International Programs https://news.sfsu.edu/ en SF State named one of the Peace Corps’ all-time top volunteer-producing schools https://news.sfsu.edu/news/sf-state-named-one-peace-corps-all-time-top-volunteer-producing-schools <div class="row bs-1col node node--type-news node--view-mode-rss"> <div class="col-sm-12 bs-region bs-region--main"> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field--item"><h1 class="news-title"> SF State named one of the Peace Corps’ all-time top volunteer-producing schools </h1> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-sub-component field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--item"> <div class="pl-component pl-component--news-headline-topfold news-wrapper"> <div class="news-author">Author: Strategic Marketing and Communications </div> <div class="news-info"> <div class="news-date"> May 23, 2023 </div> <div class="field field--name-field-p-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/sf_state_1440x564/public/images/Malaika-again.jpg?h=b2bcb17a&amp;itok=SnQVb57K" width="1440" height="564" alt="Malaika" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="pull-right photo-credit">Photo Credit: SF State alumna and Peace Corps volunteer Malaika Harris; photo courtesy the Peace Corps </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-component field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><div class="pl-component pl-component--content-basic" > <div class="field field--name-field-p-formatted-content field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><h2>More than 1,400 SF State alumni have served abroad as Peace Corps volunteers</h2> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"><div class="pl-component pl-component--content-basic" > <div class="field field--name-field-p-formatted-content field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>The Peace Corps has recognized San Francisco State University as No. 20 on its list of all-time top volunteer-producing colleges and universities. The ranking is based on an annual list issued by the Peace Corps between 2003 and 2023.</p> <p><a href="https://www.peacecorps.gov/">The Peace Corps</a> is an international service network of volunteers, community members, host country partners and staff who are driven by the agency’s mission of world peace and friendship. In March of 2020, it suspended global operations and evacuated nearly 7,000 volunteers from more than 60 countries at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The evacuation included 20 San Francisco State alumni. Currently, more than 1,400 volunteers — six of them SF State alumni — have returned to a total of 53 countries around the world.</p> <p>“Demand for Peace Corps volunteers is high given setbacks in development progress following the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn. “Peace Corps service is the beginning of a lifetime of global connection and purpose for those bold enough to accept the invitation.”</p> <p>One of those bold volunteers was SF State alum Malaika Harris. She says the University’s Africana Studies Department played a significant role in her decision to <a href="http://www.peacecorps.gov/apply">serve in the Peace Corps</a> by fostering her passion for African culture and history.</p> <p>“From SF State, I bring a deep appreciation for cultural diversity and a commitment to social justice. Currently, I’m excited to be working on a project with local community members in Northern Uganda that aims to provide health education to pregnant women, young mothers and their communities to decrease child mortality,” said Harris.</p> <p><em>Learn more about <a href="https://africana.sfsu.edu/">SF State’s Africana Studies Department</a>  and <a href="https://oip.sfsu.edu/">international education programs</a>.</em></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>Tags</p> <div class="tags-item"> <ul class="list-inline"> <li > <a href="/tags/tags/alumni-news" hreflang="en">Alumni News</a></li> <li > <a href="/tags/tags/international-programs" hreflang="en">International Programs</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 22 May 2023 20:02:51 +0000 Steve Hockensmith 337 at https://news.sfsu.edu