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Making the Most of Summer Break

Posted by Meredith Galena on Sep 21, 2021 3:46:05 PM

A professional internship is an important part of the School of Management’s (SOM) business administration, finance, and accounting programs. Students receive support from the Stevenish Career Management Center staff to find positions that meet their career interests and schedules, while also utilizing the center’s online career system. As a result, our students gain valuable, real-world experience and insight beyond the experiential learning completed via their coursework.

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Topics: Graduate Studies, School of Management

MPA Senior Leadership degree leads to career advancement for first cohort of grads

Posted by Kathryne Sonnett on Jun 24, 2021 9:13:46 AM

Rhode Island state Representative Deb Ruggiero never thought that a simple lunch meeting would become a seminal moment in her career. On a summer day in 2019 she met fellow public servant Joe O’Brien, former mayor of Worcester, at an outdoor café in Jamestown, RI. O’Brien wanted to talk to her about a new master’s program developed by Clark University, which he was directing. His advocacy convinced her to enroll in the new program. The rest, as they say, is history.

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Topics: Graduate Studies, Professional Development, School of Professional Studies

School of Professional Studies recognizes graduate student and faculty award winners

Posted by Kathryne Sonnett on Jun 22, 2021 10:26:39 AM

John G. LaBrie, dean of the School of Professional Studies (SPS) and associate provost for professional education, has announced the recipients of this year’s awards for outstanding SPS graduate students and faculty. “It is my pleasure to recognize these exceptional students and faculty for their contributions to Clark and our community,” he said.

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Topics: Graduate Studies, Clark Community, School of Professional Studies

IDCE’s pivots create enrollment success

Posted by Kathryne Sonnett on May 26, 2021 3:48:40 PM

For Libby Glabe, March 16, 2020 was just an ordinary Monday morning. The Peace Corps volunteer from Sister Bay, Wisconsin, was teaching biology and chemistry at the Yengema Secondary School in the Kono District of Sierra Leone.

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Topics: Graduate Studies, Clark Community

Top Ten Reasons to Love Worcester

Posted by Kathryne Sonnett on Apr 8, 2021 8:39:22 AM

Clark University’s 50-acre, tree-filled campus is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, known as “the Heart of New England.” Worcester is a midsize city with big-city rhythms and spirit. This is a place of energy, opportunity, and attitude that you’ll want to explore, then make your own. The area offers myriad professional opportunities by day, and a thriving arts and culinary scene at night.

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Topics: Clark Community, Worcester, Discover Central Massachusetts

SPS professor: Is social equity possible in the cannabis industry?

Posted by Kathryne Sonnett on Apr 1, 2021 12:58:35 PM

The legalization of cannabis has created many challenges for policymakers and the businesses and individuals wishing to participate in the budding industry. Is it possible to achieve equity amid the misinformation and often shifting needs and policies of diverse stakeholders?

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Topics: Graduate Studies, School of Professional Studies

Human resource managers get a seat at the leadership table

Posted by Kathryne Sonnett on Mar 11, 2021 9:23:24 AM

School of Management offers new online, part-time talent management master’s program

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Topics: Graduate Studies, Professional Development, School of Management

Alumni pay it forward

Posted by Kathryne Sonnett on Feb 26, 2021 4:55:36 PM

School of Management launches alumni-led Student Leadership Certificate during Wintersession

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Topics: Graduate Studies, Clark Community, Career Advice, Professional Development, School of Management

Graduate students earn credit and stay connected during Wintersession

Posted by Kathryne Sonnett on Feb 5, 2021 12:43:17 PM

For Clark’s graduate students, winter break is often a rare time to unwind and take a breath between busy semesters. But during this year’s COVID-extended winter break, many are taking advantage of online Winter Intersession — or “Wintersession,” as it’s commonly called — course offerings to fulfill prerequisites, get a head start on degree program requirements, or to keep engaged and stay connected.

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Topics: Graduate Studies, Clark Community, Winter in Worcester

Master Classes Offer a Window into Graduate Academics

Posted by Kathryne Sonnett on Jan 21, 2021 12:05:42 PM

A few months after taking command of the Maryland National Guard, Major General Linda Singh helped lead the response to unrest and rioting in Baltimore following the death of Freddie Gray, a young Black man, from injuries sustained in police custody. The retired officer, now chief executive officer of Kaleidoscope Affect LLC, discussed this and other public policy experience from her long, distinguished career in “Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace,” a Master Class hosted by the School of Professional Studies’ Master of Public Administration Senior Leadership (MPA-SL) program.

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Topics: Graduate Studies, Clark Community