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CU Ranks 2nd in Nation in 2010 for Peace Corps Volunteers, 5th All Time Each morning CU-Boulder alumnus and current Peace Corps volunteer Julie Fast (BS integrative physiology May 08) wakes to the footsteps of ‘campesinos' hiking past her front door in Peru on the way to their farm fields. And in South Africa, CU-Boulder alumnus Kristin Mayer (BA French, anthropology May 09) prepares for her day as a Peace Corps volunteer teaching in a remote village. Fast and Mayer are just two of the 2,252 CU-Boulder alumni who have served in the Peace Corps since the program began. With 95 CU alumni serving in 2010, CU-Boulder stands in at No. 2 in the nation in the Peace Corps' ranking of the top 25 large schools. Its all-time ranking is No. 5 in the nation. CU-Boulder has a long history of graduating service-oriented students, says Peter Simons, director of CU-Boulder's Institute for Ethical and Civic Engagement. “Graduating civic-minded students is part of our mission at CU-Boulder, and is a key component to our work at the Institute for Ethical and Civic Engagement," Simons said. “We are very pleased to retain our position as the number two Peace Corps university in the country.” Each year, more than 13,000 CU-Boulder students participate in some form of community service, a fact that doesn't surprise Evan Taylor, who directs the CU-Boulder Peace Corps recruitment office on campus. "The Peace Corps is just one way in which CU students are able to get out there and participate in service learning," Taylor said. It also stresses a long-term commitment the university has made when it comes to service learning and civic engagement. "Civic engagement is reaching out and doing something for the common good, and it can be anything from helping your neighbor to volunteering at your local food bank, working on political or policy issues, or even going to another country to volunteer through a program such as the Peace Corps," Simons said. "Our long-term goal here at CU is to have all of our 30,000 students civically engaged in one way or another." CU-Boulder Alumni/Peace Corps Volunteers Experiences in the Field
Other CU-Boulder Volunteer/Service Programs Institute for Ethical and Civic Engagement -- Founded in 2005, the IECE's purpose is to nurture and encourage ethical and civic education at CU-Boulder, to prepare students for a lifetime of service to society as thoughtful, ethical and engaged citizens. It oversees seven key programs and has funded the development and implementation of 21 civic engagement courses and projects. The Volunteer Resource Center -- One of the first organizations of its kind in the nation, the student-oriented VRC has worked to fill community needs since 1965. Currently more than 5,200 students have been linked with volunteer opportunities that best fit their individual interests and have contributed more than 211,000 hours of community service. Engineers Without Borders -- CU-Boulder is home to the founding chapter of Engineers Without Borders-USA, which is dedicated to helping disadvantaged communities worldwide improve their quality of life by building environmentally and economically sustainable engineering projects. Students have worked on projects from Peru to Rwanda to Nepal during the academic year, on breaks and in the summer. Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Countries -- The engineering center promotes integrated and participatory solutions to humanitarian development by educating globally responsible engineering students and professionals to address the problems faced by developing communities worldwide. Public Service Pledge Program -- The law school's voluntary public service program provides law students with skills and values, such as legal research and writing, client interviewing, and legal argument development. Students signing the pledge commit to 50 hours of law-related public service work, not for credit or other compensation, during their time at the law school. Puksta Scholars Program -- This nonacademic program provides substantial scholarships and support to approximately 20 students per year who develop and implement intensive yearlong civic engagement projects. Many students report that Puksta has been the most important experience of their college careers. Projects have ranged from developing rooftop gardens to mentoring Muslim high school students. Contact Information303-492-1962 Institute for Ethical and Civic Engagement Greg Swenson
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