As the second most volunteer-producing school for the Peace Corps, UF will host a representative on campus.
The events today will include office hours from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and an open information session from 4 to 5:30 p.m., both in the Large Conference Room of the Hub’s International Center.
On Thursday, the Peace Corps will host an information table at the College of Journalism and Communications’ Interviewing Day, followed by a panel discussion in the Career Resource Center Library from 5:10 to 6:45 p.m.
Chad Chernet, central and north Florida regional recruiter for the Peace Corps, will represent the Peace Corps at these events. A UF and Peace Corps volunteer alumnus, Chernet said he has always enjoyed recruiting at UF because he finds the majority of interested students possess the necessary skills.
“They come with experience and background, with service learning, community service and volunteerism,” he said.
Alex Meckley, a 22-year-old UF family, youth and community sciences senior, recently received her nomination for the Peace Corps.
“Being a part of the Peace Corps interested me because I will have the chance to make a difference by learning from others in a culture completely different from my own,” she said.
Amid controversy in 2012, UF canceled its on-campus Peace Corps recruiter due to budget and contract conflicts, according to Alligator archives.
[A version of this story ran on page 5 on 3/19/2014 under the headline "Peace Corps rep to visit UF to recruit"]
