For the second year in a row, the 天美影视传媒 produced聽the most volunteers among large universities with聽72 Huskies currently serving around the world. The UW is also ranked No. 4 among graduate schools with 16 alumni currently volunteering.
鈥淐ommunity engagement 鈥� here and across the globe 鈥� is part of what makes a UW student鈥檚 experience the best it can be. One way our students give back to the community is by volunteering for the Peace Corps,鈥� said Gerald J. Baldasty, interim provost and executive vice president. “We are enormously proud of our students’ commitment to learning and making the world a better place.”
Since the first days of the Peace Corps, 2,937 Huskies聽have traveled abroad to serve as volunteers, placing the UW聽third on the list of all-time volunteer-producing schools.
鈥淭he Peace Corps is a unique opportunity for college graduates to put their education into practice and become agents of change in communities around the world,鈥� said Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet. 鈥淭oday鈥檚 graduates understand the importance of intercultural understanding and are raising their hands in record numbers to take on the challenge of international service.鈥�
Julie Feng, who graduated from the UW with a bachelor’s degree in English in 2013, is now an education volunteer in Morocco.
鈥淢y UW experience prepared me for my service in ways I couldn’t have predicted,鈥� Feng said. 鈥淭here were the obvious connections 鈥� my English degree preparing me to teach English, my study abroad program preparing me for cross-cultural exchange, and my volunteer hours through the Pipeline Project and the UW Women’s Center preparing me for youth development projects. But intangible things like resourcefulness, flexibility and a willingness to pursue anything 鈥� these are skills I gained at UW that I use every single moment I’m in Morocco!鈥�
Gonzaga University and the University of Puget Sound share the title of No. 1 among small schools, each sending 18 alumni to serve overseas.
View the complete 2016 rankings of the top volunteer-producing schools, including several聽others in聽Washington,.