UVI Career Services will host United States Peace Corps informational sessions at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29, in the Teacher Education Room 103 on the St. Thomas Campus and the Evans Center room 401 on the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix, according to a bulletin the institution of higher learning issued on Wednesday.
Information sessions will also be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, August 26, in the Teacher Education Building, room 103, and in Evans Center room 40l on the Sheen Campus.
U.S. Peace Corps Regional Recruiter, Leslie Jean-Pierre, will hold informational sessions at the University to raise awareness about the financial, educational and professional benefits of Peace Corps service.
The presentations will highlight the following:
- How the Peace Corps can offer hands-on experience and leadership opportunities in the field of interest.
- Possible career paths and graduate school opportunities following Peace Corps service.
- Peace Corps benefits, which include a monthly stipend, full medical and dental coverage, 48 vacation days, intensive language training, and just over $7,400 at the completion of service.
- Jean-Pierre’s personal experience as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Guinea, and in West Africa as a community development and preventative health volunteer.
For more information, UVI Career Services, by phone at (340) 693-1126.
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