From as far away as Sacramento, California and as close as Mitchellville, Maryland, scholars traveled this afternoon to the Georgetown University campus, where they will live for the next eight weeks as participants in the fifth session of the Institute for Responsible Citizenship.  Nine scholars returned for the second summer and were joined by 23 juniors.  Members of both classes will live together in the four-bed units at the Village A residence hall. 

The scholars gathered at 7 p.m. at the ESPN Zone in downtown Washington, where Institute founder and president William Keyes informally welcomed everyone to what promises to be another fantastic summer.  The scholars were joined by all of the alumni who live in the Washington area. Many found it fitting that a presidential debate was being shown live on flat screen television sets on the walls of the private dining room where the scholars had dinner.  When the scholars finished eating, they engaged in friendly competition on the three floors of games throughout the facility.