Stories
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Clark University GIS student wins 2013 Summer of Maps fellowship
Azavea, an award-winning geospatial analysis (GIS) software development company, has announced that Tyler Dahlberg (GISDE ’14) is one of three students named winners of its second Summer of Maps. Inspired by the Google Summer of Code, Azavea Summer of Maps is a program that offers $5,000 stipends to student GIS analysts to perform pro bono geospatial data analysis projects for…
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Clark University appoints Julie Dolan new EVP, treasurer
Clark University President David Angel recently announced the appointment of Julie L. Dolan as the next Executive Vice President and Treasurer of the University. Dolan comes to Clark from Fairfield University where she has held the position of Vice President for Finance and Treasurer since 2010. Prior to Fairfield, she was Associate Vice President for Fiscal Affairs at Dartmouth College,…
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International council honors Clark University Study Abroad programs
The Clark University Office of Study Abroad and Away Programs was honored at the CIEE (Council on International Educational Exchange) annual Academic Consortium breakfast during the 65th NAFSA Annual Conference & Expo in St. Louis, Missouri, May 26-31. The conference theme was “Ideals and Impact in International Education.” Adriane van Gils-Pierce, director of the Study Abroad and Away Programs, accepted the Outstanding Service…
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Jeffrey Lurie ’73 talks football, movies and Clark at Reunion
The day after he’d bought the bought the Philadelphia Eagles football franchise in 1994, Jeffrey Lurie ’73 sat at his desk in a windowless office in a dilapidated building and wondered if he’d made the biggest mistake of his life. The rat he watched skitter across the carpet amplified those concerns. His state of mind wasn’t helped…
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Clark University Model U.N. team ‘rebounds’ to rank 17 on Top 50 list
The Clark University Model United Nations team ranked in the top 20 of Best Delegate’s Final 2012-2013 College Model U.N. Rankings. Clark Model U.N. is number 17 on the list of 50 schools. Also among the top 25 are Harvard, Yale, Georgetown and Columbia. In its rankings, Best Delegate noted, “Clark rebounded nicely this year compared…
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Sustainability Hub will bring new energy to Clark neighborhood
The empty storefront at 912 Main St. was once a restaurant called Scarlet O’Hara’s that was gone with the wind years ago. The 2,200-square-foot space will have new life this fall, when National Grid opens the Sustainability Hub, which will offer innovative energy solutions through hands-on demonstrations of “smart” meters, interactive displays on smart grid…
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International conference on sustainable consumption, at Clark June 12-14
Leading researchers and practitioners in multiple dimensions of consumerism and well-being sociologic, economic, technologic, cultural, and political to examine the real meanings of prosperity
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Clark students research habitats of African elephants and Guanaco
Clark undergraduates Michelle Andrews ’14 and Christina Geller ’13 and a group of graduate students enrolled in the Wildlife Conservation GIS Research Seminar taught by Associate Professor of Geography John Rogan and Research Assistant Professor Florencia Sangermano, recently traveled to the Bronx Zoo, the headquarters of the Wildlife Conservation Society, to present policy recommendations to…
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Clark Alumni Association selects Arlington teacher for OSEA
The Clark University Alumni Association recently presented Marie T. Raduazzo, of Arlington, with the Outstanding Secondary Educator Award (OSEA). The award recognizes a secondary school teacher for the critical role they play in preparing students for higher education. The OSEA is recognized at Honors Convocation, just prior to Commencement, every year. Clark’s Commencement was held on Sunday,…
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Cheryle St. Onge ’83 sees the big picture through her photographs
When she studies a smattering of seeds in her palm, or observes a series of waves crashing on the Maine coast, Cheryle St. Onge ’83 sees more than the byproduct of natural forces — she sees art. And with the click of a shutter, she makes art. St. Onge employs an 8 x 10 view camera,…