Senior elementary education major Sabrina Jaffer was just accepted into Peace Corps to teach English in Malawi. Passionate about volunteering, Jaffer is the first student to finish the Peace Corps Prep program, which launched in September 2016.
Born and raised in St. Louis, Alyssa Curran uses her skills to help serve others in need. Curran is a Stevenson Center alumna who places emphasis on community development, philanthropy, and social impact.
Doug Gass is focused on service, whether through his past work as a Peace Corps Volunteer or in his current work with AmeriCorps through the Stevenson Center.
The Stevenson Center has released its full report on Bloomington-Normal racial inequality conducted for Not In Our Town.
Serving with Peace Corps in Botswana, Carolyn Moe builds on her Stevenson Center experiences and inspires the girls in her community.
Hurricane Harvey hit Texas and Louisiana in August devastating the region. Redbirds stepped up and helped with the relief effort.
Peace Corps campus recruiter Hunter Ryan comes to the Stevenson Center from Paraguay, where he engaged with the local community to improve the health and well-being of its members. Now he is educating students about Peace Corps.
The following story was written by student Lindsey Earl about her experience with the Peru Democracy and Human Rights summer trip.
Seven teams of students from the University’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology and the Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development spent a semester gathering statistics for a report for Not in Our Town.
The Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development and the local grassroots organization Not In Our Town will unveil a major study on inequality in Bloomington-Normal on Tuesday, May 9.
