Breaking News: AMERICORPS ALUMS Releases New National Survey of Alumni of All AmeriCorps Programs; Uncovers High Career and Education Goals, Identifies Gaps in Professional Development Supports. Read the Press Release Here.
Today’s post is from our July 2014 Career Newsletter sponsor
Concordia University, St. Paul. Concordia University, St. Paul
(CSP) provides $5,000 to AmeriCorps graduates who enroll in any CSP
undergraduate or graduate program. Founded nearly 125 years ago as
an institution dedicated to service-minded students, we highly
value AmeriCorps Alums for their interest in service […]
For Immediate Release: July 29, 2014 Contact: Maria Caruso
AmeriCorps Alums Communications Coordinator
maria@americorpsalums.org 678-399-2481 (Atlanta, July 2014) — In
what’s believed to be the first and most far-reaching offer of its
kind, Concordia University, St. Paul in Minnesota has announced
today that it will extend a $5,000 scholarship to any AmeriCorps
alumni accepted into […]
Today’s guest post comes to us from Patrick McLoughlin,
AmeriCorps Alumni (2010-2011) serving with the Homeless and Housing
Coalition of Kentucky with the Build Corps team. He currently works
in construction management in Chicago, Illinois, and recently
co-founded Build Abroad. Patrick received his B.A. in Architecture
from Miami University with a minor in entrepreneurship. During
his […]
Today’s post comes from AmeriCorps Alums Co-Executive
Directors, Mary Bruce and Ben Duda. On June 23, 2014, The
United States Conference of
Mayors unanimously endorsed national service as a
“cost-effective strategy to meet city needs” in the 82nd
Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas. Join us in thanking
your Mayors for placing “a priority on hiring AmeriCorps
Alumni who have gained valuable skills, including […]
Today’s guest post comes from Jamiel L. Alexander (YouthBuild
AmeriCorps, 2001-2002, and AmeriCorps Supervisor 2002-2004). He
currently serves as President of YouthBuild USA’s National Alumni
Council and Aspen Institute’s Opportunity Youth Incentive Fund
Leadership Council I was sitting in a Business Management
class during this summer semester while my professor was giving a
lecture. As […]
Today’s guest post comes from Winston Fiore who served in the
Marines and AmeriCorps (Marines 2004-2006; AmeriCorps NCCC, 2003)
and was originally published as “Why Clefts?” on The Smile Trek
website. Winston embarked on a 5,000 mile walk through Southeast
Asia in an effort to raise funds for facial-reconstructive
surgeries in the developing world. Read […]
Today’s post comes from AmeriCorps Alums Co-Executive
Directors, Mary Bruce and Ben Duda. On June 23, 2014, The
United States Conference of
Mayors unanimously endorsed national service as a
“cost-effective strategy to meet city needs” in the 82nd
Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas. Join us in thanking
your Mayors for placing “a priority on hiring AmeriCorps
Alumni who have gained valuable skills, including […]
Today’s guest post comes from Jamiel L. Alexander (YouthBuild
AmeriCorps, 2001-2002, and AmeriCorps Supervisor 2002-2004). He
currently serves as President of YouthBuild USA’s National Alumni
Council and Aspen Institute’s Opportunity Youth Incentive Fund
Leadership Council I was sitting in a Business Management
class during this summer semester while my professor was giving a
lecture. As […]
Today’s guest post comes from Winston Fiore who served in the
Marines and AmeriCorps (Marines 2004-2006; AmeriCorps NCCC, 2003)
and was originally published as “Why Clefts?” on The Smile Trek
website. Winston embarked on a 5,000 mile walk through Southeast
Asia in an effort to raise funds for facial-reconstructive
surgeries in the developing world. Read […]
Today’s guest post comes from Winston Fiore who served in the
Marines and AmeriCorps (Marines 2004-2006; AmeriCorps NCCC, 2003)
and was originally published as “Why Clefts?” on The Smile Trek
website. Winston embarked on a 5,000 mile walk through Southeast
Asia in an effort to raise funds for facial-reconstructive
surgeries in the developing world. Read […]
Today’s guest post comes from Crystal Vitagliano, an
AmeriCorps and Peace Corps Alum, who works in international
development. This blog is the first in our International Career
Series sponsored by IPSL that profiles leading alumni of
AmeriCorps working in international and intercultural
careers. Imagine your first day of work in your international
career. Picture waking up […]
Today’s guest post comes from Abby Flottemesch (AmeriCorps
VISTA, 2002-2003, and Atlas Corps Fellow, 2008-2009). She currently
serves as Chief Development & Engagement Officer for Atlas
Corps. The modern family is a term with an evolving definition. It
is also the basic unit of our society, whether in the United
States, Brazil, China or the world. […]
Today’s guest post comes from Crystal Vitagliano, an
AmeriCorps and Peace Corps Alum, who works in international
development. This blog is the first in our International Career
Series sponsored by IPSL that profiles leading alumni of
AmeriCorps working in international and intercultural
careers. Imagine your first day of work in your international
career. Picture waking up […]
Today’s guest post comes from Abby Flottemesch (AmeriCorps
VISTA, 2002-2003, and Atlas Corps Fellow, 2008-2009). She currently
serves as Chief Development & Engagement Officer for Atlas
Corps. The modern family is a term with an evolving definition. It
is also the basic unit of our society, whether in the United
States, Brazil, China or the world. […]
Today’s post is sponsored by The Evergreen State College in
Olympia, Washington, a progressive, public liberal arts and
sciences college. Evergreen waives application fees for all
AmeriCorps Alums and offers Alums
eligibility for scholarships that equal up to
one quarter of resident tuition per year. As an
AmeriCorps member, you devoted yourself to serving others. You
can take the next step in your […]
Today’s post from Ben Duda and Mary Bruce originally ran on
the Huffington Post website on June 5, 2014. Maya spent
1,700 hours serving her country with AmeriCorps. And now, she’s
ready to launch a career that will change the world. Or, she’s out
of luck, out of work, and about to join the estimated 6.7 […]
National service is building momentum this summer as
AmeriCorps’ 20th anniversary approaches. In case you missed them,
here’s a roundup of some of the stories and upcoming events
spotlighted in the national news recently. Alums Co-Executive
Director, Mary Bruce, featured on Huff Post Live Mary Bruce and
Zach Maurin, the Executive Director of Service Nation, ask,
[…]
Today’s post is sponsored by MPH@GW, the online Master
of Public Health program from the Milken Institute School of Public
Health at the George Washington University. AmeriCorps alumni
members who are accepted and enroll in MPH@GW are eligible for a
$5,000 academic scholarship. Like many AmeriCorps alumni, Zach
Patinkin is passionate about improving the […]
National service is building momentum this summer as
AmeriCorps’ 20th anniversary approaches. In case you missed them,
here’s a roundup of some of the stories and upcoming events
spotlighted in the national news recently. Alums Co-Executive
Director, Mary Bruce, featured on Huff Post Live Mary Bruce and
Zach Maurin, the Executive Director of Service Nation, ask,
[…]
Today’s post is sponsored by MPH@GW, the online Master
of Public Health program from the Milken Institute School of Public
Health at the George Washington University. AmeriCorps alumni
members who are accepted and enroll in MPH@GW are eligible for a
$5,000 academic scholarship. Like many AmeriCorps alumni, Zach
Patinkin is passionate about improving the […]
Today’s blog post comes from our “Ask the Career Coach”
Column by Denise Riebman (AmeriCorps ’94), Director of Career
Development and Alumni Services for the Trachtenberg School of
Public Policy and Public Administration at George
Washington University. Denise regularly takes questions from our
LinkedIn Group and responds in our “Ask the Career Coach”
column. If you have a question […]
National service is building momentum this summer as
AmeriCorps’ 20th anniversary approaches. In case you missed them,
here’s a roundup of some of the stories and upcoming events
spotlighted in the national news recently. Alums Co-Executive
Director, Mary Bruce, featured on Huff Post Live Mary Bruce and
Zach Maurin, the Executive Director of Service Nation, ask,
[…]
Today’s post is sponsored by MPH@GW, the online Master
of Public Health program from the Milken Institute School of Public
Health at the George Washington University. AmeriCorps alumni
members who are accepted and enroll in MPH@GW are eligible for a
$5,000 academic scholarship. Like many AmeriCorps alumni, Zach
Patinkin is passionate about improving the […]
Today’s blog post comes from our “Ask the Career Coach”
Column by Denise Riebman (AmeriCorps ’94), Director of Career
Development and Alumni Services for the Trachtenberg School of
Public Policy and Public Administration at George
Washington University. Denise regularly takes questions from our
LinkedIn Group and responds in our “Ask the Career Coach”
column. If you have a question […]
National service is building momentum this summer as
AmeriCorps’ 20th anniversary approaches. In case you missed them,
here’s a roundup of some of the stories and upcoming events
spotlighted in the national news recently. Alums Co-Executive
Director, Mary Bruce, featured on Huff Post Live Mary Bruce and
Zach Maurin, the Executive Director of Service Nation, ask,
[…]
Today’s post is sponsored by MPH@GW, the online Master
of Public Health program from the Milken Institute School of Public
Health at the George Washington University. AmeriCorps alumni
members who are accepted and enroll in MPH@GW are eligible for a
$5,000 academic scholarship. Like many AmeriCorps alumni, Zach
Patinkin is passionate about improving the […]
Today’s blog post comes from our “Ask the Career Coach”
Column by Denise Riebman (AmeriCorps ’94), Director of Career
Development and Alumni Services for the Trachtenberg School of
Public Policy and Public Administration at George
Washington University. Denise regularly takes questions from our
LinkedIn Group and responds in our “Ask the Career Coach”
column. If you have a question […]
