In celebration of CSU’s commitment to the Peace Corps, SOURCE is looking back at its roots and its future in the lead up to the groundbreaking of a new Peace Corps Tribute Garden on March 1.
A short, early-morning speech by then-presidential candidate John F. Kennedy in October of 1960 led to the signing of an executive order a few months later – and then a call to Colorado State University.
The former CSU faculty member led a project to publish four volumes of essays written by Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and served in the Peace Corps herself in India from 1967 to 1969.