THE GEORGE AND BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATION

GEORGE BUSH SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICE:THE SCHOOL IS ONE OF THE LEADING PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS GRADUATE SCHOOLS IN THE NATION. ONE OF THE 16 SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES WITHIN TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, THE SCHOOL OFFERS BOTH BACHELOR'S AND MASTER'S LEVEL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WANTING CAREERS IN PUBLIC SERVICE. THE SCHOOL IS STILL RANKED IN THE TOP 12 PERCENT OF THE GRADUATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SCHOOLS IN THE NATION. THE SCHOOL'S PHILOSOPHY IS BASED ON THE BELIEF OF ITS FOUNDER, GEORGE H.W. BUSH, THAT PUBLIC SERVICE IS A NOBLE CALLING, A BELIEF THAT CONTINUES TO SHAPE ALL ASPECTS OF THE CURRICULUM, RESEARCH, AND STUDENT EXPERIENCE. THERE ARE THREE ELEMENTS THAT FORM ALL ACTIVITIES AT THE SCHOOL. FIRST IS THE CULTIVATION OF PRINCIPLED LEADERS. SECOND, THE SCHOOL RECOGNIZES THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF THE RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY ITS FACULTY AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES. THIRD, THE SCHOOL HAS AS ONE OF ITS CORNERSTONES THE IDEA OF GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PUBLIC SERVICE. AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE BUSH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN PUBLIC SERVICE OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM, INCLUDING A SUMMER INTERNSHIP AND STUDENT-LED PUBLIC SERVICE PROJECTS THAT ENABLE STUDENTS TO APPLY WHAT THEY LEARN IN EXTERNAL SETTINGS.

INTERACTIVE LEARNING PROGRAMS: THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES A DYNAMIC LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS AND LECTURES, THE PUBLIC IS ABLE TO EXPERIENCE INSIGHT INTO THE COMPLEX DYNAMICS OF DIPLOMACY AND DOMESTIC POLICY MAKING, AND HOW THE OFFICES AND THE INDIVIDUALS SERVING THE PEOPLE PERFORM THEIR DUTIES. THE LIBRARY AND MUSEUM INFORM AND ENRICH LEARNING FOR ALL AGES REGARDING U.S. HISTORY, THE ROLE OF THE PRESIDENCY WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF GEORGE H.W. BUSH, AND ENHANCE THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF LITERACY AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS. ALL OF THE EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED TO SCHOOL GROUPS FREE OF CHARGE BOTH ON SITE AND THROUGH DISTANCE LEARNING. STORIES ARE DRAMATICALLY TOLD ABOUT AMERICAN AND TEXAS HISTORY BRINGING PAST EVENTS ALIVE AND PROVIDING BENEFICIAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR ALL AGES. THE BUSH LIBRARY AND MUSEUM OFFERS FREE PRESENTATIONS AT THE MUSEUM OR AS OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND ONLINE APPLICATIONS TO AREA SCHOOLS ON A WIDE VARIETY OF TOPICS. AT THE MUSEUM OR AT THE SCHOOL, CUSTOM-DESIGNED STORYTELLING PROGRAMS MEET THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS. THE MUSEUM'S CORE EXHIBITS REVEAL THE UNIQUE INFLUENCES AND CHALLENGES THAT SHAPED GEORGE BUSH'S LIFE AND PRESIDENCY, AND FREQUENTLY CHANGING TEMPORARY EXHIBITS PRESENT VISITORS NEW AND INTERESTING PERSPECTIVES ON PRESIDENT BUSH, HIS LIFE AND WORK. SEE A WORLD WAR II AVENGER TORPEDO BOMBER, A 1947 STUDEBAKER, A SLAB OF THE BERLIN WALL, AND PRECISE REPLICAS OF PRESIDENT BUSH'S CAMP DAVID AND SITUATION ROOM. VISITORS CAN HAVE THEIR PICTURE MADE WHILE SEATED AT THE DESK IN THE REPLICA OVAL OFFICE. IN ADDITION, A SPECIAL SECTION IS DEDICATED TO FIRST LADY BARBARA BUSH AND HER EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF LITERACY, AIDS AWARENESS AND PREVENTION, AND VOLUNTEERISM.