November 1, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Book signing to follow
– A world-class sailor, television commentator and author, Jobson is president of US SAILING, the national governing body of sailing. He has written 16 books on sailing including his latest, “Gary Jobson: An American Sailing Story,” which will be available for purchase.
Grad Begins Mitchell Scholarship Program
Clinton School graduate Ivanley Noisette (’11), who was named a 2012 George J. Mitchell Scholar by the U.S.-Ireland Alliance, joined his fellow scholars on Friday in Dublin for the beginning of the yearlong program.
Read MoreMusharraf Says Pakistan-US Relations Must Improve
Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf traced Pakistan’s evolution as a country, following its independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 to the conflicted country that it is today in a Clinton School speech Thursday.
Read MoreJournalist Recounts Grassroots Effort to End Genocide in Darfur
Rebecca Hamilton, journalist and author of “Fighting For Darfur,” spoke Thursday at the Clinton School about the history, political background and people involved in the U.S.-based grassroots effort to end the genocide in the Sudan.
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Roby Brock of Talk Business, French Hill, CEO of Delta Trust and Bank and Hendrix College political science professor Jay Barth will conduct a panel discussion about the third quarter Arkansas Consumer Confidence Report, a Talk Business survey that measures consumer confidence in the state.
Read MoreRacing for the Cure
Several Clinton School students participated in the Susan G. Komen Foundation Race for the Cure this weekend in Little Rock.
Read MoreGrad Hired by Armed Forces Foundation
Clinton School graduate Josh Stokes (’10) has been hired as director of operations for the Armed Forces Foundation, a nonprofit that serves members of the military community through financial support, career counseling, housing assistance and recreational therapy programs.
Read MoreNonprofit empowers entrepreneurs in conflict-affected countries
In Afghanistan the local entrepreneurs have created more than 12,000 jobs through this program. The organization works with over 30 local business people in Kabul and will be hosting 10 of them for a U.S. visit, Maloney said.
Read MoreGrad Hired by AR Dept. of Human Services
Clinton School graduate Julie Meyer has been named a policy and management consultant to the director of the Division of Behavioral Health at the Arkansas Department of Human Services.
Read MoreSpeaker Wants to Retrofit America’s Suburbs
Dunham-Jones said she focuses on retrofitting suburban areas rather than creating new downtown spaces, because urban areas currently have one-third the carbon footprint as suburbs.
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