{"id":117791,"date":"2015-02-18T12:14:28","date_gmt":"2015-02-18T17:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=85419"},"modified":"2015-02-19T12:35:56","modified_gmt":"2015-02-19T17:35:56","slug":"peace-corps-ranks-umw-as-top-producing-small-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/2015\/02\/18\/peace-corps-ranks-umw-as-top-producing-small-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Peace Corps Ranks UMW as Top-Producing Small College"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>For the 11th year, the Peace Corps has ranked the University of Mary Washington among the nation&rsquo;s top-producing colleges for alumni now serving as Peace Corps volunteers.<span id=\"more-85419\"><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/02\/Taylor-Parker_Peace-Corps.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-85420\" src=\"http:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/02\/Taylor-Parker_Peace-Corps-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Parker &rsquo;11 (left) served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ghana.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><\/a><\/p><p>UMW ranks 20th on the Peace Corps&rsquo; list of small schools or institutions with less than 5,000 undergraduates, making it the seventh-highest volunteer-producing institution in Virginia this year and the sixth-highest all-time producer in the Commonwealth. According to the Peace Corp, UMW currently has nine alumni serving around the world.<\/p><p>UMW has been included in the top 10 of the Peace Corps&rsquo; list of top-producing small schools since 2005. In all, more than 230 UMW alumni have served the 27-month commitment around the world since the Peace Corps&rsquo; inception in 1961.<\/p><p>Leah Kieff graduated from the University of Mary Washington in 2011 with a degree in political science and currently works as a community economic development volunteer. She credits UMW with helping to prepare her for service in Moldova, where she works with a non-governmental organization that provides medical and social services to the elderly.<\/p><p>&ldquo;I wanted a job where I knew I was making a difference and where my work was helping to make the world a better place,&rdquo; said Kieff, 26, a native of Fairfax, Va. &ldquo;One of the many things I love about Peace Corps is that no two days are the same. There&rsquo;s always a new adventure or funny moment to be had.&rdquo;<\/p><p>The Peace Corps ranks its top volunteer-producing colleges and universities annually according to the size of the student body. For the full list of top-producing colleges and universities, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peacecorps.gov\/media\/statsfacts\/tc2015\/\">peacecorps.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the 11th year, the Peace Corps has ranked the University of Mary Washington among the nation&rsquo;s top-producing colleges for alumni now serving as Peace Corps volunteers. 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