As reported below, the Class of 2010 enjoyed a day at the University of Arkansas on Saturday where they lunched with UA faculty and administrators, toured the campus and enjoyed the Razorback football game. After arriving via bus from Little Rock, the students heard from UA chancellor G. David Gearhart and had the opportunity to visit with several UA Board of Trustees members.
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Dean Skip Rutherford is spending today at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Miss. Dean Rutherford is having lunch with the student scholars from the Trent Lott Institute, speaking to a public policy class, meeting with faculty and staff and participating in a forum with students from Chancellor Robert Khayat’s Leadership Program.
Read MoreOh What a Night
Usually, the previous paragraph would be a good description of a football game in the Southeastern Conference. But this time, I’m speaking about the last night of the Democratic National Convention, where Senator Barack Obama accepted the presidential nomination at Invesco Field in Denver.
Read MoreFrom Central High National Historic Site
Wow…another great day in Little Rock as a Clinton School student. What an opportunity we all had today as we visited Little Rock Central High School National Historic site (compliments of our classmate, Spirit Trickey-Rowen). What we considered to be a day off from classes ended up being a fabulous lesson in itself.
Read MoreStudents Head to Fayetteville
The newest class of 30 Clinton School students heads to Fayetteville tomorrow for a luncheon, campus tour and football game at the University of Arkansas. Here’s an item that appeared in the UA’s e-newsletter this morning:
Read MoreOrientation Feedback
Orientation week for Class 4 students clearly established a road map to the ‘thousand mile journey’ we have ahead of us over the next 18 months. The faculty and staff exposed our cohort to a variety of spectacular sights and sounds during the six-day orientation week. From meeting with the chancellor of the University of Arkansas Medical School to a reception hosted by Dean Skip Rutherford,
Read More‘I Have a Dream’ Commemorated
The 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech was commemorated today with a series of events at the Clinton Presidential Center. King delivered the famous speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in conjunction with the 1963 March on Washington.
Read MoreEllis Lands A Job at Columbia Court System
It’s always great to hear what our Clinton School alumni are doing since graduating from the nation’s first Master of Public Service degree program. We just heard from Octave Ellis, a member of our most recent graduating class, who has recently landed a job working in human resources for the District of Columbia Court System.
Read MoreSneak Preview
Clinton School student Sanford Johnson will be among the 75,000 in Denver tonight. This is a photograph from last night’s rehearsal at INVESCO Field at Mile High.
Read MoreRoad Trip to Denver
My bags are packed, I’m fired up, and ready to go!! Along with two of my Obama-backing buds, I’m heading to Denver to hear Barack Obama’s acceptance speech at Invesco Field. We will drive all night, and we hope to get to Denver sometime before lunch.
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