The University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service in Little Rock will hold seven public events next month before the school closes for semester break.
They are:
• A talk by J.R. Carroll, a professional sports agent and adjunct professor at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, where he teaches in the field of sports law. At noon Monday in Sturgis Hall, he is to discuss compensation outside the scope of traditional scholarships to student athletes.
• A screening is planned of the documentary The Toughest Job: William Winter's Mississippi. The film focuses on the life and career of Mississippi's 57th governor, William Winter, and his fight to change education in that state. It will be shown at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Ron Robinson Theater. The screening is in partnership with the Little Rock Film Festival.
• A panel discussion of Elf: The Musical is to be presented at the Arkansas Repertory Theater at noon Wednesday in Sturgis Hall. The play will run from Dec. 5-Jan. 4. The panel discussion is being held in conjunction with the Arkansas Repertory Theater.
• Nassir al-Nasser, former ambassador from Qatar and president of the 66th session of the U.N. General Assembly, is to speak at 6 p.m. Dec. 5 in Sturgis Hall. He is now the United Nations' high representative for the Alliance of Civilizations. He will talk about his thoughts on restructuring the Security Council and carrying out changes to the General Assembly.
• A panel will analyze Amendment 3 and its major sections, including campaign finance, lobbyists' gifts, revolving-door issues, the Citizens Salary Commission and term limits. The discussion is set for noon Dec. 8 in Sturgis Hall. The panel will include Amendment 3's co-authors, state Sen. Jon Woods, R-Springdale, and state Rep. Warwick Sabin, D-Little Rock; Little Rock attorney Scott Trotter; and Randy Zook, chief executive officer of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce. The event, moderated by Rex Nelson, is presented in partnership with the Political Animals Club.
• S. James Gates Jr., director of the Center for String and Particle Theory at the University of Maryland and a member of the Maryland state Board of Education, will deliver a speech titled "Next Generation Science Standards: A Key to the Next Generation of American Jobs." Gates is to discuss new kindergarten-through-12th-grade science standards that have been developed and adopted across the nation, including in Arkansas. The speech, which is scheduled for 6 p.m. Dec. 10 in Sturgis Hall, is in partnership with the Arkansas Board of Education.
• Retired Gen. Wesley Clark, a Little Rock resident who served in the U.S. Army for 34 years and as a former NATO supreme allied commander in Europe, will speak. He is the author of Don't Wait for the Next War: A Strategy for American Growth and Leadership, which is about global challenges that America faces and how to develop a strategy that involves private and public sectors. Clark's speech, in partnership with the Clinton Foundation, is scheduled for 6 p.m. Dec. 12 in Sturgis Hall.
Admission for the events is free by reserving seats through email at publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu or by telephone at (501) 683-5239. Sturgis Hall is the former Choctaw Railway Station building on the Clinton Presidential Center complex at 1200 President Clinton Ave. in Little Rock. The Ron Robinson Theater is at 100 River Market Ave. in Little Rock on the Central Arkansas Library System complex.
Metro on 11/27/2014