Join us to learn more about how serving in the Peace Corps can help you achieve your graduate school goals! This presentation will focus on the Paul D. Coverdell Fellows program, which provides significant cost-savings on graduate school tuition. We'll discuss how the program works, as well as general information about pursuing graduate school after Peace Corps service. Lunch will be served!
Join us for a casual meet and greet with recently returned Peace Corps Volunteer, Wendy Scott Keeney! Wendy retired from a 40 year career in Business Development and Philanthropy to join the Peace Corps in 2023. She has lived and worked internationally and is passionate about being a global citizen working on behalf of women and youth in workforce development. Wendy served in the Health Sector during her service in South Africa from 2023 to 2025. She worked at a women's shelter while recruiting and training youth to be facilitators in the Stepping Stones program.
Join us for a conversation about resiliency in Peace Corps service and decorate your own, free Peace Corps tote bag! We will cover the Cycle of Vulnerability and Adjustment, go through specific challenges you can expect to encounter and when, and some strategies and techniques for managing your physical and mental wellbeing. Learn about the resources made available to you by the Peace Corps and those that you’ll need to develop on your own to build your resiliency skills and have a successful service without sacrificing your mental health.
Looking to submit your Peace Corps application before an upcoming application deadline? This presentation will cover both universal resume tips and those that are specific to the Peace Corps resume. Participants are encouraged to bring in a copy of their resumes, as there will be an opportunity to swap resumes with other participants to critique. Lunch will be provided.
Note: For Peace Corps Prep students, this workshop will fulfill your Peace Corps Prep resume requirement!
Join us for a casual meet and greet with recently returned Peace Corps Volunteer, Maureen Kenny! Maureen is a first-year Master of Public Health candidate in the Global Health Management and Policy Department at the University of Michigan's School of Public Health. She is passionate about women's health equity and is interested in pursuing a career at the intersection of public health and international development. Before studying at Michigan, she served as a Community Health Outreach Volunteer in Senegal from 2023 to 2025.
Join us for a casual meet and greet with University of Michigan alumna and currently serving Peace Corps Volunteer, Janine! She will be back in the U.S. visiting family and will join us in Ann Arbor for the afternoon!
Join us for a casual meet and greet with University of Michigan student and recently returned Peace Corps Volunteer, Reneé Price! Reneé served in Morocco in the Youth-in-Development sector.
Join the U-M Peace Corps Office team to talk about how to manage health and safety during your Peace Corps service. Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) from several different countries will explain and answer questions about how your health insurance works, how staff prepares and protects you through safety concerns, and how the Peace Corps manages extraordinary circumstances, such as evacuations.
Join us for a casual meet and greet with the University of Michigan’s Peace Corps recruiter, Stephen Black (RPCV Tanzania). Lunch will be provided!
Join us for a meet and greet with returned Peace Corps Volunteer, Ruby Moss!