[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 72 (Wednesday, May 3, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S6032]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                  TUFTONIA'S WEEK AT TUFTS UNIVERSITY

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, it is a privilege to take this 
opportunity to commend Tufts University in Medford, MA, which 2 weeks 
ago celebrated its 11th annual Tuftonia's Week events. During this week 
each year, graduates of Tufts from around the world join together to 
remember and honor their outstanding university.
  Tufts was founded in 1852 and now has over 8,000 students from all 50 
States and 213 foreign countries. The university's main campus in 
Medford/Somerville is home to the college of liberal arts, the graduate 
school, the school of nutrition, and the Fletcher School of Law and 
Diplomacy, among others. The school of medicine and dentistry is on the 
Boston campus, and the Grafton campus houses the only school of 
veterinary medicine in New England.
  I am proud to note that this year, the theme of Tuftonia's Week is 
community service. Many alumni celebrated the occasion by volunteering 
and helping to improve life in their neighborhoods. Among universities 
in Massachusetts, Tufts has taken an impressive leadership role in 
promoting community service and by integrating opportunities for such 
service into the academic curriculum.
  The Tuftonia's Week celebration has a special meaning for me, because 
my daughter is one of more than 85,000 Tufts graduates. I am honored to 
take this opportunity to congratulate the president, John DiBiaggio, 
and the rest of the Tufts community for their impressive 
accomplishments.


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