Welcome to Student Services

Admissions	Advising	Athletics	Career Services	Counseling	Disability Services
EDGE Testing	Financial Aid	Online Services	Policies	Records	Student Life
Online Orientation	FERPA Training for Student Workers	Job and Career Search	Student Newspaper	Blogs	Parents and Family

Students in Service

Program Information and Enrollment

Are you ready to earn over $1,100 in scholarship in exchange for volunteering in our community? In fact, if you are already engaged in volunteering or service learning for a degree program, you may be able to use the hours you are required to document for your program towards earning this scholarship.

The Students in Service program is a part-time AmeriCorps program that encourages and supports college and university students to enroll as part-time AmeriCorps members who provide valuable service in their communities. Student members serve in partnership with schools and community-based organizations in the areas of education, human services, the environment, public safety, and community development.

SIS Challenge: We challenge you to think about what it means to you to be a civically engaged citizen and why it is important now and in the future?

Benefits

Education award that can be used for education expenses or loan payments upon completion of term
Improved workforce skills
Developed civic skills, attitudes, and habits
Making a difference in your community
Earn enough scholarship to pay for a semester of college

Becoming part of the AmeriCorps national service network that improves lives and strengthens communities throughout the United States

Deadline

Slots in the program are allocated on an ongoing basis, but the majority of slots are filled in fall quarter. For priority consideration for the fall round of admits, please have your application in by October 15, 2010.

Eligibility and Application

Any student enrolled at West Virginia University at Parkersburg who is a U.S. citizen with legitimate service sites whose service is for the public good. See the Students in Service website for more information on what qualifies for a service site.

Students are not guaranteed a slot in Students in Service. You must submit an application to the Student Services office (1209, Main Building, Parkersburg) by October 15, 2010 for slots that are awarded yearly.

A mandatory in-person orientation will occur at the in Parkersburg once this year's participants are chosen. Students must attend one of these orientations. Alternate arrangements may be possible.

Additional slots may be available in winter and spring quarters, depending on availability.

Terms

The Students in Service program offers each student member the opportunity to choose one of three terms of service (essentially, the number of hours s/he agrees to serve). The Education Award amount varies, depending on the term of service. These are new award amounts for enrollments in the 2010-2011 grant year. Previous enrollments will receive the amounts set under the old grant agreements.

300 Hour Term of Service = $ 1,132 Education Award

Links

New Page 1

Return to Student Services

Back