No doubt, many worried about how today’s economic crisis will impact our financial future. These worries can be even greater for prospective college students, who may now be crossing private institutions like Clark off their college search lists in exchange for other seemingly less expensive options. President John Bassett addresses some of the common misconceptions about tuition costs in his recent letter to prospective students: “Clark promises to challenge YOU, not your financial future.”
Alumni Affairs hosted the fifth-annual Alumni-In-Residence (AIR) Program on October 27-28. Twenty-four alumni, from a variety of industries, returned to campus to speak in classes, meet with small groups of students and participate in panel discussions, ultimately strengthening the vital connection between students and alumni. The eclectic mix of panels reached across disciplines and included “Careers in Government,” “Business and Economics,” and “What Can You Do with a Geography Major?” As one student remarked, “Alumni-In-Residence was a great opportunity to hear the stories of a number of alumni and made me appreciate how Clark will prepare me to be successful after graduation.”
Don’t forget to make
your end of year gift to the Clark Fund.
In these difficult economic times, your support is critical to
our mission of educating students to be imaginative and contributing
citizens of the world.
To make a gift or for more information
contact
http://www.clarku.edu/advancement/clarkfund/.
This year’s Alumni and Parent Admissions Program (APAP) Interview Initiative is underway! From November through February, APAP alumni volunteers will help recruit qualified students to Clark by interviewing applicants. If you’re already an APAP volunteer, thank you for helping our applicants learn about the Clark experience in a very meaningful way.
Applicants are interviewed for admission as well as merit-based scholarship consideration. Last year, over 2,100 applicants were matched with alumni for interviews; despite this impressive number, we were unable to match over 1,000 applicants because we did not have enough interviewers in their areas.
If you had a good Clark experience and would be willing to share it with applicants, please consider joining APAP as an alumni interviewer.
Alumni volunteers are needed around the globe and particularly in the areas listed below:
California—Los Angeles, San Diego, La Jolla, Albany, San Jose, Oakland, Marin County, San Mateo County, and surrounding areas
Connecticut—greater Hartford area, and New Haven and Fairfield counties
Florida—greater Miami/Miami Beach area, Fort Myers and Tampa area
Illinois—Rockford area, Chain of Lakes area, Northwest Suburbs, Western Suburbs,
and Chicago
Massachusetts—Boston, eastern Massachusetts from north to south, and western Massachusetts
Maine—greater Portland Area, Lewiston, Augusta and Bangor
Minnesota—Minneapolis/St. Paul and surrounding areas
New Hampshire—Greater Nashua, Concord and Manchester areas
New Jersey—Northern Jersey and Princeton area
New York—five boroughs of NYC, Westchester County and Long Island
Oregon—Portland and surrounding areas
Pennsylvania—greater Philadelphia; Pittsburgh and surrounding areas
Vermont—Rutland area, Brattleboro, Putney and Montpelier
Washington—Seattle and surrounding areas
Becoming an APAP member is a fun way to stay connected to Clark. To learn more about our program and activities visit
www.clarku.edu/admissions/apap/joinapap.
Recently, legislation that allows the rollover of IRAs directly to charity was extended. Once again, if you are age 70 ½ or older you can transfer up to $100,000 directly from your traditional or Roth IRA to Clark University. These distributions to the University qualify towards your minimum required distribution, but are not included in taxable income. If you have questions or are interested in making a gift from your IRA, please call the Planned Giving Office toll free at 877-252-7510.
Despite tumultuous economic times, it is still possible to make a substantial gift to Clark and enhance your annual income. Consider a charitable gift annuity. For as little as $10,000 you can secure a life-time of guaranteed income at an attractive rate, avoid some of the capital gains taxes that you would pay in selling appreciated stock and receive a charitable tax deduction for your gift. It’s a win-win for you and Clark University.
If you would like to see how a gift annuity can benefit you and Clark, take advantage of our online gift calculator. It’s free and confidential. Just go to www.clarku.edu/advancement/pg and click on “GiftCalcs.” For more information, contact Dan Petrocelli, director of Planned Giving at 877-252-7510 or
dpetrocelli@clarku.edu.
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Listen to Clark students talk about their summer research projects at Fall Fest
Clark Voices is the University's oral history project, where you can listen to Clark faculty and staff tell stories about their academic life, campus life and "other life" outside of work. New podcasts highlighting projects presented at this year’s Fall Fest are online now. You can listen directly or subscribe to one of podcasts to hear:
• Steinbrecher fellow Peter G. talk about his research in Java.
• Sam G. discuss his math team research project about shapes and robotics.
• Jackie M. talks about master’s research on erosion at Plum Island, Massachusetts.
• Sasha C. talks about her research in Ghana distributing mosquito nets to protect against malaria.
• Interview with John S. about his teaching experience in a Bahai school in Malawi.
• Interview with Armen K. about his meditation and education research.
• Just to name a few!
Upcoming Events
For more information or to RSVP, call 508-793-7166 or
800-793-6246, or e-mail
alumni@clarku.edu or visit us
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Worcester—Men’s and Women’s Alumni Basketball Games, Kneller Athletic Center, followed by lunch and regular season games. Cheer on the Cougars as they take on NEWMAC rivals. |
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Boston—The Boston Regional Alumni Council, Graduate School of Management and Career Services Office co-sponsor a career-networking reception. |
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Boston—Join fellow Clarkies to cheer on the Clark Men’s Basketball team at MIT and the Clark Women’s Basketball Team at Wellesley. |
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Los Angeles—Steven DePaul '73 and Elisabeth Rendeiro '76 host a special reception for alumni, parents and friends.
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San Francisco—Alumni, parents and friends are invited to a reception hosted by Judith Mann '53.
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Reunion 2009
Start connecting with your classmates and join your Reunion
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Clark addresses tuition affordability with prospective students