[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 4899]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



      16TH ANNUAL TUFTONIA'S WEEK CELEBRATION AT TUFTS UNIVERSITY

 Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, this month marks the 16th annual 
observance of Tuftonia's Week by Tufts University in Medford, 
Massachusetts. As part of this impressive celebration, large numbers of 
the 80,000-plus Tufts alumni from around the world return to honor 
their outstanding university. We are fortunate to have many 
distinguished Tufts alumni working on Capitol Hill, so many of us are 
well aware of the high quality of these graduates.
  This celebration always has special meaning for me. My daughter, 
Kara, is a graduate of Tufts, and I've also worked closely with many 
Tufts scholars on a wide range of public policy issues. I am proud to 
count myself as a member of the Tufts family, and to add my 
congratulations to the official proclamations by Governors and Mayors 
across the country.
  For the past 148 years, Tufts has trained many of our nation's 
outstanding scholars and distinguished political leaders. Tufts has 
provided outstanding leadership in medicine, engineering, nutrition and 
education. In addition to Tufts' strong academic tradition, it is a 
national leader in emphasizing service learning and providing 
opportunities for students to combine community service with their 
academic life. This program called ``TuftServe'' was highlighted when 
President Clifton held his Summit for America' Future in 1997, and it 
continues to be a model for the country. Campus Compact, housed at 
Tufts, has assisted Massachusetts colleges in participating in America 
Reads and America Counts, two initiatives that continue to improve the 
lives and futures of children in public schools.
  I commend Tufts for the wide range of opportunities that it continues 
to offer to its students and alumni, and I also commend Tufts' 
President, John DiBiaggio, and all the members of the Tufts community 
for their impressive accomplishments in enhancing education and 
contributing so effectively to Massachusetts, the nation, and the 
world.

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