Clarkson University

Clarkson Achievement Award Criteria

This award is presented to a junior who has a proven academic record and strong leadership qualities.  

Clarkson Leadership Award Criteria

This award is presented to a junior in recognition of outstanding leadership qualities and academic promise. 

Mission Statement

About Clarkson

As a private, national research university, Clarkson is a leader in technological education and sustainable economic development through teaching, scholarship, research and innovation. We ignite personal connections across academic disciplines and industries to create the entrepreneurial mindset, knowledge and intellectual curiosity needed to innovate world-relevant solutions and cultivate the leaders of tomorrow. With our main campus located in Potsdam, New York, and additional graduate program and research facilities in the New York Capital Region, Beacon, New York, and New York City, Clarkson educates 4,000 plus students across 95 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, the arts, education, sciences and health professions. Our alumni earn salaries that are among the top 2% in the nation and realize accelerated career growth. One in five already leads as a CEO, senior executive or owner of a company.

At every stage in your Clarkson experience, you will be both the recipient and benefactor of Clarkson University’s mission.

The annulets of our brand — Ignite, Invest, Ensure — represent the basic attributes that we strive to responsibly associate with Clarkson for every student, alum, faculty, staff and partner of the University. When these three themes are combined with your tangible stories that reinforce how you are part of elevating the Clarkson story with audience-defined benefits and outcomes, we create a collection of dramatic key messages that are both relevant and important to our audiences.

Ignite. 

Clarkson is a highly collaborative community that ignites connections across fields, industries and cultures. When you come to Clarkson, you instantly join a robust and active network that values the personal contributions of each member — students, alumni, faculty, community members and corporate partners alike. To think, act and lead globally, we span disciplines to find new solutions and deepen our respect for the diversity of our University community. 

Invest. 

We develop innovative programs and research portfolios in partnership with business and industry to explore, create and achieve better futures. We invest in people, ideas and our campus living. We give our time, resources and goodwill to drive the future. 

Ensure. 

We are all Golden Knights who commit to living the Clarkson Values and sharing our success as a model of these ideals. Through the legacy of our personal accomplishments and generosity, we ensure the next generation has the same opportunities to create a better world for themselves and society.