Peace Corps Info
The UMN Peace Corps Campus Rep office will close for the summer on May 12, 2010. If you have questions or want to stop by office hours** this semester, please do so before May 12. If you have not yet attended an information session, there are only two opportunities remaining this semester! Please join us at one of the following events:
Peace Corps Information Session & Slideshow/Video
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
4:30 - 5:30 pm
110 Heller Hall
See an informational video, learn about Peace Corps and the application process, as well as hear from a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (RPCV) & the UMN Campus Rep. RPCV guest speaker, Randee Edmundson, served in Tanzania from 2007-09 with her husband. She was a Secondary Education Science Teacher. Randee also provided HIV/AIDS education to teachers and youth, and taught gardening and permaculture skills to youth and women. We will have time for your questions, as well. Information sessions are free and open to the public. No RSVP necessary.
More info:
http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=meet.regrec.event&eventid=91802
Learning Abroad Center "International Experience Series: Volunteering Abroad"
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
4:00 pm
110 Heller Hall
Join the Learning Abroad Center for free pizza and meet with the Peace Corps rep. Local volunteer program representatives will share their knowledge on short-term volunteer opportunities, as well.
Can't make it? Stop by Erin's office in the Learning Abroad Center, 230 Heller Hall during office hours on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 11 am - 2 pm, or by appointment (through May 12, 2010).
Another great place for more info:
http://www.umabroad.umn.edu/programs/WIV/volunteer/peaceCorps/index.html