The IMPACT conference got off to a great start Friday with messages on service and activism from Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe, Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola and City Year Little Rock director Shannon Butler, among others.
Read MoreClinton School Hosts National Service Conference
The 2010 IMPACT Conference has arrived. The Clinton School and UALR will host more than 500 college students from over 100 colleges and universities across the country this weekend in downtown Little Rock. The IMPACT National Student Conference is historically one of the largest gatherings of socially-engaged college students in the country.
Read MoreNew Student Club Talks Afghanistan
Clinton School student Latif Salem, a native of Afghanistan, led a workshop Wednesday on socio-political and historical trends in his home country. A native of Mazar-e-Sharif, Salem discussed local, regional and global conditions there.Â
Read MoreStudent Helps Plan New Children’s Center
For her final Clinton School project, Emily Fischer worked with the CALS to gather stakeholder input, research best practices and write a grant for the new Children’s and Youth Library and Learning Center (CYLLC).Â
Read MoreThis Week at the Clinton School
We’ve got a busy schedule this week at the Clinton School with three public lectures before we host this weekend’s IMPACT National Student Conference.
Read MoreStudents Meet with Visiting Scholars
Clinton School students Jonathan Dunkley, Julianne Dunn, Nicholas Hall and LaTrenia Byrd met with a group of 20 visiting scholars from Mississippi State University today to discuss public service and life after college.
Read MoreVolunteer to See Garners More Attention
Clinton School student Nicholas Hall’s (10′) new nonprofit Volunteer to See continues to get attention for its work to combine service and travel. Hall has opened his organization in Little Rock where he’s working with conventions and individual travelers who would like to perform service projects while visiting the city.
Read MoreReducing Recidivism in Arkansas
As noted below, a team of Clinton School students presented recommendations Tuesday to a state coalition about ways to fight recidivism in Arkansas. The students told the Arkansas Re-Entry Coalition that a holisitic approach is needed to coordinated services for ex-offenders.
Read MoreStudents Coach Team To Championship
Clinton School students Mahmoud Mahmoud (’11) and Jonathan Dunkley (’10) coached a boy’s basketball team at the Boys & Girls Club-Wetherington Unit in North Little Rock to a championship Friday night. The Celtics defeated the NLR Football Team, 36-34, on a last-second shot by point guard Kenneth Harris to win the High School Boys League Championship.Â
Read MoreStudents to Present Study on Ex-offender Reentry in Central AR
After seven months of collaboration, a team of Clinton School students has completed a study about improving reentry from prison for ex-offenders in Central Arkansas.
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