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Calling The University of Texas at Austin “one of America’s great public universities,” President Bill Clinton said, “With a strong commitment to diversity, tradition of service, and its easy accessibility to most of the country, we felt UT Austin was an ideal choice for this year’s meeting.” — Bill Clinton,
42nd President of the United States
Project 2009 Partners with Clinton Global Initiative This year marked the 10th anniversary of The Project, one of the largest one-day student- and community-run service events in the nation. Established in 1999 by the Volunteer and Service Learning Center (VSLC), The Project is a collaborative effort between The University of Texas at Austin, Keep Austin Beautiful, and a number of city, community, and campus organizations. In celebration of the volunteer spirit and student commitment at The University of Texas at Austin, the university was selected as the site of the second annual Clinton Global Initiative-University (CGI-U) conference. This three-day national leadership conference for college students and college presidents was purposely scheduled in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of The Project. To coincide with the conference, Project 2009 became a two-day event with 50 service projects carried out over Saturday and Sunday throughout the Rosewood community in east Austin. Student volunteers painted homes, churches, and businesses, planted trees and shrubs, cleared out weeds and garbage, and removed graffiti. Calling The University of Texas at Austin “one of America’s great public universities,” President Bill Clinton said, “With a strong commitment to diversity, tradition of service, and its easy accessibility to most of the country, we felt UT Austin was an ideal choice for this year’s meeting.”
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