{"id":10145,"date":"2018-01-05T08:53:05","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T12:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=10145"},"modified":"2022-03-22T13:46:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T17:46:59","slug":"peace-corps-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/peace-corps-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"Trustee to be Tapped as Peace Corps Chief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kalamazoo College Trustee Josephine \u201cJody\u201d K. Olsen will be nominated to head the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacecorps.gov\">Peace Corps<\/a>, the agency has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacecorps.gov\/news\/library\/president-donald-j-trump-nominates-jody-olsen-be-director-peace-corps\/\">announced<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10150\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10150\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10150\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/01\/OLSEN-PHOTO-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"Peace Corps Chief Nominee Josephine Olsen\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/01\/OLSEN-PHOTO-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/01\/OLSEN-PHOTO-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/01\/OLSEN-PHOTO-600x355.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/01\/OLSEN-PHOTO-500x295.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/01\/OLSEN-PHOTO.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10150\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo provided by University of Maryland, Baltimore &#8211; Peace Corps chief nominee Josephine Olsen is a Kalamazoo College trustee.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A K trustee since 2010, Olsen previously has served as acting director of the Peace Corps and was the agency\u2019s deputy director for seven years. She is currently a visiting professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Social Work. Her pending nomination by President Donald Trump is subject to confirmation by the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Kalamazoo College has a long relationship with the Peace Corps, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/peace-corps\/\">ranking 13th among small schools<\/a> on the agency\u2019s 2017 list of Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities, and hundreds of the College\u2019s alumni have served as volunteers since the Peace Corps was established in 1961.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the confirmation process, Olsen will resign as a trustee. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/about\/gonzalez\/\">College President Jorge G. Gonzalez<\/a> praised her service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJody has been a great asset to our board and I am certain she will provide distinguished leadership for this crucial organization at a time when its work is more important than ever,\u201d he said. \u201cThe Peace Corps has provided many Kalamazoo College graduates opportunities to make the world a better place while also helping them as they launch internationally focused careers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Olsen herself was a Peace Corps volunteer, serving in Tunisia from 1966 to 1968 after her graduation from the University of Utah, where she received a bachelor\u2019s degree in sociology. She also holds a master\u2019s degree and Ph.D. from the University of Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to serving as acting director and deputy director of the Peace Corps, Olsen has been the agency\u2019s chief of staff and regional director for North Africa, the Near East, Asia and the Pacific. She has also directed scholarly and international education organizations and is currently head of the University of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.umaryland.edu\/global\/\">University of Maryland, Baltimore center for Global Education Initiatives<\/a>, which provides experiential learning opportunities with international health organizations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kalamazoo College Trustee Josephine \u201cJody\u201d K. Olsen will be nominated to head the Peace Corps, the agency has announced. A K trustee since 2010, Olsen previously has served as acting director of the Peace Corps and was the agency\u2019s deputy director for seven years. 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Olsen will be nominated to head the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacecorps.gov\">Peace Corps<\/a>, the agency has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacecorps.gov\/news\/library\/president-donald-j-trump-nominates-jody-olsen-be-director-peace-corps\/\">announced<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10150\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10150\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10150\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/01\/OLSEN-PHOTO-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"Peace Corps Chief Nominee Josephine Olsen\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10150\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo provided by University of Maryland, Baltimore &#8211; Peace Corps chief nominee Josephine Olsen is a Kalamazoo College trustee.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A K trustee since 2010, Olsen previously has served as acting director of the Peace Corps and was the agency\u2019s deputy director for seven years. She is currently a visiting professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Social Work. Her pending nomination by President Donald Trump is subject to confirmation by the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Kalamazoo College has a long relationship with the Peace Corps, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/peace-corps\/\">ranking 13th among small schools<\/a> on the agency\u2019s 2017 list of Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities, and hundreds of the College\u2019s alumni have served as volunteers since the Peace Corps was established in 1961.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the confirmation process, Olsen will resign as a trustee. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/about\/gonzalez\/\">College President Jorge G. Gonzalez<\/a> praised her service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJody has been a great asset to our board and I am certain she will provide distinguished leadership for this crucial organization at a time when its work is more important than ever,\u201d he said. \u201cThe Peace Corps has provided many Kalamazoo College graduates opportunities to make the world a better place while also helping them as they launch internationally focused careers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Olsen herself was a Peace Corps volunteer, serving in Tunisia from 1966 to 1968 after her graduation from the University of Utah, where she received a bachelor\u2019s degree in sociology. She also holds a master\u2019s degree and Ph.D. from the University of Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to serving as acting director and deputy director of the Peace Corps, Olsen has been the agency\u2019s chief of staff and regional director for North Africa, the Near East, Asia and the Pacific. She has also directed scholarly and international education organizations and is currently head of the University of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.umaryland.edu\/global\/\">University of Maryland, Baltimore center for Global Education Initiatives<\/a>, which provides experiential learning opportunities with international health organizations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","comment_info":"No Comments","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/147"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10145"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10262,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10145\/revisions\/10262"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10145"},{"taxonomy":"post_format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_formats?post=10145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}