McCain Discusses Public Service, Praises Clinton in Lecture

 U.S. Senator John McCain (R. – Ariz.) visited the Clinton School on Friday for a session with students and a lecture on public service that drew more than 600 attendees. In his speech, McCain reflected on the impact his public service career has had on his life. “I think the most important thing for any…

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DiPippa Featured in Magazine for Speaker Series Work

Clinton School pubic programs director Nikolai DiPippa was featured last week in SYNC Weekly about his role in attracting a diverse array of speakers to participate in the school’s popular lecture series. DiPippa has been involved with the speaker series since 2006 and has served as director the past four years.

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Out of School Network Team Gets 2nd Place in Photo Contest

Second place in the Clinton School Practicum project photo contest was the Out of School Network Team, which is documenting and highlighting the impact and contributions of youth voice and leadership in afterschool and summer programs in five targeted communities in Arkansas.

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Clinton School Student Works to Increase Voter Participation

According to the Voter Participation Center, these groups collectively represent the fastest growing demographic, accounting for 95 percent of all growth between 2008 and 2010, and now make up a slim majority at 53 percent of the electorate. They are also the most likely groups to be unregistered to vote as 71 million of these voters did not vote in the 2010 election.

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Team Honeycomb Wins Practicum Photo Contest

The winner of the inaugural contest is the team that is working with the Honeycomb Restaurant and Bakery in Arkadelphia, Ark. Below is a blog post by team member Aliyah Sarkar that describes the project and the winning photo. We will post more photos later in the week.

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