Category: Field Service

Clinton School students have now completed more than 100,000 hours of public service since the beginning of the school’s Master of Public Service degree program in 2005. The milestone was part of a landmark year for the nation’s seventh presidential school.

Clinton School student Anatoliy Shatkovskyy (’12), a native of Cherkasy, Ukraine, is traveling to his home country this week with Heifer International CEO Pierre Ferrari to serve as an interpreter.

Three Clinton School students are working this year with the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas (WFA) to update a 1973 report on the status of women in Arkansas to promote outreach and educational programs for girls and women in the state.

Clinton School student Kate Raum of Joplin, Mo. recently worked with Welcoming America, a national nonprofit organization, to complete a report of case studies examining innovative strategies for creating welcoming communities in the United States.

As part of their coursework, four Clinton School students have partnered with the Sustainable Business Network of Central Arkansas to address the needs of the sustainable business community in the region.

Four Clinton School students are assisting Metroplan to develop Central Arkansas in a more sustainable way through advancement of a regional green initiative.

To supplement the existing data devoted to the homelessness issue in Little Rock, the students will be seeking interviews with a wide range of stakeholders from a variety of groups. The information obtained from these meetings will be essential to setting goals for city and outreach agencies to better support homeless individuals and families on their way to housing stability.

In partnership with Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, the students will gather stories about ways that state tax revenues create opportunity for Arkansas residents and draw business investment state.