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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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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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Clark holds 109th Commencement
Clark University held its 109th Commencement on Sunday, May 19. Degrees were granted to 1,096 graduates: 523 baccalaureate, 541 masters, and 32 doctoral. Carolyn Mugar, executive director of Farm Aid, and founder of the Armenia Tree Project, delivered the Commencement address and imparted lessons from the early days of both organizations. Mugar was married to the late John T. O’Connor,…
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From roof to road, Clark’s campus bears Paul Bottis’ stamp
‘If someone says, “We can’t do this,” then get out of my way and I’ll show you how to do it.’
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Clark is first Mass. school to commit to ‘real food’ purchasing
Clark University President David Angel has signed a pledge that the university will have 20 percent “real food” by 2020. This commitment is part of a national campaign coordinated by the Real Food Challenge, an organization that works with colleges and universities across the country to shift spending in cafeterias toward more locally produced, sustainably grown, humane,…
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William ’76 and Jane ’75 Mosakowski are honored for gift to Goddard Library collections
Libraries are typically quiet places, reserved for study and reflection. But for a brief moment on April 15, inside the Robert H. Goddard Library, the golden rule was heartily ignored as members of the Clark University staff and faculty broke into applause to honor William ’76 and Jane ’75 Mosakowski for their significant contributions to the library’s collections.…
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$600K Mellon Foundation grant backs Clark humanities initiative
In September 2012, Clark University was awarded $600,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support Humanities Present, a new initiative of the Higgins School of Humanities that promises to have a critical impact on the Clark curriculum and to contribute to Clark’s Liberal Education and Effective Practice (LEEP) initiative. “This generous Mellon Foundation grant allows us to fully explore the role…
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Paul Ropp to receive the Lund Community Achievement Award
Paul Ropp, research professor of history, has been selected to receive the 2012 John W. Lund Clark Community Achievement Award. “Jack Lund believed that individuals with drive, passion, and vision can make a difference in the lives of our neighbors, and you exemplify exactly what Jack had in mind with this award,” Clark University President David…
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Clark community celebrates: ‘We finally have the campus we wanted’
Block Party heralds Downing St. transformation September 14 was a day of celebration at Clark, as students, faculty, staff and friends joined President David Angel at a Block Party to officially recognize the transformation of Downing Street into a pedestrian plaza as well as other notable campus improvements. President Angel told the gathering that discussions…
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Class of ’16, returning students greeted by campus transformations
Students and other members of the Clark University community who had been away during the summer were greeted by many changes to the campus landscape. The transformation of a portion of Downing Street—from Florence to Woodland streets—into a pedestrian plaza was among a host of physical changes, including an expansion of the Fuller Quad and…