{"id":43,"date":"2025-09-09T11:27:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T15:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/campaign-new\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2026-04-16T10:09:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:09:16","slug":"welcome-to-plan-and-purpose","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/welcome-to-plan-and-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Plan and Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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David Fithian \u201987
President of the University<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Clark University matters.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It is for this simple reason that we are launching our most ambitious campaign yet to expand opportunity, challenge conventional ideas, and deliver Clark\u2019s bold, hands-on liberal arts education to new generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know firsthand how a Clark education impacts a person. As a student, faculty members knew me. I was challenged to think deeply and test my ideas. And the University helped me become my best version of myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, as president of my alma mater, I see firsthand the many distinct ways Clark matters to our faculty, staff, alumni, parents, friends, and, most importantly, our current students. Every person in our community has their own Clark story to tell, and many chapters have already been written in the University’s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today we are at a moment that demands a new, anti-fragile and transformative Clark. However, this campaign is about more than Clark\u2019s present. It is about Clark\u2019s future. Together, we are writing Clark\u2019s next chapter now. Momentum is building, and there are new stories to share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Campaign for What Matters Most invites us all to reflect on the role Clark has played in our lives and on what matters most to us as individuals, as a community, and as citizens in a rapidly changing world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What about Clark matters most to you? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I encourage us all to believe in Clark, engage with Clark, and contribute to Clark. As individuals and a collective, we have the capacity to ensure the University positively transforms the lives of new generations by not just sustaining, but thriving for the next century to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clark University matters. You, the people who love Clark, matter. And, together, as one community, our voices and actions matter. A stronger Clark is within reach, and a better world is within reach. Both begin with us and the choices we make today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is our moment to invest in what we value most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Clark University, we don\u2019t just imagine change, we make it happen through action, belief, and giving back. Be part of what we are building at Clark. It is up to you\u2014us\u2014to shape what comes next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Fithian \u201987<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Campaign priorities<\/p>\n\n\n\n