{"id":13497,"date":"2014-02-04T13:14:56","date_gmt":"2014-02-04T19:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/?p=13497"},"modified":"2014-02-04T13:13:53","modified_gmt":"2014-02-04T19:13:53","slug":"interested-in-the-peace-corps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/archives\/13497","title":{"rendered":"Interested in the Peace Corps?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can learn more about opportunities to serve as a <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peacecorps.gov\/\" title=\"Peace Corps web site\" target=\"_blank\">Peace Corps<\/a> Volunteer<\/strong> at an <strong>information session on Wed., Feb. 5, at 5pm in UC262<\/strong>. The event is sponsored by the Center for Global Education and led by Brett Heimann, Peace Corps Regional Recruiter. Peace Corps will also be exhibiting at the Multicultural Career Fair on Wednesday from noon-4pm in the UC.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.uww.edu\/images\/library\/blog\/soyou.jpg\" alt=\"So you want to join the Peace Corps cover\" class=\"alignright\" \/>You can learn more with Andersen Library resources, including <a href=\"http:\/\/wtwlib.wisconsin.edu\/vwebv\/search?searchArg=%22peace+corps%22&#038;searchCode=CMD&#038;limitTo=none&#038;recCount=50&#038;searchType=1&#038;page.search.search.button=Search\" title=\"HALCat search for phrase peace corps\" target=\"_blank\">books<\/a> like <a href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=SAIBjFjyz2gC&#038;source=gbs_ViewAPI\" title=\"summary of So you want to join the Peace Corps at Google Books\" target=\"_blank\"><em>So, you want to join the Peace Corps&#8211;: What to know before you go<\/em><\/a> and articles such as &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/libproxy.uww.edu:9443\/login?url=http:\/\/search.ebscohost.com\/login.aspx?direct=true&#038;AuthType=ip,uid&#038;db=a9h&#038;AN=67750116&#038;site=ehost-live&#038;scope=site\" title=\"UWW-only link to At the heart of things article online\" target=\"_blank\">At the heart of things: Peace Corps volunteers in Sub-Saharan Africa<\/a>&#8221; (<em>African Identities<\/em>, 2011, vol.9:no.4, pp.349-361. doi:10.1080\/14725843.2011.614408) and &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/libproxy.uww.edu:9443\/login?url=http:\/\/search.ebscohost.com\/login.aspx?direct=true&#038;AuthType=ip,uid&#038;db=a9h&#038;AN=67062902&#038;site=ehost-live&#038;scope=site\" title=\"UWW-only link to Examining today's Peace Corps article online\" target=\"_blank\">Examining today&#8217;s Peace Corps<\/a>&#8221; (<em>International Debates<\/em>, 2011, vol.9:no.7, pp.20-22). A recent issue of <em>CQ Researcher<\/em>, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/libproxy.uww.edu:9443\/login?url=http:\/\/library.cqpress.com\/cqresearcher\/cqresrre2013011100\" title=\"UWW-only link to CQ Researcher issue on Peace Corps Challenges\" target=\"_blank\">Peace Corps challenges<\/a>,&#8221; (2013, January 11) might be useful, as well.<\/p>\n<p>Please <a href=\"http:\/\/library.uww.edu\/get-help\/ask-a-librarian\" title=\"Ask a Librarian - come to the Reference Desk, phone 262.472.1032, or email\/char\" target=\"_blank\">ask a librarian<\/a> for assistance with finding additional materials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can learn more about opportunities to serve as a Peace Corps Volunteer at an information session on Wed., Feb. 5, at 5pm in UC262. 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