UF News/Events

Graduate Student GlobeTalk - 11/4/09; 6:30pm

Have a Masters degree? Considering graduate school? Earning a graduate degree gives you an advantage when applying to the Peace Corps. Come find out about joining the Peace Corps before you earn your graduate degree or while simultaneously earning your graduate degree! The Hub, International Center.

Business and ICT GlobeTalk- 11/18/09; 6:30pm

Come out and listen to Returned Peace Corps Volunteers as they share their experiences serving in Business and ICT. Learn how they handled living in a different culture and what they did in their day-to-day activities. The Hub, International Center.

Health GlobeTalk - 12/2/09; 6:30pm

Come out and listen to Returned Peace Corps Volunteers as they share their experiences serving as Health volunteers. Learn how they handled living in a different culture and what they did in their day-to-day activities. The Hub, International Center.

National News/Events

Peace Corps Announces Eighteen Percent Increase in Applications

Washington, D.C., October 22, 2009 -Peace Corps recruited 15,386 applicants in fiscal year 2009. This represents the largest amount of applications since the agency began electronically recording applications in 1998 and is an 18 percent increase from fiscal year 2008r... read more

Peace Corps Suspends Volunteer Program in Guinea

Washington, D.C., October 20, 2009 -Peace Corps has suspended its volunteer program in Guinea due to ongoing safety and security concerns related to recent political instability. All 94 Peace Corps/Guinea volunteers are safe and accounted for and are currently participating in a conference in Mali.... read more

Peace Corps Recognizes World Food Day

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 16, 2009 - Today, on World Food Day, Peace Corps volunteers will continue their work to address food shortages and improve food security in the 74 nations and local communities that they serve in worldwide. World Food Day is a global event designed to increase awareness and understanding about food security and promote informed, year-round action to alleviate hunger....read more