Colloquium Examines Peace Corps and Intercultural Connections

Global Issues Colloquium first spring event “Peace Corps Service and Intercultural Connections from West Africa to the Midwest” will take place 7 p.m. Jan. 28 on Zoom.

This presentation will feature alumni Brendan Loula who served in the Peace Corps for two years after graduating from Truman. Once his term of service was up, he went on to be hired as the first Mandinka language bilingual resource specialist for the Madison Metropolitan School District. Loula will share his experiences in the Peace Corps and as a Bilingual Resource Specialist and how they have influenced his career as a researcher and educator.

For further information visit the Global Colloquium’s webpage at globalissues.truman.edu.