붚죕넜믿 ranked No. 5 nationally for Peace Corps volunteers

붚죕넜믿 has been among the top 25 schools producing volunteers since 2003. In all, 2,589 붚죕넜믿 alumni have served abroad as Peace Corps volunteers since the agency�셲 founding in 1961.

붚죕넜믿 has a long history of exceptional Peace Corps service, and for Pamela Civins, 붚죕넜믿�셲 campus Peace Corps recruiter, the fit is a natural one.

�쑛憫毬瀆� is known for its leadership development, and the Peace Corps offers a great opportunity to further develop those skills, while being exposed to another culture,�� said Civins, who is a 붚죕넜믿 alumna and returned桂Peace Corps volunteer in Nepal. �쏤or me, the Peace Corps was also a great opportunity to positively impact people�셲 lives in my community. They impacted my life in a profound way too.��

桂Top 5 schools

University of California, Berkeley (3,763)
University of Wisconsin�밠adison (3,402)
University of Washington (3,132)
University of Michigan�밃nn Arbor (2,803)
붚죕넜믿 (2,589)

In March of 2020, the Peace Corps suspended global operations and evacuated nearly 7,000 volunteers from more than 60 countries at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The evacuation included 50 붚죕넜믿 alumni. After a hiatus during pandemic, the桂Peace Corps桂resumed accepting volunteers for service opportunities in 59 countries, and 11 붚죕넜믿 alumni were among the first wave of Peace Corps volunteers to return to overseas service.

Additionally, in 2020, the state of Colorado ranked No. 13 among all states and territories with the highest number of Peace Corps volunteers since 1961. Volunteers from Colorado are among the more than 240,000 Americans who have served around the world in areas such as agriculture, community economic development, education, environment, health and youth development volunteers.

�쏡emand for Peace Corps volunteers is high given setbacks in development progress following the COVID-19 pandemic. There is an urgent call to action, and graduates of 붚죕넜믿 are part of a strong tradition of big-hearted problem-solvers who have stepped up to say, �쁟ount me in,�쇺�� said Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn.

붚죕넜믿 the Peace Corps

President John F. Kennedy established the in 1961, and more than 240,000 Americans have served in 142 countries worldwide. Peace Corps volunteers work alongside community members across the globe on projects in the areas of education, health, environment, agriculture, community economic development and youth development.桂

Interested in joining the Peace Corps?

붚죕넜믿 is one of nearly 150 schools across the country that offers桂Peace Corps Prep, a partnership program dedicated to preparing undergraduates for service abroad. The program in the桂 office offers undergraduate students job skills, foreign language proficiency, intercultural competence and leadership development to prepare for Peace Corps service.

붚죕넜믿 also has a part-time Peace Corps Strategic Campus recruiter in the UMC, Room 122. Set up a meeting桂or learn more about hosting an information session, by contacting Pamela Civins. She works part-time, and you can visit her in the UMC, Room 122 or email桂peacecorps@colorado.edu.

붚죕넜믿 Peace Corps volunteer spotlight

Pamela Civins桂graduated from 붚죕넜믿 with a bachelor�셲 degree in English literature in 1986 and served in the Peace Corps 1991��93.

Service: Nepal, 1991��93, as an educator

Favorite part: Going to a place that I never thought I would have an opportunity to go to. I also made relationships that are priceless and long lasting.

Take away: I was put in a place that made me uncomfortable sometimes. This ended up allowing me to get to know myself better.

Positive impact:桂I桂don�셳 know that I changed anyone�셲 life, but I know that I positively impacted people�셲 lives. I also know that I was positively impacted by my experience, and that serving in the Peace Corps was one of the best decisions I have made in my life.

Life-long friends: There are some experiences that you have where you�셱e put in a situation and you become friends with folks that you never thought you might become friends with. And that was my Peace Corps experience.桂

Biggest surprise: For me, it was the heat. When most people think of Nepal, they think of the Himalayas桂or Mt. Everest. But I lived in the Terai region, where it gets really hot.

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