With last weekend’s film screenings officially ending the Spring 2011 Clinton School Speaker Series, Dean Skip Rutherford sent out the following note Monday to supporters of the school and speaker program:
Thank you for supporting the Clinton School, our students, our public service projects and our public programs. Our second-year students are spending the summer working on international public service projects in 19 countries on all six inhabited continents. In August we will welcome our new students — the largest and most diverse class in school history.
During the 2010-11 school year we hosted 125 speakers, community conversations and special events, which were free and open to the public. Over 19,000 of you attended them in person and many more from around the world watched online at www.clintonschoolspeakers.com.
This year, for the first time in school history, we heard from sitting cabinet members, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer discussed the role for the Court in our democracy. We learned digital diplomacy from Alec Ross and innovative social networking strategies for nonprofits from Allison Fine. Elizabeth Warren discussed her role in reviewing and reforming the financial sector, and Grant Wahl taught us the beauty of the world’s most popular sport, soccer.
Because our students are away during the summer and in order for us to plan our fall 2011 and spring 2012 series, we will have a limited number of programs between now and mid-August. We look forward to seeing you back at the Clinton School this fall.
In the meantime, please help support the 2011-2012 Clinton School Speaker Series. Make an online donation or send your check to the Clinton School at 1200 President Clinton Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201. Checks should be made payable to the University of Arkansas Foundation/Clinton School.
Thank you for your consideration of a donation to enhance the educational experiences of our students and to bring great programs open to the public.
Sincerely,James L. “Skip” Rutherford III
Dean