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Alumni Spotlight
2012 Alumnae (L-R) Mariam Ahmad, Amanda Patarino, Monica DiLeo and Molly Stoneman at the Annual United States Senate Youth Alumni Association (USSYAA) Alumni Day during Washington Week. New blog...
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Alumni Spotlight
Janelle Kuroda (center) with Elizabeth Hansen (ID-2012) Audra Morrow (RI-2012) during Washington Week, 2012 (photo courtesy of Audra Morrow) We are honored to feature Lieutenant Commander Janelle...
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Alumni Spotlight – Nevada delegate creates legislation for financial literacy...
In the Nevada Senate Chambers, Evan Gong (left) stands with Nevada State Senator Joyce Woodhouse and Kyle Walker, another member of the Nevada Youth Legislature involved in the legislation. Recent...
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Spotlight on our 2017 Senate Co-Chairs: Opening dinner with Senator Roger F....
Senator Roger F. Wicker with 2017 United States Senate Youth Program delegates from Mississippi, Braeden Foldenauer (left) and Cade Slaughter (right). The 2017 United States Senate Youth Program...
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Spotlight on our 2017 Senate Co-Chairs: 2017 Co-Chair Keynote with Senator...
Senator Heidi Heitkamp with North Dakota delegates Ashlen Wright (left) and Alyx Schmitz (right) Standing before the original founding charters of the United States in the magnificent rotunda of the...
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Behind the scenes: A look into the USSYP delegate experience
The Washington Week Experience – Is it for you? It is both commonality and diversity that make Washington Week such a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Student leaders from different backgrounds and...
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Alumni Spotlight: USSYP alum follows his dream to work on Capitol Hill
USSYP Alum Jace Motley (AR – 2013) with Arkansas Senator John Boozman When Jace Motley (AR – 2013) reflects on his unforgettable week in Washington as a 2013 USSYP delegate, he says that he decided...
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When Jace Motley (AR – 2013) reflects on his unforgettable week in Washington as a 2013 USSYP delegate, he says that he decided then and there that he wanted to work on Capitol Hill. Jace, a recent...
View ArticleA Washington Week Tradition: Ambassadors Offer a Window on the World and...
From the moment he reached the podium, Israeli Ambassador to the United States, Ron Dermer, spoke heart to heart with students on the edge of adulthood. He described his decision to follow a...
View ArticleAlumni Pathways: Teaching Art to Navajo Nation Students Exemplifies the Many...
The United States Senate Youth Program attracts talented young leaders with wide-ranging passions and ambitions. The common denominator lies in the desire to improve the lives of others. Josh...
View ArticleLessons of Washington Week: The Importance of Civility
The student delegates to the United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) are selected based on their demonstrated leadership in elected or appointed positions; their knowledge of public affairs, current...
View ArticleThe Past and Present: The Founders and Leaders of the Senate Youth Program
The United States Senate Youth Program was founded in 1962 by a bipartisan group of historic Senate statesmen who were united in a vision for finding a new way to encourage the most talented high...
View ArticleWindow on Washington Week: The Places You Will Go
Are you preparing to apply for the 57th Annual United States Senate Youth Program? During the course of seven days, delegates to Washington Week are immersed in the nation’s capital – its history,...
View ArticleWindow on Washington Week: The People You Shall Meet
Delegates to the United States Senate Youth Program are fortunate to meet with the highest-level elected and appointed leaders of our nation, from each government branch, in long-form discussions that...
View Article2018 Senate Co-Chairs Inspire the Next Generation of Leaders
Esteemed bipartisan Senate luminaries have lead the United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) as Co-Chairs for almost six decades. The March 2018 program saw groundbreaking Co-Chair senators at the...
View ArticleAlumni Spotlight: 2012 USSYP Alum Brent Comstock bridges entrepreneurship and...
In our latest “Alumni Spotlight” blog, we interview Brent Comstock (NE-2012), who began his start-up venture in digital consulting at age 12, and has now built a number of associated public-serving...
View ArticleA Washington Week Tradition: Ambassadors Leading by Example though Diplomacy...
An important educational pillar of the United States Senate Youth Program’s Washington Week is the annual keynote event with an Ambassador to the United States. The delegates gain firsthand insight...
View ArticleVeteran’s Day Remembrance: USSYP delegates reflect on visiting Arlington...
During Washington Week, the U.S. Senate Youth Program delegates are immersed in learning about various pathways into public service from the highest elected and appointed officials in the country. The...
View ArticleWashington Week Highlights the Fourth Estate
The fourth estate, as the free press is also known, is a term recognizing the critical role of trained and ethical journalists as watchdogs of the public interest in a functioning democracy. America’s...
View ArticleSharing the Wisdom and Advice of Celebrated USSYP Speakers
The senior public officials who speak to the USSYP delegates during Washington Week offer such a bounty of advice and illuminating stories from their personal lives and careers that the delegates...
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