2011.02.28: February 28, 2011: To mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Peace Corps, the University of Pittsburgh will sponsor a panel discussion, "Letters From Home"
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2011.02.28: February 28, 2011: To mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Peace Corps, the University of Pittsburgh will sponsor a panel discussion, "Letters From Home"
To mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Peace Corps, the University of Pittsburgh will sponsor a panel discussion, "Letters From Home"
Panelists will include those volunteers who served in Zambia, Honduras, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Kiribati, Moldova, Panama, Samoa, Paraguay and Malaysia. The program is sponsored by Pitt's Global Studies Center at the University Center for International Studies, in collaboration with the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Pittsburgh.
To mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Peace Corps, the University of Pittsburgh will sponsor a panel discussion, "Letters From Home"
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Monday, February 28, 2011
To mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Peace Corps, the University of Pittsburgh will sponsor a panel discussion, "Letters From Home," at 7 p.m. in the Frick Fine Arts Building, 650 Schenley Drive. Returned Peace Corps volunteers will discuss why they decided to serve as well as their experience during and following their years of service. Panelists will include those volunteers who served in Zambia, Honduras, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Kiribati, Moldova, Panama, Samoa, Paraguay and Malaysia. The program is sponsored by Pitt's Global Studies Center at the University Center for International Studies, in collaboration with the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Pittsburgh.
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Story Source: Pittsburg Post Gazette
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