THE WOODROW WILSON SCHOOL'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR FEDERAL CAREER OFFICIAL AT MIDCAREER

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• Document Release Date: July 19, 2000
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THE WOODROW WILSON SCHOOL'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR
FEDERAL CAREER OFFICIALS AT 'MiIDCAREER
Pu.r'-)ose: The Woodrow Wilson School strives to aid a selected. few in
top positions in Federal service, or who are expected to reach such posts,
to expand. the competences that they bring to society's problems. It plans to
invite about 20 such individuals to spend the academic year 1966-67 at the
School as Princeton Fellows in Public Affairs, The School's effort is design-
ed.: (1) To improve the public service by enhancing the professional compe-
tence in and dedication to this field by qualified individuals; and (2) to
further the careers of able men and women.
Nature: Each official invited to participate in this raid-career program
will be assisted in planning for himself a year's educational experience that
will meet his needs for the career he sees ahead. The program will be marked.
by a notable absence of academic paraphernalia. There is to be no counting of
credits and semester hours
In planning that educational experience he will, in the light of his inter-
ests and qualifications.. be free to choose: (1) The graduate seminars offer-
ed by the several departments of Princeton University (2) Woodrow Wilson
School seminars that help the mid-career man to evaluate the experience he has
had and to relate his own function to the whole government and to society and.
the economy; (3) one or more policy conferences in which he will, with schol-
ars from the Princeton faculty and. experienced. adrainistrators from Federal,
state, and local governments engage in the discussion and analysis of current
and emerging problems of public policy; (4) undergraduate courses and graduuatf
seminars in public affairs to fill in gaps in earlier training or to satisfy
current interests; (5) a research project on a problem of public moment that
draws on consultations with members of the faculty and with visiting public
executives at the School and aims to distill meaning out of the official's
experiences,
The Princeton Fellow will participate in seminars and in a wide variety
of day-to-day contacts with officials from various agencies of the Federal
government, with military and foreign service officers, with public officials
from other lands; and. with outstandingly qualified. recent college graduates
who look forward to a career in public service. The School also strives to
contribute to the effectiveness of the Federal service by bringing together in
conferences at the School outstanding public officials and scholars to exchange
views on significant contenipo ary problems.
Officials To Be Chosen: The men and women who can most benefit themselves
and. the Government by participation in this program must possess a high order
of intelligence. They must not only be capable of doing, but they must have
the ability and desire to distill meaning out of what they have done in and.
out of the Federal service, They must be eager to broaden their outlook beyond.
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that Of e oartlct?ls spec:_al'c- or ' n iv .C'.L"al a enC . NO.., .nees should have
f'.e,imonst4 c tecl ?:-ogress ive advance while ei:aplo ed in 2: agency .
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of those selected. the f:'_ st three years we're between 30 and 4l years of
four out of five had. ac;:::.evec_ the level of GS-1T; or above. All will be
persons of proven acco,,,ipl .sinient whose agencies manifest belief that they are
read? r for 1rOmotion to pol_.c, xinc and managerial positions nea,_? the top of
the Federal ca':?eer service,
No;-'nations: Application fo_ ms are not prov~('ec.. Rather it is rec!ues cec'
that the SnOnsorin agent include in its nomination a full statement about
t he non knee : retailed i n for cation about his age ? a iit , states; nulbe. se
and. ages of d.ependents; education and successive positions held since ~i st
entering the Federal service ? what the nominee has done in substantive ter s
in the sever: al assignments he has had over the ?ears, including the views of
t Ile nominee ? S O; Ixic.?oal s OrxviSOrS about Lis :iia? ,or Sti en the enc. l11:i1:t"tations.
The t10'17.nating agency Si1Ol'l' also indicate the no i ;.nee ? S l`l Lure ]11 OSpeCtS in
the a enc-- and the reasons why the agency believes that the year S educational
experience at Princeton will jpi epa::re hi-..q for more challenging; and. resu onsible
assi 1'll.uents . A statement of selection for and. participation in the " 7
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ca-veer Pro ra,:1; where r. ~ ~ ?o ~riate should'. be incltu_(_?.ec:._.,
In ab.Q!_tion it is .-sequester that the nominee pret)2.re and Sl''J':.it with his
agenc; ' s nomination a statement that reviews his own car ee`r develop ;lent his
major pollci,r and ru ogram interests his ca: ,eer goals and_ expectations and
his Pros;pects for advancement in the ipublic service. He should also outline
What he considers his most important contribution to government to date
F .Hall r , he should. indicate flow he hopes to benefit from the educational o1or?
tun7.t~r for which he is being no~.iin,atecT.
From among those nominated_ some wxill be asked to come to Princeton for
conferences with members of the School 'acult r during March; selections by
Pr.nceton w` ll be announced. on or about 15 April .
Substance of the Fellows?V r
To be accepted_ in the program a Federal
official iust have a COiiL',17.'G:1ei1"G~firom his nominatin agency that he will be
assigned to advanced educa,G:i_on under the Govern:'ent Employees Training Act at
his cu:.-cent salary for the a.ca,d.e tic :gear. The ['.Woodrow Wilson School will pro-
-7ri~'.e each i ndivid.ual a felloW'Tsai-i covering tuition and in special c:Lrcu n.
seances a cash grant to help, meet unusual costs of moving to Princeton trhich
are not re'i T1bur sable by the gone: -n lent ,
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