The Clinton School invites non-profits, government agencies, businesses, foundations and other organizations working on issues of social change to submit potential field service projects for students to accomplish during the 2010-2011 academic year.
Field service at the Clinton School emphasizes the practice of public service by working on systemic issues in a community-based manner. Clinton School students complete three for-credit public service projects during the two-year Master of Public Service (MPS) degree program.
“The goal of our field service program is to make a positive impact on both our students and their partner organizations,” said Clinton School Dean Skip Rutherford. “We encourage interested organizations to submit proposals to work with us next year.”
Projects most appropriate for Clinton School students include:
• Conducting needs assessments to study a problem and determine a plan to develop and implement solutions
• Identifying and developing community/organization assets
• Designing and implementing surveys to collect information about a problem
• Building or strengthening partnerships, coalitions and/or teams
• Conducting interviews and focus groups
• Mobilizing people to take action on social issues
• Researching best practices
• Facilitating public discussions on social issues
An information session for interested organizations will be held on Wednesday, March 31 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Sturgis Hall. To attend that session or to obtain an information packet and proposal form, contact Jeanne Busbea at jbbusbea@clintonschool.uasys.edu or (501) 683-5130. Proposals are due by Wednesday, May 12, 2010.
The Clinton School is currently accepting project proposals for both its Practicum and Capstone programs.
Practicum projects are selected by the Clinton School and accomplished by teams of three or four students. The projects in 2010-2011 will start with project planning and research during September and October. The students will then devote roughly 450 hours to implementing an approved project plan from November through March. Projects must be located in close proximity to Little Rock (no more than a 2-hour drive away).
Capstone projects are the culminating field service experiences for Clinton School students. Students select their own projects based on their professional goals and may complete their projects anywhere in the world, but most will complete them in close proximity to Little Rock.
Capstone project work begins anytime between September and January depending on the students’ course load. Once a project plan is approved, the students devote roughly 250 hours to implementing their project.