To commemorate 10 years of International Public Service Projects, alumni are celebrating in true Clinton School fashion – by serving for social change. This summer, the Clinton School will partner with Peacework to organize a short-term public service project in Dangriga, Belize. We invite all alumni, volunteers, faculty, and staff, along with their family members, to join us!
Read MoreStudent Tshering Yudon is Helping to Preserve Bhutanese Fables by Creating a Children’s Book Through Crowdsource Funding
Clinton School student Tshering Yudon from Thimpu, Bhutan, is collaborating with local visual and graphic artists in Bhutan to create a children’s picture book based on traditional Bhutanese fables.
Read MoreStudent, Haylee Fletcher, Improves Access to Healthcare for Refugees
Haylee Fletcher of Prescott Valley, Ariz., spent four months completing her University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service final Capstone project with the International Rescue Committee, a nonprofit resettlement agency that works to serve refugee populations from around the world.
Read MorePast Field Service Partner, The Arkansas Legal Services Partnership Nominated for American Bar Association Award
The Arkansas Legal Services Partnership (ALSP) is honored to have been nominated to receive the American Bar Association’s Louis M. Brown Award for Legal Access for developing the “pro-bono-in-a-box” model that has been so successful in engaging new pro bono assets. There are some great justice programs among our fellow nominees. So even if you do not vote for…
Read MoreStudent Andrew Lovley Designs Comprehensive Evaluation System for Educational Nonprofit in Panama
Andrew Lovley of Wrentham, Mass. completed a three-month partnership with Give & Surf Inc., a nonprofit based in rural Panama that provides community development and educational access to an underserved indigenous population.
Read MoreClinton School Student Ashley Jones Conducts Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Arkansas Drug Court System
For her final individual capstone project, University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service student Ashley Jones of Piedmont, South Carolina, studied the Arkansas Drug Court System.
Read MoreClinton School Student Lindsay Kuehn Helps Organization Revive Bee-Hive
A graduate student assisted The Beez Kneez, a Minneapolis small business, in its efforts to raise awareness about the importance of honey bees and pollinators to the health of our food system.
Read MoreClinton School Student Alex Handfinger Develops Strategic Plan for Arkansas Local Food Network
For his final capstone project, University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service and concurrent UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health student Alex Handfinger of Holland, PA partnered with the Arkansas Local Food Network (ALFN) to develop a strategic plan.
Read MoreForty-three Students to Complete Final Public Service Projects in Arkansas and Around the World
Forty-three graduate students are pursuing in-depth public service projects across Arkansas, the country, and the world as the final requirement of the Clinton School’s Master of Public Service (MPS) degree program.The students are partnering with public service organizations on projects related to education, food access, economic development, and social inequality, among other areas.
Read MoreClinton School Student to Help Arkansas Governor’s School Reestablish Alumni Ties
As part of his culminating field service project, Benjamin Croner from the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service will work to reconnect the Arkansas Governor’s School (AGS) with alumni of the program.Croner, of Potomac, Md., will be collecting updated contact details from alumni, as well as education and employment information. The results of the project will allow AGS staff to better communicate with alumni and inform others about alumni achievements.
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