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Zohaib Ahmad
Issue date: 5/22/09 Section: News
Drexel University announced May 15 the establishment of the Constantine Papadakis Public Service Fellowships in honor of the late Drexel University President.
"President Papadakis was a great proponent of civic engagement, and from the moment we came to Sacramento, we have been partnering with the region's non-profits. This fellowship was a natural outgrowth of that effort and a very special way to remember the president," Carl "Tobey" Oxholm, the dean and chief executive officer of the Center for Graduate Studies in Sacramento, said.
These fellowships are an academic tuition award for any government or public service worker who enrolls in any of the 11 programs being offered at Drexel's Center for Graduate Studies in Sacramento.
According to Oxholm, the fellowships were put in place because of the current economic crisis.
"The finances of non-profits and governments are perhaps worst hit of all as a result of the budget problems California is facing, and they have no money to train their employees. We have designed the Fellowships to help those in those sectors help themselves," Oxholm said.
The fellowship offers a minimum 15 percent tuition grant for every graduate program offered at the Center for Graduate Studies and applies to any individual working at least 20 hours per week in a qualified public service job.
"They encourage those who are smart enough to get admitted to Drexel to actually see that they can pursue a graduate degree of Drexel's quality. The Fellowships also demonstrate in a visible way Drexel's complete engagement with the City," Oxholm said.
Students must be taking at least six credits per term in the graduate program and must maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average.
"Papadakis' passion for education was matched by his passion for public service- he attributed both to the Greek heritage of which he was so proud- and it is for that reason that Drexel requires public service by all of its undergraduates, and why so many of its graduate programs include public service initiatives," Oxholm said.
Papadakis championed the effort to open the Center for Graduate Studies.
"My father was passionate about the importance of public service. We are thrilled that he is being honored with this fellowship in his name and it is particularly fitting that this would be done in California, where he was very excited to bring the Drexel style of learning," Maria Papadakis said.
Current students with a public service job will be given the fellowship at the beginning of the fall 2009 term.
"This is a very fitting way to honor an outstanding educational leader. I am sure that Papadakis would applaud a program designed to help more people achieve their educational goals, and my experience with Drexel makes me confident that it will be a quality program that meets the needs of our region," Brice Harris, the chancellor of Los Rios Community College District, said.
"President Papadakis was a great proponent of civic engagement, and from the moment we came to Sacramento, we have been partnering with the region's non-profits. This fellowship was a natural outgrowth of that effort and a very special way to remember the president," Carl "Tobey" Oxholm, the dean and chief executive officer of the Center for Graduate Studies in Sacramento, said.
These fellowships are an academic tuition award for any government or public service worker who enrolls in any of the 11 programs being offered at Drexel's Center for Graduate Studies in Sacramento.
According to Oxholm, the fellowships were put in place because of the current economic crisis.
"The finances of non-profits and governments are perhaps worst hit of all as a result of the budget problems California is facing, and they have no money to train their employees. We have designed the Fellowships to help those in those sectors help themselves," Oxholm said.
The fellowship offers a minimum 15 percent tuition grant for every graduate program offered at the Center for Graduate Studies and applies to any individual working at least 20 hours per week in a qualified public service job.
"They encourage those who are smart enough to get admitted to Drexel to actually see that they can pursue a graduate degree of Drexel's quality. The Fellowships also demonstrate in a visible way Drexel's complete engagement with the City," Oxholm said.
Students must be taking at least six credits per term in the graduate program and must maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average.
"Papadakis' passion for education was matched by his passion for public service- he attributed both to the Greek heritage of which he was so proud- and it is for that reason that Drexel requires public service by all of its undergraduates, and why so many of its graduate programs include public service initiatives," Oxholm said.
Papadakis championed the effort to open the Center for Graduate Studies.
"My father was passionate about the importance of public service. We are thrilled that he is being honored with this fellowship in his name and it is particularly fitting that this would be done in California, where he was very excited to bring the Drexel style of learning," Maria Papadakis said.
Current students with a public service job will be given the fellowship at the beginning of the fall 2009 term.
"This is a very fitting way to honor an outstanding educational leader. I am sure that Papadakis would applaud a program designed to help more people achieve their educational goals, and my experience with Drexel makes me confident that it will be a quality program that meets the needs of our region," Brice Harris, the chancellor of Los Rios Community College District, said.
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