Bob Casey speaks in Harrisburg on March 26, 2025 (photo John Cole/Pennsylvania Capital-Star)
After decades, service in a selected office, the next chapter of the former American senator Bob Casey will be at the university in his hometown.
On Tuesday, the University of Scanton announced that Casey joined the school as a distinguished Leaha in public service, which would allow him to take part in many aspects of life in the campus.
“All together we can provide young people with the opportunity to meet public service, inspire service,” said Casey. “It does not have to be a public office. It does not have to be in the government. Even if you run the largest corporation in the world, you can still work on behalf of society in some way.”
In this part -time position, Casey will take over duties, such as the possibility of mentoring and conducting students interested in career in public service, advising the Center for Ethics and Perfection in public service in the field of program initiatives and specialist knowledge with regional government entities through assistance programs.
Casey will also be a resource for campus and a wider community, said the university, in the field of healthcare, aging, ethics, governmental accountability and public service through lectures and seminars.
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From Scanton, he was first elected to the US Senate in 2006 swims through the main democratic party And defeating the sowing US senator Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) about the biweler. His consecutive conditions made him the longest serving democratic US senator in the history of Pennsylvania. Was Defeated by Republican Dave McCormick in the 2024 election. In November last year with a narrow margin.
“Although it is difficult and as troublesome as it can be for a candidate or public official, it is still a high calling. We need the next generation of young people in the United States to serve,” said Casey during work on Tuesday.
“They can decide and have different points of view than me, or other students. But like the University Center for Ethics and Perfection in public service, I think it is extremely important that young people are inspired and taught that if you serve in a public office, you must do it ethically,” he added ethically, “he added ethically,” he added ethically, “he added ethically,” he added ethically, “he added ethically,”
The son of the former governor of Pennsylvania Robert P. Casey, Sr., Casey was elected to many offices before winning a place in the US Senate. For the first time he was elected to the State Bureau in 1996, winning the race for auditor. He served in this role of two terms, and later he was elected the State Treasurer in 2004, where he served for two years. In 2002 he also began a failed campaign for the governor, but lost to the mayor Philadelphia Ed Rendella in the Democratic Party.
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Casey is a graduate of the scranton and College of the Holy Cross, both Catholic, Jesuit institutions, and spent a year as a Jesuit teaching and coaching of volunteers at school in northern Philadelphia, before he obtained a legal degree at the Catholic University.
The University of Scranton is also a Catholic, Jesuit institution.
“Senator Casey at our university is pleased to welcome,” said Joseph G. Marina, SJ, president of the University. “His Jesuit education served him well for decades and I have no doubt that he would continue to bring his Jesuit values in this exciting, new role. I am very grateful to Senator and Leahys for enabling this new initiative.”
The campus has only blocks from the place where Casey and his wife Terese have lived for decades. The academic year for the university begins this month.
