Today marked what has become an annual Clinton School holiday tradition as students, faculty and staff lunched on Clinton School chief volunteer Bob Gee’s famous gumbo. No one left hungy:
Read MoreStudent to Work for Governor’s Office
Clinton School student Jonathan Dunkley was recently hired as a program analyst in the office of Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe. Jonathan will be working in the Office of Recovery, which administers and monitors the funding we received from the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
Read MoreLynda Dixon Retires – A True Public Servant
Lynda Dixon retired Wednesday after a distinguished professional career. She worked for President Clinton when he was governor and has been with the William J. Clinton Foundation through the building and opening of the Clinton Presidential Library and Clinton School.
Read MoreEnglish Helps Farm-to-School Program
The Arkansas Farm to School project aims to provide fresh, healthy meals in schools to improve student nutrition and support local and regional farmers. The Farm to School program has four major components: cafeteria procurement, development of school gardens, integrated nutrition curriculum and farm visits.
Read MoreChoose Shoes
Past Clinton School speaker Blake Mycoskie, chief shoe giver at TOMS Shoes, sent us this holiday video about his company’s unique “1 for 1” philosophy of giving one pair of shoes to a child in need for every pair purchased. If you haven’t joined the TOMS movement, you should check into it this holiday season.
Read MoreHuckabee Talks Book, Clemmons
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee stopped by the Clinton School on Tuesday to tout his new book, “A Simple Christmas,” which recounts holiday stories from his life in and out of politics.
Read MoreFighting Climate Change
With Congress and the Environmental Protection Agency moving to fight climate change, energy companies will need to use a number of technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, OGE Corp. CEO Peter Delaney said.
Read MoreAdmissions Deadline Approaches
The 2010 Clinton School admissions application deadline is Jan. 15, 2010, and the school encourages all aspiring public servants with a passion for social needs to apply to the two-year graduate program.
Read MoreStudent Helps Health Commission
Clinton School student Regina Wilkerson (right) is working with the Arkansas Minority Health Commission (AMHC) to assist with the development of the commission’s legislative audit reporting system.
Read MoreStudent Helps Feed Seniors in Need
As the final project of her tenure at the Clinton School, second-year student and Arkansas native Lindsey Barnett (left) is working with the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) to conduct senior citizen outreach for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly the Food Stamp Program).
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