“Open Enrollment Kickoff”
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– The Arkansas Insurance Department, in partnership with the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, will host the Open Enrollment Kickoff Oct. 1 to mark the opening of the Health Insurance Marketplace. On the first day that people can view plans offered through the Marketplace, those attending can set up a Marketplace account, shop and compare health insurance plans and learn about financial assistance available for those that qualify. Trained, licensed guides will be on hand to assist with enrollment. Attendees can also gather information from a number of informational booths.
“Building the Economy through Livable Communities: Little Rock’s Partnership with EPA, HUD, and DOT,” a panel discussion
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Now in its fourth year, the Partnership for Sustainable Communities, a collaboration of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has helped communities build stronger regional economies, improve their housing and transportation options, and protect the environment. The three Deputy Secretaries of HUD, DOT and EPA will visit the Clinton School to discuss how communities, including Little Rock, are using this collaboration to plan the housing, transportation and economic development they need as infrastructure for economic growth, helping them attract businesses and improve quality of life for residents.
“Gasland Part II” a film screening
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– “Gasland Part II”, which premiered at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival, is a follow-up to the Academy Award nominated documentary, “Gasland.” The film argues that the gas industry’s portrayal of natural gas as a clean and safe alternative to oil is a myth and that fracked wells inevitably leak over time, contaminating water and air, hurting families, and endangering the earth’s climate with the potent greenhouse gas, methane. In addition the film looks at how the powerful oil and gas industries are in filmmaker Josh Fox’s words “contaminating our democracy”.
“Front Row Seat: A Photographic Portrait of the Presidency of George W. Bush,” former Chief White House Photographer Eric Draper
Friday, October 4, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Book signing to follow
– America’s forty-third president, George W. Bush, presided over eight of the most dramatic years in recent history, from the 9/11 attacks early in his administration to the worldwide economic crisis of 2008. By his side, recording every event from the momentous to the intimate, was his personal White House photographer, Eric Draper. From a collection of nearly one million photographs, “Front Row Seat” is a selection of more than one hundred images of President Bush that portray both the public figure and the private man.
“Surviving H1N1,” Luke Duvall
Monday, October 7, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Duvall was a sophomore high school football player in Atkins, Arkansas when he became an overnight television star in October 2009 when CBS’ 60 minutes began following his story. At the height of the H1N1 pandemic, Luke was rushed to Arkansas Children’s hospital to save his life. His story helped educate the public on the importance of vaccinations. On the four year anniversary of arriving at Children’s Hospital on its helicopter, Angel One, Luke retells his remarkable story.
“Social Entrepreneurs: Doing Well By Doing Good”
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Clinton Presidential Library Great Hall) *In partnership with the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute
– Join us for a conference about social entrepreneurism with Matt Flannery, co-founder and CEO of Kiva and a panel of Arkansas social enterprise leaders moderated by Rep Warwick Sabin.
“Boston Marathon Bombing and Lessons Learned,” Watertown Chief of Police, Ed Deveau
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– In partnership with Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, Ed Deveau, Watertown, Mass., Police Chief, will recount the lessons learned from the Boston Marathon Bombing and manhunt for the accused suspects. Shortly after midnight on April 19, the Watertown police department were ambushed by the Boston Marathon bombing suspects and engaged in a shootout with the suspects.
Paul Wachtel, distinguished professor in the doctoral program in clinical psychology at CUNY
Thursday, October 10, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *In partnership with the Arkansas Psychological Association
– Dr. Wachtel’s research and writing have centered on the theory and practice of psychotherapy, the individual and contextual dynamics of personality, and the applications of psychological theory to major social issues and problems. In all of these areas, he has brought to bear an integrative theoretical perspective centered on the examination of how patterns are perpetuated or changed through the operation of vicious and virtuous circles on the one hand and the differentiation of behavior and experience in differential contexts on the other.
Terry Shook, award-winning urban planner
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Shook, FAIA, is a principal of Shook Kelly, with offices in Charlotte, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Shook Kelley’s retail consultancy includes psychographic consumer analysis, strategic planning, and prototype development for many of the world’s foremost retail brands, and well as retail centric mixed use environments in existing urban as well as greenfield locations. He has more than 25 years’ experience in planning and branding traditional town centers, shopping centers, and retailers. Shook Kelly designed Birkdale Village (Huntersville, NC), which has received awards from the NAHB, ULI, and ICSC and is considered one of the most successful New Urban lifestyle centers in the United States.
International Public Service Project Panel
Thursday, October 17, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Five Clinton School students, Ashley Jones, Tyler Pearson, Lindsay kuehn, Neena Viel, and Jessica Boyd, will discuss the international public service projects they completed this summer as part of the Master of Public Service degree program. The participating students traveled to Colombia, Slovakia, Kenya, Cambodia and Uganda.
“The Problem with Invasive Pythons in the United States,” professor JD Willson
Friday, October 18, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Willson joined the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Arkansas in the fall of 2012 where he is completing basic and applied research on amphibians, aquatic reptiles, and invasive snakes. His dissertation research used multidisciplinary to examine aquatic snake population dynamics and evaluate the critical roles that snakes play as predators within wetland ecosystems and he became involved in research on the ecology, impacts, and potential for range expansion of invasive Burmese Pythons in the Florida Everglades.
“Pati’s Mexican Table: The Secrets of Real Mexican Home Cooking,” author Pati Jinich
Monday, October 21, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Book signing to follow
– Jinich is the chef of the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington, DC and author of “Pati’s Mexican Table,” which is also the title of her popular public television series. Born and raised in Mexico City, she served as a political analyst and has a master’s degree in Latin American Studies from Georgetown University. She left policy work to pursue her lifelong passions: to research, write about, test and cook Mexican food, and to share her knowledge and adventures in that cuisine and culture with others.
Ben Cohen, co-founder, Ben and Jerry’s
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Cohen is the co-founder of Vermont-based Ice Cream giant, Ben and Jerry’s in 1978. Cohen resigned as CEO of Ben and Jerry’s in 1996 and has since taken a very active role in social activism, promoting issues throughout the Ben and Jerry’s Foundation, for organizations such as the Anti Displacement Project.
“Patton Veterans Project,” founder and president, Benjamin Patton
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Book signing to follow
– The Patton Veterans Project, Inc. is a non-profit organization established to benefit servicemen and women and military families coping with the effects of Post-Traumatic Stress. They use the power of digital media to support, heal and empower veterans and military families coping with combat-related trauma. The youngest grandson of WWII’s General George S. Patton Jr., Benjamin is also the co-author of “Growing Up Patton: Reflections on Heroes, History and Family Wisdom.”
“Team Rubicon” president and co-founder, Jake Wood
Thursday, October 24, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Team Rubicon (TR) unites the skills and experiences of military veterans with first responders to rapidly deploy emergency response teams. Since its creation in January 2010, TR has impacted thousands of lives – in Haiti, Chile, Burma, Pakistan, Sudan, and here at home, in Vermont, Maryland, Missouri, and Alabama. TR reaches victims outside the scope of where traditional aid organizations venture. On the streets of Port-au-Prince, in the immediate aftermath of the Haiti earthquake, TR’s military veterans realized a simple truth – natural disasters present many of the same problems that confront troops in Iraq and Afghanistan: unstable populations, limited resources, horrific sights, sounds and smells. The skills cultivated on those same battlefields – emergency medicine, risk assessment and mitigation, teamwork and decisive leadership – are invaluable in disaster zones
“Red,” a panel discussion
Friday, October 25, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) In partnership with the Arkansas Repertory Theatre
– Arkansas Repertory Theatre producing artistic director Bob Hupp will host a panel discussion on the upcoming production of “Red,” which is being produced in partnership with the Arkansas Arts Center’s upcoming exhibit “Mark Rothko in the 1940’s: The Decisive Decade.” Written by John Logan and set in Rothko’s studio on the Bowery, “Red” chronicles the artist’s two-year struggle to complete a set of murals for Manhattan’s exclusive Four Seasons restaurant.
“The Role of Dissent in Democracy: From Working Within the System to Resignation,” Colonel Ann Wright, USA Ret.
Monday, October 28, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Col. Wright joined the Foreign Service and served as U.S. Deputy Ambassador in Sierra Leone, Micronesia, Afghanistan, and Mongolia. She received the State Department’s Award for Heroism for her actions during the evacuation of 2,500 people from the civil war in Sierra Leone. She was on the first State Department team to go to Afghanistan and helped reopen the Embassy there in December 2001. On March 19, 2003, the eve of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, she cabled a letter of resignation to Secretary of State Colin Powell, objecting to the United States military action without the authorization of the UN Security Council. Since then, she has been writing and speaking out for peace.
“Egypt, Syria, What is Next,” Mustafa Akyol
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Book signing to follow
– Akyol is a Turkish political commentator and author based in Istanbul, Turkey and has spoken on many platforms, including the Council on Foreign Relations, Brookings Institution, Heritage Foundation, Mont Pelerin Society and many universities around the world. He will be the keynote speaker at Annual Friendship and Dialogue Dinner “Islam without Extremes: A Muslim Case for Liberty” on the same day.
“After the Tsunami,” a film screening
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. (Clinton Presidential Library, Great Hall)
-“After the Tsunami” tells the story of Indonesian college graduate students who came to U.S. universities, most went to the University of Arkansas and Texas A&M, on scholarships following the 2004 tsunami that killed 173,000 in Banda Aceh. Former presidents George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton championed the program, intended to help rebuild the human capital in Aceh Provence. The film is written and produced by Larry Foley, and narrated in first person by one of the students, Clinton School of Public Service graduate Rina Meutia.