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Clark State Community College will expand the Champion City Scholars program into Champaign County this fall. Champion City Scholars is a participatory program for middle to high school students that, if successfully completed, results in three years of tuition-free education at Clark State. Graham local schools and Urbana local schools will pilot the Champaign County Scholars program with plans to later expand into additional Champaign County districts.
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Retired Air Force Colonel John Devillier will take the helm at Clark State Community College as the new vice president for business affairs. Devillier replaces Joe Jackson who retired at the end of last year. Clark State President Dr. Jo Alice Blondin said Col. Devillier’s vision, energy, financial acumen, leadership, preparation and communication skills will provide Clark State with the necessary skill set to serve students in business operations across the Springfield, Beavercreek and Bellefontaine campuses.
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The Clark State Community College – Springfield Regional School of Nursing will hold pinning ceremonies for more than 70 graduating nurses who have completed their programs of study at the conclusion of fall semester. The pinning ceremony for registered nursing students will be held Wednesday, May 3, 2017; 73 registered nursing students will be honored at this event. The pinning ceremony for the practical nursing students was held Monday, May 1; 26 practical nursing students were honored during this ceremony.
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Clark State Community College will celebrate Commencement at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 6 at the Clark State Performing Arts Center in downtown Springfield. More than 600 candidates for graduation will receive their degree or certificate of completion.
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The Broadway Tour of Pippin scheduled for May 2, 2017, at the Clark State Performing Arts Center in Springfield has been canceled. Hazardous weather conditions have prevented safe travel from the show’s current location in western Kansas. Ticket holders for Pippin will receive a full refund.
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Clark State Community College will hold their annual Athletic Banquet on Tuesday, May 2 at the Hollenbeck Bayley Creative Arts and Conference Center in downtown Springfield. Each Clark State athletic team nominated an MVP, Most Improved, Hustle and Student Scholar. Springfield North High School alumni and two-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) Wynette P. Carter-Smith will speak to the group of student-athletes and guests.
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The American Association of Women in Community Colleges has selected Clark State Community College Foundation Director, Catherine Maher, as a member of the second 40 Under 40 class. Those selected for the second 40 Under 40 class are considered a rising star for their community college. All members of the 2017 40 Under 40 class were honored during the AAWCC National Awards Breakfast in New Orleans.
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Clark State Community College and the Springfield Small Business Development Center (SBDC) are excited to announce a new partnership between the two organizations. As a result of this collaboration, SBDC will be relocating its offices to the Brinkman Educational Center in downtown Springfield effective June 1.
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Clark State Community College faculty, staff and students will participate in Clark County Service Day for the second year in a row on April 28. “This opportunity gives Clark State the chance to give back to the community around us. For the community, it is uniting people from diverse backgrounds to work towards a common goal.”
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Alpha Nu Lambda, Clark State Community College’s chapter of the international honor society Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), will hold a spring induction ceremony at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 26 at the Hollenbeck Bayley Creative Arts and Conference Center in downtown Springfield. More than 40 students have accepted the invitation this spring to join PTK—the world’s largest honor society for two-year college students.
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Clark State Community College will host the Ohio Association of Community College’s Student Success Leadership Institute (SSLI) on Thursday, April 27 at the Hollenbeck Bayley Creative Arts and Conference Center in downtown Springfield. Approximately 200 attendees are expected, representing 23 community colleges in Ohio.
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Clark State Community College hosted two new events at the Springfield campus aimed at training faculty, staff and students to learn more about the hearing impaired and LGBTQA communities. An American Sign Language (ASL) event was held April 21. The event allowed Clark State students enrolled in ASL courses to interact with the deaf community. The Clark State Diversity Committee again partnered with Wright State University April 7 to offer faculty and staff training on supporting the LGBTQA community.
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Dr. Amit Singh, provost and senior vice president of Clark State Community College, has been awarded the prestigious Aspen Presidential Fellowship for Community College Excellence, a highly-selective leadership program aimed at developing a new cadre of outstanding leaders capable of transforming student success at community colleges across the U.S.
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Clark State Community College will welcome Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) Chancellor John Carey, state legislators and local school administrators to campus on Wednesday, April 19 at 1:30 p.m. in the Sara T. Landess Technology and Learning Center on the Leffel Lane campus in Springfield.
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Project Jericho and Clark County Solid Waste District will team up to bring awareness to the recycling center located at 1602 West Main Street. Colorado muralist Mariah Kaminsky will work with youth in our community to not only reclaim and restore a wall, but also create a light for a neighborhood and our entire community.
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Clark State Community College will hold a Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday, April 18, 2017, beginning at 5 p.m. in the Sara T. Landess Technology and Learning Center Boardroom on the Leffel Lane Campus in Springfield.
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The Clean House will open tonight, April 13, at the Clark State Community College Performing Arts Center. The Clark State Theatre Arts Program has been rehearsing since January for the spring production of the play by Sarah Ruhl. The Clean House will begin at 8 p.m. in the Clark State Performing Arts Center’s Turner Studio Theatre, 300 South Fountain Avenue in Springfield, April 13-15 and April 20-22 with a matinee performance on April 23 at 2 p. m.
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A scholarship program for Clark State Community College alumni and staff was just announced by Western Governors University (WGU). Students that have graduated with an associate degree or staff who are employed at Clark State Community College are now eligible to apply for the WGU Ohio Community College Scholarship.
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Clark State Community College will honor Pauline Chakeres and her late husband Michael with the prestigious Founder’s Award at this year’s Circle of Friends Gala on April 15. The Founder’s Award is in memory of Barbara and Richard Kuss. Mr. and Mrs. Chakeres founded Chakeres Theaters, the oldest independent motion picture exhibitor in Ohio and Kentucky.
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The Clark State Community College youth program College for Kids is now College for Kids and Teens. Students in kindergarten through grade 12 have the opportunity to attend week-long summer classes that meet two to three hours each day, or week-long day camps that last six hours each day. The College for Kids and Teens program has also expanded to Greene County this year.
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