“…it is time not just for compassionate words, but compassionate actions …”
– Marian Wright Edelman
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The Midwest Campus Compact Citizen-Scholars Fellowship Program (M3C Fellows) is a fun and exciting job opportunity at St. Norbert College. The M3C Fellows are a team of primarily first-year students committed to community service and leadership development. Students accepted into this program are asked to complete the following:
- Serve 300 hours in the Greater Green Bay Area Community and in their home communities as AmeriCorps Citizen-Scholar Fellows (hours requirement met through after-school tutoring at local elementary schools, Emerging Leaders workshops and meetings, independent service, and training sessions).
- Recruit at least 5 volunteers to serve in non-profit (including faith-based) organizations to improve the well being of the community.
- Complete an online Citizenship and Civic Engagement seminar.
Participants work to create positive change in the community through service to organizations, volunteering on local and national service days
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In return for their service in the program, M3C Fellows receive
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$1,000 AmeriCorps education award
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Receive Federal Work-Study pay of for time spent tutoring
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Be part of a dynamic team of first-year students and LSE staff
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Opportunity to apply for a partial scholarship for winter or Spring Break Service T.R.I.P.S. (will count toward meeting the required 300 hours)
The Department of Leadership, Service, and Engagement at St. Norbert College has developed this program in conjunction with Midwest Campus Compact and AmeriCorps. The M3C Fellows program is located at campuses throughout Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Kansas, Ohio, and Missouri. The program is supported by a grant from the Corporation for National Community Service and managed by Midwest Campus Compact. |
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