The African Students Association at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will host its fifth annual African Night from 6-9 p.m. on April 7 in the Reynolds Room of the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center, 800 N. 49th St. Jericho Way Day Resource Center is the recipient of a grant from the University of Arkansas Clinton…
Read MoreApril Speakers at the Clinton School
*Reserve your seats by emailing publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu or calling (501) 683-5239. “A Certain Sound: Speaking Truth to Power,” Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzieSaturday, April 1, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. (Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church) *In partnership with Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church– Bishop McKenzie of Dallas, Texas serves as the 117th elected bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and was the first woman elected…
Read MoreClinton School Student Accepted into International MBA Program
Fiona O’Leary Sloan, of Seattle, Washington, a student at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, has been selected to join the second class of the Asia School of Business, a prestigious MBA program in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A collaboration between MIT’s Sloan School of Management and Malaysia’s Bank Negara, the Asia School…
Read MorePassing the Torch: Planning for the Next Generation of Leaders in Public Service
Public service executives, both elected and appointed within the public and nonprofit sectors, are retiring at record levels, and the number of Americans reaching age sixty-five annually will continue to rise over the next decade and is expected to surpass four million in 2020. Finding qualified, motivated leaders to fill vital public service positions will challenge…
Read More‘Hidden Figures’ Programming to include film screening and Kumpuris Distinguished Lecture by author, Margot Lee Shetterly
The Clinton Foundation and Clinton School of Public Service are pleased to host Hidden Figures programming during Women’s History Month in March, culminating with a Frank and Kula Kumpuris Distinguished Lecture featuring author Margot Lee Shetterly. Free public screenings of the Oscar-nominated film, Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who…
Read MoreMarch Speakers at the Clinton School
*Reserve your seats by emailing publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu or calling (501) 683-5239“Rise: How A House Built A Family,” Cara BrookinsTuesday, February 28, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Book signing to follow– After escaping an abusive marriage, Cara Brookins of Central Arkansas had four children to provide for and no one to turn to but herself. In desperate need of a…
Read MoreStudents Join Global Movement to Stop Violence Against Women and Girls
Students at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service present a benefit production of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues with a performance by Clinton School students and Little Rock community members. The performance will be held Friday, February 24th, 2017 at 7:00 P.M. at the Clinton School’s main campus located at 1200 President…
Read MoreThe 9th Annual Delta Visual Arts Show to be Held February 25 from 10:00 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The 9th Annual Delta Visual Arts Show will be held Saturday, February 25 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in downtown Newport, Arkansas. The festival features visual artists from the Arkansas and Mississippi Delta and those who feature the Delta in their works. The project began when Newport native John Conner III suggested it as a Clinton School community engagement project. Working…
Read MoreBarkus on Main: A Parade of Pet Proportions
Hounds Lounge Pet Resort & Spa will present Barkus on Main: A Parade of Pet Proportions in the Main Street Creative Corridor on Sunday, February 26… this parade is for the dogs! Barkus on Main will take place 1 p.m.-5 p.m. with a Barkus Pet Parade kicking off the fun at 2 p.m. from 6th and Main. After the parade, a Mardi Gras…
Read MoreThe Center on Community Philanthropy Receives the 2016 Community Partner Award from Higher Purpose Co.
The University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service Center on Community Philanthropy recently received the 2016 Community Partner Award from Higher Purpose Co. in Clarksdale, Mississippi. The Center supported Higher Purpose Co.’s community empowerment program—Higher Purpose Academy—in its 2016 inception. The program, which aims to engage minority millennials on topics such as racial equity,…
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