Peace Corps | Penn State Student Affairs

The Peace Corps is a service opportunity for motivated changemakers to immerse themselves in a community abroad, working side by side with local leaders to tackle the most pressing challenges of our generation.

The Peace Corps Mission

To promote world peace and friendship by fulfilling three goals:

To help the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women.
To help promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served.
To help promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans.

Volunteers serve for 27 months in areas such as health, education, environment, agriculture, community economic development, and youth in development.

Learn more about the Peace Corps

Penn State ranks number 15 nationally for producing Peace Corps volunteers

For the fourth consecutive year in a row, the Peace Corps lists Penn State as a top 25 institution. Currently, 48 Nittany Lions are serving globally.

Read about Penn Staters making a difference.

Penn State chemical engineering alumna Sarah Torhan will be working on community-based development projects during her Peace Corps service in Paraguay, joining the more than 220 volunteers currently serving in the South American country.

Spring 2021 Appointments

The Penn State Peace Corps office can schedule an appointment to meet you in-person or virtually.

Questions about the Peace Corps:
Please email peacecorps@psu.edu.
Schedule an appointment:
Available by appointment, both in-person and virtually.
To schedule email peacecorps@psu.edu