their time on campus ends. With the support of a 2025 Sara Bickman Music and Arts Summer Internship Award,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/24\/skye-donaldson-26-mat-27-paints-mural-in-goddard-library-to-inspire-students\/\">Donaldson painted a bright mural<\/a>&nbsp;on the second floor of the Goddard Library that boasts a motivational message for students: \u201cSmall progress is still PROGRESS. Keep going one step at a time.\u201d The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/clarku.catalog.acalog.com\/preview_program.php?catoid=34&amp;poid=6939\">studio art<\/a>&nbsp;major hopes to become an art teacher, and will complete Clark\u2019s Master of Arts in Teaching program following commencement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"double-bottom-margin\">In 2024, Donaldson became an inaugural member of the Clark University chapter of the Kappa Pi Art Honors Society. They were also a member of the Black Student Union, Hip Hop Collabo and a peer mentor during their time as a Clarkie.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons double-bottom-margin is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/24\/skye-donaldson-26-mat-27-paints-mural-in-goddard-library-to-inspire-students\/\">Read more about skye<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/commencement\/may-2026\/student-spotlights\/\">Student spotlights<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/Skye-feature-11-1024x768.avif\" alt=\"Skye Donaldson \u201926 standing beside her mural in the Goddard Library, Clark University\" class=\"wp-image-3995\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3333545959048287;width:489px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/Skye-feature-11-1024x768.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/Skye-feature-11-300x225.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/Skye-feature-11-768x576.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/Skye-feature-11-1536x1152.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/Skye-feature-11-2048x1536.avif 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">    <a\n        class=\"clarku-block-card double-bottom-margin\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/minor\/studio-art\/\"\n    >\n                    <div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                \t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n                    alt=\"A student explores the Institute for Contemporary Art, Boston\"\n                    class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-full\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/Studio-art-ICA-1024x683-1.avif\"\n                \/>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div\n                class=\"clarku-block-card-content\"\n            >\n                \n<div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Engage your eyes, mind, and hands<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-studio-art\">Studio art<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Develop your creative skills by working closely with our experienced practitioner-faculty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow-link\">Program details<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A piece of Skye Donaldson \u201926, MAT \u201927, will remain part of Clark even after their time on campus ends. 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