An academy for public service? Today we have a guest blog from Chris Myers Asch.
Why Not Build a National College for Service-Minded Students?
By Chris Myers Asch
Number of federal military service academies: 5
Number of federal civilian service academies: 0
Does anyone else think something’s wrong here? You can help change those numbers by supporting the effort to build the U.S. Public Service Academy.
Recent studies show that more students than ever emerge from high school wanting to serve their country and their community. But they often find themselves freshman year on campuses that are indifferent, if not outright hostile, to such high-minded ideals. The five military academies offer great opportunities for service, but many students would prefer to serve in the civilian world, in fields such as education or health care or the environment. Where can students go to get the kind of intense, service-oriented education that will mold them into citizen leaders the way West Point and the military academies develop military leaders?
The answer is that such a college does not exist – yet.
There is now an exciting initiative to build a completely different kind of college, one that gives students a chance to do something real with their lives and become part of a movement to make this country better: the U.S. Public Service Academy. Modeled on the military service academies, the Public Service Academy would recruit top students from across the country and offer them full scholarships to pursue a rigorous undergraduate education focused on leadership development and public service. In return, Academy graduates would spend five years serving their nation by working as teachers, cops, emergency responders, and other critical public service jobs at the local, state, and national levels.
Learn how you can help build this new college by visiting:
http://www.uspublicserviceacademy.org.
Why Not Build a National College for Service-Minded Students?
By Chris Myers Asch
Number of federal military service academies: 5
Number of federal civilian service academies: 0
Does anyone else think something’s wrong here? You can help change those numbers by supporting the effort to build the U.S. Public Service Academy.
Recent studies show that more students than ever emerge from high school wanting to serve their country and their community. But they often find themselves freshman year on campuses that are indifferent, if not outright hostile, to such high-minded ideals. The five military academies offer great opportunities for service, but many students would prefer to serve in the civilian world, in fields such as education or health care or the environment. Where can students go to get the kind of intense, service-oriented education that will mold them into citizen leaders the way West Point and the military academies develop military leaders?
The answer is that such a college does not exist – yet.
There is now an exciting initiative to build a completely different kind of college, one that gives students a chance to do something real with their lives and become part of a movement to make this country better: the U.S. Public Service Academy. Modeled on the military service academies, the Public Service Academy would recruit top students from across the country and offer them full scholarships to pursue a rigorous undergraduate education focused on leadership development and public service. In return, Academy graduates would spend five years serving their nation by working as teachers, cops, emergency responders, and other critical public service jobs at the local, state, and national levels.
Learn how you can help build this new college by visiting:
http://www.uspublicserviceacademy.org.
posted by Hans Riemer at 12:31 PM
1 Comments:
I feel that it is very important that students have other options and ways to directly serve their country, other than attending the academy schools. I would like to serve my country, not necessarily in terms of enlisting in our forces, but would like to have a direct effect on its conflict. I am interested to see these new options for service. -Matt Marencik
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