Durham, NC - Two Duke public policy students are among 15 college students nationwide selected as Federal Service Student Ambassadors (FSSA) for the 2008-09 school year.

Jeremy Cluchey, a second-year master's degree student at the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, and Nick Campisano, a senior majoring in public policy at the Sanford Institute, were selected by the Partnership for Public Service, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization that works to revitalize the federal government by inspiring a new generation to serve.

FSSA is a new program designed to increase interest in federal employment on college campuses through student advocates. Both Duke students have participated on student panels to talk about their federal work experience.

"This is a great honor, and we are proud to have both of these young men here at Duke," said Duke University President Richard Brodhead.

Cluchey and Campisano both interned in federal offices during the summer of 2008. Cluchey worked with the Physical Infrastructure team at the Government Accountability Office (GAO), where he audited the efficiency of the U.S. Postal Service's delivery systems. Before enrolling in graduate school at Duke, Cluchey had worked on education policy issues for Experience Corps and the Albert Shanker Institute, among other positions.

Campisano of Louisville, Ky., served as a research assistant at the Federal Communications Commission. He worked in Commissioner Robert McDowell's office alongside the commissioner's three legal advisors, covering telecommunications hearings, writing comment summaries, drafting speeches, and organizing arguments.

Details on the FSSA program are available online.