Make your application stand out from the rest! Attend this workshop to learn how to browse Volunteer openings, find the right program, and strengthen your Peace Corps application. You will have an opportunity to ask questions about service, learn steps you can take to improve your chances, gain valuable tips to guide you through the application process, and receive personalized help and feedback on your application components. 

This session will be particularly helpful for Spartans hoping to apply for the next Peace Corps deadline on January 1. 

Please bring the following and/or be prepared to work on them during the workshop!

• Outline or draft of your motivation statement (if you have one—we will also have some brainstorming activities to get you started)
• A copy of your resume (or a Peace Corps-specific one if you have it drafted already!)
• Laptop, tablet, or good old-fashioned paper for brainstorming and drafting

We encourage you to come in person! If you are not on campus at that time, you can join us on Zoom.

• Link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/93923951071
• Passcode: PCRO

For questions about this event, contact MSU's Peace Corps Recruiters at msupeace(at)msu.edu.

For more information about MSU's Peace Corps Recruitment Office, visit our website.

Explore Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) by participating in an internship while immersing yourself in the friendly and fascinating Malawian culture.

Program offered for summer 2026.

Information Meeting Scheduled for:

Date:     January 8, 2026

Time:     5:00 pm

Room:   100 International Center

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• Development & Non-Governmental Organizations in Malawi

Explore an area of career interest and broaden your understanding of culture by studying and interning abroad.

Programs offered for summer 2026.

Information Meeting Scheduled for:

Date:     January 14, 2026

Time:     4:30 pm

Zoom:  https://msu.zoom.us/j/99070541423 (passcode: 446011)

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• Internships in Buenos Aires
• Internships in Cape Town
• Internships in Dublin
• Internships in Seoul
• Internships in Tokyo
• Internships in the Kansai Region (Osaka, Kyoto)
• Internship + Study in Barcelona with CEA CAPA
• Internship + Study in London with CEA CAPA
• Internship + Study in Sydney with CEA CAPA

Explore how advertising and public relations (PR) can help build more equitable, transparent, and accessible societies. Advertising and PR in Scandinavia takes students to Oslo, Norway, and Stockholm, Sweden—two locations globally recognized for their strong commitment to achieving equality, accessibility, transparency, and sustainability through business and investment.

Program offered for summer 2026.

Information Meeting Scheduled for:

Date:     January 14, 2026

Time:     5:00 pm

Zoom:   https://msu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_z26CZYjoQYm29kkPYHfbIQ

More information:

• Advertising and Public Relations in Scandinavia

Come join CEES and Fulbright Scholar Kseniia Borodin for a 50-minute introduction to the Ukrainian language! Background on the language to be followed by at least 30 minutes of conversation practice. 

Information Meeting Scheduled for:

Date:     January 16, 2026

Time:     11:00 am

Room:   Kellogg Center, Room L71 (garden-level dining room)

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• Qing Beginnings and the 8 Mother Cuisines of China
• Program offered for summer 2026

Study in the centers for artistic innovation and digital humanities as you explore the creative capitals of London and Edinburgh.

Program offered for summer 2026.

Information Meeting Scheduled for:

Date:     January 16, 2026

Time:     1:00 pm

Zoom:   https://msu.zoom.us/j/92358115747

More information:

• Digital Culture in London and Scotland

Explore how advertising and public relations (PR) can help build more equitable, transparent, and accessible societies. Advertising and PR in Scandinavia takes students to Oslo, Norway, and Stockholm, Sweden—two locations globally recognized for their strong commitment to achieving equality, accessibility, transparency, and sustainability through business and investment.

Program offered for summer 2026.

Information Meeting Scheduled for:

Date:     January 20, 2026

Time:     5:00 pm

Zoom:   https://msu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yxVwcjRvRQmur-4bx9zwhA

More information:

• Advertising and Public Relations in Scandinavia

Eric Freedman, Professor of Journalism - Michigan State University

Abstract

Freedom of religion is considered a fundamental human right, enshrined in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the constitutions of post-Soviet Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. However, in the more than three decades since the USSR collapsed, these countries have failed to adopt any democratic governance and protection of human rights, including religious freedom and press freedom. That failure receives virtually no coverage in domestic media in the Caucasus, largely because of direct and quasi-official government control over media outlets or because of fear of government reprisals. Any coverage of religious repression in the region comes from international news agencies. This study examines how one specialized international news outlet, Forum 18, covers constraints on religious freedom and practice in the region. That lack of coverage also reflects broader barriers to reportage in the region and the inability of its new media to provide information, direct and indirect, about levels of religious repression.

Study in the centers for artistic innovation and digital humanities as you explore the creative capitals of London and Edinburgh.

Program offered for summer 2026.

Information Meeting Scheduled for:

Date:     January 23, 2026

Time:     11:00 am

Zoom:   https://msu.zoom.us/j/92358115747

More information:

• Digital Culture in London and Scotland