Professionals in the Visual and Performing Arts Tell Their Stories
2026-02-10 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | ASEC 202

Sprintax Nonresident Tax Webinar
2026-02-10 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual
International Students will get help on filing taxes. Clark University students can ask questions! In these tax webinars, international students, scholars and professionals will be run through everything they need to know about non-resident tax for the 2025 tax season. Topics will include who must file, tax residency, FICA, state returns, implications of misfiling as well as how to use Sprintax to prepare a compliant tax return.

Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4662445423757398368

SLICE Drop-In Hours with Stacie
2026-02-11 09:00 - 10:00 | Asher Suite, UC
Got a quick question about making Purchase Requests, budget management, or club finances? Stop by to chat with Stacie, the SLICE Office & Budget Manager, during her office hours. If you have a more detailed question or would like a longer conversation, please schedule a meeting with Stacie using the QR code on her office door!

26-27 Housing Selection Info Session
2026-02-11 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Have you started thinking about where you want to live next year? If you’re an undergraduate student planning to live on campus for the 2026–2027 academic year, this information session is your chance to learn how housing selection works and get your questions answered. Because the housing selection process has changed slightly from previous years, this session will be helpful for undergraduate students in any class year, whether you’ve gone through selection before or not. Please note, our Zoom sessions will be recorded and posted on Clark’s website as a resource for students who are unable to attend live. Important housing selection dates: Returning student housing application opens in the Housing & Dining Self-Service portal on Monday, February 2. For students with housing accommodations, the Housing Accommodation Preference Form opens on Monday, February 2. Students intending to utilize a housing accommodation must submit their housing application by Monday, February 23. Returning Student Housing Application closes on Monday, March 2. Housing selection will take place Tuesday, March 24 – Friday, March 27.

Arts, Media, Design & Communications Employer Pop-Up
2026-02-11 13:00 - 15:00 | Grace and Lurie Conference Rooms, University Center, Clark University
Looking for internships or career opportunities in arts, media, design, and communications? Drop by the Employer Pop-Up at Clark University to meet organizations, explore job and internship openings, and discover potential career paths. Build your professional network while learning how to turn your creative interests into a career—all majors and class years are welcome!

Finding and Evaluating Data
2026-02-11 14:00 - 15:00 | Fuller Room (Goddard Library 422)
In celebration of Love Data Week, an annual international celebration of data, the Goddard Library will offer a workshop on finding datasets and critically evaluating them.

At this event, you will:

Identify data repositories in the library’s collection

Practice searching for data in ICPSR, Statista and Massachusetts Data Hub

Learn evaluation strategies for ethical data use

Stop by the Fuller Room (Goddard Library Room 422) to participate in Data Bingo to practice finding datasets in different collections!

Dean of Students Pop-Up Office Hours
2026-02-11 15:00 - 16:30 | Dana Commons
Join the Assistant Provost of Student Success and Dean of Students for Pop-Up Office hours around campus. Stop by to say hello, ask questions, share about your experience, or just check in!

Prism's Valentine's Origami Flowers
2026-02-11 16:00 - 17:00 | McCann Resource Room, 1st Floor Dana Commons
Join Prism in making some origami flowers and hearts to make the perfect gift on Valentine’s Day! We will be providing plenty of origami paper, construction paper, and helpful guides to create all kinds of different flowers and hearts.

From Personal Responsibility to Systemic Failure: the Blame Divide in American Politics
2026-02-11 17:00 - 19:15 | Dana Commons – Fireside Lounge
This talk explores how liberals and conservatives differ in whom they blame for social problems -individuals or systems- and how these blame patterns shape our emotions and policy preferences. Yet beneath the heated rhetoric of America’s culture war lies a surprising finding: There are fundamental similarities in how people across the political spectrum reason about blame and responsibility. The speaker will draw on decades of psychological research on these topics, summarized in her recent book (see https://gailsahar.com/).

Jane Oxford Keiter Professor of Psychology at Wheaton College in Massachusetts. Author of the book: Blame and Political Attitudes: The Psychology of America’s Culture War (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023).

Co-sponsored by Peace and Conflict Studies and the Department of Psychology.

William James College Information Session
2026-02-11 18:00 - 19:00 | Lurie Conference Room, UC
Join Beth Rogan, Director of Educational Partnerships at William James College, for an informative discussion on career paths in psychology and behavioral health. This session will explore your career options and first steps in the field; introduce the Behavioral Health Service Corps, a paid gap‑year program offering two free college courses; and provide an overview of graduate programs including Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Clinical Psychology, School Psychology, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), and Organizational Psychology. Additional topics include levels of training (Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees), differences between PhD and PsyD programs, scope of practice and licensure, working with underrepresented populations, multicultural and global mental health, field training opportunities, career settings, specialties, and preparation for graduate school. For questions, please contact Beth Rogan at beth_rogan@williamjames.edu.

CUSB Careers in Finance: From Investment Analysis to Wealth Strategy
2026-02-11 18:00 - 19:00 | ASEC 202
Meet Clark University alumna Suaida Firoze (BA Economics) and Anh Do (MS in Finance) who will share their experiences in financial analysis, consulting, and wealth strategy in the technology, health and private market industries.

Suaida Firoze has built her career from senior consultant at Deloitte to her current role as Senior Business Process Engineer, Strategy & Product Execution for Private Wealth.

Anh’s career has moved from revenue and financial analyst in the healthcare industry to senior financial analyst in the tech sector at NETSCOUT.

Students should register to attend on Handshake!

SAS Homework Center
2026-02-11 18:00 - 20:00 | ASEC 213
Open to all students registered with SAS and their friends. Use this time to work independently, in a quiet space dedicated to doing homework. We will provide snacks, study tools, and more. Additionally, attendance at each night of this event will earn you one entry into our end-of-semester raffle – you can get one entry for each homework center, workshop, or other event!

Men of Color Alliance Meeting
2026-02-11 18:30 - 19:30 | Fireside Lounge, Dana Commons
The Men of Color Alliance, or MOCA, is designed to provide thought‑provoking discussions that not only foster community but also encourage men of color to explore their intersectional identities.

An Evening of Music from fin-de-siècle Vienna
2026-02-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Razzo Hall, Traina Center for the Arts, 92 Downing St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Worcester Chamber Music Society continues its 20th Anniversary Season with an evocative program drawn from fin de siècle Vienna, a moment of radical transformation at the turn of the 20th century. Featuring Alban Berg’s Piano Sonata, Anton Webern’s Drei Stücke for cello and piano and Five Pieces for string quartet, and Arnold Schoenberg’s lush, expressionist masterpiece Verklärte Nacht, the concert traces the dissolution of Romanticism and the emergence of a bold new musical language. Performed by WCMS artists, the program offers an intimate and powerful exploration of emotional intensity, innovation, and the birth of musical modernism.

This event is free and open to the public.

You can also watch the livestream on the Visual and Performing Arts Department’s YouTube page, linked here.

Drop-in for On-Campus Job Search Support
2026-02-12 11:00 - 12:00 | Career Lab, first floor of ASEC
Visit us for personalized job search tips and feedback!

Student Intern Panel: Arts, Media, Design & Communications
2026-02-12 12:00 - 13:00 | ASEC 111
Join us for an engaging Student Intern Panel to hear from your peers about their internship experiences in arts, media, design, and communications. Learn about challenges they faced, valuable lessons, and tips to prepare for your own internship journey. Lunch will be served!

Geography Colloquium Series: Dr. Erica Smithwick
2026-02-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Grace Conference Room, Higgins University Center
Will the most damaging wildfire occur in the East?

In 2024 and 2025, thousands of wildfires burned in novel settings across the East, including unprecedented fires in populated regions like Long Island, New York, Massachusetts, and the Carolinas. While fires in the East have been considered rare, intensifying drought combined with limited preparedness could portend significant vulnerabilities in the future. Comparing wildfires in the West to wildland fire management in the East, this talk will explore the environmental, social, and governance frontiers in understanding this region’s potential risk.

Dr. Erica Smithwick, Distinguished Professor of Geography at Penn State, is a landscape and ecosystem ecologist. She is the Director of the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, and Associate Director of the Institute of Energy and the Environment. Smithwick leads the Penn State Climate Consortium, which brings together interdisciplinary researchers in partnership with society to develop climate solutions. Additionally, she serves as program co-chair for Transdisciplinary Research on Environment and Society. Smithwick is also a former director of the Ecology Institute and the Center for Landscape Dynamics.

26-27 Housing Selection Info Session
2026-02-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Lurie Conference Room, UC

From impacts to impact: A diverse journey through applied data science
2026-02-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Arthur M. Sackler Sciences Center, 121
This talk will summarize Principal Data Scientist Ross Potter’s diverse research experience in applied data science covering two broad topics. Firstly, his Ph.D. and postdoctoral research — numerically modeling the formation of asteroid impact craters. He will cover how this modeling is done, why it is needed, and applications to human and robotic planetary missions to ultimately understand the formation of solar system bodies. Secondly, scientometrics — quantifying aspects of science and scientific research. He will explain why and to whom this area is of increasing importance, particularly for research management and government policy, and briefly discuss how a range of data science and statistical techniques such as topic modeling, network analysis and anomaly detection can be applied across physical, life and social sciences.

Potter is Principal Data Scientist at Clark for the recently launched project CROSSROADS (Creating Robust Opportunities for Student Success through Real-world, Organized, and Applied Data Science), funded by NSF. He has undergraduate and graduate degrees in geophysics and planetary science, respectively, from Imperial College London.

He completed postdocs at the NASA-affiliated Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, and Brown University before returning to the UK. There, he transitioned to industry working for a travel company and then analytics firm, Clarivate, where he created a new indicator assessing the impact of academic research by collaboration type. He has published research in a diverse set of journals including Geophysical Research Letters, Meteoritics and Planetary Science, Nature Communications, npj Ocean Substantiality, and Scientometrics.

SLICE Drop-In Hours with Peyton
2026-02-12 16:00 - 17:00 | Asher Suite, UC
Got a quick question? Stop by to chat with Peyton, Assistant Dean/Director of SLICE, during their office hours. If you have a more detailed question or would like a longer conversation, please schedule a meeting with Peyton by sending them an email at PeWu@clarku.edu.

Game Design Professionals Panel: Alumni in Media & Communications Virtual Panel
2026-02-12 18:00 - 19:00 | CMACD 404 or Virtual, CMACD 404, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States

Clark University Undergraduate Student Council Weekly Meeting (open to the public)
2026-02-12 19:00 - 20:30 | ASEC 202
Join us for the weekly Clark Undergraduate Student Council meetings (Open To The Public!) CUSC representatives meet to discuss potential motions, review and vote on new legislation, and share what they’re hearing from their constituents.Have something you’d like to share? Fill out our Public Comment Form.

SPS Advising Hour for International Students
2026-02-13 12:00 - 13:00 | JC 208
Need guidance on your visa, work authorization, or academic plans? 🌍 Meet with International Student Advisor Catherine for personalized support and answers to your questions. We’re here to help you succeed!

SLICE Drop-In Hours with Meghan
2026-02-13 13:00 - 14:00 | Asher Suite, UC
Got a quick question about leadership, club management, or getting involved? Stop by the Asher Suite (3rd floor of the UC) to chat with Meghan, Assistant Director of Student Leadership & Involvement, about a variety of topics. If you have a more detailed question or would like a longer conversation, please schedule a meeting with Meghan using the QR code on her office door! Specific questions about club events should be directed to campus_life@clarku.edu. Questions about club purchasing should be directed to clubpurchasing@clarku.edu.

Friday Night Magic (and other card games)
2026-02-13 18:00 - 20:30 | Asher Suite, UC
Come join us to play Magic the Gathering and any trading card game you like! People of any skill level are welcome, more experienced players are always happy to lend a hand no matter the game.

Weekly Shabbat Services and Dinner
2026-02-13 18:00 - 21:00 | Grace and Lurie Conference Rooms, University Center, Clark University
Join us for musical Shabbat services followed by a delicious meal. Shabbat is a time when we are able to come together as a community and be present in the moment, while taking the time to from the week. Anyone is welcome so please bring a friend! We can’t wait to see you there!

Bouquet Making with CuTEA
2026-02-14 13:00 - 14:30 | Lurie Conference Room, UC
Show up to make Valentines Day flower bouquets with CuTEA! Learn about flowers and their famous associated meanings to craft a custom message to your special someone. Limited supplies so first come first serve.

Clicking Through Crushes
2026-02-14 14:00 - 16:00 | Rosenblatt Conference Room
Valentines Day a day for romance, love and 2D characters! Join SPOC and TTBG for a day of dating sims. We will be playing such classics as Date Everything, the Monster Prom series, and Speed Dating for Ghosts. These are easy dating sims to get you into the genre!

Sound Casserole: Clark University Jazz Workshop and Clark University Concert Band Concert
2026-02-14 15:00 - 17:00 | Atwood Hall – Daniels Theater
Join us for our annual Sound Casserole concert, featuring the Clark University Jazz Workshop, directed by Christopher Gagne, and the Clark University Concert Band, directed by Samantha McGill. This event is free and open to the public.

You can also watch the livestream of the event on the Visual and Performing Arts Department’s YouTube channel.

Build-A-Buddy
2026-02-15 17:00 - 20:00 | Tilton Hall, UC
Stop by for some fun and build a friend with us. We will be stuffing stuffed animals with a heart included!
