Clark College: 2011 State of the College Address

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Clark College is the Penguin Nation, and January 20 is Penguin Awareness Day. So it's fitting that January 20 is the day when Clark President Robert K. Knight will deliver the 2011 State of the College address. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place at 11 a.m. in the Gaiser Student Center on the college's main campus. Doors will open at 10:30 a.m. and seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Knight will discuss the budget situation facing Clark as the Washington state Legislature convenes in Olympia. He will also focus on the accomplishments and challenges of 2010. It was a year in which the college continued to welcome record numbers of students while receiving reduced state funding. The college anticipates that both scenarios will continue in 2011 and throughout the next biennium. As part of the college's ongoing commitment to service learning, students, faculty, staff and guests are invited to bring nonperishable food donations to the State of the College Address. For the third consecutive year, Clark Student Ambassadors will collect food donations for the Share Vancouver Backpack Program. Donations can also be taken to the college's Welcome Center from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Jan. 20 and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 21. The Welcome Center is located on the lower level of the Penguin Union Building.