Category: Students

A team of graduate students partnered with the Arkansas Public Policy Panel (APPP) to conduct research determining the feasibility of a public interest law firm in Arkansas.

University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service student Mara D’Amico of Grand Rapids, Mich. has extensively studied best practices for nonprofit policy and research committees, and has prepared a strategic planning report that will grow and strengthen the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas’ (WFA) Policy and Research Committee.

As part of the final project for the public service master’s program, Angela Jimenez, M.D, from the University Of Arkansas Clinton School Of Public Service, researched and identified the protective factors against unplanned teen pregnancies in Arkansas, alongside the Arkansas Department of Health.

A team of graduate students at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service will present findings on how to increase University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) volunteer participation and raise community awareness and access to the UAMS 12th Street Health and Wellness Center.

A University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service student partnered with the ONE Campaign to formulate a strategic plan for increasing organizational membership and enhancing the impact of the organization’s advocacy campaigns in the United Kingdom.

In partnership with the City of Little Rock, graduate students from the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service will present recommendations for the future of active transportation in central Arkansas.

University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service student, Krystle Chipman, conducted research for So All May Eat (SAME) Café, on the impact its services have on patrons, in order to sustain and expand their mission in the community.

University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service student Matt Orr (’14) partnered with Sarus, a non-profit organization based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia that fosters peace and understanding between its participants, to create a feasibility study for an exchange program between Bangladesh and Myanmar. Since 2010, Sarus has been operating in Cambodia, Japan, and Vietnam.

Clinton School student André Breaux (’14) has spent the academic year working full-time as a graduate fellow for the Office of Mayor Kevin Johnson in Sacramento, Calif. Breaux has been working with the Mayor’s education nonprofit Stand Up to support the organization’s national mobilization and government affairs initiatives.

A team of graduate students conducted best practice research on collaboration tools and practices to help strengthen the collective efforts of state, faith-based, and nonprofit health-serving organizations across the state of Arkansas.