{"id":96,"date":"2022-03-30T17:14:10","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T21:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.golive.clarku.edu\/president\/2022\/03\/30\/thank-you-for-an-amazing-gala\/"},"modified":"2025-03-31T10:49:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T14:49:56","slug":"thank-you-for-an-amazing-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/president\/2022\/03\/30\/thank-you-for-an-amazing-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"Thank You for an Amazing Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2022-03-30T17:14:10-04:00\">March 30, 2022<\/time><\/div>\n\n<p>To the Members of the Clark Community,<\/p>\n<p>I want to thank everyone who participated in, supported, and attended <a href=\"https:\/\/clarknow.clarku.edu\/2022\/03\/28\/gala-returns-in-a-big-way-following-covid-hiatus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"\u201cGala: Remastered\u201d\">\u201cGala: Remastered\u201d<\/a> this past weekend. This beloved tradition represents the very best of the Clark spirit and showcases the cultural diversity that is so important to who we are as an institution. Gala fortifies our shared sense of connectivity and celebrates the breadth and complexity of human expression, movement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.10159791413523498&amp;type=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"beauty - Gala facebook album\">beauty<\/a>, and reliance on one another.<\/p>\n<p>There was so much about this evening for which we should be proud and grateful.<\/p>\n<p>I want especially to recognize the efforts of the ISA, its leadership and its members, who made the event possible through their long hours of hard work and dedication to each other and other Clark students.<\/p>\n<p>After a two-year hiatus due to the threat of COVID, it was wonderful to be together to witness, applaud, and celebrate so many amazingly talented Clarkies. Congratulations all!<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>David B. Fithian \u201887<br \/>\nPresident<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To the Members of the Clark Community, I want to thank everyone who participated in, supported, and attended \u201cGala: Remastered\u201d this past weekend. This beloved tradition represents the very best of the Clark spirit and showcases the cultural diversity that is so important to who we are as an institution. 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