Our School was the first State University of New York (SUNY) institution to become a partner with the Peace Corps (PC) through the PC Masters International (MI) Program. Under this program, students work toward their Master of Public Health (MPH) degree and volunteer for the Peace Corps; their 27 month PC experience fulfills their 9 credits of MPH internship requirement. In the fall we enrolled our first MI cohort, three outstanding women who are completing their second semester of MPH coursework and are preparing to leave for their PC assignments in May. They are Aline, an epidemiology major; Liz, an environmental health major; and Jean, a biomedical sciences major. Jean has learned that she will be going to Ethiopia where her assignment will be attached to the Ministry of Health; Liz, who speaks French fluently, is going to Togo; and Aline continues to await her assignment but she hopes it might be to a Central or South American country.
These three women were among the dozen students who traveled to Costa Rica with us in January on a study abroad tour. They are all very well traveled, have had excellent academic and practical preparation for the Peace Corps experiences and the challenges that lie ahead. They will be outstanding assets to the countries they are assigned to and everyone at the School and within the University system will take great pride in their accomplishments. We wish them well and, with their permission, I will keep you informed of their adventures. (The best think about being the MI Coordinator for our School is the opportunity to visit them once they get settled in their assignments! I'm aleady saving my pennies so I can visit Ethiopia, Togo, and one more country next year!)
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| Aline and me in Costa Rica |
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| Liz, Jean, and their classmate Kayla in Costa Rica |
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