{"id":911,"date":"2026-01-23T13:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T18:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/?page_id=911"},"modified":"2026-03-20T12:57:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T16:57:59","slug":"community-centered","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/community-centered\/","title":{"rendered":"Community centered"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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An education rooted in real places, real people, and making meaningful change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Nate Edwards-Roseney \u201926 leads lessons in ninth-grade wellness classes at Southbridge High School as part of the MAAX (Maximizing Adolescent Academic eXcellence) social development curriculum.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Clark Experience is designed around engagement with community. Through mentored research, community-focused courses, internships, and applied projects, you\u2019ll connect rigorous academic study with hands-on experiences that address challenges in the real world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Clark\u2019s Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise and Southbridge Public Schools collaborated on an initiative to create a sensory immersion room where distressed students can decompress, calm themselves, and learn how to manage their behavior.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Don Spratt, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, is actively engaged in STEM outreach, hosting classes and summer internships for Worcester-area students that offer hands-on laboratory experiences designed to inspire interest in STEM learning and future careers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Chemistry professor Julio D\u2019Arcy and his students welcomes Worcester middle and high schoolers and their teachers to labs in the Carlson School of Chemistry and Biochemistry to help make chemistry more accessible.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Geography Professor Karen Frey and her students use virtual reality technology to help area middle school children learn about polar science research.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hundreds of K\u201312 students engage annually with Clark through STEM and humanities outreach.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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