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Student-athletes help spearhead Clark’s first Athletics Spree Day

Clark University student-athletes Gabby Paolini ’16 and Courtney Pharr ’17 helped organize a big win for local children this year. The duo spearheaded a department-wide initiative for student-athletes from all Clark teams to volunteer their time. The culmination of their efforts was the first Athletics Spree Day, held last week at the Kneller Athletic Center.…
Trish Cronin named director of athletics at Clark University

Clark University President David Angel announced that Patricia H. (Trish) Cronin has been named Director of Athletics and Recreation at Clark University. Cronin served as interim director of Athletics and Recreation for the past eight months while the University conducted a highly competitive national search to fill the position. Read more… Read the Worcester Telegram story
Legendary dean Hazel Hughes memorialized with plaque, stories

An old adage insists that “everyone has a story,” and never was that truer than at the May 21, 2011, gathering of Clark’s early women athletes in Room 001 of Jonas Clark Hall — the former Women’s Gym. Their stories flowed freely, delivered into a hand-held microphone and videotaped for posterity. The theme binding all…
A league of their own: Clark’s first women athletes brought their A-game to campus

As World War II raged on, women filled the void — in the classroom and on the court
In 1973, Clark was one of the first schools to host a competitive Ultimate Frisbee meet

University among the recognized founders of the original league
Undergraduate research teams wows the big leagues

Students present work at prestigious child development conference