It is also this strength that makes public policy particularly appealing to Clark, wooing him from Boston University back to RIT where he began his college experience a few years earlier as an engineer. During those early years, he was skeptical of the emphasis the school placed on technology over the arts. After a stint with the career decision program, one he said was invaluable in helping him to decide on a career pathway, he left the campus. Upon his return, Clark found his opinion regarding RIT's technology-driven atmosphere to be solidified. That is, with the exception of the public policy program.
Public policy speaks both the language of technology and the arts.
It takes a qualitative and quantitative analysis of situations and problems and seeks the best solution using those methods. Howard certainly agrees. Policy responses too often lag well behind the introduction and diffusion of technological advances. In addition, existing policies may serve as barriers to innovation or may limit the potential benefits associated with new scientific understanding or technological innovations. Clark is working to spread the word regarding the public policy program, pitching the major to most every student he comes in contact with.