[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 43 (Monday, April 20, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3276-S3277]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      14th ANNUAL TUFTONIA'S WEEK CELEBRATION AT TUFTS UNIVERSITY

  Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, this week marks the fourteenth annual 
observance of ``Tuftonia's Week'' in Massachusetts. During this 
remarkable week, Tufts University alumni from around the world return 
to Medford to honor their alma mater and call attention to the 
leadership of so many Tufts graduates in contributing to public service 
in their own communities.
  In fact, the theme of Tuftonia's Week is community service. The 
university 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. Since 1995, Tufts alumni have contributed over 
300,000 volunteer hours to make their communities better places.
  78,000 students have graduated from Tufts since the college was 
founded in 1852. Today, the university enrolls 8,500 students from all 
50 states and 90 foreign countries.
  Tufts deserves great credit for its leadership among the nation's 
universities in emphasizing service-learning and in providing 
opportunities for students to combine community service with their 
academic curriculum. Every American should have the opportunity

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to participate in projects that help others and improve their 
community, and I congratulate Tufts for giving its students such an 
opportunity. I commend Tufts' President, John DiBiaggio, and the rest 
of the Tufts community for their impressive leadership in both 
education and community service.

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