WUSTL moves up Peace Corps’ rankings, information sessions planned

Washington University in St. Louis has moved up three spots on Peace Corps’ annual list of the top volunteer-producing mid-sized colleges and universities across the country, appearing on the list for the second consecutive year. With 23 alumni currently serving overseas as Peace Corps volunteers, WUSTL ranks No. 18.

Since the agency was created in 1961, 545 Washington University graduates have served as Peace Corps volunteers.

Peace Corps information sessions will be held this semester at the following times and places:

• 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, Mallinckrodt Multipurpose Room
• 6 p.m. April 4, 239 Danforth University Center

For more information, contact the Career Center’s program assistant Christine O’Neill, who served with the Peace Corps in Costa Rica, at (314) 935-4166 or at peace@wustl.edu.