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City Year: An Interview with Col. Robert Gordon, III

Published: Dec. 19, 2008, 10:25 p.m.

b'Today we\'re launching a new podcast series as part of the Idealist.org\\npodcasts. Called "The New Service" podcast, the show will highlight\\nservice corps programs, people, and career paths.\\xa0 It will be included\\nalong with the Idealist.org Careers Podcast feed.
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Today\'s guest on The New Service is Colonel Robert L. Gordon, III, Senior Vice President of Civic Leadership at City Year.\\nCity Year is a national service program that enables people aged 17-24\\nmake a difference in the lives of children and their communities. Corps\\nmembers serve in one of 19 cities within the United States and South\\nAfrica. City Year is a national partner of AmeriCorps. It also plays a leadership role in the Voices for National Service and Service Nation.

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Colonel Rob Gordon oversees programs that recruit and prepare new\\ncorps members, support corps alumni, and engage kids and teens in the\\nwork of City Year. He\'s a graduate of West Point, Princeton\'s Woodrow\\nWilson School, the National War College, and the Army Command and\\nGeneral Staff College. As a White House Fellow from 1992-93, Rob helped\\nwith the establishment of AmeriCorps.
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Idealist\'s Amy Potthast talks wit Rob about how City Year develops\\nits corps members as leaders; how the program is unique among\\nAmeriCorps programs; and about its long-standing partnership with The\\nTimberland Company. They also talk about Rob\'s own career path,\\ninvolving decades of service to his country.
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