FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, May 28, 2004
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Peace Corps
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Peace Corps Welcomes Four New Universities to Fellows/USA Program |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The University of Maryland at Baltimore,
Seton Hill University in Greensburg, Pa., the University of Cincinnati, and the
University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point have recently signed memoranda of
agreement with the Peace Corps, marking new partnerships with the agency’s
Fellows/USA program. As one of the Peace Corps’ domestic programs, Fellows/USA
has established similar relationships with more than 30 universities nationwide.
Fellows/USA partner universities offer returned Peace Corps
volunteers financial benefits for their graduate studies and place them in
degree-related service internships in high need U.S. communities. Returned Peace
Corps volunteers are well suited to fill hard-to-staff positions or work in
multilingual environments because of the practical, language, and intercultural
skills they acquired while living and working overseas during their Peace Corps
service.
The University of Maryland’s Baltimore campus is offering a
master of social work program for returned Peace Corps volunteers with
dual-degree options in Jewish studies, law, business administration, and public
health. Peace Corps Fellows’ internships will be with community-based
organizations in East and Southeast Baltimore communities, some of which serve
the growing Latino community.
At Seton Hill University in Greensburg, Pa., Peace Corps
Fellows will work toward Master of Arts, Master of Business Administration, or
Master of Education degrees while assisting public and nonprofit organizations
and schools in Greensburg and surrounding Westmoreland County areas. The Office
of Graduate and Adult Studies will arrange internships in education,
environmental protection, and child disability, housing, medical, and counseling
services.
The University of Cincinnati’s Peace Corps Fellows will
work in older, disadvantaged Cincinnati neighborhoods on community development
issues while pursuing master and doctoral degrees in economic development
planning, environmental planning, international development planning, physical
planning, and urban design. The School of Planning will place returned Peace
Corps volunteers in nonprofit and public agencies that work to improve the
quality of life for Cincinnati residents.
Peace Corps Fellows at the University of Wisconsin at
Stevens Point will work toward master of science degrees in natural resources
specializing in areas to include forestry, international resource management,
fisheries, groundwater, land use planning, environmental
education/interpretation, resource policy and planning, and soil and water
science. Coordinated by the College of Natural Resources, Fellows’ internships
will focus on local capacity building and watershed restoration/management with
local agencies and organizations.
On campuses across the country, Fellows/USA programs are
administered by university faculty and staff, some of whom are returned Peace
Corps volunteers. For their contact information and for general information
about Peace Corps Fellows/USA, please
click here.
Since 1961, more than 171,000 volunteers have served in the
Peace Corps, working in such diverse fields as education, health and HIV/AIDS
education and prevention, information technology, business development, the
environment, and agriculture. Peace Corps volunteers must be U.S. citizens and
at least 18 years of age. Peace Corps service is a two-year commitment.
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