Posted by BEN BEAUMONT – Clinton School students will continue completing group public service projects throughout Arkansas when they return from holiday break. As part of our Practicum program here at the school, the students team up with government and non-government organizations to perform projects related to expanding children’s mental health services, cataloging after school…
Read MoreClass Gift
Thanks to our new graduating class, the Clinton School halls received the addition of a beautiful framed world map, which signifies our commitment to global leadership. For their class gift, Class 2 students chose this map which also honors outgoing Associate Dean Tom Bruce and former faculty member Bob Torvestad who were both instrumental in the students’ commitment to international service.
Read MorePost Graduation Reflections
While we have our graduation festivities in December, the MPS degree is actually a two-year program (though it can be completed in 18 months) so some of our students will be completing their capstone (individual) projects over the next few months before embarking on their professional careers. Graduation also brought back about half of our inaugural class and it was good to see them. They are working across the state, the country and the world.
Read MoreGraduation Station
Congratulations to the 22 new graduates of the Clinton School, who received their diplomas this morning. Kudos to President Clinton for making a special effort to attend the ceremony after bad weather in New York closed local airports. The former President drove an hour north of his him in Chappaqua to find an open airport to make the trip. Clinton spoke for 40 minutes about the mechanics of being a good public servant.
Read MoreUS News Whispers About FRANK
FRANK editor and Clinton School public program director Patrick Kennedy makes his USNews and World Report debut today with a new item out in the magazine’s weekly feature called Washington Whispers. Kennedy discusses his interview with American Idol creator Simon Cowell. The whisper also has this to say about FRANK, the Clinton School’s new magazine:
Read MoreAnd the Shannon Butler Award goes to…
Clinton School soon-to-be graduate Julie Gehrki from Arkadelphia, Ark., was presenting the first annual Shannon Butler “Bridge Builder” Award by Dean Skip Rutherford tonight at a graduation reception in Sturgis Hall.
Read MoreShannon Butler Award to be Presented
The only award we give at Clinton School graduation honors Shannon Butler of Little Rock who was instrumental in the opening of the Clinton Presidential Center and the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service. As the deputy executive director of the William J. Clinton Foundation, Shannon was a strong advocate for the Clinton School and our students.
Read MoreGraduation Week
It’s graduation week here at the Clinton School, and we are putting the final touches on plans for Friday’s commencement ceremony for our 22 graduates in the Class of 2007. It’s a week of both fun and hard work as the students complete their final Capstone projects, the faculty grades and gives final exams and the staff prepares for the events surrounding graduation.
Read MoreArkansas DeltaMade
The Arkansas DeltaMade program was launched in October through the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Rural Heritage Development Initiative (RHDI). A branding and promotional program, DeltaMade includes 16 retail locations and 25 locally made art, crafts and food products. The products represent the culture, heritage and rich tradition of the Delta region, a place that is uniquely southern.
Read MoreSlate 60 Conference Video
Slate.com has posted a video archive of this year’s Slate 60 Conference on Innovative Philanthropy that took place in October at the Clinton Library. The conference is hosted in partnership with the Clinton School and Clinton Foundation.
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