Peace Corps Event
Vancouver
2/24/2009
Here’s your next chance to get the latest updates on the Peace Corps and on all available Peace Corps assignments around the globe. Peace Corps service is the opportunity of a lifetime and a great way to get two years of international experience under your belt upon graduation. There are also opportunities to pursue a graduate degree during or after Peace Corps service. Shan Weatherbee, a returned Peace Corps Volunteer and this year’s Peace Corps campus recruiter at Portland State University, will be at this event. Anyone who is interested in learning more about the Peace Corps – voted by college graduates around the nation as one of the top five most desirable organizations to work for in 2007 * – is welcome to attend and ask questions. Please feel free to bring friends and family.
Information Table
WSU Vancouver Career Fair
Tuesday, February 24
3:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Washington State University - Vancouver
Firstenburg Student Commons and Engineering/Life Sciences Lounge
14204 NE Salmon Creek Avenue
Vancouver, WA
The Peace Corps needs Volunteers from a variety of backgrounds to fill assignments in education, agriculture, the environment, business, health, IT and community services. Come and learn how your skills can be put to use in the Peace Corps.
You may also reach the nearby campus recruiter, Shan Weatherbee, during his regular office hours (Tuesday 12 – 3 p.m., Wednesday 2 – 5 p.m., Thursday 1 – 4 p.m.), by e-mailing peacecorps@pdx.edu or calling 503.725.3015. Alternatively, you may also reach any regional recruiter in Seattle during regular office hours (Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.), by e-mailing seattle@peacecorps.gov or calling 800.424.8580, option 1.
Are you ready to take the next step? Apply now at peacecorps.gov/application to begin your conversation with the Peace Corps. If you need any assistance with the application, or if you have any questions at all, you can call 800.424.8580 and ask to speak to a regional recruiter. Without exception, every regional recruiter in our office also served as a Peace Corps Volunteer and has firsthand knowledge of what it was like to go through the Peace Corps’ entire application, screening and selection process.
* Business Week - May 11, 2007
Contact: Erin Carlson
Last updated Oct 09 2009