All right, so it has been a couple weeks since you last heard from me. Let’s be honest, most of you were probably relieved with the absence. Who wants long-winded analyses of politics anyway? This isn’t class. Plus, God knows I have a penchant for talking or in this case, writing, too much. So I [...]

Clarion, Pa. – Hundreds of students and handfuls of faculty and staff met with Clarion University President Karen Whitney at the Student Inaugural Celebration on Wednesday, April 13, in the Gemmell Multipurpose Room. The informal meet-and-greet included music, dancing and dessert and beverage catering by Chartwells. Chris Myers managed the event, and said, “It is [...]

Clarion, Pa. – Clarion University President Karen Whitney addressed a crowd of almost 100 members of university staff, faculty, students and community members at Hart Chapel auditorium on Feb. 14. The topic was one of hot contention: funding the university in the years to come and making sure it is financially sound. Whitney introduced a [...]

Clarion, Pa. – Clarion University President Karen Whitney has released her working 500-day plan for her role at the university. This plan comes as a result of the 90 days of “hitting the ground listening,” Whitney said, and numerous meetings with students, faculty, staff, community leaders and university trustees. “My job description, the things the [...]

CLARION, Pa. – Clarion University’s new president has a clear idea of her primary roles. “I think a president is both leader and facilitator,” President Karen Whitney said. Whitney’s philosophy is one of listening and learning. “Right now I’m in, what I call, my ‘hitting the ground listening mode,’” Whitney said. This initial phase will [...]

CLARION, Pa., April 22 – Karen M Whitney, a potential candidate for president of Clarion University, said she sees herself as one in a long line of teachers. “I view myself as an educator first,” she said, citing her family’s long line of educators. Whitney has been working in higher education for 30 years, starting [...]