[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 48 (Tuesday, April 22, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S3417]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      13TH ANNUAL TUFTONIA'S WEEK CELEBRATION AT TUFTS UNIVERSITY

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, this week marks the 13th annual 
observance of Tuftonia's Week by Tufts University in Medford, MA, in 
which many Tufts alumni from around the world return to honor their 
outstanding university. This celebration has special meaning for me. My 
daughter, Kara, is a graduate of Tufts, and I've worked closely with 
many scholars at Tufts for many years on a wide variety of public 
policy issues. I am proud to count myself as a member of the Tufts 
family.
  For the second year in a row, the theme of Tuftonia's Week is 
community service. Participants 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 218,000 volunteer hours.
  Tufts deserves great credit for its leadership among the Nation's 
universities in emphasizing service learning and providing 
opportunities for students to combine community service with their 
academic curriculum. Programs like TuftServe are the types of service 
initiatives that will be highlighted at the President's Summit for 
America's Future, beginning next Sunday, April 27. The summit will 
reaffirm our national commitment to community service. Every American 
should have the opportunity to participate in projects that help others 
and improve their community.
  I congratulate Tufts for giving their students that opportunity. I am 
honored to take this opportunity to commend Tufts' President, John 
DiBiaggio, and the many others in the Tufts community for their 
impressive accomplishments in enhancing education and service.

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