{"id":55561,"date":"2018-09-25T15:43:10","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T23:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/?p=55561"},"modified":"2018-09-18T15:43:22","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T23:43:22","slug":"interested-peace-corps-talk-rep-campus-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/2018\/09\/25\/interested-peace-corps-talk-rep-campus-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Interested in the Peace Corps? Talk with rep on campus today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s never too early to start thinking about Peace Corps service, a 27-month commitment following graduation. A Peace Corps rep,\u00c2\u00a0<strong>Scot Roskelley<\/strong>, will be on campus\u00c2\u00a0today (<strong>Wednesday<\/strong>) to conduct an info session at\u00c2\u00a0<strong>4:10 p.m.<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0in Stevens 207.<\/p>\n<p>For those who can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t make it, he will also be available in Canyon Commons from\u00c2\u00a0<strong>10 a.m. to 2 p.m.<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0and is also scheduling one-on-one sessions with students that day (email him at\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:sroskelley@peacecorps.gov\">sroskelley@peacecorps.gov<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0to schedule).<\/p>\n<p>Besides being a tremendous opportunity for service and self-growth, Peace Corps experience can help launch careers, too. For instance, people leave Peace Corps service with a letter of non-competitive eligibility for federal government jobs, which can be helpful when applying for jobs at places such as the National Institutes of Health, the Center for Disease Control, national parks, the Environmental Protection Agency, NASA, the Department of Energy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s research laboratories, etc.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, more than 200 colleges and universities offer graduate school fellowships to returned Peace Corps volunteers. Because acceptance to the Peace Corps is competitive, Roskelley encourages students to talk to him as early in their college careers as possible, as there are things students can do to make them more competitive when they apply during their senior year.<\/p>\n<p>The Peace Corps especially needs individuals with degrees in biology, chemistry, physics, environmental science, health education, education, business, math, Spanish and French. People with farm and nursery experience are also in high demand.<\/p>\n<p>Contact\u00c2\u00a0<strong>Grace Tissell<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0(<a href=\"mailto:gtissell@georgefox.edu\">gtissell@georgefox.edu<\/a>) with questions about his visit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s never too early to start thinking about Peace Corps service, a 27-month commitment following graduation. A Peace Corps rep,\u00c2\u00a0Scot Roskelley, will be on campus\u00c2\u00a0today (Wednesday) to conduct an info session at\u00c2\u00a04:10 p.m.\u00c2\u00a0in Stevens 207. 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