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Feb. 19, 2019

UA to Host Peace Corps Outreach and Research Showcase

  • What: UA Peace Corps Coverdell Fellows Outreach and Research Showcase
  • When: Friday, Feb. 22, 3-6 p.m.
  • Where: Student Union Memorial Center, North Ballroom, 1303 E. University Blvd.
 

TUCSON, Ariz. — The Peace Corps Fellowship program at the UA is hosting the UA Peace Corps Coverdell Fellows Outreach and Research Showcase. Peace Corps Coverdell Fellows are returned Peace Corps volunteers who are charged with providing benefit to a local underserved community while earning a graduate degree.

The UA Coverdell Fellows program, a partnership with the U.S. Peace Corps, is the largest Coverdell program in the nation with 50 fellows this year. This event seeks to bring attention to the individual and collective impact of UA Peace Corps Fellows in collaboration with community and academic partners over the past 18 years. Posters and oral presentations will show how the UA's Peace Corps Fellows make a difference locally.

Visitors will have the opportunity to speak to representatives from academic programs across the UA, as well as with a variety of nonprofit organizations that serve the Tucson community.

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Media contacts:
Georgia Ehlers
Director of Fellowships and Community Engagement
520-621-9103
gehlers@email.arizona.edu

Lauren Jaeger
Fellows Program Coordinator
520-626-2292
ljaeger@email.arizona.edu

 
Established in 1885, the University of Arizona, the state's super land-grant university with two medical schools, produces graduates who are real-world ready through its 100% Engagement initiative. Recognized as a global leader and ranked 16th for the employability of its graduates, the UA is also a leader in research, bringing more than $622 million in research investment each year, and ranking 21st among all public universities. The UA is advancing the frontiers of interdisciplinary scholarship and entrepreneurial partnerships, and is a member of the Association of American Universities, the 62 leading public and private research universities. It benefits the state with an estimated economic impact of $8.3 billion annually.