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Global ImpactSince the school opened its doors in 2005, Clinton School students have combined to total more than 350,000 hours of non-classroom work – equaling more than 40 years of civic engagement.Clinton School students have completed projects in 92 countries, or nearly half of the State Department’s 195 recognized independent states.

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Finding Your Career PathMany Clinton School students have been hired by organizations they partnered with on public service projects. Nearly 85% of alumni surveyed stated that their field service experiences increased their employability. These projects not only provide practical experience, but they foster networking opportunities with domestic and international public service professionals.

Holyfield is still with USAID.

Johnson has returned to Liberia where she is continuing her education.

Wheeler remains active in public health issues and policy.

Working with USAID, Clinton School graduate Greg Holyfield was dispatched to Liberia in response to the Ebola epidemic.

At the same time, Georgia Genoway Johnson arrived at the Clinton School from Liberia.

Upon her arrival, Clinton School graduate Dr. Gary Wheeler – who coordinated Arkansas’s Ebola response, worked with Johnson on her precautionary health matters.

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LEARNING1,000 Field Service Projects at the Clinton School

The University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service was the first public service program to integrate field service as an academic credit.

Twenty-five percent of the MPS degree curriculum comes from direct field service learning. Students complete three for-credit public service projects, both domestically and abroad.

The Practicum Project is a team-based initiative during the first year that takes students into Arkansas communities to partner with organizations chosen by the Clinton School to foster community development and social change.

The International Public Service Project places students with international organizations across the world during the summer after their first year. All students select their own international project that builds on the knowledge and skills they have gained through their first two semesters at the Clinton School.

The Capstone Project is the culminating field service project designed to provide second-year students with an opportunity to put their learned skills into action and complete an in-depth public service project to benefit a government, for-profit, or nonprofit agency of their choosing.

Chanley Painter // Bridge2Rwanda (Kigali, Rwanda)Creating scholarship opportunities for African youthIn the summer of 2009, Chanley Painter conducted an in-depth study addressing the ways Bridge2Rwanda could best prepare its youth to compete for college scholarships. Painter’s work contributed to the 2011 launch of the B2R Scholars Program, which has since helped nearly 200 students from Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Sudan earn more than $40 million in scholarships to universities across the world, including Harvard, Yale, and West Point.

Gender Equity Scorecard // Women’s Foundation of ArkansasHelping Arkansas businesses build gender equity in the workplaceWorking with the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas, a team of first-year Clinton School students researched and developed the Gender Equity Scorecard, an internal assessment equipping businesses in Arkansas with the ability to evaluate the current state of gender equity in their workplace. In March 2019, the first Gender Equality Award was presented to recognize the most equitable workplace in Arkansas.

Julie West // The Red Sari (Kathmandu, Nepal)Establishing sustainable work for women of NepalJulie West spent the summer of 2008 working with Rural Education and Development (READ) Nepal. Inspired by the country and its artisans, West returned after graduation to continue work with women in the Kathmandu Valley. Their work launched The Red Sari, a socially responsible fashion design company that not only creates sustainable jobs for women in Nepal, but liberates them from lives of isolation and bestows status within communities.

Brandon Mathews // Arkansas FoodbankAddressing food insecurity on college campusesWorking with Arkansas Foodbank, Brandon Mathews developed a plan for establishing and operating food pantries on college and university campuses in Arkansas. His work

resulted in the publishing of a campus food pantry toolkit, covering topics like fundraising, marketing, operations, and more. Mathews oversaw the emergence of multiple food pantries through joint efforts of the Arkansas Foodbank and cooperating campuses, which have since served thousands of food-insecure students.

Fernando Cutz and Spencer Lucker // Village Life (Nyambogo, Tanzania)Constructing a path to clean water in TanzaniaWorking with Village Life in Nyambogo, Tanzania, in the summer of 2011, Fernando Cutz and Spencer Lucker secured grant funding and private support for a well that helped provide clean water for those living in the village. Previous to this initiative, residents walked an hour away for water. Their work work led to the involvement of Engineers Without Borders and the eventual construction of a 40,000-liter system that now provides potable water for over 7,000 village residents.

Delta Arts Festival (Newport, Ark.)Showcasing the arts in the Arkansas DeltaA team of first-year Clinton School students worked with Newport leaders in 2008-09 to begin plans for a Delta Visual Arts Center, which led to the creation of the Delta Visual Arts Show – an arts festival showcasing Delta-themed work. Now in its 11th year and called the Delta Arts Festival, the event has grown from attracting 17 artists and 180 attendees in 2009 to nearly 300 artists and more than 3,000 attendees in 2019.

Sylvia Tran // Senhoa Foundation (Siem Reap, Cambodia)Rehabilitating and reintegrating human trafficking survivorsSylvia Tran spent five months working in Cambodia with Lotus Kids’ Club, an early-intervention program for anti-human trafficking funded by the Senhoa Foundation and the Cambodian Center for the Protection of Children’s Rights. She returned to Cambodia as Country Director for Senhoa following graduation, helping LKC continue providing crucial services that assure long-lasting practices that address the prevention, rehabilitation, and reintegration of survivors of human trafficking.

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