The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees approved budgets for its campuses Friday, including a modest budget increase for the Clinton School despite no increase in tuition.
Read MoreUACS History 101: How Did Sturgis Happen?
We remain grateful to the Sturgis Trust, to Cindy Miller and to Wilson Jones of the Rose Law Firm in Little Rock, who advises the Sturgis Trust on legal issues. The class of 2011, which will arrive in August, will be the fifth class to use Sturgis Hall.
Read MoreDean Speaking to Math and Science School
Back in the early 90s, Clinton School Dean Skip Rutherford was appointed by then-Governor Clinton to the founding advisory board for the new Arkansas School for Mathematics and Sciences (Now the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts or ASMSA), which is located in Hot Springs.
Read MoreUACS History 101: Celebrating 5 Years
Throughout the summer and continuing through the five-year anniversary of the November 18 dedication of the Clinton School, we will post historical information, photographs and stories about the founding, building and opening of the school, Clinton Center and Clinton Park. We’ve titled the series “UACS History 101.”
Read MoreQ&A with the Dean
After the busy final weeks of classes and graduation, Dean Rutherford had a chance to respond to some of the questions that have come his way:
Read MoreKickball Champs
The inaugural Clinton School Kickball Team has officially ended its undefeated run as the conference champions of the 2009 spring season.
Read MoreFundraiser a Success
The Climb it for Climate fundraiser on Thursday was a big success. I raised plenty to help purchase solar powered stoves for the Bolivian families I will be working with this summer.
Read MoreDean Speaks to El Dorado Grads
Dean Skip Rutherford served as the keynote speaker Thursday for the El Dorado, Ark., Academic Signing Day, where 95 percent of seniors signed letters of intent to 38 different colleges thanks in large part El Dorado-based Murphy Oil Corp.
Read MoreWilliams to Lead Talk on Rural Philanthropy
Charlotte L. Williams, director of the Clinton School’s Center on Community Philanthropy will moderate a panel discussion on Rural Philanthropy at the annual meeting of the Council on Foundations in Atlanta this May.
Read MoreQ&A with the Dean
Q. What’s the latest on your finances knowing colleges and universities all over the country are struggling?
A. Knock on wood, we’re doing ok. With our CFO, Carol Kordsmeier, we are in capable hands. Carol’s a real pro, and she knows our numbers in detail.