Posted by DEAN SKIP RUTHERFORD – Every year this is a time of great transition at the Clinton School. The class of 2009 (Class 3) graduates Saturday. The class of 2010 (Class 4) has already begun leaving for their International Public Service Project work all over the world. The class of 2011 (Class 5) is being admitted and should be finalized very soon. The class of 2011 will be the largest class in Clinton School history. As an indication of the great strides we have made in a short time, we have more qualified applicants on our current “wait list” than we had total applicants when I became Dean in 2006. My thanks to our students, faculty, staff, alumni and volunteers in helping make this possible.
After graduation is over, we’ll continue assisting the class of 2010 on their international departures and begin planning for summer orientation for the class of 2011. Having the class of 2010 here this year has been both a personal and professional joy. They are very talented people, and we’re going to miss them over the summer. I very much appreciate their collective commitment, collegiality and leadership. While there will be no classes at the Clinton School during June and July, our students will be serving all over the world and our workload will be heavy. In addition, we will also host public programs and other gatherings as well as beginning the admissions process for the class of 2012. (Class 6). Orientation and classes will begin in August.
Several members of the Class of 2009 are starting/continuing their professional careers in the greater Little Rock area. I’m thrilled, and it’s good for the Clinton School because they can and will still be involved with us. It’s encouraging–in spite of a tough economy–that a large number of our soon-to-be graduates have jobs while some others have encouraging post-graduation career prospects. Finding a job–or at the very least having the professional tools to do so–should be a primary outcome of our “academics for the real world” curriculum.
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