Category: Students

The Clinton School is now offering its students and alumni a series of professional workshops designed to enhance their preparation for careers in public service. Today marked the first in this series and focused on press release writing and media relations.

Congratulations are in order for Clinton School student Josh Stokes who had his University of Alabama hockey jersey retired last week. Stokes, a 2008 graduate of Alabama was one of the founders of the university’s first hockey team.

We just learned that Clinton School student Hunter Riley of North Little Rock was recently hired by the Pat Tillman Foundation in Arizona. Riley has been working with the foundation this semester to help evaluate its Leadership Through Action program for his Clinton School Capstone project.

First-year Clinton School student Sarah Clark recently became the first to enter our new joint Master of Business Administration degree program with the University of Arkansas Walton College of Business. Because the Walton College is in Fayetteville, Sarah will be taking a number of her classes by video through online technology. As you can see below, today was her first day “in class” at the Walton College.

We got this photo yesterday from Clinton School student Jose Guzzardi of the line at Ben’s Chili Bowl, a restaurant near the Capitol in Washington where then President-elect Barack Obama stopped for lunch recently. Needless to say, the place has grown in popularity since Obama’s visit.

At the Clinton School this morning we hosted an inauguration day watch party for students, faculty and staff. The morning was kicked off with an Inauguration Puzzle Competition designed by Little Rock District Judge and puzzle enthusiast Vic Fleming.

In celebration of the National Day of Service, several Clinton School students took part in service projects organized by City Year Little Rock and North Little Rock. UACS students worked at the Boys and Girls Club-Jim Wetherington Unit in North Little Rock.

Clinton School student and AmeriCorps alumnae Carly Benkov will march in the 2009 Inaugural Parade on Tuesday in Washington D.C. Carly was among 150 past AmeriCorps members chosen to participate in the parade honoring President-elect Barack Obama.