Rotary

"Rotary set me on a course that I am still continuing. If I had not gone to the United States as an Ambassadorial Scholar, I don't think I would have pursued the study of International Relations."
—Sadako Ogata, Former United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees, Foundation Scholar, 1951-52

Rotary is a worldwide organization of business and professional leaders that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world. Approximately 1.2 million Rotarians belong to more than 32,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas.

Rotary offers a broad range of humanitarian, intercultural, and educational programs and activities designed to improve the human condition and advance the organization's ultimate goal of world understanding and peace. Nine structured programs and nine service opportunities help clubs and districts achieve their service goals in their own communities and in communities abroad, fostering fellowship and goodwill in the process.

Rotary also runs a number of educational programs that will be of particular interest to college-age students and recent graduates, such as the Ambassadorial Scholarships and the Rotary World Peace Fellow program, for which 60 Fellows are selected to study at one of the six Rotary Centers worldwide. Fellows will begin master's-level degree programs in conflict resolution, peace studies, and international relations at one of the six Rotary Centers.

Duke University, a sponsor of Abroad View, houses the Duke-UNC Rotary Center for International Studies in Peace and Conflict Resolution. Each year the Center selects and trains Rotary Peace Fellows based on their ability to have a significant, positive impact on world peace and conflict resolution during their future careers.

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