We're a Peace Corps Top-Producing College Five Years Running
SUNY Geneseo is ranked No. 13 among medium-sized schools on the Peace Corps’ 2019 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities list. Currently, 22…
Peace Corps Champions: A Tradition of Service, Excellence
Geneseo is ranked 14th nationwide for alumni currently serving in the Peace Corps. We explore why so many make the leap and the difference they make.
Peace Corps Voices: Ray Rizzo '15, Geneseo's Newest Volunteer
My name is Ray Rizzo and I am a Peace Corps volunteer. This is the first time I have actually said (or typed) that in English! I have the privilege of…
Peace Corps Voices: Meara Bowe '15, at the Core, We Are All the Same
The Peace Corps was always on my radar, but it wasn’t until after I took Humanities II in Nicaragua as a junior through Geneseo that it became a very real…
Peace Corps Voices: Bethany Stewart ’03, Becoming Part of the Family in The Gambia
One perspective I gained is to know that it's ok when things don't work out as you planned. You simply use that experience and learn from it. And, perhaps…
Peace Corps Voices: Danielle Ellingston '97, Lessons from Ghana
I learned so much that it's hard to say what the one most valuable lesson was.
Peace Corps Voices: Planting Seeds for Change in Senegal
When I introduce myself in Senegal, I tell people my name is Mata Dia, the name my host family gave me when I began my Peace Corps service as a Community…
Peace Corps Voices: Emerita Jane Hogan, Continued to Help People Realize Their Dreams, At Geneseo
In the Peace Corps, I learned that I can live in another culture, figure out what the key features are, and be resourceful and work within that culture to…
Peace Corps Voices: Rahama Wright '02, Empowering Women in Africa
The former Peace Corps volunteer created a new business model for a beauty staple that empowers women.