American Primary Elections
2024-10-26 15:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York)
In this Family and Friends Weekend Faculty Research Highlight event, Political Science Professor Robert Boatright will discuss his new book, “Reform and Retrenchment: A Century of Efforts to Fix Primary Elections.” Learn about how American primary elections have changed over the past century — and why they may not be as democratic a way to choose party nominees as people expected them to be when they were created.

Drawing with Carter
2024-10-26 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Craft Studio

Drawing with Carter
2024-10-26 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)

Zumba Class
2024-10-27 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Bickman Multipurpose Room, Kneller Athletic Center

Zumba Class
2024-10-27 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)

Bob Ross Painting with Renee
2024-10-28 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Craft Studio

Bob Ross Painting with Renee
2024-10-28 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)

School of Business Employer in Residence: Robert Half
2024-10-28 14:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
The Employer-In-Residence (EIR) program is an initiative by the School of Business’ Stevenish Career Management Center to give students the opportunity to meet and interact with a specific company and learn more about their practices. The EIR program gives students the chance to gain a unique perspective into U.S. employment directly from employers, learn about the opportunities each company recruits for, and also receive feedback on resumes, and/or interviewing strategies/scenarios.
The program also provides the employer an opportunity to highlight and bring greater exposure to their company/organization to a diverse array of students interested in future employment in the field.
We are honored to have Robert Half as our first Employer In Residence.
Robert Half is a staffing agency that specializes in connecting businesses with highly skilled professionals in fields such as finance, accounting, administrative support, technology, marketing, and more. With a commitment to personalized service, Robert Half helps both employers and job seekers find the right fit by offering flexible employment options, including temporary, full-time, and project based roles. Their extensive industry expertise makes them a trusted resource for navigating today’s dynamic job market.
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Wheel With Zoë
2024-10-28 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Craft Studio
Come to Zoë’s Wheel Workshop on Mondays to get the rundown! Once you’ve been to a wheel workshop, you can come to the Craft Studio anytime to put what you’ve learned to practice!

Wheel With Zoë
2024-10-28 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)

Hatha Yoga
2024-10-29 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
Attending this event fulfills Navigator Journey programming: Reflect, Design, and Plan.

Pancakes and Politics
2024-10-29 14:30 - 15:30 (America/New_York)
Join RLH for Pancakes and Politics! Learn about civic engagement, voter education, and more.

Oh! Horror! A Night of Spooky Storytelling
2024-10-29 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
The Higgins Institute presents Oh! Horror! — an evening of spooky storytelling, with readings by special faculty guests, Jennifer Plante and Gino DiIorio, and other creative Clarkies. This event is a reimagining of a Higgins favorite with even more stories, more treats, and, oh, more horror! Readers from across the campus community will recount original stories and recognizable tales in a celebration of creativity and the joy of Halloween. Boo!
If you are interested in participating as a reader, please contact Gloria Potts (gpotts@clarku.edu) at the Higgins Institute.
Otherwise, just join us for the fun…if you dare.

Unlocking Financial Freedom - A Financial Literacy workshop series
2024-10-30 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York)
Join us this October as guest speaker, Mike Ford (a Clark alum’s dad!) leads a series of financial literacy workshops through the month of October. Come learn money related topics like taxes, how money works, investing, and reducing and managing debt! Each week is a new topic!

True Colors Leadership Workshop
2024-10-30 14:30 - 15:30 (America/New_York)
Join this True Colors workshop to learn a new, simplified, and colorful way to think about your personality type and how you can use your knowledge about yourself and others to elevate your student organization(s).Part of the Undergraduate Leadership Pathway!About True Colors International:The True Colors proprietary system distills complex temperament theory into practical tools and actionable programs. The model uses four colors — Orange, Gold, Green, and Blue — to differentiate the four central primary personality types. These colors lay the foundation of True Colors’ fun and insightful personality identification system. True Colors provides individuals with personal and professional development skills and drives organizational excellence through higher engagement, improved communication, and teamwork (https://www.truecolorsintl.com/about).

Fall 2024 Physics Colloquium: Donald Candela / UMass Amherst
2024-10-30 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Speaker: Donald Candela
Institution: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Title: TBA
Host: Arshad Kudrolli

Biology Fall 2024 Seminar Series: Laura Katz, Smith College
2024-10-30 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)

Buttons/Pins with Nora
2024-10-30 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
If you’ve never made your own pins, or you have and want to make more, come to the Craft Studio on Wednesdays at 5:00pm for Noras buttons/pins workshop!

Office Hours with Dean K.
2024-10-30 17:15 - 19:15 (America/New_York)
Visit clarku.edu/success to learn more about Student Success. Dean K. is also your Dean of Students, ultimately charged with ensuring that Clark University continues to be student-centered – any concerns as a student can be discussed with Dean K. Join Dean K. in the Academic Commons, located on the first floor of the Goddard Library!Attending this event fulfills Navigator Pathway programming: Reflect, design, and plan.

Starting with Solutions: A Global Political Ecology of Algae Innovation
2024-10-31 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
This Graduate School of Geography Colloquium features Jenny Goldstein of Cornell University.

Election 2024: A Conversation with the Political Science Department
2024-10-31 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Jefferson 320
Join Clark’s Political Science Department for a chance to look past the punditry and understand how scholars are analyzing the 2024 presidential election. Faculty will interpret the widespread debates over gender, immigration, climate change, civil rights, and more. We’ll also discuss the election’s global implications, from Latin America to Asia to the Middle East and beyond.
Price of Admission: One question (or more) that you’ve been wanting and waiting to ask about the election.
Halloween candy will be provided!
This event is supported by the Francis A. Harrington Public Affairs Fund

Economics Seminar: Moshi Alam
2024-10-31 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Jonas Clark Hall, Room 118
Moshi Alam, assistant professor of economics at Clark, will discuss his research on answering microeconomic questions on economic inequality in labor and public economics.

Moshi Alam (Clark University)
2024-10-31 12:00 - 13:15 (America/New_York) | Jonas Clark Hall, Room 118
Speaker: Moshi Alam (Clark University)
Title: The Unintended Benefits of Women’s Empowerment on Household Sanitation (with Monica Agarwal)
Date: Thursday, October 31, 2024
Time: 12:00-1:15 pm
Location: Jonas Clark Hall, Room 118

Trick-or-Treat at the School of Business
2024-10-31 12:30 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Get ready for some Halloween fun at Carlson Hall with CUSB’s Trick or Treat event! Stop by for some sweet treats and maybe pick up some academic or career “tricks” along the way!
Open to all undergrads and grads
Location: Carlson Hall (starting at 2nd floor front desk)

Collage with Abby
2024-10-31 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Come down to the Craft Studio on Thursdays at 3:00 where Abby can answer all of your collaging dreams!

Tidying the Clark Garden
2024-10-31 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
We will be weeding and tidying up the garden and seeing if there is any produce that’s ripe for picking!

Sculpey With Julia
2024-10-31 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Come make magnets, trinkets, whatever, at Julia’s workshops on Thursdays at 6:00! Cover fee is $5 in cash!

Film Screening: ‘Nosferatu’ (1922)
2024-10-31 19:00 - 20:30 UTC
“Nosferatu” is a 1922 silent German Expressionist vampire film directed by F. W. Murnau and starring Max Schreck as Count Orlok, a vampire who preys on the wife (Greta Schröder) of his estate agent (Gustav von Wangenheim) and brings the plague to their town. The film is an unauthorized and unofficial adaptation of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel, “Dracula.”
The classic horror film will be projected on 16 mm film with live music by Naima Power-Greene ’27.

Spooky Sexy Bingo Night & Donation Drive
2024-10-31 20:30 - 22:00 (America/New_York)
Come dressed in your best Halloween costume to be entered into our raffle for the chance to win a variety of sexy and thrilling prizes!Want to win? There is a suggested donation of menstrual products (pads and tampons) that will enter you in a raffle to win more prizes! All donations will go to the surrounding Worcester community. Each individual pad or tampon will count as one entry into the raffle, so no donation is too big or too small.MEA and Choices hopes to see all of you ghouls and goblins at Spooky Sexy Bingo Night full of sweet treats, community building, a thrilling playlist, and a donation drive to give back to the community Clark resides in! Bring a friend (or three) and have a bloody-fantastic Halloween!
