Todd Clark, who joins the College
as director of residential life, was looking for a selective, prestigious,
liberal arts college with a strong sense of community. With the College's new
Minerva House System, he found Union a natural fit.
“I view residence halls as
learning environments,” he said. “If they are not, they shouldn't be at a
college. We might as well be landlords. We are educators. We should provide a
quality, safe environment to deliver educational programs that allow students
to learn from each other and the faculty.”
Besides working with colleagues to
establish the seven Minerva Houses, Clark said he is looking forward to the
opening this fall of the Inn at College Park (the renovated Ramada Inn) and
hiring of residential life staff for the facility.
Clark
earned his bachelor's degree in finance and management from Virginia Tech, and
his master's in college student personnel from Western
Illinois University.
A native of New Jersey, Clark held
positions in the residential life programs at Kansas State University; Virginia
Tech, where he was involved with the development of theme housing communities;
and at Louisiana State University, where he worked closely with faculty in
their Residential College program — living units that provide the strong community
of a liberal arts college within the university setting.