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Geography Professor Colin Polsky is also the Director of the Hero Program, which provides faculty-led research opportunities for undergraduate students.
Geography Professor Colin Polsky is also the Director of the Hero Program, which provides faculty-led research opportunities for undergraduate students. |
The University has been named a partner school in the Davis United World Colleges (UWC) Scholars Program, joining a prestigious list of colleges and universities that receive scholarship support for students matriculating from Davis United World Colleges high schools. As part of this program, Clark also receives a $5,000 grant for use in Admissions outreach to recruit students from UWC schools around the globe. Clark and the Davis Program share many of the same values: Both embrace diversity, promote cultural literacy and international understanding, and encourage students to be active citizens. Davis UWC Scholars will enhance Clark’s Experience Diverse Cultures signature by sharing with other Clark students their cultural viewpoints and experiences at UWC schools. Recruitment efforts are underway and we look forward to welcoming Davis UWC Scholars to campus next fall.
Grants from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc. ($10,000) and the Amelia Peabody Foundation ($10,000) will support Clark’s Neighborhood Music Program this year. This program, begun in 1996, provides free music lessons to children in grades 3 through 12. Students are introduced to classical music and music theory and take lessons on the piano, clarinet, cello, flute, and violin. The program nurtures an appreciation of music, extends academic learning and, most importantly, teaches children skills that carry over into other areas of their lives. Each year approximately 25 students are served by the program. Most students stay with the program for several years; this is encouraged because it allows them to advance beyond basic skills to proficiency in their chosen instrument.