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<v Speaker 2>Excited to have a guest joining me on the telephone

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<v Speaker 2>line right now, I have joining me Rob Berchinski, and

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<v Speaker 2>Rob is with the Harvard Kennedy School and they are

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<v Speaker 2>honoring veterans. Perfect time to talk about it. This week,

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<v Speaker 2>the week of Veterans Day, that was Tuesday, and we're

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<v Speaker 2>talking right now about how they're honoring veterans. And the

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<v Speaker 2>gentleman I'm talking to Rob is a veteran himself, a

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<v Speaker 2>US Air Force veteran. So thank you very much for

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<v Speaker 2>your service, sir, Thanks for having me John. Now let's

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<v Speaker 2>talk about how the Harvard Kennedy School is honoring veterans,

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<v Speaker 2>the people who serve with the largest single year fellowship

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<v Speaker 2>in history, the American Service Fellowship. And this is something

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<v Speaker 2>it's a one hundred thousand dollars scholarship and stipend for

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<v Speaker 2>fifty veterans and public servants. So if I'm a veteran,

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<v Speaker 2>how do I apply for this particular scholarship.

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<v Speaker 3>Great. Yeah. What we're doing is launching what we call

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<v Speaker 3>the American Service Fellowship. It's the single largest scholarship program

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<v Speaker 3>in the almost ninety year history of the Harvard Kennedy

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<v Speaker 3>School of Government. And what we're going to do with

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<v Speaker 3>this is bring an incredible group of public service minded Americans,

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<v Speaker 3>hopefully from all over the country to our campus here

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<v Speaker 3>in Cambridge, Massachusetts. We're going to offer them an absolutely

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<v Speaker 3>free master's degree and a stipend to boot. So it's

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<v Speaker 3>about a one hundred thousand dollars deal all in. And

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<v Speaker 3>as long as those that apply have seven years of

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<v Speaker 3>demonstrated public service in all its forms, they can are

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<v Speaker 3>free to apply. So that means active duty military veterans,

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<v Speaker 3>those that went to Washington, d c. And served as

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<v Speaker 3>diplomats or development officials, those that ran for public office,

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<v Speaker 3>might be serving in public office at the local city

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<v Speaker 3>council level or in state houses, school teachers, police officers, firefighters,

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<v Speaker 3>those that join the Peace Corps. Anybody who's got seven

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<v Speaker 3>years of public service should apply. Applications are due by

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<v Speaker 3>December first come. You'll meet an incredible group of people

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<v Speaker 3>learn together, learn from our world class faculty about how

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<v Speaker 3>to think about the big challenges facing our country and

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<v Speaker 3>the world, and then how to go back out into

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<v Speaker 3>your communities in order to solve those challenges.

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<v Speaker 2>I love that. Now we just talked about who's eligible,

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<v Speaker 2>let's talk about how many people will be accepted into

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<v Speaker 2>this program. Is there just one or is there more

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<v Speaker 2>than one?

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<v Speaker 3>No, we're going to have fifty total, and that'll be

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<v Speaker 3>part of our larger student body here at the Harvard

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<v Speaker 3>Kennedy School. But fifty scholarships of about one hundred thousand

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<v Speaker 3>dollars each.

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<v Speaker 2>That's very cool. So with the number fifty, is it

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<v Speaker 2>going to be one per state or it's not necessarily

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<v Speaker 2>one per state?

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<v Speaker 3>Not necessarily, But I'm talking to you, John, I'm out

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<v Speaker 3>in the world hoping to hit communities all over the country.

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<v Speaker 3>So we are advertising in every state in this country

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<v Speaker 3>and want to build a cohort of that fifty that

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<v Speaker 3>really represents different views, perspectives, backgrounds and states across the country.

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<v Speaker 2>Rob, I'm sure other people listening probably thought what I

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<v Speaker 2>thought as you were describing that. I thought of a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of different people that I think would be perfect

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<v Speaker 2>to apply for this. But how do I tell them

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<v Speaker 2>where do I send them? Do I send them to

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<v Speaker 2>a website? Or how in the world do they apply

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<v Speaker 2>for the Harvard Kennedy School Veterans Scholarship.

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<v Speaker 3>That's a great question, John, I hope that your friends

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<v Speaker 3>and family are applying. The way they would go about

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<v Speaker 3>doing that is to go to the web page. It's

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<v Speaker 3>kN dot sc slash service again, that's Ken dot sc

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<v Speaker 3>slash service. Or if it's easier, just google American Service Fellowship.

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<v Speaker 3>It'll be the first thing that comes up. You'll come

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<v Speaker 3>to our web page at the Harvard Kennedy School. There'll

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<v Speaker 3>be more information and a button that you can use

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<v Speaker 3>to apply.

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<v Speaker 2>I think this is a wonderful thing, and if you

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<v Speaker 2>know somebody who might be a good fit for this,

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<v Speaker 2>be sure to tell them. I'm going to make it

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<v Speaker 2>really easy for you to connect them. I'll share a

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<v Speaker 2>link to all of this information on our Facebook page.

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<v Speaker 2>Rob Thank you for doing what you're doing, and thank

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<v Speaker 2>you for sharing this wonderful news.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you, John really appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>If you would like to learn more about the Harvard

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<v Speaker 2>Kennedy School Veterans Scholarship, I've got all of the information

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<v Speaker 2>on our Facebook page. Facebook dot com slash Sunny Radio

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<v Speaker 2>and Facebook dot com slash Sioux Falls News.

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