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student at the School of Public Service (SPS) joins several communities
that make up the campus experience of the National Cathedral Close,
home to both St. Albans School and the National Cathedral School
for Girls. Students are encouraged to make use of the libraries
and athletic facilities during their summer stay.. Further, each
student joins an electronic community for shared research, ideas
and life-long contact; laptops along with an e-mail account and
full Internet access will be available to every student. Technology
is essential to our curriculum, allowing students to be engaged
in intellectual exchange with program participants both on and off
campus. Students are be encouraged to remain part of the alumni
network throughout their lives and careers.
In addition to becoming part of the St. Albans family, students
become a part of Washington, DC. Washington is not only the hub
of American government, but also a thriving cosmopolitan community.
Washington residents have the fortune of witnessing global diplomacy
and national politics as local events.
In recent years, St. Albans and the National Cathedral community
has been host to such notable leaders as the Honorable Supreme Court
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Dalai
Lama, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, along with many Senators,
Congressmen, best-selling authors, and policy makers. The Close
has been a gathering point for speeches by several presidents, including
President George W. Bush. The list of distinguished St. Albans graduates
includes former Vice-President Al Gore; Senator Evan Bayh; Congressmen
Harold Ford, Jr. and Jesse Jackson, Jr.; David and Thomas Gardner,
co-founders of the Motley Fool investment service; William Oakley;
Executive Producer of the Fox animated series The Simpsons; astronauts
Michael Collins and Frederick Hauck; as well as professional football
players Jonathan Ogden of the Baltimore Ravens and Patrick Washington
of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
More important than any distinguished leader is the community that
is built during the summer, via shared experiences over a Frisbee game, an evening's speaker, a discussion of the social and moral
issues embodied in a case, or how policy can be developed to help
improve world peace. Above all, it is the sense of belonging to a
community of students with an expressed interest in changing the
world and building an equitable and just society. The St. Albans
School of Public Service invites you to apply to be a part of this
rich endeavor and to explore your role as a uture leader and
citizen.
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