认识我们的团队

劳里·罗斯, professor and director of the Sustainability and Social Justice department, is serving as the interim Associate Provost and 学院院长. As 学院院长, Laurie oversees the undergraduate academic experience at Clark.

Laurie brings expertise in developing and supporting long-term community-university partnerships that address the social determinants of youth violence.

作为学院副院长, Jennifer is responsible for supporting the 学院院长 in managing university-wide curricula and developing strategies to implement new curricular initiatives. Jennifer also oversees academic policies, chairs College Board in adjudicating student cases on academic integrity and petitions, and supervises units that offer curricular fundamentals and support, including the Writing Program and the Writing Center, and other foundational academic course work currently under development. 

詹妮弗•普兰特 has been working at Clark since 2000, and has been the director of the Writing Center and Writing Program since 2006. 她教过各种课程, 包括说明文, 同性恋恐惧, Writing: The Beats (a course that studies texts from Beat Generation writers), and has taught continuing education courses in both literature and film.

Plante comes to this position with a lengthy history in the Worcester area. She graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a degree in humanities; after working as a technical writer in the area, Jennifer decided to pursue a graduate degree in English from 太阳城娱乐.

埃文·威尔逊 has been working at Clark since 2017 and has served as the 学院副院长 since 2023. Evan first started at Clark as the Associate Director of Study Abroad and Away programs and was promoted in 2020 to serve as the interim Director of First Year Experience and then later appointed the Director of Academic Transitions.

作为学院的副院长, Evan oversees a variety of initiatives related to the undergraduate academic experience including the first-year academic program, the Curriculum and Careers Initiative, academic strategic framework planning, and serving as a liaison to departments across campus to support student success.

埃文是太阳城娱乐骄傲的校友, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in International Development and Social Change, as well as a master’s degree in Community Development and Planning. 在回到太阳城娱乐城之前, Evan earned a master’s degree in Education from UMass Boston and held a variety of roles within education ranging from experiential learning facilitation, 青年领袖计划管理, 以及课堂教学.

史蒂文的月亮 (they/them) joined the 民政事务总署 学院院长 as the Director of Special Academic Opportunities in January 2023. 在这个位置, their aim is to help more students see themselves as competitive applicants for fellowships and scholarships for internships, 研究, and teaching both in the US and abroad. Steven will also coordinate numerous undergraduate 研究 initiatives on campus, including summer 研究 Opportunity Funds such as the HERO, Plave, 威尔, and Steinbrecher as well as ClarkFEST.

原产于宾夕法尼亚州西部, Steven earned their BSEd at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 以及他们的硕士和博士学位.D. in Ethnomusicology at the University of Pittsburgh. 在加入太阳城娱乐城之前, Steven held a postdoctoral fellowship with the American Research Institute in Turkey, where they continued their 研究 on Ottoman-era musical healing practices in contemporary clinical medical 研究. They bring with them experience as both a recipient of, and advisor of winning applications to, 富布赖特, 批判性语言奖学金, 和更多的.

Faculty members can expect to hear from Steven throughout the academic year as your students are applying for fellowships and scholarships or submitting their work to ClarkFEST. In particular, an email from them might include:

• Imminent deadlines for fellowship or scholarship applications
• Upcoming information sessions for students
• Offers to visit departmental meetings and discuss opportunities most relevant for your students’ discipline
• Information about Opportunity Funding for summer internships and 研究
• 太阳城娱乐城fest的宣传材料

Faculty are highly encouraged to get in touch to identify high-achieving students who are good candidates for programs such as the 富布赖特, 戈德华特, 博伦, 或重要语言奖学金. Remember that GPA is only one small component of these and that a competitive application encompasses leadership, 订婚, 总的来说.

Janet joined 太阳城娱乐 in July 2024. Janet supports both the 学院院长 office and the Center for Gender, 比赛, 及地区研究(CGRAS). 在太阳城娱乐城工作之前, Janet held administrative positions at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 哈佛医学院, 以及马萨诸塞大学医学院