Posts Tagged: GovLoop-CampusGov Scholarship

“Perseverance” – by Troy Williams

*********************************************************************** Not a Govloop Member? 30 Secs & Free to Join for Great Info & Perks ************************* It has been conveyed in public forums that the “ultimate measure of man is not where he stands during times of comfort and conveyance; it is how endures challenges and adversity. I am a 43 year old manRead… Read more »

“The Road to Public Service” – by Cristina Limas

*********************************************************************** Not a Govloop Member? 30 Secs & Free to Join for Great Info & Perks ************************* Public service is the path I have chosen to pursue because I believe it is the way through which I can most directly and profoundly affect the lives of people. Throughout college I volunteered in and worked forRead… Read more »

A Public Servant With a Desire to Contribute to Excellent Education for All – by Peter Wright

*********************************************************************** Not a Govloop Member? 30 Secs & Free to Join for Great Info & Perks ************************* I am a person of action. Tolerating the status quo frustrates me, which is one of the reasons I love to lead and am drawn to a career in public service. Public servants are at their best whenRead… Read more »

“A Lasting Impact” – by Kevin Carter

*********************************************************************** Not a Govloop Member? 30 Secs & Free to Join for Great Info & Perks ************************* Two days into the second semester of my senior year at American University, I left school and boarded a train for South Carolina’s Republican Primary. I had already volunteered the previous four weeks at Senator McCain’s Nevada StateRead… Read more »

“Public Service” – by Adam Sherman

*********************************************************************** Not a Govloop Member? 30 Secs & Free to Join for Great Info & Perks ************************* When I joined the Peace Corps I had no idea it would fundamentally change my lifeâ?Ts trajectory. Less than a year into my service I knew I didnâ?Tt want to pursue a lucrative career in business as IRead… Read more »

“In Pursuit Of Public Service” – by Ellen Kamei

*********************************************************************** Not a Govloop Member? 30 Secs & Free to Join for Great Info & Perks ************************* My introduction to women in politics came when I was nine years old. My mother took me to a fundraiser to meet the newly elected U.S. Senator representing our home state of California, Barbara Boxer. That night, IRead… Read more »

“Public Sector, Public Health” – by Jennifer Fauls

*********************************************************************** Not a Govloop Member? 30 Secs & Free to Join for Great Info & Perks ************************* As an undergraduate I spent countless hours in the physics lab poring over complex analytical equations. However, I spent every spare moment reading the news; I was constantly drawn to learn about the inequities in the distribution ofRead… Read more »

“Professional Mask” – by Janet Williams

*********************************************************************** Not a Govloop Member? 30 Secs & Free to Join for Great Info & Perks ************************* Recently as I sat on a plane visiting a sick relative, I heard the flight attendant repeat the statement, “if traveling with small children, please ensure you place the mask on yourself securely first”, then assist those travelingRead… Read more »

“Public Service Abroad: Searching for Understanding for Effective Policymaking” – by Raisa Ledesma

*********************************************************************** Not a Govloop Member? 30 Secs & Free to Join for Great Info & Perks ************************* Growing up in Hialeah, a town filled with immigrants from all parts of the Caribbean and South America, I was raised with a nuanced perspective: my neighbors, from Dominican Republic, spoke vividly about the poverty in their hometownRead… Read more »

“Serving the Public Interest: Providing Citizens with the Public Service They Deserve” – by Rebecca Eby

*********************************************************************** Not a Govloop Member? 30 Secs & Free to Join for Great Info & Perks ************************* As I approach the final year of my graduate program I look forward to acquiring the knowledge necessary to become a competent and compassionate public servant. In my future work as a public administrator, my focus will beRead… Read more »