Clinton School Dean Skip Rutherford hosted a reception Wednesday to welcome Todd Shields, the school’s new interim dean for academic affairs.
Read MoreIPSP Update: Working in Kenyan Schools
Clinton School student Patrick Banks (’11) recently sent us this photo from his travels in Kenya where he is performing a needs assessment of science resources and skill levels at several Western Kenyan schools to help design a science curriculum that is better-aligned to country and international science standards.
Read MoreStudent Elrina Frost Completes Marathon
Clinton School student Elrina Frost (’11) sends word that she recently ran the 56-mile Comrades Marathon in her native South Africa.
Read MorePreparing for Class 6
Below, Clinton School technology administrator Kari Mogensen prepares new laptop computers for members of our sixth class who will begin at the Clinton School in August.
Read MoreDean Calls for Volunteers to Help Gulf
In an Op Ed published today, Clinton School Dean Skip Rutherford and Andy Brock, president of the Center for a Better South, call for a national volunteer center to help with the Gulf Oil spill. Posted on The Hill Congress blog, the Op Ed proposes a database like Craigslist to match community needs in the Gulf with volunteers who want to help with the clean up. Here’s an excerpt:
Read MoreGrad to Coordinate UALR Initiative
Clinton School grad Harvell Howard (’10) is joining UALR as coordinator of the university’s African American Male Initiative focused on retaining and graduating African American male students. Howard helped start the initiative for his final Clinton School Capstone project.
Read MoreWeather Unleashed
The Clinton School and the Clinton Foundation will host a panel discussion about severe weather featuring local weather experts on Wednesday at noon at Sturgis Hall.
Read MoreFord Shows Off Safety Features
Officials from Ford Motor Co. today show off the safety features in the company’s new line of cars in the parking lot of the Clinton Center and the Clinton School. The “Future of Safety” event included demonstrations of hands-free parallel parking and the world’s first production-ready rear inflatable seat belts.
Read MoreGrad Named Finalist for Presidential Fellows Program
Clinton School grad Emily Fischer (’10) has been named a finalist in the Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) program, a two-year fellowship program in the federal government for recent graduate school alums. Finalists are selected after completing an assessment test and being nominated by their school.
Read MoreIPSP Update: Biggs Working with Rwandan Courts
Today we received an update from Clinton School student Cory Biggs on his work this summer with the Rwandan Judiciary in Kigali, Rwanda. A concurrent MPS/JD student with the Clinton School and UALR law school, Biggs is working to lessen government corruption in Rwanda by researching and determining ways to reduce the impact of misconduct or negligence of official duties among public servants.
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