Peace Corps at UW-Madison
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is proud of our long-standing and significant role in promoting Peace Corps on our campus. Since 1961, more than 3,200 University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates have put their education and experience to work around the world in the areas of education, health, environment, community and economic development, agriculture, and youth in development.
The state of Wisconsin has also made a notable contribution to the Peace Corps organization. There are currently 199 Volunteers from Wisconsin serving in the Peace Corps and has sent over 6,160 Wisconsinites to the Peace Corps since its creation in 1961.
Upholding the Wisconsin Idea
Peace Corps is an international service organization of the United States. The Peace Corps sends Americans abroad to tackle the most pressing needs of people around the world. Peace Corps Volunteers work at the grassroots level toward sustainable change that lives on long after their service while at the same time becoming global citizens and serving their country.
The world has changed quite a lot since the Peace Corps was first established, and the need for Peace Corps Volunteers is more relevant than ever. The Peace Corps continues its original mission based on three simple goals:
1. Helping people of interested countries in meeting their needs for trained men and women.
2. Helping promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served.
3.Helping promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of all Americans.
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Peace Corps Events
- October
- October 25
- November
- November 15Writing Center WorkshopPeace Corps Application/Reapplication Workshop: Writing the Résumé and Motivation Statement4:00 PM, 6172 Helen C. White Hall
- November 15Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Story Slam "Do the Unexpected"International Education Week 20177:00 PM, HotelRED
- December
- December 6
- December 8
Fall semester advising hours:
Tuesday – 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
1 – 2 p.m.
in 252 Bascom Hall
Friday – 1 – 3 p.m.
in 333 Ingraham Hall
Because of its long-established commitment to service and volunteerism, and continued interest in Peace Corps opportunities, UW-Madison employs a campus-based Peace Corps Recruiter who is responsible for providing advice and insight to those interested in the Peace Corps organization.
The Recruiter is your face-to-face resource to learn about opportunities with the Peace Corps, the application process, and what the life of a Peace Corps Volunteer entails. The Peace Corps Recruiter is housed within the UW-Madison International Division.
