SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Nine Union College seniors were recently chosen to represent the college’s next Minerva Fellows program. They will travel the globe to work in developing countries while paired up with a social entrepreneurial organization.

Among those selected was Mark O’Shea of Livermore, Maine, who will travel to Uganda.

The students will work for 11 months and return to the college and live in a Minerva house for one month, where they will participate in a social entrepreneurial course and educate current students about their experiences abroad.

The Minerva Fellows Program is like the college’s own version of the Peace Corps, offering new graduates a chance to travel abroad on a fellowship for their first year out of college and perform meaningful service opportunities for those in need throughout the world. The first group of Minerva Fellows was selected in 2008.