{"64007":{"#nid":"64007","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech earns ranking on Peace Corps 2011 top universities list","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is ranked on the\n2011 Peace Corps top 25 list of medium-sized American universities producing\nPeace Corps volunteers. With 22 alumni currently serving as Peace Corps\nvolunteers, Georgia Tech is No. 24 in the 2011 rankings. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Institute is also ranked 10\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E in the\nSoutheast Region among over 250 colleges and universities of all sizes located\nin Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina and Puerto\nRico.\u0026nbsp; Since Peace Corps was founded in 1961, 240 Georgia Tech alumni have volunteered with the organization.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EApproximately\n8,600 volunteers are currently serving in 77 countries \u2013 a 40-year high,\naccording to the Peace Corps. Celebrating\nits 50\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E anniversary, the Peace Corps was established in 1961 by President\nJohn F. Kennedy to promote world peace and friendship. To learn more about the\nPeace Corps, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.peacecorps.gov\/\u0022\u003Ewww.peacecorps.gov\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Tech is No. 24 in rankings for mid-sized universities"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is ranked on the\n2011 Peace Corps top 25 list of medium-sized American universities producing\nPeace Corps volunteers. With 22 alumni currently serving as Peace Corps\nvolunteers, Georgia Tech is No. 24 in the 2011 rankings.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech is ranked on the 2011 Peace Corps top 25 list of medium-sized American universities producing Peace Corps volunteers."}],"uid":"27281","created_gmt":"2011-02-01 18:10:34","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:06","author":"Lisa Grovenstein","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-02-01T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2011-02-01T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.peacecorps.gov\/","title":"Peace Corps"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"11800","name":"Peace Corps"},{"id":"2456","name":"ranking"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELisa Grovenstein, 404-894-8835\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lisa.grovenstein@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}