Stennis Center for Public Service

the stennis center for public service is a federal, legislative branch agency created by congress in 1988 to promote and strengthen public service leadership in america. the stennis center is headquartered in starkville, mississippi, adjacent to mississippi state university and has an office on capitol hill in washington, d.c. the stennis center's mandate is to attract young people to careers in public service, to provide training for leaders in or likely to be in public service, and to offer development opportunities for senior congressional staff. the stennis center has a history of successful past events which relate to congress and leadership. during each session of congress, the stennis center operates a unique, bipartisan development program for 30 of the most outstanding high ranking congressional staff in the house and senate. these veteran staff members have in turn started a mentoring program for younger congressional staff, called emerging leaders. the stennis center also ha