Bezdek begins Peace Corps service in Madagascar
Corpus Christi Caller Times Samantha Bezdek of Corpus Christi has been accepted into the Peace Corps and will depart for Madagascar Feb. 27 to begin pre-service training as an agriculture and forestry extension adviser volunteer. Upon graduation from volunteer training in May, ... 
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Peace Corps disparaged
Boston Herald It's shocking that columnists use their bias against Joe Kennedy III to disparage the Peace Corps. Michael Graham (“Much in a name for average Joe,” Feb. 17), referencing Kennedy's service, called it “cute” and Howie Carr (“Name adds up to 1 percent,” ... 
Wake Forest University News Center
Peace Corps still 'changes lives,' director tells crowd Gainesville Sun Aaron Williams, director of the Peace Corps, spoke at 6 pm in Pugh Hall at the University of Florida's Bob Graham Center for Public Service. Williams discussed how Peace Corps fits in today's world and the importance of global citizenship. Peace Corps recognizes WFUWake Forest University News Center Director of Peace Corps to visit University of Florida to discuss new grad programThe Independent Florida Alligator Bob Graham Center presents Peace Corps Director Aaron WilliamsUniversity of Florida all 6 news articles »
Wake Forest University News Center
UF now offering a master's related to the Peace Corps Gainesville Sun By Nathan Crabbe The University of Florida ranked second among all colleges and universities with more than 130 alumni serving as Peace Corps volunteers in 2011, a number that might grow under a new program allowing UF students to earn a master's ... Peace Corps recognizes WFUWake Forest University News Center Director of Peace Corps to visit University of Florida to discuss new grad programThe Independent Florida Alligator Bob Graham Center presents Peace Corps Director Aaron WilliamsUniversity of Florida all 4 news articles »
Peace Corps Service by former Clarksville resident:
Clarksville Leaf Chronicle This is just a query letter to see if you would be interested in my article. I also have applicable photos. Is there an e-mail address to which I can send the article? I will first have it approved by the Peace Corps Country Director in Armenia where I ...
Peace Corps to hold fair on UA campus
KVOA Tucson News TUCSON - The University of Arizona will host a Peace Corps Fair on campus, to celebrate the founding of the Corps in 1961. More than 100 returned Peace Corps volunteers will set up cultural displays full of artifacts and photos to inform visitors about ...
Cranford man to discuss service in Peace Corps
Cranford Chronicle - NJ.com By Cranford Chronicle Cranford resident Matt Clemente will present a PowerPoint program about his recently completed stint as a Peace Corps volunteer on Wednesday, March 14, at 7:30 pm in the Cranford Community Center, 220 Walnut Avenue. and more »
Wake Forest University News Center
Peace Corps recognizes WFU Wake Forest University News Center By Stephanie Skordas Office of Communications and External Relations Wake Forest celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps with signs around Hearn Plaza during Homecoming Weekend 2011. The signs featured the names of WFU volunteers and their ...
Director of Peace Corps to visit University of Florida to discuss new grad program
The Independent Florida Alligator The director of the Peace Corps will visit UF today to finalize a new master's program and to discuss global citizenship. Aaron Williams is scheduled to speak at 6 pm at the Bob Graham Center for Public Service in Pugh Hall. The event is free and open ... Peace Corps director speaking at Graham CenterGainesville Sun Bob Graham Center presents Peace Corps Director Aaron WilliamsUniversity of Florida all 3 news articles »
Bob Graham Center presents Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams
University of Florida : Aaron Williams, Director of the Peace Corps, will be speaking at the Bob Graham Center in Pugh Hall on Tuesday, February 21st at 6:00pm. The event and parking is free and open to the public. Aaron S. Williams was sworn in as the eighteenth Director ...
Cranford resident to have presentation on Peace Corps project
NJ.com By Cranford Chronicle CRANFORD — Cranford resident Matt Clemente will present a PowerPoint® program about his recently completed stint as a Peace Corps volunteer on Wednesday, March 14, at 7:30 pm in the Cranford Community Center, 220 Walnut Avenue.
Peace Corps director speaking at Graham Center
Gainesville Sun By Nathan Crabbe Aaron Williams, the director of the Peace Corps, is speaking tonight at 6 pm in Pugh Hall at the Bob Graham Center for Public Service. The event is free and open to the public. Williams has served as Peace Corps director since August ... 
ABC News
ABC News Investigative Unit Wins Polk Award for Peace Corps Probe ABC News The Brian Ross investigative Unit has won a 2011 George Polk Award for a 10-month-long investigation of the murder of Peace Corps volunteer Kate Puzey, and of an alleged "blame the victim" culture within the Peace Corps in which whistleblowers were not ...
Joining the Peace Corps (or How I Learned South Korea Was Not in the Tropics)
Huffington Post (satire) I just found out that Peace Corps Week is approaching fast, as March 1 is the anniversary of the day JFK created the Peace Corps. So I'm starting early, as I could easily blog solely about my Peace Corps years and not even get to the story about the ... 
New Straits Times
PEOPLE: My years as a Peace Corps Volunteer New Straits Times By Syida Lizta Amirul Paul Murphy arrived in Malaysia more than four decades ago as a Peace Corps Volunteer. He tells Syida Lizta Amirul Ihsan of his fondness for his adopted country HE was just 22 when he landed in Malaysia as a Peace Corps Volunteer, ...
Peace Corps director visits UF to discuss efforts to build a globally civil ...
University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Aaron Williams, director of the US Peace Corps, will speak at the Bob Graham Center for Public Service at the University of Florida's Pugh Hall at 6 pm Feb. 21. The event is co-sponsored by the UF International Center and the ...
UF Peace Corps program ranks second in volunteer numbers
The Independent Florida Alligator Students who walk into the Peace Corps office on UF's campus often walk out with their minds far from Gainesville. The university's Peace Corps program, which places American volunteers in foreign countries, recently ranked second in the nation in ...
5 Tips on International Volunteering From a Peace Corps Volunteer
Huffington Post (blog) Volunteering in a foreign country can be a life altering experience. That feeling of going somewhere different, helping people and attempting to make a change provides a sense of purpose. It's you against whatever plague you're fighting.
UF Peace Corps program again tops rankings in nation
University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida's Peace Corps program continues to grow, ranking second overall in the nation for the second year in a row. In 2009 the program ranked 15th, jumping 10 spots to number five in 2010.
Consider Americorps before the Peace Corps
UI The Daily Iowan BY REBECCA ABELLERA | FEBRUARY 15, 2012 6:30 AM Many graduating college students are looking for some postgraduation experience before entering the inevitable fate we recognize as the workforce. Many students will turn to volunteer work by joining ... UCSB Recognized for Hardcore Peace Corps InvolvementThe Bottom Line all 2 news articles »
UCSB Recognized for Hardcore Peace Corps Involvement
The Bottom Line By Shelby Spees University of California Santa Barbara has attained status as one of the top universities in the United States that send alumni to the Peace Corps. The school was ranked number 16 on the Peace Corp's official list.
Volunteer Valentines: Santee Couple Romances the Peace Corps
Patch.com The Dapremonts- usually local to Santee- are midway through two years of service in the jungle of South America, in a culture much different than ours. By Steven Bartholow You think your relationship is tough sometimes? Try leaving the life you know ...
Peace Corps volunteer in Cambodia orders hearts for his family in Loveland
ReporterHerald.com By Jessica Benes Reporter-Herald Staff Writer Evan Miller, 25, visits the Reporter-Herald website every week to remind himself of home. When he saw the notice about ordering painted hearts for Valentine's Day, he ordered two as a surprise for his ... 
SunHerald.com
Couple celebrates Valentine's Day on Peace Corps assignment SunHerald.com By CECILY CUMMINGS - Special to the Sun Herald Ryan and Lindsay Dapremont of Gulfport can truly say they have experienced a love without bounds as Peace Corps volunteers in Suriname, South America. Ryan works as a community economic development ...
Assignment: Ukiah - Time to reinvent the Peace Corps
Ukiah Daily Journal By Tommy Wayne Kramer What better location than Mendocino County to bring together folks who want to make the world a better place? Our area is filled with people who think the 1960s was the greatest era in history, and that the Peace Corps best ...
Diabetes not a death sentence," says Peace Corps volunteer
The Leewards Times Peace Corps Volunteer stationed in St. Kitts and diabetes patient Anne Burnham has reassured diabetes patients and families that diabetes is not a death sentence and that treatment is completely doable. Burnham spoke openly about her ailment and gave ...
College Students Consider Peace Corps in Lean Job Market
U.S. News & World Report By Ryan Lytle When Laura Howland graduated from Northwestern University in 2007, the psychology major contemplated joining the Peace Corps. Instead, Howland took a job available to her at graduation, but she kept the Peace Corps in consideration.
Peace Corps a tough job
Eastern Echo By Silvana Taylor | THE EASTERN ECHO Scott Burgess from U of M's Peace Corps recruiting office visited EMU to talk about the benefits of service and expectations of volunteers this past Friday. With several different service areas and projects, ... Peace Corps partnership supports English language teachingIndiana Daily Student all 2 news articles » 
Honduras Weekly
Colgate University Ranks No. 15 in Peace Corps Peace Small Size School Ranking Madison County Courier (Hamilton, NY – Feb. 2012) Colgate University ranks No. 15 on the 2012 top Peace Corps volunteer-producing colleges and universities in the small category. There are currently 18 undergraduate alumni serving overseas. Since the agency was founded in ... Peace Corps Volunteers Reflect on Leaving HondurasHonduras Weekly CWRU Continues to Ascend Peace Corps RankingsCWRU Observer all 3 news articles »
Program connects Ronceverte students to Peace Corps volunteer in Macedonia
Charleston Gazette Ronceverte Elementary School teacher Deborah Johnson's second-grade class participates in the World Wise School program, which lets them communicate with Peace Corps volunteer Helene Wade in Macedonia. Here, Kain Bowyer and his classmates ask Wade ...
Honduras Weekly
Peace Corps Volunteers Reflect on Leaving Honduras Honduras Weekly I think it's sad that Peace Corps in Honduras was temporarily shut down, but I understand the reason. At the same time, I never felt unsafe and I think most volunteers don't have extreme safety and security incidents. By Brittny Mejia In December, ...
Peace Corps proves beneficial after-college option for students
The Reflector online Juliane Molesworth, a former marketing major with a minor in Spanish, graduated from Mississippi State University in 2010. Molesworth is currently living in the small town of Paccha, Peru, volunteering with the Peace Corps. Molesworth decided in high ...
CWRU Continues to Ascend Peace Corps Rankings
CWRU Observer CWRU alumni who volunteer with the Peace Corps participate in unique endeavors, such as assisting with public health in foreign countries. Students interested in applying for the Peace Corps are invited to attend a recruitment session in the lobby of ... Alumni serve in Peace Corps, UVM recognizedVermont Cynic all 3 news articles »
Alumni serve in Peace Corps, UVM recognized
Vermont Cynic By By Kevin Santamaria, Staff Writer Graduate Erin Flynn volunteers as an English Educator with the Peace Corps in Moldova, where she spent the past two years. UVM currently has 42 former students working for the Peace Corps. and more » 
PolicyMic
National Service Like Peace Corps or TFA Should Not Be Mandatory in America PolicyMic Throughout my entire duration of participating in the Peace Corps in Panama, from the application to my upcoming closing of service in my host country, there has been one, seemingly perpetual question: Why? Not only do sensible minded US citizens ...
Peace Corps to implement EHRs
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The Rock River Times
Seattle U ranks in top 10 for Peace Corps volunteers Seattle University Spectator By Bianca Sewake Seattle U ranked eighth this year on the Peace Corps Top Colleges 2012 list, a jump from the 23rd spot on the 2011 list. "I think it's part of what it means to be an SU student. We don't just talk about social justice, we live it at SU ... Tufts ranks among top 15 colleges in students who join Peace CorpsTufts Daily Vassar alums volunteer oversees in Peace Corps programsThe Miscellany News Left Justified: Returned Peace Corps posters at JustGoodsThe Rock River Times Hamilton College News -Foster's Daily Democrat all 8 news articles »
The Rock River Times
Tufts ranks among top 15 colleges in students who join Peace Corps Tufts Daily Despite a steady drop in recruits, Tufts ranked 15th among medium-sized colleges and universities for Peace Corps signups in 2012, according to numbers released by the Peace Corps last month. This year marks Tufts' first appearance on the top-30 list ... Seattle U ranks in top 10 for Peace Corps volunteersSeattle University Spectator Vassar alums volunteer oversees in Peace Corps programsThe Miscellany News Left Justified: Returned Peace Corps posters at JustGoodsThe Rock River Times Hamilton College News -Foster's Daily Democrat all 7 news articles »
Cornell Leads Ivy League in Peace Corps Recruits
Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun By Justin Rouillier Fifty-eight Cornellians joined the Peace Corps in 2011, more than any other Ivy League university, according to Jim Haldeman, senior associate director of Cornell's international programs, which includes the University's Peace Corps ...
The Rock River Times
Seattle U ranks in top 10 for Peace Corps volunteers Seattle University Spectator Seattle U ranked eighth this year on the Peace Corps Top Colleges 2012 list, a jump from the 23rd spot on the 2011 list. "I think it's part of what it means to be an SU student. We don't just talk about social justice, we live it at SU. Vassar alums volunteer oversees in Peace Corps programsThe Miscellany News Left Justified: Returned Peace Corps posters at JustGoodsThe Rock River Times 50 Years of Peace Corps: 218 Hamilton VolunteersHamilton College News all 4 news articles »
Local Peace Corps team among LatAm's biggest, visiting chief says
Dominican Today Santo Domingo.- US Peace Corps world director Aaron Williams, who visits Dominican Republic to mark 50 years of voluntary work abroad, said Wednesday its 180 volunteers who teach computers, statistics, health and youth development make it one of Latin ...
Vassar alums volunteer oversees in Peace Corps programs
The Miscellany News As the countdown to graduation begins, Vassar seniors will be considering their after-college prospects and looking to the jobs of alumnae/i for advice on the paths they might take. Vassar's recent high ranking on the 2012 Peace Corps Top College ...
The Rock River Times
50 Years of Peace Corps: 218 Hamilton Volunteers Hamilton College News By Holly Foster 315-859-4068 The Peace Corps recently celebrated its 50th anniversary and noted that since 1961, 218 of its volunteers have been Hamilton graduates. Most recently Kerry Coughlin '11, Megan Bumb '10, Jane Fieldhouse '10 and Elijah ... Peace Corps Volunteer Teaches Music Lessons, Records CD with Ukrainian StudentsParamusPost.com Left Justified: Returned Peace Corps posters at JustGoodsThe Rock River Times all 4 news articles »
The Rock River Times
Left Justified: Returned Peace Corps posters at JustGoods The Rock River Times By Stanley Campbell Most of you have heard of the Peace Corps and know I am a big fan. I'd like to invite you to see some pictures compiled by Peace Corps returnees and veterans of foreign peace projects. You're invited to a Peace Corps poster ...
Peace Corps Volunteer Teaches Music Lessons, Records CD with Ukrainian Students
ParamusPost.com By Mel Fabrikant Tuesday, February 07, 2012, 07:52 PM EST Peace Corps volunteer Jeremy Borovitz of Paramus, NJ, has been teaching guitar and music lessons to 10 youth in Ukraine and recently recorded an album to buy for school supplies for students.
NH schools among top recruiters for Peace Corps
Foster's Daily Democrat BOSTON, Mass. — Two New Hampshire schools are nationally ranked on the 2012 lists of top Peace Corps volunteer-producing colleges and universities. The University of New Hampshire in Durham (UNH) ranks No. 18 nationwide among medium-sized schools, ... Plans in the making for Peace Corps EHRHealthcare IT News ND listed as a top Peace Corps universityObserver Online all 3 news articles »
Peace Corps Planning To Develop EHR System for Volunteers Worldwide
iHealthBeat The Peace Corps plans to develop an electronic health record system to help manage the health of its volunteers who are stationed in 77 countries around the world, according to an announcement on the Federal Business Opportunities website, ...
IU School of Education Partners With Peace Corps
Inside INdiana Business (press release) Indiana University says a new partnership between the School of Education and the Peace Corps is designed to help fill a global need for English teachers. Students enrolled will be able to use apply their service time with the organization toward ...
Plans in the making for Peace Corps EHR
Healthcare IT News WASHINGTON – The Peace Corps plans to acquire a comprehensive electronic health records system to serve its volunteers stationed in 77 developing countries. The agency wants to develop a proof of concept electronic health record (EHR) and test it in a ...
32 Peace Corps trainees arrive
Stabroek News By Stabroek staff | 0 Comments | Local | Monday, February 6, 2012 Thirty-two Peace Corps trainees arrived here on January 31 to complement their 52 colleagues who are already in service. The new group is expected to be officially sworn in as Peace ... and more » 
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