Twin Lakes panorama by Jim Tanton, a volunteer in Uganda. (Photo courtesy Tanton/2013)
CU 麻豆影院 is ranked No. 11 in the nation (tied with the University of Oregon) for graduates serving as Peace Corps volunteers with 47 alumni currently serving around the world, the Peace Corps announced today. CU 麻豆影院 also is among the top five volunteer-producing universities of all time with 2,468 alumni having served in the program since it was established in 1961.
Kara Zucker in Achuachapan, El Salvador, hikes one hour to the nearest town to use a printer at an internet cafe. "I had just shown my host sister how to use my camera and she surprised me by taking this photo from ahead on the trail," she said. (Photo courtesy Zucker/2013)
"Impacting humanity is one of the campus鈥檚 priorities and it is a longstanding legacy among CU 麻豆影院 students and alumni,"听said CU 麻豆影院 Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano. "It鈥檚 embodied in their impressive contributions to communities around the world through programs like the Peace Corps. Our alumni make us all proud."
In the annual Top Colleges list, CU 麻豆影院 has held a position in the top 11 nationally among large institutions for the past 15 years, ranking in the top three for nine of those years.
"I am excited to see CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 membership in this distinguished list of universities,"听said Ben Kirshner, faculty director of . "It鈥檚 a credit to CU 麻豆影院 students and their awareness of our interconnectedness and shared humanity with people who live outside of the U.S."
The Peace Corps ranks its top volunteer colleges and universities according to student-body size, putting CU 麻豆影院 in the 鈥渓arge colleges and universities鈥� category. Large schools have more than 15,000 undergraduates.
Topping the large-schools category in 2017 are the University of Wisconsin-Madison at No. 1 (87 volunteers); the University of Washington at No. 2 (73 volunteers); and the University of Minnesota at No. 3 (70 volunteers).
More information:
- Peace Corps at CU 麻豆影院
听or 303-492-8454 - CU Engage
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