{"id":28427,"date":"2019-10-02T09:17:22","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T13:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=28427"},"modified":"2019-10-07T10:25:32","modified_gmt":"2019-10-07T14:25:32","slug":"university-of-tennessee-at-chattanooga-alum-begins-peace-corps-service-in-eswatini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2019\/10\/university-of-tennessee-at-chattanooga-alum-begins-peace-corps-service-in-eswatini\/","title":{"rendered":"UTC alum begins Peace Corps service in Africa&#8217;s Eswatini"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_28428\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"28428\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2019\/10\/university-of-tennessee-at-chattanooga-alum-begins-peace-corps-service-in-eswatini\/photo_hometowner_blackstockmackenzie_2019-09-24_001-copy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/10\/Photo_Hometowner_BlackstockMackenzie_2019.09.24_001-copy.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"960,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Photo_Hometowner_BlackstockMackenzie_2019.09.24_001 copy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mackenzie Blackstock holding the Eswatini flag&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/10\/Photo_Hometowner_BlackstockMackenzie_2019.09.24_001-copy-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-28428\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/10\/Photo_Hometowner_BlackstockMackenzie_2019.09.24_001-copy-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/10\/Photo_Hometowner_BlackstockMackenzie_2019.09.24_001-copy-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/10\/Photo_Hometowner_BlackstockMackenzie_2019.09.24_001-copy-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/10\/Photo_Hometowner_BlackstockMackenzie_2019.09.24_001-copy-580x773.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/10\/Photo_Hometowner_BlackstockMackenzie_2019.09.24_001-copy-610x813.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/10\/Photo_Hometowner_BlackstockMackenzie_2019.09.24_001-copy-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/10\/Photo_Hometowner_BlackstockMackenzie_2019.09.24_001-copy-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/10\/Photo_Hometowner_BlackstockMackenzie_2019.09.24_001-copy.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mackenzie Blackstock holding the Eswatini flag.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>University of Tennessee at Chattanooga alumnus Mackenzie\u00a0Blackstock has been accepted into the Peace Corps in the African country of Eswatini. She will serve as a community HIV\/AIDS mitigation officer volunteer for 27 months. Her appointment starts at the end of September 2019. <b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The opportunity allows for her to make a lasting impact, says Blackstock, a general biology major from Spring Hill, Tenn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeace Corps allows me to work at a grassroots level for an extended period of time, and I think that this will provide me with the greatest opportunity to make a lasting difference,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>She\u00a0will work in cooperation with the local people and partner organizations on sustainable, community-based development projects that improve the lives of people in Eswatini, known as Swaziland until 2018.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am so pleased to have been assigned to Eswatini,\u201d Blackstock says. \u201cFriends who have traveled there in the past have spoken very highly of the people in Eswatini. I hear that they are some of the kindest and most welcoming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Working in the country will help her develop leadership, technical and cross-cultural skills that will give her a competitive edge when she returns home, she says. She enjoys working in the medical field and plans to continue her education after her Peace Corps commitment is finished.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am thrilled that I have the chance to work alongside clinics in Eswatini,\u201d she says. \u201cI hope that my work there will provide me with a foundation to further my education.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>The Peace Corps<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Peace Corps sends Americans around the world to work with communities and create lasting change. Since President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps in 1961, more than 235,000 Americans of all ages have served in 141 countries worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Volunteers address challenges in education, health, community economic development, agriculture, the environment, and youth development.<\/p>\n<p>Applicants have the option of choosing to serve where the need for their skills is greatest or applying directly to open programs in specific countries and regions. Accepted applicants live with host families and receive three months of training before being assigned to a community.<\/p>\n<p>Tennessee\u00a0has\u00a082\u00a0residents currently serving as Peace Corps volunteers, four of whom are UTC graduates. More than\u00a0100\u00a0UTC alumni have served since Peace Corps.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about how to get involved with the Peace Corps, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.peacecorps.gov\/\">www.peacecorps.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UTC alumnus Mackenzie\u00a0Blackstock has been accepted into the Peace Corps in the African country of Eswatini.<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><span><a class=\"more-link button text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2019\/10\/university-of-tennessee-at-chattanooga-alum-begins-peace-corps-service-in-eswatini\/\"><span>Continue Reading <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1364,"featured_media":28434,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_slider":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_featurette":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-28427","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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