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ETSU College Of Public Health Picked For Peace Corps Fellows Program

The Greeneville Sun - 3/1/2017

The Peace Corps has selected the College of Public Health at East Tennessee State University to serve as a partner university for the organization's Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program.

The Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program provides returning Peace Corps Volunteers the opportunity to continue their service to underserved communities while also pursuing graduate studies at an accredited institution, a news release says.

All fellows complete internships in underserved communities and may seek financial support for their field placement. Scholarship funds may be available for students to complete field placements in low-resource settings domestically and globally.

Scholarships from the Coverdell Fellows Program range from $750 to $3,500. Fellows selected for the program at ETSU also may receive an in-state tuition waiver, online student e-rate, tuition scholarship and/or a graduate assistantship, the news release says.

"We are very excited to offer our graduate programs to returning Peace Corps volunteers," said Dr. Randy Wykoff, dean of the College of Public Health. "These students are highly experienced, altruistic and motivated and they bring a seasoned world view. They will both add to, and benefit from, our commitment to practical, applied and 'real world' training in public health."

The Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program began in 1985 at Columbia's Teachers College and now includes more than 90 university partners across the country.

The program is specifically for students who have already completed their Peace Corps service abroad. Since the inception of the program, more than 4,500 returned volunteers have participated.

According to the news release, there are less than 10 accredited schools of public health that serve as Coverdell partner universities. For more information, see www.peacecorps.gov/fellows.