[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 50 (Thursday, April 18, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S3624]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    THE 12TH ANNUAL TUFTONIA'S WEEK CELEBRATION AT TUFTS UNIVERSITY

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, next week Tufts University in Medford, 
MA, will hold its 12th Annual Tuftonia's Week Celebration. Tufts alumni 
from around the world will gather to honor their outstanding 
university. This celebration has special meaning for me because my 
daughter, Kara, is a graduate of Tufts, and I am proud to count myself 
as a member of the Tufts family.
  Tufts was founded in 1852, and it now has over 8,000 students from 
all 50 States and more than 100 foreign countries. The university 
offers degrees in a wide range of disciplines, including Liberal Arts, 
Engineering, Occupational Therapy, Nutrition Science and Policy, 
Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine, and Law and Diplomacy.
  This year, the theme of Tuftonia's Week is community service. The 
occasion will honor the large number of Tufts graduates across the 
country who are volunteering in their communities and helping to 
improve the lives of others in their neighborhoods through the 
TuftServe program. Last year, Tufts alumni contributed more than 19,000 
volunteer hours, and an even higher level of participation is 
anticipated this year. Tufts deserves great credit for its leadership 
among universities in emphasizing the value of service learning and 
providing opportunities for students to combine community service with 
their academic curriculum.
  I am honored to take this opportunity to congratulate Tufts' 
President, John DiBiaggio, and the others in the Tufts community for 
their impressive accomplishments.

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