Clark Scholars Program Leadership Team
The Clark Scholars Program is managed through the Center for Engineering Outreach and Inclusion in collaboration with the School of Engineering Design and Innovation.

Thomas La Porta
Interim Harold and Inge Marcus Dean
Evan Pugh Professor
dean@engr.psu.edu

Tahira Reid Smith
Interim Associate Dean for Equity & Inclusion
Arthur L. Glenn Professor of Engineering Education
tpr5404@psu.edu

Lauren Griggs
Clark Scholars Program Director
Associate Teaching Professor, Multicultural Engineering Program Director
lag5817@psu.edu
Mentors
First-Year Cohort | Lauren Griggs
Second-Year Cohort | Lori Miraldi
Third-Year Cohort | Abbie Canale
Fourth-Year Cohort | Tahira Reid Smith
Global Experience Faculty Mentor | Nicolas Soria Zurita
- Program Overview
- Curriculum Details
- Co-Curricular Options
- Eligibility/Requirements
- Leadership Team
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- Graduating Clark Scholars Cohort
- Clark Scholars Alumni
- For general questions, contact, Christy Shields, program coordinator.