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One year ago… Only a year ago… A year ago I wrote a grant for AmeriCorps*VISTA funding through Oregon Campus Compact to launch the Marylhurst Service Program. We received funding. We posted the job description. And we hired someone great! And now, one year later, we are launching our first major campus-wide service activity, the [...]

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This fall we have two new AmeriCorps volunteers working at Marylhurst, and I want to share some information about their programs as well as about our university’s partnership with AmeriCorps. First – what is AmeriCorps? AmeriCorps helps communities meet their education, public safety, human or environmental needs through service. Olivia Yeung is our new Alumni [...]

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Wanna know what I’m totally excited about? I wrote about this earlier, and here we go: AmeriCorps/VISTA – MARYLHURST UNIVERSITY SERVICE PROGRAM COORDINATOR SUMMARY OF POSITION: The Marylhurst University Service Program Coordinator will develop and facilitate three service-oriented programs at the University: 1) service-oriented partnerships between the University and other organizations; 2) service-oriented activities for [...]

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I am writing a grant for an AmeriCorps position to help coordinate service-related activities at my university, and we’ve just identified the three main components of the job description: 1) Develop and coordinate service learning curriculum / pedagogy across the University; 2) Facilitate campus-based, service-oriented activities (food drives, outreach, etc.); 3) Develop service-oriented strategic partnerships [...]

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