Greg B. asked Maguire if he had ever volunteered for any of these initiatives. His reply: "I am interested in them but have not made a commitment to any organization."
Maguire went on, "For awhile I tried to decide what I wanted to do, did I want to choose an organization or start my own thing? I couldn't make up my mind, so I've decided to put one foot in front of the other and see where it goes."
Thanks for serving, Spiderman.
Columbia Grad School of Journalism Covers 2008 Service Nation Summit
Photo Credit - Joseph C. Lin Photo Credit - Alexandra Cheney
Welcome to Columbia Graduate School of Journalism's coverage of the 9/11/08 Obama-McCain Presidential Candidate's Forum on the Columbia University Campus.
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Showing posts with label Service. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Service. Show all posts
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Gov. Paterson on serving while at Columbia U
Governor Paterson to J-School Student Greg B: "I wish I had taken advantage of more opportunities to serve while I was here [Columbia]."
Greg: "Was it a lack of availability or a lack of motivation?"
Gov: "Lack of motivation."
Greg: "Was it a lack of availability or a lack of motivation?"
Gov: "Lack of motivation."
Affordable education
Obama just said he would give a $4,000 tuition credit to those who serve.
Columbia Journalism School's estimated tuition this year? $41,000.
Columbia Journalism School's estimated tuition this year? $41,000.
"National Service" = "Military Draft"?
Frank White, a member the Progressive Labor Party, a Communist party in the U.S., was standing outside the Columbia University gates yesterday, handing out flyers reading, "Don't Be a Sucker for 'National Service'! Candidates, ServiceNation Use Patriotism & Nationalism to Pave Way for the Draft."
"I'm here to swim against the tide," said White, 33, of Flatbush. "People have been fooled about what national service is. They view it as something innocuous. We view it as patriotism building in order to build more war."
McCain told "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" reporter Judy Woodruff that service cannot be compulsory.
White's flyers read, in part, Ultimately, the shortfall in troop numbers will be filled through a draft, promoted as 'national service, and sold as 'volunteerism.'
"It may be difficult to get the public behind an unpopular war," White said, "but if military service can be equated with grassroots community service, it might not be so unpopular."
"I'm here to swim against the tide," said White, 33, of Flatbush. "People have been fooled about what national service is. They view it as something innocuous. We view it as patriotism building in order to build more war."
McCain told "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" reporter Judy Woodruff that service cannot be compulsory.
White's flyers read, in part, Ultimately, the shortfall in troop numbers will be filled through a draft, promoted as 'national service, and sold as 'volunteerism.'
"It may be difficult to get the public behind an unpopular war," White said, "but if military service can be equated with grassroots community service, it might not be so unpopular."
Inside the Auditorium
Snippets of interviews by our man inside Greg Bocquet:
Kevin F. F. Quigley, Director of the Peace Corps:
"Young Americans today have a comparable inclination to service as those in the 60s, and I think they are going about it in a much smarter way."
"If you want to make an impact on the world, being at Columbia is a great start. I was here from 79 to 81 in the school for international affairs and the most significant experiences I had was the service work I did while I was in school here."
Jeffery Sachs - Director of Earth Institute at Columbia University:
"I think McCain sees things in a more militarized way, and that scares me."
"I think the whole question for us as a country is whether we will approach the world with a military mindset or a humanitarian one. We talk about this so little in our country, I wish we talked about it more."
"I hope the candidates don't see [volunteer service] as a substitute for a proper nationally funded development effort."
Kevin F. F. Quigley, Director of the Peace Corps:
"Young Americans today have a comparable inclination to service as those in the 60s, and I think they are going about it in a much smarter way."
"If you want to make an impact on the world, being at Columbia is a great start. I was here from 79 to 81 in the school for international affairs and the most significant experiences I had was the service work I did while I was in school here."
Jeffery Sachs - Director of Earth Institute at Columbia University:
"I think McCain sees things in a more militarized way, and that scares me."
"I think the whole question for us as a country is whether we will approach the world with a military mindset or a humanitarian one. We talk about this so little in our country, I wish we talked about it more."
"I hope the candidates don't see [volunteer service] as a substitute for a proper nationally funded development effort."
ServiceNation Speaker Bios - The Rest
The following speakers will take the stage tonight in the lead-up to the televised keynote speeches by John McCain and Barack Obama.
Usher
Bill Novelli
Lee Bollinge
Gov. David Paterson
Tobey Maguire
John Huey
Rick Stengel
For full bios of the speakers click here
Usher
Bill Novelli
Lee Bollinge
Gov. David Paterson
Tobey Maguire
John Huey
Rick Stengel
For full bios of the speakers click here
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Student Groups Plan "Columbia University Serves 2008"
In the excitement over the Obama/McCain visit and all of the attendant drama, it's easy to forget about the stated purpose of the event: to raise awareness about national service and inspire Americans to serve their communities.
But student service groups on campus will be sharing the spotlight with the two presidential candidates on Thursday and trying put all of the excitement to some productive use during Columbia University Serves 2008.
According to Susan Bernal, a spokesperson for Community Impact, one of the largest service groups on campus, the event will include a service fair, where service groups will distribute information about their programs, a canned food drive, a voter registration drive, an open mic for individuals to speak to the campus community about service, and the opportunity for students to fill out pledge cards to commit to community service this year.
Columbia University Serves 2008 will take place from 4-7 PM this Thursday in front of Butler Library.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Candidates and Columbia Confirmed
Just under two months ago, organizers spearheading this Thursday's ServiceNation Presidential Forum were missing two major components of their event: both a venue and the presidential hopefuls. Now the two senators vying for the White House are days away from appearing on the same platform at Columbia University to recognize national service.
Republican nominee John McCain agreed to attend in July after an invitation from event sponsor Time magazine. Barack Obama, the Democratic candidate, signed up two weeks later. At this point ServiceNation, a national campaign of more than 100 organizations promoting citizen service, invited Columbia to host the one-off event.
"The Presidential Forum was really finalized in the last few weeks and then announced immediately," David Stone, Executive Vice President For Communications at the university, explained. "John McCain said yes. Barack Obama didn't mark down 'til a few weeks ago. It's a wonderful moment to have this extraordinary non-partisan event at Columbia."
Preparations for the two-day ServiceNation Summit, featuring a host of events at the Hilton New York on Friday, began as early as last fall, according to Mary McNaught, of Civic Enterprises LLC, one of the organizers. "Our public policy forum came together last autumn to make this amazing event happen - it's been in the works for a year," she said. "It's a truly unique coalition."
Time became an early sponsor after its The Case for National Servicefront cover last September, followed by retailer Target, social networking website Facebook and AARP. The summit is underwritten by the Carnegie Corporation.
Republican nominee John McCain agreed to attend in July after an invitation from event sponsor Time magazine. Barack Obama, the Democratic candidate, signed up two weeks later. At this point ServiceNation, a national campaign of more than 100 organizations promoting citizen service, invited Columbia to host the one-off event.
"The Presidential Forum was really finalized in the last few weeks and then announced immediately," David Stone, Executive Vice President For Communications at the university, explained. "John McCain said yes. Barack Obama didn't mark down 'til a few weeks ago. It's a wonderful moment to have this extraordinary non-partisan event at Columbia."
Preparations for the two-day ServiceNation Summit, featuring a host of events at the Hilton New York on Friday, began as early as last fall, according to Mary McNaught, of Civic Enterprises LLC, one of the organizers. "Our public policy forum came together last autumn to make this amazing event happen - it's been in the works for a year," she said. "It's a truly unique coalition."
Time became an early sponsor after its The Case for National Servicefront cover last September, followed by retailer Target, social networking website Facebook and AARP. The summit is underwritten by the Carnegie Corporation.
Monday, September 8, 2008
Two-Day ServiceNation Summit in NYC
Earlier Thursday, P.S. 124 will host a day of service organized by MyGoodDeed. Hilton New York will host a day of panel discussions and speakers including Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Laura Bush on Friday. ServiceNation expects more than 500 leaders of universities, civic organizations, businesses and government from across the country to attend the Friday event.
Formed earlier this year, ServiceNation is a bipartisan campaign to gain support for service legislation sponsored by Senators Edward Kennedy and Orrin Hatch that would establish a national Declaration of Service.
“The genesis for ServiceNation was really this unique moment in our country,” explained Mary McNaught, chief of staff at Civic Enterprises, one of the organizations leading the campaign. “We have been at war for five years and citizens are looking for opportunities to serve and service organization members want to take that quantum leap and make opportunities like City Year and Peace Corps available to everyone.”
Compare Obama vs. McCain's speeches about service using word clouds
Barack Obama's Speech
Below is a word cloud of Obama's commencement address at Wesleyan University on May 25, 2008, where he filled in for the ailing Senator Ted Kennedy. The theme of the speech was service for America.
(What is a word cloud?)
John S. McCain's Speech
Below is a speech that McCain gave in Jacksonville, FL. entitled, "Service to America" on April 3, 2008. It was considerably longer than Obama's, hence the word cloud density.
Below is a word cloud of Obama's commencement address at Wesleyan University on May 25, 2008, where he filled in for the ailing Senator Ted Kennedy. The theme of the speech was service for America.
(What is a word cloud?)
John S. McCain's Speech
Below is a speech that McCain gave in Jacksonville, FL. entitled, "Service to America" on April 3, 2008. It was considerably longer than Obama's, hence the word cloud density.
Kennedy-esque Call to Service?
In May of this year Obama delivered a terrific speech at Wesleyan University's commencement. In deference to Ted Kennedy, who was the scheduled speaker but was unable to make it, the theme of Obama's speech was Kennedy's message of service to one's country. Check out the transcript and expect to hear the same sentiments --and perhaps the same sentences--expressed this Thursday.
ServiceNation press release
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Sunday, September 7, 2008
Ask not what your country can do for you...
ServiceNation has a page to submit questions to the candidate, as well as an online poll:
"If asked by your President, would you be willing to commit at least 50 hours a year to serving your community and country?"
In the hoopla over ticket lotteries and stalled web sites the ServiceNation Summit -- the original event -- has been sort of ignored.
The goal of the organization is to increase the number of people who commit a year to national service and who volunteer in general. It will be interesting to see if putting the candidates on the spot at Columbia will garner promises to expand programs like Americorps and Peace Corps. In his speech at the DNC, Obama did say, "If you commit to serving your community or your country, we will make sure you can afford a college education," and it didn't seem like he was referring to military service.
From their web site:
"The ultimate goal of the ServiceNation Summit, which will also promulgate a Declaration of Service that all Americans will be invited to sign, is to inspire an America in which, by 2020, 100 million citizens will volunteer time in schools, workplaces, and faith-based and community institutions each and every year (up from 61 million today), and that increasing numbers of Americans annually will commit a year of their lives to national service. that engages one million Americans a year in full-time service by the year 2020."
"If asked by your President, would you be willing to commit at least 50 hours a year to serving your community and country?"
In the hoopla over ticket lotteries and stalled web sites the ServiceNation Summit -- the original event -- has been sort of ignored.
The goal of the organization is to increase the number of people who commit a year to national service and who volunteer in general. It will be interesting to see if putting the candidates on the spot at Columbia will garner promises to expand programs like Americorps and Peace Corps. In his speech at the DNC, Obama did say, "If you commit to serving your community or your country, we will make sure you can afford a college education," and it didn't seem like he was referring to military service.
From their web site:
"The ultimate goal of the ServiceNation Summit, which will also promulgate a Declaration of Service that all Americans will be invited to sign, is to inspire an America in which, by 2020, 100 million citizens will volunteer time in schools, workplaces, and faith-based and community institutions each and every year (up from 61 million today), and that increasing numbers of Americans annually will commit a year of their lives to national service. that engages one million Americans a year in full-time service by the year 2020."
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