If you can't attend an event, here are two handouts I distribute: Peace Corps Fast Facts, and Benefits of Service.
Whether you are graduating this year, or thinking about the next step in your career, this may be the perfect time to serve. Explore the Peace Corps.
Connect with the Peace Corps recruiter at OSU: Valerie Fronczak | peacecorps@osu.edu
Office: Agricultural Administration Building, Room 025A | 2120 Fyffe Road | Columbus OH 43210. I can meet with students at a central campus location (Ohio Union / Thompson Library, etc.)
During Autumn and Spring Semesters, I hold office hours and tabling events at various locations on campus, or on Zoom.
Spring Semester 2026
Week of January 19th
Tuesday, January 20th
- Online Application Workshop at peacecorps.gov, 12-1pm EST
- Ohio State University Spring Career Fair, 1- 5 pm | Ohio Union
- World Language Career Fair Mixer, 5:30-7pm, Hagerty Hall. This takes place after the OSU Spring Career Fair and is across the street. Join us!
Wednesday, January 21st, 11:30-1pm, Enarson 160. Join the "Radio Marneuli Journalists Speak on the Caucasus" watch party hosted by the OSU Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies. This online event will include a volunteer currently serving in Georgia. I'll be there and available to chat about the Peace Corps after the event.
Wednesday, January 21st & Thursday, January 22nd - Spring 2026 Student Involvement Fair
4-7 p.m. each day | Ohio Union, Archie M. Griffin Grand Ballroom, 2nd floor
Thursday, January 22nd: Office Hours, 12:30-2pm (rescheduled from Friday, January 23rd), 18th Avenue Library, Group Study Room 126
If you are considering serving in the Peace Corps, check out the current openings at peacecorps.gov. Openings have an application deadline. The departure date for the assignment is also shown. In general, you'll leave for your assignment 6-10 months after the application deadline.
2024 Rankings: OSU ranks 9th among historically top volunteer producing colleges and universities
The Peace Corps has announced its rankings of colleges and universities that have produced the highest all-time number of Peace Corps Volunteers since the agency was established in 1961. Ohio State ranks 9th on the list.
Read the full press release here.
A Message from the new OSU Peace Corps Campus Recruiter 
October 2023
The Peace Corps is back. After resuming service in March 2022, over 2300 volunteers are now active in over fifty-three countries. Whether you are a senior looking to serve after graduation, or generally exploring international development work, this is an exciting time to learn how Peace Corps volunteers partner with local communities in Education, Agriculture, Health, Community Economic Development and other areas. Interested seniors should consider applying for positions with the January 1st or April 1st deadlines. Visit the Peace Corps site for more information, or to apply to be a Peace Corps Volunteer.
I am excited to come onboard as the new OSU Campus Recruiter. I'm a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Malawi), and also an OSU alumna. I'll be at campus events throughout the semester. My contact information is listed below.
Valerie Fronczak
OSU Campus Recruiter
peacecorps@osu.edu
Agricultural Administration Building Rm 025A
2120 Fyffe Road
Columbus, OH 43210