Savannah State University is launching the first ever certificate in global citizenship in collaboration with the Peace Corps. As an official preparatory institution, students can gain the knowledge needed to volunteer and become prequalified for the Peace Corps, if they choose.

SSU will welcome Laura Chambers, chief of staff of the Peace Corps, as well as other officials, to campus on Monday, October 31. The visit is part of a national tour to recruit volunteers at SSU, using Savannah State’s distinctive global citizenship program as a model for other colleges and universities.

After a meeting with administrators, students are invited to attend a panel in the Torian Auditorium in the Howard Jordan building at 3:30 p.m. The panel will include Chambers, as well as Tammi Ferguson, program analyst with the White House Initiative for HBCUs; and Pauline Simmons, regional coordinator of foreign agricultural service for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Myles Lamar ‘04, who studied computer science technology at SSU, has been volunteering in Tanzania, teaching mathematics to grades 10 and 11. He will Skype in to share stories about his experience. Martez Reynolds, a biology major who will graduate in December 2016, has decided to join the Peace Corps after graduation and will be sworn in as a volunteer during the presentation.