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Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn visited the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ campus on April 24, meeting with Chancellor Phil DiStefano and other campus representatives to celebrate ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ long history with the program and to encourage volunteering.

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After a hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic, the resumed accepting volunteers for service opportunities in more than 60 countries in June 2022.

Launched by President John F. Kennedy in 1961, the Peace Corps works on projects chosen by host communities while building connections across nations and celebrating the diversity of cultures around the world.

ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ has a long history of exceptional Peace Corps service. As of 2020, it was the fifth university in the nation for all-time volunteers with 2,556. ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ was the top school in the nation for Peace Corps volunteers multiple times in the early and mid-2000s and is 12th in the nation as of the most recent rankings in 2020.

The campus offers a certificate program in the office called Peace Corps Prep, which offers undergraduate students job skills, foreign language proficiency, intercultural competence and leadership development to prepare for Peace Corps service.

ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ also has a part-time Peace Corps Strategic Campus recruiter in the UMC, Room 122. To set up a meeting or to learn more about hosting an information session, email peacecorps@colorado.edu.