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3/19/01

ST. LAWRENCE IN TOP 10 SCHOOLS WITH VOLUNTEERS IN PEACE CORPS

CANTON -- St. Lawrence University is among the top 10 small colleges 
and universities in the country with the largest number of volunteers 
currently serving overseas in the Peace Corps.
	The Peace Corps compiles the list annually, of schools with 
less than 5,000 undergraduates. St. Lawrence is tied for ninth on the 
list, with 14 alumni now serving as Peace Corps volunteers.
	"The strong showing of colleges from so many different parts of 
the country illustrates that many students today are solidly dedicated to 
service and deeply value the unique experience the Peace Corps offers," 
said Peace Corps Acting Director Charles Baquet III of the list. "And 
through their volunteer work overseas, Americans throughout this country 
are able to learn more about the work in this era of globalization."
	Established in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy, the Peace Corps 
has sent over 161,000 trained volunteers to 134 countries. In 2001, more 
than 7,300 volunteers and trainees -- the highest level in 26 years -- 
are serving in 78 countries around the world by working to help fight 
hunger, bring clean water to communities, teach children, help start new 
small businesses and stop the spread of AIDS. During its 40th anniversary 
year, the Peace Corps hopes to boost the number of volunteers by 25 percent.
	The top 10 small colleges and universities, by number of alumni 
volunteers, are:

	1. Middlebury College, 32 volunteers
	2. Tufts University, 22 volunteers
	3. Colby College, 21 volunteers
	4. Johns Hopkins University, Dartmouth College, Whitman College (tie), 
19 volunteers
	5. University of Chicago, St. Olaf College (tie), 18 volunteers
	6. Willamette University, Smith College (tie), 17 volunteers
	7. Pomona College, Colgate University, Mary Washington College, Oberlin 
College, Brandeis University, Colorado College (tie), 16 volunteers
	8. Vassar College, Wake Forest University, Macalester College, Bowdoin 
College, Bates College, Wellesley College (tie), 15 volunteers
	9. University of Puget Sound, Evergreen State College, Dickinson College, 
St. Lawrence University, Santa Clara University, Williams College, 
Hamilton College (tie), 14 volunteers
	10. University of San Francisco, Seattle University, Haverford College, 
Gettysburg College, Bucknell University, Carleton College (tie), 13 volunteers

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