Peace Corps Roundtable Discussion

This discussion will offer a chance to question several returned Peace Corps volunteers about their life-changing experience and their advice for others considering going into the Peace Corps.

The roundtable is open to the public including students and community members. The Peace Corps was established in 1961 by an executive order of President Kennedy and authorized by Congress. Since the program's inception, nearly a quarter million Americans have served in 142 different countries.

Peace Corps volunteers are U.S. citizens, typically with a college degree, who are assigned to specific projects in countries that have requested the aid of trained personnel. Volunteers are encouraged to respect local customs, learn the local language and live among their peers in comparable conditions.