JohnJay Prospectus
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they are made.
Leaders are not born;
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John Jay Institute alumna: Allison Perry
College: B.A., Geneva CollegeCommissioned: Fall 2008Field Placement: The Heritage Foundation, Washington, DCCurrently: International Justice Mission, Rwanda
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Named or the American ounder, John Jay (1745-1829), the John JayInstitute is a para-academic center dedicated to preparing Christiansor principled public leadership. A genuine patriot and paragon opublic virtue whose service to his country included several govern-mental and non-governmental roles, Jay is a relevant role model or21st Century leaders.
MissionTo prepare Christians or principled
public leadership
StrategyResidential and intensive leadership
development programs designed orgrooming emerging leaders o prin-
ciple and a proessional raternity or
ostering their network and impact.
A n I n t r o d u c t I o n t o
The John Jay Institute
Te Vision and Work
John Jay by Gilbert Stuart, 1794
The John Jay Institute is the only aith-basedinter-collegiate organization in America exclusivelydedicated to developing leaders or public service.
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Core Principles1. God governs in the aairs o man.
2. God endows every person with inherent dignity.
3. Humankind is inherently social and created or community.
4. Civil government is limited by its nature and purpose.
5. Religion and morality are essential oundations o good government.
6. Christianity osters and cultivates American Democracy.
7. Freedom o religion is Americas rst reedom.
8. The right to ownership and private property is essential to theinalienable rights o lie, liberty, and the pursuit o happiness.
9. Government has a duciary stewardship o the public trust.
10. Principled public leadership is the leverage or good government.
The Need & OpportunityAmerican culture has changed signicantly since the ounding. Our civili-
zation lacks ethical standards, political civility, and common decency. The
importance o religious aith in our democratic lie has been increasingly
marginalized and severed rom public discourse and debate. As a conse-
quence there is conusion about the meaning o our civilization, our country,
and even ourselves. America aces a cultural crisis never beore seen. More
than any other time in history, there is an acute need or principled public
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leaders. The current scarcity o principled leaders presents an opportunity
or the Institute to develop men and women who are rooted in the wisdomo the Bible, classic texts o political thought, and the practical prudence
and public virtue o Americas greatest leaders. Our time calls or leaders
who possess the conviction o truth, are condent in the integrity o their
aith, and believe in enduring conservative political principles or the com-
mon good o all people.
Fellowships, Seminars, & Professional FraternityIn addressing Americas leadership crisis, the Institute oers leadership
development initiatives designed or making new principled leaders at
various stages o their educational and vocational development and a pro-
essional raternity or ostering their network and impact. The Institutes
primary educational programs are patterned ater the model o prestigious
post-undergraduate and civic leadership development initiatives. There is,
Our time calls or leaders who possess the conviction
o truth, are confdent in the integrity o their aith,and believe in enduring conservative politicalprinciples or the common good o all people.
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John Jay Institute alumnus: Jonathan WalkerCollege: B.A., Hillsdale CollegeCommissioned: Fall 2008Field Placement: Maxim Institute, Auckland, NZ
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however, one important dierence: the John Jay Institutes programs are
distinctly Christian in their intellectual, spiritual, and moral commitments.
To realize its vision o developing leaders or positions o public infuence,
the Institute ocuses on providing world-class educational programming to
key leadership groups at critical stages in their intellectual and proessional
development.
Fellowship ProgramsThe Institute recruits college graduates with academic interests in theology,
society, politics, and law or its Fellowship programs.
TheJohn Jay Fellows Program is especially suited or career
aspirants in the elds o religion, law, public and international
aairs, issue advocacy, social service, journalism, and education.
The Saratoga Fellows Program is tailored or newly commis-sioned ocers in the armed orces o the United States.
Academic Residency Field Placement (Externship)
Academic Residency
John Jay Fellows Program
Saratoga Fellows Program
1st Semester 2nd Semester
Intensive Term
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Believing that leaders are made, not born, the Institutes Fellowship pro-
grams are designed to inspire men and women with a Christian vision orsociety and equip them with the spiritual, intellectual, and proessional
disciplines necessary or eective aith-inormed public service.
Each Fellowship begins with an intensive academic residency. The academic
residency is ollowed by an externship with eld placement in a national
or international governmental agency or non-governmental organization.
Externships are tailored to each ellows vocational interests. Placements
vary widely and have included the U.S. Congress, Heritage Foundation,Ethics and Public Policy Center, Institute on Religion and Democracy,
International Justice Mission, Opportunity International, and CARE in
London, England. Saratoga Fellows enter active military service soon ater
completing their residency. Like similar prestigious post-undergraduate
programs, the Fellowships are merit-based and oer competitive benets
including housing during the academic residency.
Applicants or each Fellows Program compete or limited available seatseach semester. Criteria or selection are based upon demonstrated Christian
commitment and leadership potential. Candidates or admission should be
well-rounded in general knowledge and experience, have completed college,
have maintained a 3.0 or better (on a 4.0 scale) grade point average, and
have abilities in oral and written communication.
Executive Seminar ProgramsIn order to reach the proessional man or woman who is wrestling with a
call to public service in addition to or as part o their current vocation, the
Institute oers its world-class curriculum and methodology to the working
proessional through a series o leadership seminars in a setting conducive to
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Executive seminars challenge leaders in every feldto think more critically and deeply about the goodsociety and the virtues necessary or sustainingrepublican democracy.
personal refection and ellowship. Each seminar convenes a diverse group
o 15-20 leaders or lively, intensive roundtable discussions led by skilledmoderators. Classic and contemporary texts covering the breadth o western
civilization orm the starting points o a rich conversation in which the
questions posed and explored help to exposit the timeless wisdom o the
texts. Seminars are designed to leave the participant personally and proes-
sionally invigorated, more skilled in making decisions, and transormed by
their knowledge and experience.
The Institute recruits
Top leaders rom all walks o lie who are looking or a leader-
ship development program that ocuses on questions rather
than on answers;
Successful leaders who want to clariy their core
values as they strive to live more signicant proes-
sional and personal lives;
Visionary leaders who are looking to under-
stand better the tensions inherent in concep-
tions o the good society; and
Concerned leaders who want to be chal-
lenged to think more deeply and act more
justly.
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The Institutes executive seminars challenge leaders in every eld to think
more critically and deeply about the good society and the virtues necessaryor sustaining a democratic republic. Our proven method o text-based dia-
logue oers participants a orum to refect upon the classical and Christian
virtues, cultivate a deeper understanding o the human condition, and be
equipped to pursue public moral discourse on common ground.
Applicants to the executive seminar programs are typically top leaders rom
all walks o lie who want to be challenged to think more deeply and act
more justly in the service o their organizations and communities.
Professional FraternityUpon successul completion o the Fellows Programs or Executive Seminars,
the Institute oers lie-long membership in a proessional raternity that
includes graduate school and job placement assistance, mentoring, career
coaching, networking, and continuing education opportunities.
Leadership NetworkThe John Jay Institute Global Leadership Network is a growing, worldwide
community o principled public leaders in government, the non-prot sec-
tor, and businesscurrently, over 650 Fellows rom ve countrieswho
share a commitment to aith-inormed service and to using their extraordi-
nary creativity, energy and resources to tackle the oremost political, social,
and cultural challenges o our times. All share the common experience o
participating in the John Jay Institute or one o the leadership initiatives
The John Jay Institute helps many o our most gited young
people more ully to understand the blessings o liberty bequeathed
to us by Americas ounding athers.
Robert P. George, J.D., D.Phil.McCormick Proessor o Jurisprudence and Director
o the James Madison Program in American Idealsand Institutions, Princeton University
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John Jay Institute alumnus: John Balonze, Jr.College: B.A., M.A., Columbia University; J.D., Regent University School of Law
Commissioned: Fall 2009Field Placement: U.S. State Department, Washington, D.C.Currently: U.S. Army, Judge Advocate General Corps
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John Jay Institute alumna: Karen Rupprecht
College: B.A., Marquette UniversityCommissioned: Fall 2007Field Placement: Hudson Institute, Washington, DCCurrently: Georgetown University, PhD Candidate
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it has inspired in the United States and Europe. Fellows are typically
undergraduate or post-undergraduate students between the ages o 20 and30 who have proven themselves through success and have spent weeks in
study and dialogue with others in their cohort on principled leadership,
the classical and Christian virtues, and ideals and institutions necessary to
ostering the good society. They have solemnly dedicated themselves to
putting their ideas into action through a lie-long commitment to service in
their communities and countries. All have participated in one or more o the
ollowing initiatives:
Collegium Anton Neuwirth, Slovakia
www.kolegium.org
Ladislav Hanus Fellowship, Slovakia
www.hanusellowship.org
John Witherspoon Society o St. George
John Jay Society o St. George
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An Invitation to InvolvementThe Institute seeks partners to help recruit, develop, and intentionally
deploy a new generation o principled public leadersmen and women o
Christian character, conservative principles, political prudence, and com-
mitment to the common good. Persons interested in this strategic eort
are invited to learn more about how they can become a part o the John
Jay Institutes compelling vision and plan to transorm the landscape o
American leadership.
The Institute is a registered tax-exempt, non-prot, research and education
organization under section 501(c)3 o the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.
Sustained and advanced solely by contributions, donations o cash, check,
stock, securities, and gits-in-kind are tax deductible. Further questions
about the vision, mission, and work o the John Jay Institute are encouraged
and invited.
Please visit our website: www.johnjayinstitute.org
To see things as they are, to estimate them
aright, and to act accordingly, is to be wise.
John Jay
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John Jay Institute alumnus: Jordan RaneyCollege: B.S., University of MinnesotaCommissioned: Spring 2008Field Placement: Ethics and Public Policy Center, Washington, DCCurrently: PhD Candidate, DoD National Defense Science & EngineeringFellow, California Institute of Technology
John Jay Institute alumna: Carolyn (Garris) RaneyCollege: B.A., Ashland UniversityCommissioned: Spring 2008Field Placement: The Intercollegiate Studies Institute, Wilmington, DECurrently: Recently completed M.A. in American Politics, Claremont Graduate University
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Americas frst Chie Justice is well-honored by an organizationcommitted to perpetuating virtue, public spirit, and intelligencein the uture leaders o the republic. My expectations or itsalumni are high.
The Honorable Edwin Meese III
Former United States Attorney GeneralRonald Reagan Distinguished Fellow in Public Policy,
The Heritage Foundation
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