I am proud to report that we have scored yet another Op-Ed about the Academy and this time it is written by me.  It was published this morning in the Marin Independent Journal, so cool!  Please take a moment to read it and please comment, forward the link, post to your Facebook, or tweet and re-tweet it.  AND THEN CALL YOUR REPS AND SENATORS.

Today was the first day of the Service Nation Summit, currently being held in New York City.  It is a somber anniversary for America of course, but I cannot think of a better way to honor the victims and heroes of the 9/11 attacks than by taking action to invigorate public service in our country.

Since we are an integral part of the Service Nation Organizing Committee, the Academy is being well-represented at the Summit by Chris Myers Asch, David Soo, Daryl Levine, and Chris Lang (and other volunteers and YACers I may not know about!) with the rest of us holding down the forts at home.  (A shout out to Shawn Raymond, Chris’ other half, for sticking it out in Houston in preparation for Hurricane Ike.  Be safe!)  CNN is expected to be broadcasting the Presidential Candidates’ Forum, as well as other broadcast networks.  Both John McCain and Barack Obama will be there and our own David Soo will be asking a question of the candidates!  Please tune in at 8PM EDT and support the Academy and Service Nation.

From The Daily Sentinel

The SFA student body president has kicked off a “local movement” to inform Nacogdoches residents about the United States Public Service Academy, a proposed undergraduate institution designed to develop “civilian leaders.”

Kent Willis, SFA graduate student, said he is in full support of the academy, because it will get more people involved in public service careers.

“There’s federal legislation in both the House and the Senate supporting the idea of the United State Public Service Academy,” Willis said. “Over time, there’s been a deterioration of faith in public service. But this is an effort and a way to get people energized and more focused on going into those kinds of careers.”

Read the whole story here

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