Register Today for Peace Corps Connect - Nashville!
The National Peace Corps Association and the Tennessee Returned Peace Corps Volunteers want to see you in Nashville on June 20-21, 2014! Join us at our annual gathering to re-energize your Peace Corps spirit, share your Peace Corps story and learn from your Peace Corps community!
Peace Corps Connect will provide the opportunity for you to:
- Hear from inspiring speakers in a series of TEDx-style talks on innovation and creativity
- Reconnect with fellow RPCVs and NPCA member groups
- Explore the roles of women, minorities and artists in the Peace Corps community
- Learn about new developments in the Peace Corps
- Have fun!
Special rates for NPCA members, seniors, and recently returned Peace Corps Volunteers and an affordable dormitory option at Vanderbilt University make this weekend an incredible value. Learn more and register!
Early bird registration ends on April 21, 2014.
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 Action Alert: Two Letters Need Your Lawmakers' Signatures
We are in the final stages of gathering signatures for a House of Representatives letter being circulated by the five RPCV members of Congress, requesting a return to $400 million for the Peace Corps in the fiscal year that begins in October. Follow this link to take immediate action with your Congressman/woman.
If your Congressman/woman has already signed the Peace Corps funding letter, find out if they have signed a letter to support the family and friends of Kate Puzey, the Benin volunteer who was murdered five years ago. Lawmakers are circulating a "Dear Colleague" letter which requests government officials to "make every effort and devote every resource to achieve justice for Kate Puzey". Follow this link to take action. The Puzey letter is an action in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
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Earn your Master of Public Health online!
Do you want to continue improving the health of local, national and global communities? Earning a Master of Public Health degree online from the renowned George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health can extend your commitment to service into a career in public health. The program offers face-to-face online classes, interactions with faculty who are respected public health scholars and hands-on field experience - all without leaving your community or current job. Learn more about MPH@GW.
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 NPCA Thanks Google Chair in Person for Android Donation to Peace Corps Volunteers
On February 27th, a special opportunity to say "thank you" on behalf of the Peace Corps community presented itself in Washington, D.C. Before an audience of over 500 people, RPCV Adam Rosenberg addressed Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt, thanking him for Google's donation of 1,000 Android Nexus tablets to Peace Corps Volunteers via NPCA.
Rosenburg joked that "this is the most high-tech piece of equipment we Volunteers have been issued since we started receiving mosquito nets."
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 Nominations Open for Shriver Award
The Sargent Shriver Award for Distinguished Humanitarian Service is awarded to a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer who continues to make a sustained and distinguished contribution to humanitarian causes at home or abroad. The award was named to recognize the tremendous contributions of the first Peace Corps Director, Sargent Shriver, in the founding and development of the Peace Corps.
All nomination materials must be submitted by March 31, 2014 at 5 pm ET.
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SIT and the Peace Corps - partners for 50 years
Since our early days as a training center for Peace Corps volunteers in the 1960s, SIT Graduate Institute has been preparing students to be interculturally effective leaders, professionals, and citizens. Our master's degree programs equip students with theoretical knowledge, field experience, and professional skills to help them succeed in the fields of sustainable development, international education, TESOL, peacebuilding, and conflict transformation. Full-time and low-residency programs are available. A number of scholarship opportunities are available to Returned Peace Corps Volunteers; learn more by visiting our website.
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 Nashville 2014: RPCV Research Conference Back for Round Three
For those who pursue the Third Goal in the form of graduate or professional school, the RPCV Graduate Research Conference allows passionately engaged RPCVs to connect with their counterparts working in academe. Held in Nashville from June 20 - 21, the schedule for Peace Corps Connect once again features sessions specifically for research presentation and discussion.
The 2014 RPCV Research Conference is open to research at all stages and from all disciplines. Proposals must be submitted by May 5.
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 Trips Leaving in May for Thailand, the Dominican Republic and Guatemala
NPCA's Next Step Travel program provides hyper-local immersion in developing countries: 360-degree "anti-tour" itineraries that combine unparalleled local access, cultural immersion, non-extreme adventure, and hands-on volunteer opportunities that open pathways for connection with local people. What are you waiting for?
These trips are all-inclusive, so that you can focus on getting the most from your experience.
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Explore the possibilities at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Need prerequisites for a healthcare degree program? At the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, our online prerequisite courses offer students an opportunity to take courses developed by esteemed faculty members and delivered from a healthcare-centric perspective. To register now for summer enrollment, visit nursing.jhu.edu/prereqs or call 410-502-3335 for more information.
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 Vote for YOUR NPCA Board of Directors
It's that time of year again! The Governance Committee of the NPCA Board of Directors announces the 2014 elections for member-elected representatives to the NPCA Board. The polls are will be open until midnight EST, April 30 for voting. Eligible voters (i.e., NPCA members in the following regions) should have received voting instructions by mail and/or email. The candidates have been nominated to represent these regions for three-year terms:
Candidates have been nominated by an NPCA Member Group or by petition with ten signatures. The length of term is for three years.
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Happy 35th Birthday to the NPCA!
Did you know that this year the National Peace Corps Association is celebrating its 35th anniversary? Well, it is!
Check out the interactive timeline on our website that spotlights the milestones in your organization's history.Click on the events to expand them and learn more.
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Partner in Health to Honor NPCA, Guatemala Peace Corps Volunteers
On May 15, 2014, Partner for Surgery plans to host an event benefiting the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and honoring the National Peace Corps Association, recognizing the significant and lasting contributions of Peace Corps Volunteers, with special focus on their work in Guatemala. The event is open to the public....
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HOUSING FOR RPCVs
Are you a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer looking for housing? Are you an RPCV with housing to offer to a fellow RPCV?
Visit RPCV Housing, on the NPCA Online Community -- a cozy social network space by and for the Peace Corps Community -- where RPCVs can offer and search for housing. Check it out and spread the word!
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RPCVs: Consider the nation's top ranked public university MPA. The Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs offers substantial academic and financial benefits and unique programs. The Paul D. Coverdell Fellows - continue your community service Master's International - integrate a master's degree with Peace Corps service.
Learn more about SPEA - Lead for the Greater Good
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