Former Senator and Governor David Pryor was named as the school's first dean. He stepped down from his position as dean in February 2006 but retained the title and active position of Founding Dean. Skip Rutherford was appointed to succeed David Pryor and was named dean on April 12, 2006, and served until June 30, 2021. University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt announced his recommendation of Dr. Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto as the school's next dean on September 7, 2021.
The Clinton School is a graduate school offering its students a Master of Public Service degree. The program is described as a "two-year graduate program with a 'real world' curriculum."[1] The mission of the school is "to educate and prepare individuals for public service, incorporating a strategic vision, an authentic voice, and a commitment to the common good." The program is unique within the presidential schools for its emphasis on practical courses, which include a practicum, summer internship, and capstone project. The school is further unique for its emphasis on leadership for social change, preparing students to become leaders in the public, private, and non-profit sectors, as well as its emphasis on creating bridges among those sectors. The Clinton School emphasizes equity, as opposed to emphasizing efficiency in public administration schools and effectiveness in public policy schools.
Since 2004, the Clinton School hosts free public programs, guest lectures and community conversations featuring a wide range of internationally-prominent leaders and timely topics. Some notable speakers have included Henry Kissinger, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, Karl Rove, Alan Keyes, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, John McCain, and Richard Dawkins.[2] The series also screens films and documentaries and hosts panel discussions for every Arkansas Repertory Theatre production. Since its inaugural lecture from U.S. Senator Bob Dole, the school has hosted over one thousand events, including nine presidents and prime ministers, two Supreme Court justices, 22 Pulitzer Prize winners, 13 U.S. senators, 41 ambassadors, four Oscar winners, two astronauts and four NFL players, among others[3]
All programs are free and open to the public, though more notable speakers sometimes requires advanced ticketing. The format of the speakers vary widely, and the school has made its public forums with Charles Ogletree, Judge Robert Carter, and John Edwards available to the Arkansas Educational Television Network, or AETN. Most of the series is recorded and available to the public from the Clinton School's website.[3]
In addition to the speaker series, the Clinton School has teamed with the William J. Clinton Foundation and the Kumpuris family to establish a distinguished lecture series at the Clinton Presidential Center. The Kumpuris Lecture Series inaugural address on August 7, 2007 was given by President Clinton. Other guest lecturers include James Baker, Sam Waterston, and Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai.
EnrollmentEdit
The Clinton School admitted 16 students from around the globe in its inaugural class in 2005. Since then, the school has increased admission to about 50 students and has a current enrollment of about 90 students.[4] The enrollment pattern is in keeping with the two other presidential schools that are coupled with presidential libraries. By comparison, the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs started in 1970 with 18 students and now has 312; the George Bush School of Government and Public Service began in 1997 with 19 students and now has 125. Students who are enrolled in the Clinton School are encouraged to continue public service acts throughout the world. Many participants come from public service backgrounds and already have experience in the field. Some programs Clinton School students come from include the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, and some have military and medical backgrounds.[1]
Jessica DeLoach Sabin, a political analyst & strategist, was highlighted by the Huffington Post as one of the "top young television pundits" in the country, dubbing her the "most seasoned millennial Democrat in American broadcast punditry."
ReferencesEdit
^ ab. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2005-12-08.
^Stone Ward. "Past Speakers - Clinton School of Public Service Speaker Series". stoneward.com.
^ ab"Clinton School lecture series nears milestone". 10 August 2015.
^"Clinton School of Public Service - University of Arkansas Public Service School » Our Students".
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Clinton School of Public Service news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Clinton School of Public Service is a branch of the University of Arkansas system and is the newest of the presidential schools It is located on the grounds of the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock The school is housed in the Choctaw Route Station a former Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad station built in 1899 University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public ServiceTypePublicEstablished2004DeanVictoria DeFrancesco SotoStudents90LocationLittle Rock Arkansas United States Of AmericaCampusClinton Presidential CenterWebsitewww wbr clintonschool wbr uasys wbr eduFormer Senator and Governor David Pryor was named as the school s first dean He stepped down from his position as dean in February 2006 but retained the title and active position of Founding Dean Skip Rutherford was appointed to succeed David Pryor and was named dean on April 12 2006 and served until June 30 2021 University of Arkansas System President Dr Donald R Bobbitt announced his recommendation of Dr Victoria M DeFrancesco Soto as the school s next dean on September 7 2021 Contents 1 Master of Public Service Program 2 Public programs and publications 2 1 Speaker series 3 Enrollment 4 Notable alumni 5 References 6 External linksMaster of Public Service Program EditThe Clinton School is a graduate school offering its students a Master of Public Service degree The program is described as a two year graduate program with a real world curriculum 1 The mission of the school is to educate and prepare individuals for public service incorporating a strategic vision an authentic voice and a commitment to the common good The program is unique within the presidential schools for its emphasis on practical courses which include a practicum summer internship and capstone project The school is further unique for its emphasis on leadership for social change preparing students to become leaders in the public private and non profit sectors as well as its emphasis on creating bridges among those sectors The Clinton School emphasizes equity as opposed to emphasizing efficiency in public administration schools and effectiveness in public policy schools Public programs and publications Edit nbsp The Clinton School of Public Service buildingThe Clinton School releases a biannual publication called Frank Academics for the Real World The fall winter 2007 inaugural issue of Frank was entitled Has the Dream Arrived and focused on race relations in America It included pieces by David Eisenhower President Bill Clinton Carlotta Walls Lanier Karl Rove The Rev Jesse Jackson Richard Dawkins Simon Cowell Eboo Patel Aneesh Raman and Antonio Villaraigosa Speaker series Edit Since 2004 the Clinton School hosts free public programs guest lectures and community conversations featuring a wide range of internationally prominent leaders and timely topics Some notable speakers have included Henry Kissinger Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Karl Rove Alan Keyes President Paul Kagame of Rwanda John McCain and Richard Dawkins 2 The series also screens films and documentaries and hosts panel discussions for every Arkansas Repertory Theatre production Since its inaugural lecture from U S Senator Bob Dole the school has hosted over one thousand events including nine presidents and prime ministers two Supreme Court justices 22 Pulitzer Prize winners 13 U S senators 41 ambassadors four Oscar winners two astronauts and four NFL players among others 3 All programs are free and open to the public though more notable speakers sometimes requires advanced ticketing The format of the speakers vary widely and the school has made its public forums with Charles Ogletree Judge Robert Carter and John Edwards available to the Arkansas Educational Television Network or AETN Most of the series is recorded and available to the public from the Clinton School s website 3 In addition to the speaker series the Clinton School has teamed with the William J Clinton Foundation and the Kumpuris family to establish a distinguished lecture series at the Clinton Presidential Center The Kumpuris Lecture Series inaugural address on August 7 2007 was given by President Clinton Other guest lecturers include James Baker Sam Waterston and Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai Enrollment EditThe Clinton School admitted 16 students from around the globe in its inaugural class in 2005 Since then the school has increased admission to about 50 students and has a current enrollment of about 90 students 4 The enrollment pattern is in keeping with the two other presidential schools that are coupled with presidential libraries By comparison the Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs started in 1970 with 18 students and now has 312 the George Bush School of Government and Public Service began in 1997 with 19 students and now has 125 Students who are enrolled in the Clinton School are encouraged to continue public service acts throughout the world Many participants come from public service backgrounds and already have experience in the field Some programs Clinton School students come from include the Peace Corps AmeriCorps and some have military and medical backgrounds 1 Notable alumni EditVivian Flowers Democratic member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for Jefferson County since 2015 diversity officer at UAMS Medical Center in Little Rock Jessica DeLoach Sabin a political analyst amp strategist was highlighted by the Huffington Post as one of the top young television pundits in the country dubbing her the most seasoned millennial Democrat in American broadcast punditry References Edit a b Clinton School of Public Service University of Arkansas Public Service School Archived from the original on 2011 07 20 Retrieved 2005 12 08 Stone Ward Past Speakers Clinton School of Public Service Speaker Series stoneward com a b Clinton School lecture series nears milestone 10 August 2015 Clinton School of Public Service University of Arkansas Public Service School Our Students External links EditOfficial website 34 44 47 N 92 15 30 W 34 746433 N 92 258463 W 34 746433 92 258463 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clinton School of Public Service amp oldid 1151383431, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
