Cladia Plantin '12 (left) served in St. Lucia as a literacy volunteer. (Image provided/Cladia Plantin)
ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ΝΕΆΣ is ranked No. 13 among medium-sized schools on the Peace Corpsβ 2019 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities list. Currently, 22 ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ΝΕΆΣ alumni are volunteering with the worldwide program.
This is the fifth consecutive year that ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ΝΕΆΣ has ranked among the top 25 medium-size schools, defined as having an enrollment of 5,000β15,000 undergraduate students. SUNY Binghamton, No. 19 in the medium-size category, is the only other school in the SUNY system to make the 2019 list in any category.
βWe have seen time and again that the colleges and universities that produce the most Peace Corps volunteers focus on cultivating global citizens in addition to promoting scholarship,β said Peace Corps Director Jody Olsen. βI am proud that so many graduates of these esteemed institutions leverage their educations to make the world a better place. They bring critical skills to communities around the world and gain hands-on, life-changing experience along the way.β
Hundreds of ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ΝΕΆΣ alumni have served since the agencyβs founding. Several of their stories can be read on the Collegeβs Peace Corps Scrapbook page.
The Peace Corps sends Americans with a passion for service abroad on behalf of the United States to work with communities and create lasting change. Volunteers develop sustainable solutions to address challenges in education, health, community economic development, agriculture, environment, and youth development. Through their Peace Corps experience, volunteers gain a unique cultural understanding and a lifelong commitment to service that positions them to succeed in today's global economy. Since President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps in 1961, more than 230,000 Americans of all ages have served in 141 countries worldwide.
For more information, visit the ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ΝΕΆΣ Peace Corps website or the national website and follow on and .