2008.01.30: January 30, 2008: Headlines: Speaking Out: Recruitment: Collegiate Times : Collegiate Times writes: Peace Corps provides alternative options for students

Peace Corps Online: Peace Corps News: Peace Corps Library: Recruitment: Peace Corps: Recruitment : Peace Corps Recruitment: Newest Stories: 2008.01.30: January 30, 2008: Headlines: Speaking Out: Recruitment: Collegiate Times : Collegiate Times writes: Peace Corps provides alternative options for students

By Admin1 (admin) (pool-141-157-67-79.balt.east.verizon.net - 141.157.67.79) on Friday, February 22, 2008 - 11:01 am: Edit Post

Collegiate Times writes: Peace Corps provides alternative options for students

Collegiate Times writes: Peace Corps provides alternative options for students

For a student who doesn't have any idea what they are doing upon graduating or just want to stall getting a "regular" job, the Peace Corps is a great opportunity to gain experience as well as help people who really need it. Volunteers are provided with free travel, training, health care and housing while working. Granted, the experience isn't going to create a bigger bank account for a person, but the two-year stint is basically all-expenses-paid. Working for the Peace Corps isn't easy. You can't choose where you work and the conditions of the region in which you volunteer will most likely be destitute. Sometimes the closest Peace Corps volunteer is over 60 miles away from where you are camped. The program is very competitive, and for a good reason: It's a great chance to be challenged and to continue to work toward a master's degree. For someone who wants to make a career in international affairs, experience with the Peace Corps is impressive.

Collegiate Times writes: Peace Corps provides alternative options for students

Editorial: Peace Corps provides alternative options for students
CT Editorial Board
Wednesday, January 30; 12:00 AM
Virginia Tech ranked 25th on the Peace Corps top-25 list of large schools who provide volunteers for the globally recognized program. Forty-three Tech alumni are currently serving in the Peace Corps.

This high number is due to a partnership between Tech and the Peace Corps, where graduate students can work toward their master's degree while working overseas for the Peace Corps.

The Peace Corps will be meeting tonight in Squires room 238 at 6:30 p.m. to meet with any students who are interested in joining.

For a student who doesn't have any idea what they are doing upon graduating or just want to stall getting a "regular" job, the Peace Corps is a great opportunity to gain experience as well as help people who really need it.

Volunteers are provided with free travel, training, health care and housing while working. Granted, the experience isn't going to create a bigger bank account for a person, but the two-year stint is basically all-expenses-paid. Working for the Peace Corps isn't easy. You can't choose where you work and the conditions of the region in which you volunteer will most likely be destitute. Sometimes the closest Peace Corps volunteer is over 60 miles away from where you are camped.

The program is very competitive, and for a good reason: It's a great chance to be challenged and to continue to work toward a master's degree. For someone who wants to make a career in international affairs, experience with the Peace Corps is impressive.

The Tech graduate program for the Peace Corps is currently limited to studying urban, public, and international affairs. The program would be available to so many more people if there were opportunities to pursue a master's degree for business and other majors that are also applicable in the Peace Corps.

There are other programs similar to the Peace Corps that are worth looking into. Voluntary Service Overseas, similar to the Peace Corps, trains volunteers and offers short-term as well as longer-term jobs. Student Partnerships Worldwide is an alternative program for 18 to 28 year-olds to work 7 to 9 month stints in Africa or Asia, educating rural communities about health and the environment. SPW does not cover all expenses as the Peace Corps does.

For the student who is looking to try something new, experience a different culture, or just make a difference, such missionary work is both important and distinctive. As a group of students who generally live fairly comfortable lives, we could use an opportunity to help less fortunate communities. Such programs will allow us to continue to work toward higher education and gain experience while creating a greater understanding of other cultures.

If you have any interest, take advantage of the Peace Corps meeting tonight to see if such a pathway after college is an option worth your consideration.

The editorial board is composed of Amie Steele, Joe Kendall, Saira Haider, Laurel Colella and Sara Mitchell.




Links to Related Topics (Tags):

Headlines: January, 2008; Speaking Out; Recruitment





When this story was posted in February 2008, this was on the front page of PCOL:


Contact PCOLBulletin BoardRegisterSearch PCOLWhat's New?

Peace Corps Online The Independent News Forum serving Returned Peace Corps Volunteers RSS Feed
Dodd vows to filibuster Surveillance Act Date: October 27 2007 No: 1206 Dodd vows to filibuster Surveillance Act
Senator Chris Dodd vowed to filibuster the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that would grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies that helped this administration violate the civil liberties of Americans. "It is time to say: No more. No more trampling on our Constitution. No more excusing those who violate the rule of law. These are fundamental, basic, eternal principles. They have been around, some of them, for as long as the Magna Carta. They are enduring. What they are not is temporary. And what we do not do in a time where our country is at risk is abandon them."

Peace Corps News Peace Corps Library Peace corps History RPCV Directory Sign Up

What is Wrong at the US Embassy in Bolivia? Date: February 10 2008 No: 1227 What is Wrong at the US Embassy in Bolivia?
Last summer Peace Corps Inspector General David Kotz cited the lack of cooperation from the US embassy in Bolivia in the search for missing Peace Corps Volunteer Walter Poirier III. Now a member of the US Embassy Staff in Bolivia is accused of asking Peace Corps Volunteers "to basically spy" on Cubans and Venezuelans in the country. Could US Ambassador Philip S.Goldberg please explain what is going on at the embassy that he has been running in La Paz since 2006?

January 12, 2008: This Month's Top Stories Date: January 13 2008 No: 1221 January 12, 2008: This Month's Top Stories
Jack Vaughn, Peace Corps Legend 12 Jan
Hill Puts Gentle Pressure on North Korea 11 Jan
Sarah Chayes writes Bhutto's decision tarnishes her memory 10 Jan
Tom Petri is a Republican who 'gets it' 10 Jan
Robert Strauss writes: PCVs lack maturity and experience 9 Jan
James Rupert writes: Musharraf May Use Election Delay 7 Jan
Senate Increases Funding for Peace Corps 4 Jan
Chris Dodd addresses supporters after Iowa Caucuses 3 Jan
John Granville Shot Dead in Sudan 2 Jan
Kathleen Stephens appointed ambassador to South Korea 19 Dec
Obituary for St. Clair Bourne 18 Dec
Dr. Robert Zeigler warns of global rice shortage 13 Dec
PCV Blythe Ann O’Sullivan dies in Suriname accident 8 Dec
David Kotz named new Inspector General at SEC 6 Dec
Obama calls for doubling the size of the Peace Corps 5 Dec
Obituary for Henry Hyde - Friend of the Peace Corps 29 Nov
Robert M. Gates calls for “soft power” tools 27 Nov
Kevin Quigley writes: To win the peace, Restore the corps 27 Nov
Michael Adlerstein says UN renovation will be done right 27 Nov
Peru Trade Pact is Victory for Toledo 24 Nov
Crisis Corps is now Peace Corps Response 19 Nov
Tony Hall works for Middle East peace 13 Nov

Peace Corps Volunteers Remain Safe in Kenya Date: January 5 2008 No: 1218 Peace Corps Volunteers Remain Safe in Kenya
The U.S. Peace Corps has evacuated 35 of its volunteers from western Kenya because of the violence that has rocked the country since the disputed December 27 presidential election. The Peace Corps has 144 volunteers based in Kenya, although the organization says 22 of them are currently out of the country. An agency statement says the remaining volunteers have been consolidated in a variety of locations. Latest News: Peace Corps says volunteers in Kenya remain safe.

What is the greatest threat facing us now?  Date: September 12 2007 No: 1195 What is the greatest threat facing us now?
"People will say it's terrorism. But are there any terrorists in the world who can change the American way of life or our political system? No. Can they knock down a building? Yes. Can they kill somebody? Yes. But can they change us? No. Only we can change ourselves. So what is the great threat we are facing? I would approach this differently, in almost Marshall-like terms. What are the great opportunities out there - ones that we can take advantage of?" Read more.



Read the stories and leave your comments.








Some postings on Peace Corps Online are provided to the individual members of this group without permission of the copyright owner for the non-profit purposes of criticism, comment, education, scholarship, and research under the "Fair Use" provisions of U.S. Government copyright laws and they may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner. Peace Corps Online does not vouch for the accuracy of the content of the postings, which is the sole responsibility of the copyright holder.

Story Source: Collegiate Times

This story has been posted in the following forums: : Headlines; Speaking Out; Recruitment

PCOL40370
43


Add a Message


This is a public posting area. Enter your username and password if you have an account. Otherwise, enter your full name as your username and leave the password blank. Your e-mail address is optional.
Username:  
Password:
E-mail: