[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 43 (Monday, April 20, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S3302]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT AT KEAN UNIVERSITY

 Mr. TORRICELLI. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize the 
Political Science Department at Kean University. Over the past twenty 
years, Kean's Political Science Department has produced an outstanding 
record of accomplishment and I am pleased to recognize this model 
program.
  The faculty and administration of Kean's Political Science Department 
have consistently demonstrated their selfless commitment to furthering 
the intellectual growth of the University's students. Kean's balanced 
educational program presents students with a unique blend of 
experiential learning and classroom teaching. It is a model of 
excellence for all American universities.
  Kean's Political Science Department has earned just recognition by 
offering challenging participatory programs like the American Israel 
Public Affairs Conference, the Center for the Study of the Presidency's 
Student Symposium, the Harvard Model United Nations Program, the Howard 
University Simulation of the Organization of African Unity, the 
Schering-Plough/Kean College Political Science Education Partnership, 
the Washington Program, and the annual Department Washington DC Student 
Workshop.
  In an era of decreasing funding, program costs are met through 
contributions from outside sources, student groups and alumni. The 
University itself provides enormous scholarship support. As a result of 
the Political Science Department's dedicated efforts, little cost need 
be borne by its student participants.
  I am pleased to join the New Jersey State Legislature in honoring the 
Kean University Political Science Department as a model of educational 
virtuosity. It is my sincere hope that the Department continues its 
tradition of excellence with the vigor and success that has 
characterized it for the past twenty years.

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