“Arkansas Voices for Service,” hosted by the Arkansas Department of Human Service’s Division of Community Service and Nonprofit Support
Tuesday, September 4 at 5:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– The Arkansas Service Commission is hosting a multi-city listening tour to hear Arkansans’ voices about service and volunteerism. The commission will compile information from the tour and data from other sources to draft a service plan for submission to Governor Beebe and the Corporation for National and Community Service.
“The Letter: My Journey Through Love, Loss and Life,” author Marie Tillman
Wednesday, September 5 at 5:15 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Book signing before
– Tillman is the co-founder and president of the Pat Tillman Foundation, a national leader in providing resources and educational scholarship support to veterans, active service members and their spouses. She will discuss her book “The Letter: My Journey Through Love, Loss and Life.”
“Henry V,” a panel discussion with the Arkansas Repertory Theatre
Thursday, September 6 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *In partnership with Arkansas Repertory Theatre
– Join us for a panel discussion with cast members of the Arkansas Repertory Theatre’s production of “Henry V,” one of William Shakespeare’s most famous history plays. In a panel moderated by The Rep’s producing artistic director Bob Hupp, members of the cast of “Henry V” will discuss the process of bringing Shakespeare’s characters to life for a modern audience.
“The Last Great Senate,” author Ira Shapiro
Monday, September 10 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Book signing to follow
– The former general counsel and ambassador in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative during the Clinton administration, Shapiro will discuss his book, “The Last Great Senate,” which argues that the U.S. Senate of the late 1970s rose to meet domestic and foreign policy challenges during a tumultuous time in American history.
“The Non Nonprofit: For Profit Thinking for Nonprofit Success,” author Steve Rothschild
Tuesday, September 11 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Book signing to follow
-A former executive at General Mills, Rothschild founded Twin Cities RISE!, an anti-poverty organization that provides long-term job training in Minneapolis St. Paul. In “The Non Nonprofit,” Rothschild provides a road map to maximize the impact of any social venture through his seven for-profit principles to build nonprofit success.
“Cancer Schmancer,” actress Fran Drescher
Friday, September 14 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– A uterine cancer survivor, Drescher is the president and founder of the Cancer Schmancer Movement and Foundation, which she started to transform women from patients into medical consumers and to shift the priority from finding a cancer cure towards prevention and early detection of the disease.
“The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program,” founder and director Lori Pompa
Monday, September 17 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Pompa is the founder and executive director of the Inside-Out Center, which brings college students and incarcerated men and women together to study inside prison creating avenues for social change through education and civic engagement.
Aneesh Chopra, former Federal Chief Technology Officer of the United States
Tuesday, September 18 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– As the first Chief Technology Officer of the United States, Chopra worked to advance President Obama’s technology agenda by encouraging government-wide coordination. Chopra left the White House in early 2012 to rejoin the Advisory Board Company. He announced his candidacy for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in July.
“A Good Man: Rediscovering my Father, Sargent Shriver,” author Mark Shriver
Thursday, September 20 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Book signing to follow
– Shriver will discuss his book, “A Good Man,” a memoir about his father who founded the Peace Corps and designed President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty. Mark Shriver is the senior vice president of U.S. programs at Save the Children, a leading independent organization that promotes programs for children n the United States and around the world.
Arkansas Times Festival of Ideas
Saturday, September 22 at 2:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– The September 5 issue of the Arkansas Times will celebrate 50 of the most influential people in Arkansas in a wide variety of fields, ranging from furniture makers and gardeners to retailers and philanthropists. At the Clinton School and other venues, a number of the honorees will conduct classes and demonstrations of their expertise.
“The U.S. Foreign Service: Behind the Scenes of American Diplomacy,” author Nicholas Kralev
Tuesday, September 25 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Book signing to follow
– Kralev will discuss his new book, “America’s Other Army: The U.S. Foreign Service and the Humanizing of Diplomacy,” which is based on visits to more than 50 U.S. embassies and interviews with 600 career diplomats, including Hillary Clinton, Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell and Madeleine Albright.
Okello Sam, founder of Hope North
Wednesday, September 26 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Sam, a former child solider in Uganda, purchased land in1998 in a safe area beyond the war zone protected by the Nile River and started Hope North, a large rural campus for refugees, orphans and former soldiers. Almost 15 years later, Hope North has evolved into an accredited secondary school with an international arts center, vocational training and a working farm.
*Reserve your seats by emailing publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu or calling 501-683-5239.