Peace Corps

Western Washington University has produced the highest number of Peace Corps volunteers of any college of its size for the third year in a row, according to the organization’s 2015 rankings.

For the second time in three years, three Washington universities have sent more undergraduates to work overseas in the Peace Corps than any other schools of their respective sizes in the nation.

The state of Washington is well on its way to becoming known for one of the nation's top producers of Peace Corps volunteers.

For the second time in three years, schools in the state have been ranked for producing the most volunteers currently serving in Peace Corps in small, medium…

Local Peace Corps Volunteer Leaving for Vanuatu: Nicole Proctor has been accepted into the Peace Corps and is departing for the Republic of Vanuatu, an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean, to begin preservice training as a Peace Corps health volunteer.

While working for the Peace Corps at Western Washington University, some of my favorite experiences have been hearing from our alumni during their Peace Corps service and finding out how they are making a difference. Samantha Russell is a recent graduate of Western in the Peace Corps. She's…

Western Washington University is among the best places in the U.S. for recruiting Peace Corps volunteers, the international agency said Tuesday, Feb. 11.

Western tops the list of medium-sized colleges and universities with 65 volunteers, according to the Peace Corps' 2014 listing of…

As a college student, Deborah Francisco joined a jazz ensemble. Today she coordinates a music program in Baguio City in the Philippines with the Peace Corps and teaches the same jazz chords she learned as an undergraduate.

Francisco is one of 320 Peace Corps volunteers who graduated from…