Bloomfield College Joins National Campaign to Educate College Students about Federal Job Opportunities
U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao to Announce “Call to Serve” Initiative on April 22
April 17, 2002, Bloomfield, NJ -- Bloomfield College President John F. Noonan has joined more than 340 college and university presidents in a national “Call to Serve” campaign to address the federal government’s looming workforce crisis.
Nearly half of the federal workforce may be eligible to retire within the next five years including over 70 percent of senior managers. Currently only one in six college-educated Americans expresses significant interest in working for the federal government, according to a nationwide public opinion survey.
Campuses which sign on to “A Call to Serve: Leaders in Education Allied for Public Service” will help make federal service come alive for students by sponsoring campus events on federal careers, highlighting alumni who are making important contributions as federal employees, and encouraging leaders to speak about government service at commencement or other occasions.
Teri Corso, Director of Career Services at Bloomfield College, will serve as the College’s representative for this important initiative. “A Call to Serve offers students a real understanding about the opportunities available for them in government service,” said Corso. “By rebuilding the links between college campuses and the federal workforce, we can explain to a new generation that there are as many ways to serve your country as there are dreams for their future.”
The campaign will be facilitated by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and the Partnership for Public Service, a non-partisan, non-profit organization aimed at recruiting and retaining excellence in the federal civil service.
United States Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao will join OPM Director Kay Coles James, U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman, Partnership President Max Stier, and others at the official launch of the “Call to Serve” campaign in Washington on Monday, April 22. This event will be broadcast nationwide via satellite feed (details below).
TIME:
10:30 a.m. EST
DATE:
Monday, April 22
PLACE:
The George Washington University
The Jack Morton Auditorium
(Media and Public Affairs Building)
805 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC
PARTICIPANTS:
U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
U.S. Office of Personnel Management Director
Kay Coles James
U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman
GWU President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg
Partnership President and CEO Max Stier
FOR MORE DETAILS: Please call Teri Corso, Bloomfield College Director of Career Services, at 973-748-9000 ext. 205. National contacts are Bethany Young or Caren Benjamin at 202-775-9111.
