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The Peace Corps honored the Michigan Tech Master’s International Program and several Michigan Tech faculty members in a ceremony Oct. 2.
Peace Corps Recruitment Coordinator Michael Dane and Recruiter Aimee Schattner formally honored and thanked School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science Professor Blair Orr, Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Jim Mihelcic and Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences Professor Bill Rose. Orr is coordinator of the Forestry and Natural Resources division of the Master’s International Program for Michigan Tech, Mihelcic coordinates the Civil and Environmental Engineering division and Rose is coordinator of the Natural Hazards Mitigation division.
The Master’s International Program allows graduate students to complete one year of graduate course work, then spend several years working with the Peace Corps oversees to earn their MS. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the program and the 10th anniversary of the program at Michigan Tech.
“Master’s International allows graduates to take their skills outside the classroom and make a real difference in the lives of people who need their help. Master’s International students serve as Peace Corps volunteers around the globe, improving communities at the grassroots level. They return well-equipped with both real world experience and an advanced academic degree,” said Peace Corps Director Ron Tschetter.
“The Master’s International Program has been successful for a number of reasons," Orr said, in part because it collaborates with programs such as the CEE department's International Senior Design programs and the Michigan Tech chapter of Engineers without Borders. "These groups work together to do more than any one group alone could do. The net result is a thriving set of Master’s International Programs that provide a great opportunity for students," said Orr.
Approximately 32 Michigan Tech graduate students are currently serving around the world as part of the Master’s International program.
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There are 70 students enrolled in the Master’s International Programs at
Tech, making it the largest campus for the programs nationwide.
Currently, 42 Tech students are serving overseas. They are among 239
volunteers from Master’s International Programs nationwide currently
working overseas.
Read more in the article link below:
Learning and Service: Feature article from the Daily Mining Gazette by Dan Schneider (PDF File)
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