ASCC Clubs & Programs
Connect, build leadership skills and have fun!
Non-Discrimination Statement
Student clubs and programs must be open and available to any Clark student regardless of race, color, national origin, age, perceived or actual physical or mental disability, pregnancy, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, creed, religion, honorable discharged veteran or military status, or use of a trained guide dog or service animal.
Clubs
For more information contact: ASCC Club Coordinator at ascccc@clark.edu
Want to join a club? Check out these student-run groups below and contact them to
find out what they’re doing and how you can participate.
Not seeing something you like and want to start your own group? It’s simple! Check
out the Club Handbook for the easy steps to start your own club today!
Programs
For more information contact: ASCC Finance Director at asccfd@clark.edu
ASCC programs request funds annually through the S&A Fee Committee. These groups typically have pre-planned activities and some may require an audition or try-out to participate. If you’re interested, contact the ASCC Program Director to find out how to get involved.
Clubs and Programs List
Activities Programming Board (APB)
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Contact: (360) 992-2806 |
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Program Director: Samantha Lelo |
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Purpose: The APB provides a comprehensive events calendar to include 30+ enriching activities, educational lectures, family, social, awareness and diversity events to all students of Clark. Meetings: Fridays 10:00am - 11:00am in PUB 160 |
Aerospace
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Contact: (360) 992-2569 |
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Program Director: Keith Stansbury |
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Purpose: This program provides students an opportuntity to participate in a team-based STEM experiencial project/aerospace design competition. Activities include the year-long design competition (such as NASA Student Launch), field trips to launch events, museums, and the University of Washington. |
Archer Gallery
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Contact: (360) 992-2182 |
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Program Director: Senseney Stokes |
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Purpose: The Archer Gallery provides educational and cultural exhibitions at Clark College for students and the community. |
Athletics
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Contact: (360) 992-2259 |
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Program Director: Chris Jacob |
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Purpose: This program provides support to the athletic programs at Clark College. Funds allocated to this program cover the costs of athletic insurance, tournament entry fees, officials, as well as training supplies |
CRU Club
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Contact: Rachel-Ann Woolsey |
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Advisor: Travis Garrison |
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Purpose: To provide students an open place to study and discuss the bible and create oppurtunities for personal growth and encouragement. Meetings: |
Clark Art Talks
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Contact: (360) 992-2182 |
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Program Director: Senseney Stokes |
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Purpose: Is a monthly lecture series that invites artists to share their experiences and different artisitic techniques. |
Columbia Writers Series
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Contact: (360) 992-2161 |
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Program Directors: James Finley Alexis Nelson |
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Purpose: This program provides hosts professional writers--fiction, non-fiction, poets, playwrights, and screenwriters--to Clark College to read from and discuss their work. This gives students an opportunity to meet, interact with, and learn from successful writers. |
Bold Colors Club
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Contact: Vishal Nair |
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Advisor: Melissa Williams |
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Purpose: Bold Colors is a club to provide a safer space for students of colors and their allies. This is an all inclusive club that will celebrate unity. Meetings: Mondays at 11am - 12pm in GHL 214 (Diversity Center) |
Comics Club
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Contact: Bryce Van Patten |
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Advisor: Tobias Peterson |
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Purpose: Clark College has a growing population of comic book fans and artist alike. The club is for aspiring student writers, artists, and fans to come together and share their love of comic books / graphic novels. We share ideas, give each other feedback on art, and plan to create a comic anthology for the 2018-2019 school year. Meetings: Fridays at 3pm - 5pm in FAC 104 |
Counseling and Health Center
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Contact: (360) 992-2401 |
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Program Director: Natalie Shank |
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Purpose: This program provides Clark Students with valuable advice, counseling, and treatment for health-related issues. |
Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) Club
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Contact: Jaydn Kuhn or Nhan Nguyen |
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Advisor: Izad Khormaee |
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Purpose: ECS Club promotes oportunities for Clark College students interested in interested in Computer Science, Engineering and related fields through networking, projects, industry visits, service learning and community involvement. Meetings: Contact the club representative. |
Entrepreneur Club
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Contact: Heather Leasure |
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Advisor: Nathan Webster |
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Purpose: To encourge and support entrepreneural ideas within students and allow them access to resources to help grow ideas to actual business ventures. Meetings: |
The Independent
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Contact: (360) 992-2972 |
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Program Director: Beth Slovic |
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Purpose: The Independent is Clark College's student news publication in print and online forms.
It provides coverage of activities on and off campus to include athletics, instruction,
facilities, administration, social issues and student government. |
Instrumental Music
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Contact: (360) 992-2188 |
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Program Director: Doug Harris |
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Purpose: This program provides a quality performance experience for all Clark students who wish to participate. Students have the opportunity to participate in Concert Band and Jazz Band. |
Intramurals
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Contact: (360) 992-2185 |
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Program Director: Travis Garrison |
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Purpose: This program provides structured sport leagues, tournaments, drop in and play formats, and events that aim to serve students with recreational opportunities regardless of skill or ability. Opportunities include: basketball, dodgeball, flag football, kickball, soccer and volleyball. Additional trips off campus such as rock climbing and kayaking are provided each quarter. |
Medical Billing and Coding Club
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Contact: Nahid Fereshtehnejad |
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Advisor: Suzanne Smith |
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Purpose: Here to provide the gap between college and real-world knowledge, resources and tools to help students be sucessful, and facilitate networking at college level to enhance student ability to navigate post grad support system. Meetings: Oct. 11 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm in SHL 022 Nov. 15 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm in SHL 102 Dec. 6 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm in SHL 022 |
Model United Nations
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Contact: (503) 929-0132 |
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Program Director: Joe Cavalli |
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Purpose: This program offers students a chance to participate in mock representation and delegations. |
Multicultural Student Affairs
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Contact: (360) 992-2053 |
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Program Director: Brielle Daraja |
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Purpose: This program focuses on supporting diversity at Clark by providing support, services, and activities which foster a multicultural perspective. |
Indigenous American Students Club
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Contact: Chana Smith |
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Advisor: Kaina Barba |
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Purpose: Helping our fellow students achieve academic success while increasing traditional cultural awareness and community involvement. Open to all students. Meetings: Fridays at 12:00pm in PUB 161 |
Orchestra
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Contact: (360) 992-2195 |
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Program Director: Don Appert |
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Purpose: This program provides students with an opportunity to participate in Orchestra concerts. Participation allows students to increase their musical skills, their knowledge of orchestral repertoire, and their own personal enrichment. |
Outdoor & Recreation
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Contact: (360) 992-2190 |
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Program Director: Ted Schatz |
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Purpose: This program offers students an opportunity to experience outdoor and recreation activities. The program encourages personal growth through outdoor skills and volunteering by connecting the students with other students and professionals with a wide range of outdoor and recreation skill levels. Some of the activities will include: hiking, ice skating, kayaking, outdoor challenge courses, rock climbing, skiing, snowboarding, surfing, and white water rafting. Meetings: Contact the program director |
Pep Band
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Contact: (360) 992-2188 |
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Program Director: Doug Harris |
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Purpose: This program provides students with an opportunity to participate in Pep Band and learn more about performance. |
Phi Theta Kappa – Student Honor Society
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Contact: (360) 992-2678 |
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Program Director: Shannon Jackson |
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Purpose: The mission of Phi Theta Kappa is to recognize and encourage the academic achievement of two-year college students and provide opportuntities for individual growth and development through participation in honors, leadership, service, and fellowship programming. engages in educational opportunities focusing on leadership, scholarship, fellowship, and service. Meetings: Contact the program director. |
Phoenix - Student Literary Magazine
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Contact: (360) 992-2305 or (360) 992-2639 |
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Program Directors: Elizabeth Donley Kathrena Halsinger |
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Purpose: The Phoenix is the student art and literary publication at Clark. Original student art and literature is compiled in the annual publication then distributed fo the students. |
Realm Runners Club
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Contact: Justin Flint |
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Advisor: Eben Ayers |
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Purpose: To provide an inclusive environment for all students to enjoy all aspects of nerd culture. Meetings: |
SADHA: Students of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association
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Contact: (360) 992-2158 |
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Program Director: Kristi Taylor |
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Purpose: SADHA focuses on student professional development and community service through support of social, cultural, educational, and leadership experiences with the college campus, local community, and the National Dental Hygiene Association. |
SNACC: Student Nursing Association of Clark College
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Contact: (360) 992-6047 |
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Program Director: Dianne Lucia |
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Purpose: This program promotes social activities and health-related service activities on and off-campus and provides an atmosphere that fosters life-long learning. Weekly meetings inform students of political trends in Nursing. |
STEM Nerd Girls
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Contact: (360) 992-2354 or (360) 992-2452 |
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Program Directors: Tina Barsotti Carol Hsu |
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Purpose: This program provides opportunities for diverse learners to achieve their educational goals through the practice of creative problem solving, competitions, and networking opportunities. By providing these opportunities the program encourages students to countinue their path in the STEM field. Meetings: Contact the program director. |
Student Ambassadors
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Contact: (360) 992-2770 |
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Program Director: Amy Tam |
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Purpose: The Student Ambassador program is responsible for outreach to Clark College students through general information. |
Student Government (ASCC)
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Contact: (360) 992-2406 |
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Program Director: Sarah Gruhler |
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Purpose: Student Government is the Associated Students of Clark College (ASCC) which acts as a liaison between students, faculty, staff, administration and the community. They are charged with review and implementation of the ASCC Constitution and Bylaws, committee appointments, club promotions and approval, recruitment for student involvement and oversight of the services and activities (S&A) fees. Meetings: Every Thursday in PUB 160D Student Government 12:30pm - 1:30pm Student Government Budget Meeting 4:00pm - 5:00pm |
Students for Life Club
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Contact: Matthew Guiher |
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Advisor: Joan Elizabeth Etter |
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Purpose: To provide an inclusive environment for all students to enjoy all aspects of nerd culture. Meetings: Tuesdays at 11:30am - 12:30pm in PUB 162 |
Theatre
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Contact: (360) 992-2346 |
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Program Director: Gene Biby |
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Purpose: The Theatre program provides Clark students with theatrical opportunities both on-stage and behind the scenes. The program offers three shows during the academic year, one during each quarter. These shows are chosen with student engagement in mind and typically consist of an American standard in the fall, a musical in the winter, and a contemporary work in the spring, offering a range of theatrical opportunities. |
Transitions Peer Mentors
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Contact: (360) 992-2618 |
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Program Director: Janette Clay |
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Purpose: This program supports and provides services to student academic success as well as personal development. This program's specific goal is to mentor students and help them navigate through barriers as they transition into higher level coursework from basic education. |
Vocal Music
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Contact: (360) 992-2245 |
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Program Director: Jacob Funk |
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Purpose: The Vocal Music program encompasses the Concert Choir, Women's Choral Ensemble, and Chorale. These groups provide all Clark College students who wish to participate with quality choral music performance experiences. |
World Languages - Japanese
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Contact: (360) 992-2977 |
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Program Directors: Nami Inoue |
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Purpose: The World Languages Program provides Clark College students with language immersion travel opportunities of varying lengths and costs in Spanish and Japanese speaking countries. Each program determines eligibility criteria for participation and most programs travel in the summer, but on an alternating basis. |
World Languages - Spanish
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Contact: (360) 992-2172 |
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Program Director: Felipe Montoya |
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Purpose: The World Languages Program provides Clark College students with language immersion travel opportunities of varying lengths and costs in Spanish and Japanese speaking countries. Each program determines eligibility criteria for participation and most programs travel in the summer, but on an alternating basis. |
