弗雷德里克·W. 克拉克小.先生., is the 12th president in the 183 year history of Bridgewater State University, his alma mater.
The advancement of student success has been the cornerstone of 总统 Clark’s administration. BSU has ascended to a position of national leadership in removing barriers to academic success, providing the necessary supports to help every student grow 和 succeed, eliminating equity gaps among all student groups.
BSU is ranked 18th of Massachusetts’ four-year private 和 public colleges in the Wall Street Journal’s 400 Best 大学 in the U.S. 和 ranked as the fourth leading university in Massachusetts for advancing social mobility among students from a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds 和 identities.
Under 总统 Clark’s leadership, BSU has launched cutting edge 程序s in photonics 和 optical engineering 和 网络安全 和 is building the state’s most sophisticated 网络范围, which will be utilized to train students 和 municipal, 执法, non-profit 和 business organizations. The university is intensifying its partnerships with businesses to create a more expansive 和 deeper pipeline of students entering the workforce.
The university continues to build upon its undergraduate research 程序, which is ranked among the leading 程序s in the country, exp和 experiential learning opportunities for students through its 出国留学, 荣誉, paid internship 程序s.
总统 Clark served BSU in many capacities prior to assuming the presidency in July 2015, including as a member 和 chairman of the Board of Trustees, vice chairman of the Bridgewater State University Foundation, executive vice president 和 vice president for External Affairs.
总统 Clark is former chair of the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education 和 currently serves as a Massachusetts Delegate on the New Engl和 Board of Higher Education. He also serves on the boards of the Metro South Chamber of Commerce (past chair), the Light Foundation 和 the Boys 和 Girls Club of MetroSouth. He chairs the CONNECT Partnership 和 serves on the NCAA Division III Membership Committee.
总统 Clark worked for nearly 20 years as district director, legal counsel 和 Washington liaison officer for Congressman John Joseph Moakley.
总统 Clark graduated from Bridgewater State in 1983 with a Bachelor of 艺术 in political science 和 received his Juris Doctor degree from Suffolk University Law School in 1986.
总统 Clark was born 和 raised in Brockton 和 lives in Easton with his wife Carrie Kulick-Clark, ’85, whom he met while they were students at Bridgewater State. They have two sons, Justin, ’14, Derek, a daughter, Reilly, who is an 荣誉 student at BSU.