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More students
join Peace Corps
■The corps is experiencing
more interest in its program,
in part because of Sept. 11
By Kathryn Franz
for the Emerald
While many graduating seniors
will compete for scarce jobs in of
fice cubicles this year, other gradu
ates will head to foreign countries
where they will spend two years
teaching, building and promoting
world peace.
This year, with the economy de
pressed and international tribula
tions shaking the world, University
student interest in the Peace Corps
is on the rise. Angela Susak, a sen
ior, is turning in her application
now in hopes of being sent abroad
with the Peace Corps this winter.
“Sept. 11 actually greatly influ
enced my decision to join the Peace
Corps,” she said. “I feel it is now
more important than ever to show
Americans are doing good things.”
Many graduating seniors are tak
ing the same path as Susak. Normal
ly about 50 to 60 University gradu
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ates apply for the Peace Corps each
year. Last year, the University
ranked fifth in the nation for the
number of graduates working for
the corps, said Skye Sieber, the Uni
versity Peace Corps representative.
Sieber believes the University’s
high participation is a result of the
school’s inherent volunteer spirit,
but she has noticed a surge in the
amount of interest this year. Sieber
usually holds one day of interviews
each February, but this year she
held two full days of interviews.
This increased interest coincides
with a nationwide trend. After
Sept. 11, the Peace Corps experi
enced a spike in inquiries. Accord
ing to the Peace Corps Web site, the
site’s traffic and requests for appli
cations increased more than 300
percent after President Bush’s State
of the Union speech, in which he
announced his intention to double
the number of Peace Corps volun
teers during the next five years.
Rebekah Foster, a University junior
and future Peace Corps applicant, is
n’t surprised by the swell of interest.
“I think it’s only natural that
there’s more interest now because
of the war time, and the president’s
call to the people makes a big dif
ference too,” Foster said. “I think it
can have negative effects though, in
that some people might be joining
for the wrong reasons. Some people
maybe think it’s romantic.”
Foster, who is studying interna
tional studies, said the recent world
events haven’t influenced her deci
sion. She has known for a few years
she wanted to join the Peace Corps.
She said she has always been aware
of foreign policy and the need for
aid everywhere.
Currently there are 7,000 Peace
Corps volunteers serving in 70
countries around the world. Since
its founding in 1961, more than
165,000 men and women have
served in the corps, according to
the Peace Corps Web site.
The Peace Corps began as a chal
lenge from President John F.
Kennedy to a group of students at
the University of Michigan. He
asked them if they would be will
ing to serve their country and the
cause of peace by living and work
ing in the developing world. When
Congress formally authorized the
Peace Corps as a government
agency, the objective was “to pro
mote world peace and friendship,”
according to Peace Corps informa
tional materials. In 40 years, that
hasn’t changed. Now, in the midst
of the undeclared “war” on terror
ism, many students feel that objec
tive is more important than ever.
University senior Jeff Hawthorne
said he thinks joining the corps is
the closest thing to a calling he has
ever experienced. He interviewed
in February and is preparing to
leave in July for training.
“The timing is right for me to
contribute two years to the world
community rather than the national
community,” Hawthorne said.
He isn’t expecting to change the
Turn to Peace Corps, page 5
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