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First Peace Corps Prep student poised for a future in international development
Published Wednesday, Jun. 2, 2021, 12:05 am
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Emily Dalton celebrates her Peace Corps Prep Certificate with advisor Ryan Stewart. Photo courtesy Virginia Tech.
Peace Corps volunteers work in 60 countries at the forefront of some of the world’s greatest challenges. New Virginia Tech alumna Emily Dalton is now prepared to embark on her own global service journey and has the paper to prove it.
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Saif Ishoof, vice president of the Office of Engagement; District 5 Miami-Dade Commissioner Eileen Higgins; David Garcia ’85, president of Returned Peace Corps of South Florida, Inc.; Jill Beloff Farrell; FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg; Hilary Landorf, founding executive director, Office of Global Learning Initiatives; Dr. Pablo Ortiz, FIU vice president for Regional and World Locations and vice provost for Biscayne Bay Campus; Glenn Blumhorst, president of National Peace Corps Association.
FIU celebrates 60th anniversary of the Peace Corps with commemorative gift
The Peace Corps’ 60th-anniversary commemorative gift is designed by alumnus David Garcia ’85 and displayed on the north side of DM
March 11, 2021
By Deb Strohmaier, International Programs
When Kelly Newlon joined WSU’s Office of International Programs as director of Global Learning in December 2019, no one could foresee her scramble less than three months later to direct 300 students studying abroad to return home immediately from multiple countries.
Nor could anyone predict international travel – and global learning – would be shut down for more than a year.
Determined not to be “dream crushers,” Newlon and the Global Learning team worked together virtually for months to bring the world to students stuck at home.
“We wanted to create a program where our grounded students could learn and thrive without being able to travel.”
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Students at Pacific Lutheran University are invited to attend the Wang Centerâs 5th Biennial Ambassador Chris Stevens Celebration of Service on Tuesday, March 9. As in the past, this yearâs event is centered around a contemporary global issue, in this case the COVID-19 pandemic.
The event is split into two virtual sessions. The first, from 12-1 p.m., is titled âReflections on Community Health Service in Global Contextâ and features three PLU alumni who have served as Peace Corps Prep volunteers and who specialized in community health during their service.
The keynote presentation, from 7-8 p.m., will feature Amie Bishop, a global health and human rights consultant and Senior Advisor for the global LGBTIQ human rights organization Outright Action International. Her presentation is titled âVulnerabilities Amplified: The Impact of COVID 19 on LGBTIQ+ Communities Globally.â