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<\/p>\nFormer U.S. Senator Bob Casey has joined The University of Scranton as a Leahy Distinguished Fellow in Public Service, a role that will engage the Scrantonian and three-term senator across several aspects of campus life.<\/p>\n
Sen. Casey, drawing on his experience from 18 years in the Senate and a decade in statewide positions, will mentor students, advise on relevant initiatives and broadly contribute to University activities aligned with public service and leadership.<\/p>\n
Speaking Tuesday at an event announcing his hire, Sen. Casey said he is excited and grateful to provide students with a \u201creal-world perspective\u201d on government, policy, politics and elections. He also said he hopes to instill an appreciation for and understanding of public service in all students \u2014 not just those interested in politics.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll of us together can provide opportunities for young people to learn about public service, to be inspired to serve,\u201d Sen. Casey said. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t have to be public office. It doesn\u2019t have to be in government. Even if you\u2019re running the biggest corporation in the world, you can still work on behalf of the public in some fashion.\u201d<\/p>\n
Born and raised in Scranton, Sen. Casey has dedicated his life to public service. He\u2019s won six statewide elections, serving as Pennsylvania\u2019s Auditor General for two terms (1997-2005) and State Treasurer for one term (2005-2007) before being elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006. He remained in office until 2024-25.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs difficult as it is and as onerous as it could be on the candidate or the public official, it is still a high calling,\u201d Sen. Casey said. \u201cWe need the next generation \u2014 some of whom are in this room \u2014 of young people in the United States of America to choose to serve. They might choose to serve and have different points of view than I do, or other students might have. But just like the University\u2019s Center for Ethics and Excellence in Public Service is already doing, I believe it\u2019s critically important that young people are inspired and even taught that if you serve in public office, you have to do it ethically. You could have different points of view or a different philosophy, but everybody\u2019s got to be ethical.\u201d<\/p>\n
Over the course of his 18 years in the U.S. Senate, Sen. Casey earned a reputation as an effective legislator known for his ability to work across party lines and focus on practical solutions. He authored and passed 99 pieces of legislation into law, including the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, widely recognized as the most impactful piece of legislation for people with disabilities since the Americans with Disabilities Act. As chair of the Senate Special Committee on Aging and a longtime member of the Finance and HELP (Health, Education, Labor and Pension) Committees, Sen. Casey established himself as one of the leading advocates in Congress for children, workers, seniors and people with disabilities.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI am truly delighted to welcome Senator Casey to our University,\u201d said Rev. Joseph G. Marina, S.J., University president. \u201cHis Jesuit education has served him well for decades and I have no doubt he will continue to bring his Jesuit values to bear in this exciting, new role. I am very grateful to the Senator and the Leahys for making this new initiative possible.\u201d<\/p>\n
The University of Scranton is a Catholic, Jesuit institution, guided by the spiritual and intellectual legacy of St. Ignatius, whose principles inform how the University teaches and serves. These principles, including magis (striving to do more and be greater) and cura personalis (care for each person), are familiar to Sen. Casey, who graduated from Jesuit institutions Scranton Preparatory High School and the College of the Holy Cross. He spent a year as a Jesuit volunteer, teaching and coaching in North Philadelphia, before earning a law degree from Catholic University.<\/p>\n
\u201cPublic service is infused with Jesuit values,\u201d Sen. Casey said. \u201cI think we have to bring those values to the public square and try to move our society forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
In this part-time position, Sen. Casey will mentor and guide students interested in pursuing public service careers; advise the Center for Ethics and Excellence in Public Service on program initiatives and share expertise with regional government entities through its outreach activities; and serve as a resource for the campus and the broader community on health care, aging, ethics, government accountability and public service issues through lectures and seminars. He will also assist University administrators with government relations and resource development efforts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former U.S. Senator Bob Casey has joined The University of Scranton as a Leahy Distinguished Fellow in Public…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8250,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[7102,744,7101,7100,7103,178,180,179,4519,7099,274],"class_list":["post-8249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-bob-casey","tag-government","tag-leahy-fellow","tag-legislature","tag-robert-casey","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news","tag-senate","tag-senator","tag-the-university-of-scranton"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8249\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}