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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
MEDIA CONTACT: Eric Solomon |
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April 16, 2002 |
(202) 994-3087 |
U.S. LABOR SECRETARY ELAINE CHAO AND SENATOR JOSEPH LIEBERMAN JOIN OTHERS AT GW FOR OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE “CALL TO SERVE” INITIATIVE
APRIL 22
GW Joins 340 Institutions in a National Campaign to Educate College Students About Federal Job Opportunities
| EVENT: | The George Washington University has joined forces with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and the Partnership for Public Service to ensure that today’s college graduates are exposed to the tremendous range of opportunities available in federal service. |
| SPEAKERS: |
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GW President
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg
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U.S. Labor
Secretary Elaine Chao · U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman · Office of Personnel Management Director Kay Coles James |
| WHEN: |
April
22, 2002 |
| WHERE: | Jack
Morton Auditorium Media and Public Affairs Building 805 21st Street, NW, Washington, D.C. |
Background:
As a founding member of “A Call to Serve: Leaders in Education Allied for Public Service,” GW will undertake a series of educational and outreach programs to make students knowledgeable about ways they can make a difference through internships and jobs with federal agencies across the country.
Nearly half of the federal workforce may be eligible to retire within the next five years including over 70 percent of senior managers. Currently only one in six college-educated Americans expresses significant interest in working for the federal government, according to a nationwide public opinion survey.
Campuses which sign on to “A Call to Serve: Leaders in Education Allied for Public Service” will help make federal service come alive for students by sponsoring campus events on federal careers, highlighting alumni who are making important contributions as federal employees, and encouraging leaders to speak about government service at commencement or other occasions. The campaign will be facilitated by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and the Partnership for Public Service, a non-partisan, non-profit organization aimed at recruiting and retaining excellence in the federal civil service.
Media interested in attending, please call Eric Solomon at (202) 994-3087** For more information on news and events at GW, visit www.GWnewscenter.org **
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