Events

OPT Workshop for International Students
2022-07-06 10:00 - 11:00 UTC
Join us on Zoom for our upcoming OPT Workshop. The workshop will be on the Zoom meeting ID: 987 3189 0637 and passcode: [REDACTED]

CPT Workshop for International Students
2022-07-06 13:00 - 14:00 UTC
Join us on Zoom for our upcoming CPT Workshop. The workshop will be on the Zoom meeting ID: 987 3189 0637 and passcode: [REDACTED]

Game Hour at the International Center
2022-07-13 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
Join us for Game Hour at the International Center! We will have board games in the Student Lounge, and lawn games available on the grass in the backyard (weather permitting).

Summer Open House
2022-07-15 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Wondering what life is like at Clark? Sign up for our Summer Open House. Meet current students, learn about Clark’s research and liberal arts curriculum, and experience our vibrant, urban campus.

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Faculty webinar: Promoting Student Engagement through Active Learning Techniques
2022-07-26 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
The School of Professional Studies and Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning invite Clark faculty to the Summer 2022 Faculty Professional Development Webinar Series, “Promoting Equitable Learning by Engaging Students with Engaged Teaching.”
In this first session, participants will learn active learning techniques that have been proven to promote student engagement. The webinar will focus on concepts and instructional strategies to support the creation of a sense of community using technology and collaborative learning assignments, and teaching so that students learn holistically, with emphasis on strategies consistent with Universal Design of Learning (UDL). Registration is required.

In this 3-part webinar series, we will share and discuss a sample of approaches and techniques to improve teaching and promote student engagement. Participants are encouraged to share their best practices and to adopt/adapt these techniques in their courses.
You may select to register for one or all webinars in the series. All webinars will be recorded and shared with registrants and attendees.

July 26: Promoting Student Engagement through Active Learning Techniques

Presenter: Susan Campbell, Chief Student Affairs Officer Emerita at USM; UMass faculty

August 2: Teaching with Cases

Presenters: Neil Cohen, MPA faculty; Kamal Datta, MS project management faculty; Laurie Ross, professor of community development and planning

August 9: Assessment to Inform Teaching and Learning

Presenter: Susan Campbell

Faculty webinar: Teaching with Cases
2022-08-02 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
The School of Professional Studies and Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning invite Clark faculty to the Summer 2022 Faculty Professional Development Webinar Series, “Promoting Equitable Learning by Engaging Students with Engaged Teaching.”
This session will focus on teaching with cases, in which students examine real-world problems or scenarios involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities. Registration is required.

In this 3-part webinar series, we will share and discuss a sample of approaches and techniques to improve teaching and promote student engagement. Participants are encouraged to share their best practices and to adopt/adapt these techniques in their courses.
You may select to register for one or all webinars in the series. All webinars will be recorded and shared with registrants and attendees.

July 26: Promoting Student Engagement through Active Learning Techniques

Presenter: Susan Campbell, Chief Student Affairs Officer Emerita at USM; UMass faculty

August 2: Teaching with Cases

Presenters: Neil Cohen, MPA faculty; Kamal Datta, MS project management faculty; Laurie Ross, professor of community development and planning

August 9: Assessment to Inform Teaching and Learning

Presenter: Susan Campbell

How to Build a Website in a Day
2022-08-09 10:00 - 11:30 UTC
​​There are a number of great tools available to help build a website. And guess what? You do not need to be a technical guru to get the job done. In this 90-minute interactive webinar, Rob Delmastro, senior business advisor, will demonstrate how to build a website using Squarespace.

Faculty webinar: Assessment to Inform Teaching and Learning
2022-08-09 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
The School of Professional Studies and Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning invite Clark faculty to the Summer 2022 Faculty Professional Development Webinar Series, “Promoting Equitable Learning by Engaging Students with Engaged Teaching.”
Registration is required.

In this 3-part webinar series, we will share and discuss a sample of approaches and techniques to improve teaching and promote student engagement. Participants are encouraged to share their best practices and to adopt/adapt these techniques in their courses.
You may select to register for one or all webinars in the series. All webinars will be recorded and shared with registrants and attendees.

July 26: Promoting Student Engagement through Active Learning Techniques

Presenter: Susan Campbell, Chief Student Affairs Officer Emerita at USM; UMass faculty

August 2: Teaching with Cases

Presenters: Neil Cohen, MPA faculty; Kamal Datta, MS project management faculty; Laurie Ross, professor of community development and planning

August 9: Assessment to Inform Teaching and Learning

Presenter: Susan Campbell

Bilingual Poetry Reading at Worcester Public Library
2022-08-10 13:30 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Professor Belén Atienza will be one of the poets entertaining children and families during the Worcester Public Library’s Bilingual Poetry Reading. Other poets featured include Worcester Poet Laureate Juan Matos, Worcester Youth Poet Laureate Adael Mejía, and Dominican/American poet Rhina Espaillat.

Beat the Heat with Frozen Yogurt from Yoway
2022-08-10 15:00 - 16:00 UTC
International students, meet at the International Center (142 Woodland Street) to take a short walk to Yoway on Park Avenue for some yummy frozen yogurt!
*Please note that you are responsible for covering the cost of your frozen yogurt/drink

‘can i touch it?’ Performance and Reception
2022-08-11 18:00 - 21:00 UTC
Join Company One Theatre and The Clark Black Alumni Association for a special reception and performance of “can i touch it?” by Francisca Da Silveira. Directed by Summer L. Williams ’01.

Founded by six Clarkies, Company One Theatre is proud to invite you to see “can i touch it?,” by Boston’s own Francisca Da Silveira. The play features a main character who faces racial inequity, social exclusion, and Black hair politics as a business owner, single mom, and community leader. “can i touch it?” embodies Company One’s mission to build community at the intersection of art and social change, and its vision of a Boston defined by justice, equity, and artistic innovation.
Prior to the performance, mingle with fellow alumni and meet the Director, Summer L. Williams ’01, at a private reception inside the Strand Theatre.
Registration is required for this event. Please register by Wednesday, August 3.
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ALCI students: Kayak on Lake Quinsigamond
2022-08-27 09:00 - 13:30 UTC
Unwind after a busy first week by going kayaking on Lake Quinsigamond. We will drive over to the lake together, and students will be able to choose between a 1- or 2-person kayak (each person will be provided with a life jacket). We will explore the lake together — no kayaking experience needed!
New to kayaking? This is a great and easy way to explore nature. Kayaks are small boats built for one or two people. They are easy to steer and can float even in very shallow areas. Kayaking is also a great arm workout as you provide the paddle power to keep your kayak moving.
Please note, spots are limited, and registration is required for this event.

WooSox Game for International Students
2022-09-03 14:00 - 19:00 UTC
New undergraduate international students are invited to attend the WooSox vs. Buffalo game on Saturday, September 3! This outing is part of the International Student Welcome programming for undergraduate students. Registration is required, and will open at the end of August during International Student Welcome.

Power of a Syllabus: Skills Session
2022-09-08 10:30 - 11:15 UTC
Join the American Language and Culture Institute (ALCI) in learning more about the power of a syllabus in a U.S. classroom!

Power of a Syllabus: Info Session
2022-09-08 10:30 - 11:15 UTC
Join ALCI and the Office for Academic Support to learn how to use your syllabus to your advantage!
– This event is part of the Swag Series –
* Collect free swag by attending our Swag Series events!

Klezmer Dynasty: An Intimate History of Modern Jewish Culture, 1880-2019
2022-09-08 16:30 - 18:00 UTC
In her inaugural lecture as Rose Professor, Frances Tanzer gave a sketch of her new project, Klezmer Dynasty: An Intimate History of Modern Jewish Culture. At the heart of her research is a branch of her own family tree, the Brandwein klezmer musicians of Hapsburg Galicia. Their story spans three centuries as the family grappled with the tensions between tradition and modernity, the urban and rural, Jews and non-Jews, and the Holocaust and its aftermath. Tanzer posed several key questions to guide her story across many generations, places, and cultures from which klezmer music emerged: what happened to the cultures in the multi-ethnic borderlands as their contexts changed over time, and what new meanings can we derive from them? How did klezmer move from the margins to the mainstream in Europe, and what does that say about the relationship between Jews, Jewish culture, non-Jews, and the Holocaust?
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Clark Tank Logo Design 2023 Contest application open
2022-09-19 08:00 - 2022-10-05 17:00 (America/New_York)
Put your design skills to the test and submit your artwork for the 2023 Clark Tank Logo! The winner will receive $250 and their artwork will be displayed on all Clark Tank marketing and merch for the 2022-2023 school year!

Money/Budgeting Info Session
2022-09-21 13:30 - 14:30 UTC
Join the International Center to learn about money management and budgeting tips. This session will be lead by a representative from a local bank and is part of the Swag Series!

Clark Tank Pep Week
2022-09-26 - 2022-09-30
Learn about Clark Tank and the exciting funding opportunities by participating in activities and events during Clark Tank Pep Week!

Avoiding Fraud Info Session
2022-09-28 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
Each year international students in the United States are targeted by scammers wishing to get money or private information. Learn how to identify fraudulent offers/demands and protect yourself. This event is part of the Swag Series.

American Politics 101
2022-10-04 14:00 - 15:30 UTC
Join the American Language and Culture Institute (ALCI) to learn more about American politics!

Faculty Conversation on First-Year Common Read
2022-10-12 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Come join us for an interdisciplinary faculty panel on how “Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation” inspires research, teaching, and activism. Panelists will include Dean of the Faculty Esther Jones (English), Professor Jacqueline Dresch (Biology), and Professor Chris Davies (Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies).

This panel is part of Clark University’s Common Academic Experience program, which introduces the first-year class to a common text on pressing issues that inspire the academic and research programs at Clark.

All are welcome to attend; light refreshments will be served.

The text is available as an e-book through Goddard Library.

Community Conversation: Cooking Up Some Scholarship and Creative Work, Together
2022-10-27 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
Please join us for the next installment of our series, Nourishing Teaching, Learning & Research in the Arts & Humanities. These discussions will provide an opportunity for Clark faculty, staff, and students to engage in conversation around the strategic priorities of the Higgins School in partnership with the University’s strategic framework team. This event is open only to the Clark community; please register at the link below. Lunch will be provided at each event.
Session 2: Cooking Up Some Scholarship and Creative Work, Together
A conversation about research collaboratives and other supports
RSVP Here: https://forms.office.com/r/Mv1S0cjjyn.
Sponsored by the Higgins School of Humanities at Clark University

Thanksgiving Information Session
2022-11-01 13:00 - 14:15 (America/New_York)
Wondering about Thanksgiving in the U.S. and the history behind the holiday? Join the American Language and Culture Institute (ALCI) for a Thanksgiving information session!

Research Methods: Skills Session
2022-11-10 10:30 - 11:30 UTC
Join the American Language and Culture Institute (ALCI) for a workshop on research methods.

Community Conversation: Growing the Pie
2022-11-16 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
**This event is open only to the Clark community.**
Join us for the final installment of our series, Nourishing Teaching, Learning & Research in the Arts & Humanities. These discussions will provide an opportunity for Clark faculty, staff, and students to engage in conversation around the strategic priorities of the Higgins School in partnership with the University’s strategic framework team. Lunch will be provided at each event. Reservations are required using the link below.
Session 4: Growing the Pie
A conversation about Improving financial support for research/creative work
RSVP Here: https://forms.office.com/r/Mv1S0cjjyn.
Sponsored by the Higgins School of Humanities at Clark University

Exploring/Recording Stories of Survival: Gatumba Survivors Project
2022-12-01 12:00 - 13:15 (America/New_York)
Exploring/Recording Stories of Survival: Gatumba Survivors Project
With Professor Chris Davey and guest, Espoir Nindeba

Explore Professor Davey’s Open Digital Project at https://commons.clarku.edu/gatumba/

On Aug. 13, 2004, 166 people were massacred, and around a hundred were injured, at a UN refugee camp near Gatumba, Burundi. Most of the victims were members of the Banyamulenge community — a Congolese Tutsi ethnic group — fleeing outbreaks of violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Banyamulenge refugees were deliberately targeted by the Forces Nationales de Libération (FNL), a Hutu supremacist rebel group fighting in Burundi’s civil war. During the massacre, hundreds of FNL fighters beat drums and sang Christian hymns as they shot, stabbed, and burned refugees. The next day, an FNL spokesman claimed responsibility for the attack.

Despite investigations by the UN and Human Rights Watch confirming the involvement of the FNL and its then-leader Agathon Rwasa, the justice system stalled for political reasons. Most survivors of Gatumba have resettled from Burundi as refugees in the US, UK, Rwanda, Kenya, and other countries.

The purpose of this archive is to preserve witnesses to this massacre and evidence its lifelong impact on survivors, as well as document the lives of this refugee group.

This will be a hybrid event. https://clarku.zoom.us/j/98578069306

Professor Chris Davey is Charles E. Scheidt Visiting Assistant Professor of Genocide Studies and Genocide Prevention, Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies.

The Goddard Library Open Project Series is an event series dedicated to highlighting open collections made available through Clark University’s Institutional Repository, Digital Commons.

Afghan Refugee Voices: What Does Belonging Look Like in Host Countries?
2023-02-01 13:00 - 15:00 UTC
The Belonging Talks
Integration and Belonging Hub Webinar Series

Gaisu Yari, project director of Afghan Voices of Hope, found herself a sudden refugee when the Taliban forcibly took control of Afghanistan in August 2021. Recognizing she was a witness to history, she began collecting the stories of her fellow exiles while living in a refugee camp in Poland after her evacuation from Kabul.

Yari is a former commissioner in the Civil Service of Afghanistan and a human rights advocate who holds a master’s degree in Human Rights from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in Middle Eastern and Gender Studies from the University of Virginia. In addition to her work in Afghanistan with National and International Organizations, Yari is leading Afghan Voices of Hope and traveling around the world to see those in exile, collect their personal narratives, and work on a collective voice for the emerging Diasporas from Afghanistan. She is also a public speaker on gender justice.

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Sponsored by the Integration and Belonging Hub and the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies.

The Deserving and the Undeserving: Ukrainian Migrants and Middle Eastern Asylum Seekers in Poland
2023-03-01 13:00 - 15:00 UTC
The Belonging Talks
Integration and Belonging Hub Webinar Series

The Deserving and the Undeserving: Ukrainian Migrants and Middle Eastern Asylum Seekers in Poland

Speaker: Elżbieta Goździak

Goździak is both a migration scholar and a forced migrant. She left her native Poland in 1984 with a one-way passport. Currently, she is Visiting Professor at the Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland. Her research agenda focuses on refugee and immigrant integration, global health and humanitarianism, child migration, and human trafficking.

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Sponsored by the Integration and Belonging Hub and the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies.

AAG 2023 Annual Meeting - Denver
2023-03-23 - 2023-03-27
