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Clark State Community College will celebrate commencement with a virtual ceremony available for online viewing at 10 a.m., Saturday, August 15. The Clark State Class of 2020 features 577 candidates for graduation who will receive their degree or certificate of completion.
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Springfield resident and retired nurse Novolla McClendon set out to prove her concerned family wrong when she enrolled in a Spanish class at Clark State Community College in the fall of 2019.
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Clark State Community College has been accepted as a participant in the Achieving the Dream (ATD) 2020 Cohort. Clark State joins five other community colleges in this cohort. Clark State’s participation will enable the College to champion evidence-based institutional improvement.
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Despite a shortened sports season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Clark State Community College student-athletes set an athletic department record for the most students selected for Academic All-American teams.
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"Clark State is grateful for the leadership and student focus demonstrated by the DeWine Administration," said Clark State President Dr. Jo Alice Blondin. "The Governor and Chancellor have listened to our needs and challenges and responded in such a way that will assist our college in a safe reopening and, in turn, help train Ohioans for the workforce."
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DJ Diva – Nettie Carter-Smith – will be the featured performer of the second Close to Home concert series event at the Clark State Performing Arts Center (PAC) on Wednesday, July 8.
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Clark State Community College assistant professor of English literature and composition Tabitha Parker has been accepted into the elite Scholars Program for the University of Kansas' Black Book Interactive Project (BBIP).
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To help provide Ohio’s students some things in short supply right now—certainty and safety—Clark State Community College in coordination with the Ohio Association of Community Colleges (OACC) are launching Year 1 At Home to help first-year college students put aside questions about where - and how - they will attend college this coming fall.
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Clark State Community College has received early approval of funding from the Perkins Collaborative Resource Network, making it the first post-secondary institution to receive Perkins funding under new guidelines.
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Clark State Community College students who complete the CNC Technical Operator short-term certificate are now able to apply their credit hours towards a certificate in the Advanced Manufacturing programs through Clark State’s prior learning assessment process. Enrollment for the program is now open.
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Clark State Community College will hold a Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, beginning at 5 p.m. Participants should join the video conference meeting at: https://call.lifesizecloud.com/807223
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Clark State Community College Associate Professor Dana Matt has been selected for a second time to represent USA Functional Fitness at the Masters World Championships in Portugal.
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The deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, among many others, are not only heartbreaking, but also fundamentally wrong. Racism and injustice are unacceptable and, while it will take time to address, the time to start is now.
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Clark State Community College will be welcoming students back to campus on August 24 following the phased return of staff and faculty beginning this month.
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The Clark State Performing Arts Center (PAC) will launch the Close to Home free summer concert series on Wednesday, June 24 at 5:30 p.m. with local vocalist and guitarist Andy Fox.
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Sixteen performing arts centers and venues from around the state of Ohio, including the Clark State Performing Arts Center in Springfield, are joining forces to survey the consumer confidence of their audiences amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Clark State Community College is at the ready to assist with applications for the fourth round of TechCred funding announced by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and his administration on May 28. The TechCred program is designed to train incumbent workers for in-demand jobs in Ohio.
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As I have reflected on the events following the deaths of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery, I am saddened and distressed by the senseless loss of life, and recognize that we must come together to have the difficult conversations necessary and commit to take positive action to challenge systemic racism.
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Clark State Community College associate professor of English Paige Huskey will take on the new role of professional development coordinator for the Clark State Center for Teaching and Learning at the start of the fall 2020 semester.
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Adele Adkins, executive director of the Clark State Performing Arts Center (PAC), will participate on an elite national panel of performing arts center experts in a Facebook Live discussion. The panel of performing arts center experts will be live on Facebook at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 27. The panel will discuss plans for the return of live entertainment shows such as theater and concerts as the country begins to gradually reopen in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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