The Peace Corps announced today (Feb. 26) that 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis ranks No. 23 among large universities on its 2020 .
Currently, 42 campus alumni are serving as Peace Corps volunteers in countries around the world, working alongside communities to develop sustainable solutions to challenges in education, health, economic development, agriculture, the environment, and youth development.
Peace Corps Story Slam
The Peace Corps and Global Affairs host the third annual Peace Corps Story Slam: Stories from the Field for returned volunteers and interested applicants at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 16, at . As it becomes available, more information will be posted on the .
Since the Peace Corps鈥 founding in 1961, over 1,550 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis alumni have served as Peace Corps volunteers, and the campus has often ranked among top schools for more than a decade.
Whitney Galindo, who graduated in 2016 with a bachelor's degree in clinical nutrition, is serving as a community health educator in Zambia.
鈥淚 have a lot of days here where I feel like I am in Davis with all of the cows, bicycles and sunflower fields,鈥 she said. 鈥淪tudying at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis helped to inspire the path I took to get here."
Galindo said she was fortunate to have professors and teaching assistants who shared their experiences as Peace Corps volunteers and offered guidance. "新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis challenged me to gain the confidence I needed to make this dream a reality and the skills I needed to pursue my passion,鈥 she added.
The program sends Americans with a passion for service abroad on behalf of the U.S. to work with communities and create lasting change.
A free , housed within the University of California Education Abroad Program (新澳门六合彩内幕信息EAP), provides students with an opportunity to combine coursework with professional development to prepare for international development fieldwork and Peace Corps service.
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Bonnie Shea, 530-752-7699, bshea@ucdavis.edu