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Peace Corps at UCSC

Fall 2009 Events Information

October 7th, Charles E. Merrill Lounge, UCSC, 6pm-7pm
October 21st, Louden Nelson Community Center. 6pm-7pm
November 4th, Charles E. Merrill Lounge, UCSC, 6pm-7pm
-Interested in teaching English or working in the sciences, come to this information session to find out more!
November 18th Louden Nelson Community Center. 6pm-7pm
December 2nd, Charles E. Merrill Lounge, UCSC, 6pm-7pm
-In recognition of World AIDS day, find out how to combat the spread of AIDS as a Peace Corps Volunteer!
December 16th, Louden Nelson Community Center. 6pm-7pm

Currently, 52 UC Santa Cruz alumni serve in the Peace Corps.

UCSC is ranked 2nd among all mid-sized universities for Peace Corps Volunteers. It is ranked 16th overall among universities.

Since Peace Corps' inception in 1961, 665 UCSC alumni have served, placing UCSC 61st among all universities for number of Peace Corps Volunteers.

There are now 52 alumni serving in 31 countries:

Armenia, Benin, Bulgaria, Cameroon, China, The Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, Guatemala, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, Malawi, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Romania, Tanzania, Togo, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Vanuatu and Zambia

They work in every Peace Corps sector:

14 - Education, 14 - Environment, 14 - Health & HIV/AIDS, 5 - Agriculture, 3 - Business Development, 1 - Youth Development, 1 - Other

To learn more about the Peace Corps visit:

To set up a recruitment appointment or to learn more about volunteering for the Peace Corps, contact:
Aimee Munroe
UC Santa Cruz Peace Corps Representative
831.459.4470 or peacecorps@ucsc.edu
Office Hours: Mon-Wed 11-1
UCSC KZSC Bldg, Lower Level Room 103

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