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Peace Corps Prep

See the world. Change the world. If you are passionate about travel and compassionate toward others, the Peace Corps Prep program has a place for you.

Kaitlyn Walker '18 headed to the eastern African nation Comoros after graduation to take on her two years in the Peace Corps.
From left: Peace Corps Office of University Programs Program Specialist Manuel Colón, Wackerle Career and Leadership Director Marnie Dugan, political science professor Jessica Vivian, political science professor Michael Nelson, President Clarence R. Wyatt and educational studies professor Craig Vivian.

The Peace Corps Prep program is a partnership between Monmouth and the Peace Corps. The program is open to students from all years and all majors. Participants in the program will earn a certificate from the Peace Corps and develop relevant skills for Peace Corps service and careers in international service and community development.

Participants are not required to apply to the Peace Corps, nor is acceptance into Peace Corps guaranteed. However, successful completion of the Monmouth Peace Corps Prep program will distinguish participants during the competitive application process for service, employment, or graduate studies.

<blockquote class="callout-quote"><div class="callout-quote-text"><p> “The professors I had the privilege of learning from at Monmouth College have such diverse backgrounds and are truly dedicated to their work and students. Thanks to so many of my professors I was introduced to the Peace Corps and developed the necessary skills to become a Peace Corps Volunteer.”</p></div><footer class="callout-quote-footer">Taylor Sutschek ’16, Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, South Africa</footer></blockquote>
<blockquote class="callout-quote"><div class="callout-quote-text"><p> “Monmouth College and the Peace Corps Prep program taught me how to channel my education into a fruitful service that utilized my empathy, perseverance and passion for educating others.”</p></div><footer class="callout-quote-footer">Kaitlyn Walker ’18, Comoros</footer></blockquote>

Taylor Sutschek ’16, an elementary education major, served in South Africa for two years after graduation.
Katie Walker ’18, fifth from right, served in Comoros, a small island nation off Africa's east coast.
Professors Craig Vivian and Jessica Vivian served in the Peace Corps in Kiribati in the South Pacific from 1982-85.
Professor Michael Nelson served in the Peace Corps in Ghana from 1997-99.
Professor Michael Nelson served in the Peace Corps in Ghana from 1997-99.

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