Clark University

One student from Vermont, one student from Maine, and one idea to create an app that teaches teens communication skills and gives parents a reprieve from worry. Meet ParentLock.

Sixteen Clark artists, representing 12 majors, have artworks featured in the 20th Annual ArtsWorcester College Show, an exhibition open to all undergraduate college students studying or residing in Massachusetts.

Clark teams begin New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference playoff run.

Twenty student artists are the first inducted into Clark's Kappa Pi art honor society.

Many of us hear about cyanobacteria when summertime blooms of toxic blue-green algae lead to beach closings at freshwater ponds and lakes. But cyanobacteria are not all bad - those growing in the ocean produce more than 12 percent of the oxygen we breathe, according to Clark Biology Professor Nathan Ahlgren.

"Let me tell you about my typical day." Sajed Ziade '26 suggests this as the best approach to understanding just what it takes to be a gamer at an elite level.

Career development, workplace tours, and peeks into day-to-day job functions are all on the agenda during Career Trek trips, an opportunity for students to visit companies that employ Clark alumni.

In early September, I promised my friend Brien Rondeau '24, president of the Clark branch of the International Game Developers Association (IDGA), that I would participate in a game jam before the semester ended. Game jams are events in which a team tries to build a video game from scratch, usually within 48 hours, and the IDGA typically holds three jams per semester.

The Clark community gathered for a discussion with Curtis Chin, author of the memoir "Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant."

The Men of Color Alliance has become an essential space for Clark men of color to share experiences, hash out challenges, celebrate achievements, and, as one member puts it, just "be up."

Musician Lawson Dunford '23, MBA '24 called upon his connections in the Clark community to find instrumentalists, producers, mixers, and a faculty advisor to help bring his album "Flower of Life" to fruition.

During transfer student orientation last fall, Brien Rondeau '24 and Alex Supron '25 felt a spark of inspiration. They planned to resurrect the University's branch of The International Game Developers Association (IGDA), a club that game design students say is one of the most significant assets for networking and finding jobs in the industry.

Grace Dowling '24 was working at her on-campus job when another student stopped in front of her desk and asked a question. "Are you diabetic?" As a matter of fact, Dowling told her fellow Clarkie, she is.

The Clark University Choir, along with the Clark University Symphony Orchestra, will take to the stage at Mechanics Hall on Saturday, Nov. 18, for a staged concert of "Turandot," the final opera by Giacomo Puccini.

From knitting to ceramics, drawing to jewelry-making, the Clark Craft Studio is a place to refine or learn skills, or simply enjoy a respite from academic and work routines.

A cohort of sophomores helping faculty design Clark University's new honors experience is keeping an important question in mind: How can we create an above-and-beyond academic program that draws intellectually curious students while adhering to the Clarkie ethos of inclusivity?

Autumn Powers '27 and Robert Matzkin '26 are among the current Clark students who, while they were in high school, participated in Clark's summer coding-intensive camp. The program is for high school juniors and seniors interested in pursuing game design in higher education and is meant to offer a taste of what it's like to be in college.

ClarkFEST Fall 2023 celebrated the intellectual and creative energies of Clark students, and their collaboration with faculty mentors, through an exhibition of posters and creative works.

Professor Amy Richter and Molly Kessler '24 each received a 2022 John W. Lund Clark Community Achievement Award, which recognizes the contributions made to the Worcester community by faculty, students, or staff members at Clark University.

English major Ian Quinn '26 is among a passionate community of student poets who quietly write and rewrite for campus publications - or their own pleasure - and motivate one another to improve their craft.

Among the ClarkFEST participants is Carter Lee '24, who will present "Belonging: A Photographic Exploration," an exhibition that explores the concept of being a queer, trans, first-generation Korean American person.

A group of students spent their summer creating a resource to help overwhelmed peers prioritize their mental wellness. During the MassDigi Summer Studio at Clark, 13 Becker School of Design & Technology students spent nine weeks building an original mobile game to aid in relaxation.

Jessica Sardilli, who majored in management with a track in marketing as an undergraduate, works part-time with the Worcester Red Sox productions department. As the primary in-game graphics operator, she's responsible for organizing and displaying all the images that appear on the Jumbotron.

Noah Katz '26 is the creator and promoter of The Umpire Channel on YouTube, which he describes as "the leading source of umpiring-related content in the world."

Clark University and Jeremiah's Inn have entered into a partnership that is designed to help meet the pressing challenge of food insecurity on campus and in the broader Worcester community.

The Clark University Department of Computer Science welcomed alumni to its new home in the Center for Media Arts, Computing, and Design at a Sept. 9 event designed to give students insight into career paths and opportunities available to them.

Emily Rooney '24 spent the summer entrenched in the Massachusetts housing system - juggling phone calls, tracking down applications, and advocating for clients while trying to understand their unique needs and circumstances. The sociology major interned at Justice 4 Housing, a Boston-based grassroots nonprofit that seeks to dismantle housing discrimination and houselessness, particularly for people impacted by domestic violence and incarceration.

This summer, Chinagorom-Abiakalam is interning at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, where she's worked with economists on projects involving a broad range of topics, from worldwide auto production to personal-spending patterns in different areas of the United States.

With high interest rates and inflation dominating headlines over the last year, Shorena Giorgadze '23, an economics major, decided to do a deep dive into the Federal Reserve for []

Five members of the Clark community have been recognized for their commitment to advancing equity, inclusion, and diversity on campus and beyond.