The UW Career Center is happy to house the Peace Corps office for undergraduates at the University of Washington.

Currently, 113 UW alumni are serving in the Peace Corps, and since the program's inception in 1961, a total of 2,540 such alumni have served.

The Peace Corps traces its roots and mission to 1960, when then Senator John F. Kennedy challenged students at the University of Michigan to serve their country in the cause of peace by living and working in developing countries. From that inspiration grew an agency of the federal government devoted to world peace and friendship.

Since that time, more than 190,000 Peace Corps Volunteers have been invited by 139 host countries to work on issues ranging from AIDS education to information technology and environmental preservation.

Today's Peace Corps is more vital than ever, working in emerging and essential areas such as information technology and business development, and committing more than 1,000 new Volunteers as a part of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. Peace Corps Volunteers continue to help countless individuals who want to build a better life for themselves, their children, and their communities.

For more information about the Peace Corps and its mission/services, click here to visit the Peace Corps website or click here to contact the Peace Corps representative on campus in the UW Career Center. Office hours at the UW Career Center are Tuesday through Thursday, 11:30-2:00.