Wes Marcum-Mullins (right) is now a Youth Development volunteer working with at risk youth.

Wes Marcum-Mullins, a graduate of the Middle Tennessee State University is currently serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Caribbean country of Antigua.

Wes, who is from Franklin, Tenn., graduated with a degree in Recording Industry and is now a Youth Development volunteer working with at risk youth.

“My main assignment here is to start and assist music programs, and the primary school I was at did not have a music program,” Marcum-Mullins said. He started a program and is now working with other schools to start similar programs.

Marcum-Mullins has had to get used to a much different way of live in Antigua.

“It is not to uncommon to see a pack of cows, lamb, goats, a few donkeys, or horses simply hanging out in the street, walking into your yard, or chillin’ on the beach.”

Marcum-Mullins also wants to encourage others to volunteer with Peace Corps.

“Service to the Peace Corps has been a very intense and eye opening experience,” he said. “It is something that I will carry with me my whole life. It is a very worthwhile endeavor and it is something most people in the United States could benefit from.”

Wes is one of seven MTSU graduates currently serving in Peace Corps. Seventy-three Middle Tennessee State University alumni have served in Peace Corps.

There are more than 100 residents from Tennessee currently serving in the Peace Corps. More than 15,000 Tennessee residents have served in the Peace Corps since 1961.

Peace Corps is now actively recruiting MTSU students for thousands of new positions overseas.

Peace Corps recruiter Toby Rowell will visit the campus in September to speak with students about his own experiences as a volunteer and to explain the many opportunities available overseas.

Peace Corps Volunteers work in cooperation with local governments, schools, and entrepreneurs to create sustainable community-based projects.

Peace Corps offers meaningful public service opportunities in 76 countries around the world for qualified Americans age 18 and over. There is no upper age limit to service.

Visit www.peacecorps.gov for more information.