Category: Field Service

Several of our students who recently returned from completing International Public Service Projects (IPSP) across the world will participate in a series of panel discussions Friday afternoon at Sturgis Hall. The students will discuss the work they did in partnership with international nonprofit organizations and governments. Here’s a rundown of the panels:

Clinton School students Mark Lienhart (left) and Ben Kaufman (right) completed their international service projects this summer in Ethiopia where this photograph was taken and where they worked with TOMS Shoes and affiliated organizations.

Eight student teams from the Clinton School will complete public service projects across Arkansas during the 2010-2011 academic year.

FYAN is a coalition of Arkansas organizations, families and caregivers that work in children’s behavioral health. The resource center’s goal is to provide information, resources and referrals to consumers while also working to establish advocacy and training networks throughout the state.

We recently received a report for Clinton School student David Watterson (’11)who completed his International Public Service Project this summer in Kenya where he helped create a cultural exchange program between American and Kenyan high school students. Here’s Watterson’s report:

Clinton School students and graduates are featured in a recent newsletter from the Arkansas Minority Health Commission, which is directed by Clinton School grad Idonia Trotter (’09).

As part of the office’s continued efforts to implement a statewide system for health information exchange, Clark will help design policies and procedures to facilitate the exchange of electronic health records.

We recently received this report from Clinton School student Julie Meyer (’11) who is working this summer in Uganda where she has partnered with a program that works to improve conditions at African prisons:

Clinton School student Patrick Banks (’11) recently sent us this photo from his travels in Kenya where he is performing a needs assessment of science resources and skill levels at several Western Kenyan schools to help design a science curriculum that is better-aligned to country and international science standards.

Today we received an update from Clinton School student Cory Biggs on his work this summer with the Rwandan Judiciary in Kigali, Rwanda. A concurrent MPS/JD student with the Clinton School and UALR law school, Biggs is working to lessen government corruption in Rwanda by researching and determining ways to reduce the impact of misconduct or negligence of official duties among public servants.