Be part of a UM tradition that goes back to the very beginning of the Peace Corps. On October 14, 1960 on the steps of the Michigan Union, then Senator John F. Kennedy gave an unprepared campaign speech challenging Michigan students to devote a few years of their life working in developing countries around the world. Within weeks, 1,000 UM students had signed a petition calling for the establishment of the Peace Corps program. Less than a year later, the federal Peace Corps agency was formed. Today, it continues its original mission:
• Helping the people of interested countries in meeting their needs for trained men and women.
• Helping promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served.
• Helping promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of all Americans.
Put your UM education and experience to work in the areas of youth and community development, education, health, environment, business and information technology, and agriculture with a CGIS program abroad and then with Peace Corps.
At the info session on Wednesday, November 2, hear from UM's own Peace Corps recruiter about her experiences in Morocco and learn more about these Peace Corps gateway programs:
• International Development and French Language in Senegal
• GCC Brazil—Teaching ESL in Brazil
• Development and Globalization in Khon Kaen, Thailand
• GIEU (Global Intercultural Experience for Undergraduates) service-learning programs
• Helping the people of interested countries in meeting their needs for trained men and women.
• Helping promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served.
• Helping promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of all Americans.
Put your UM education and experience to work in the areas of youth and community development, education, health, environment, business and information technology, and agriculture with a CGIS program abroad and then with Peace Corps.
At the info session on Wednesday, November 2, hear from UM's own Peace Corps recruiter about her experiences in Morocco and learn more about these Peace Corps gateway programs:
• International Development and French Language in Senegal
• GCC Brazil—Teaching ESL in Brazil
• Development and Globalization in Khon Kaen, Thailand
• GIEU (Global Intercultural Experience for Undergraduates) service-learning programs
| Building: | Angell Hall |
|---|---|
| Event Type: | Presentation |
| Tags: | Africa, Asia, Community Service, Diversity, Education, Graduate, International, Latin America, Leadership, Multicultural, Pre-Health, Public Health, Public Policy, Social Impact, Southeast Asia, Study Abroad, Volunteer |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from Center for Global and Intercultural Study, Residential College, Comprehensive Studies Program, International Center, School of Social Work, Peace Corps, International Institute, Program in International and Comparative Studies, Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center, LSA Opportunity Hub |
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