Date:       Thursday, November 14th 6:00 - 7:00 pm

Place:      Room 136 Jennings Hall

Speaker:  Laura Joseph, Assistant Director, Center for African Studies, Peace Corps Recruiter

For more information, contact the OSU recruiter at

peacecorps@osu.edu

or 614-292-3008

Serving in the Peace Corps is a great way to immerse yourself in a new culture, learn a new language, and have the experience of a lifetime.

Join us to:

•             Learn about Volunteer experiences

•             Ask questions about service

•             Gain tips to guide you through the application process

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Laura Joseph has been with the Center since 2003.  Her professional experience includes eight years with a local refugee resettlement agency, the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association, and eight years with Catholic Relief Services working on development and relief projects in Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and other countries.  She spent two years as an ESL teacher with the Peace Corps in the People’s Republic of Benin in West Africa, and a year teaching ESL at Ashland College.

 As an undergraduate, she studied Humanities in International Affairs through the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.  As a graduate student, she attended Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies in Washington, earning an MA in Economics and Social Change and Development.  She completed a Masters in Public Health at OSU in 2011.