Colgate recognized for Peace Corps volunteers

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Colgate University ranks No. 15 on the 2012 top Peace Corps volunteer-producing colleges and universities in the small category. There are currently 18 alumni serving overseas.

Since the agency was founded in 1961, 335 Colgate alumni have served in the Peace Corps.

Colgate alumni are currently serving as volunteers in Benin, Bulgaria, Gambia, Guatemala, Liberia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Peru, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Tonga, Ukraine, and Zambia. They work in areas including agriculture, education, environment, health and HIV/AIDS, and business development.

“Colleges and universities prepare thousands of talented undergraduate and graduate alumni for Peace Corps service every year,” said Peace Corps Director Aaron S. Williams. “These alumni go on to serve as Peace Corps volunteers, applying the skills and knowledge they acquired during their studies to promote world peace and friendship and improve the lives of people around the world.”

You can view the entire top 25 rankings for each school size category, as well as all-time and graduate school rankings, here.

The Peace Corps ranks its top volunteer-producing schools annually according to the size of the student body. Small schools have less than 5,000 undergraduates, medium-sized schools have between 5,001 and 15,000 undergraduates, and large schools have more than 15,000 undergraduates. The rankings are calculated based on fiscal year 2011 data as of September 30, 2011, as self-reported by Peace Corps volunteers.