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Exam2Jobs.com

Communications — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:50:54 +0000

This website provides certification exam help for test takers who also need job search assistance and job hunting tips for certified professionals.

Scholarships

Communications — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:06:45 +0000

SchoolSoup’s research team has accumulated the largest college scholarship database online. Our search engine will find college scholarships that match your student profile by searching over 250,000 scholarships (private and college specific).

Am I Missing Something?

compact339-admin — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:06:46 +0000

http://www.representativedemocracy.org/repdem_documents/ADTannouncement.htm

As part of a broad effort to foster stronger youth dialogue on the workings of representative democracy, The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) and its Trust for Representative Democracy, with the Alliance for Representative Democracy, is launching a new national public service campaign entitled Am I Missing Something?

The campaign features students tackling misconceptions about representative democracy by enumerating the benefits of participation, illustrating how complex issues require compromise, and discovering why diverse interests all having a voice in the democratic process is important. Am I Missing Something? is part of a larger campaign geared toward engaging the emerging generation in a dialogue about the workings of representative democracy.

College Cost Reduction & Access Act: Public Service Loan Forgiveness

compact339-admin — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:03:58 +0000

Guide to the Cost Reduction & Access Act

Campus Compact’s guide to legislation affecting student loan forgiveness, including descriptions of key provisions, FAQs, and tips for making the most of the new loan forgiveness programs.

Talloires 24 Student Discussion Series on Civic Engagement

tdomf_26a6d — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:30:12 +0000

Once a month, the Talloires Network hosts an online discussion on topics related to civic engagement and students’ experiences in initiating and managing community outreach projects.

Join Talloires Network staff, Student Peer Advisors, and students from around the world to share challenges and new ideas for creating positive change.

E-mail us to sign up for the Talloires 24 Student Discussion Series listserv.

Volunteer from Home to Help Disaster Victims

tdomf_26a6d — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:45:33 +0000

Get community service by doing volunteer work for Katrina’s Angels at home. Do on-line research. Find or develop resource lists for survivors. Contact info {at} katrinasangels(.)org for more information. Requirements: Must be computer-savvy, able to use programs like Microsoft Word. Training will be provided. Students earn Community Service Credits. Other volunteer opportunities also available.

Katrina’s Angels is a national nonprofit volunteer effort that is driven by the generosity of people wanting to make a difference for those communities affected by federally and state-declared disasters.

Habitat for Humanity’s Global Village Program

compact339-admin — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:55:39 +0000

Habitat for Humanity International’s Global Village trips offer participants the unique privilege to become active partners with people of another culture. Team members work alongside members of the host community and get to know another culture in a way very few can.

Global Village volunteers have the opportunity to participate in local cultural activities, help raise awareness of the burden of poverty housing and, of course, further Habitat’s mission to build decent, affordable housing worldwide.

Jobs for Change

compact339-admin — Thu, 14 May 2009 18:49:29 +0000

Jobs for Change seeks to spark a nationwide movement toward careers in the nonprofit, government, and social enterprise sectors. The Jobs for Change website offers job listings, a blog, and career advice from seasoned career guides who are available to answer readers’ questions. Campus Compact is partnering with Jobs for Change to bring public service job opportunities to graduating students and AmeriCorps alums.

Research University Engaged Scholarship Toolkit

compact339-admin — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:04:58 +0000

This toolkit offers a guide to the best resources on engaged scholarship, along with models, exemplars, and original essays. Developed by The Research University Civic Engagement Network (TRUCEN), for which Campus Compact serves as coordinator, the toolkit offers information and resources for all institutions seeking to implement or expand engaged scholarship on campus. (Updated 2010)

Change.org

compact339-admin — Thu, 07 May 2009 16:15:25 +0000

Change.org raises awareness about important causes and empowers people to take action with leading nonprofits. The site offers information and blogs about issues such as education, social entrepreneurship, poverty, health care and others, as well specific action items to help make positive social change.

Hesselbein Student Leadership Summit

compact339-admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:30:00 +0000

Join 50 top student leaders from across the United States at the University of Pittsburgh to learn how to be effective, ethical, and innovative leaders. Participants will take part in mentoring communities with renowned leaders who will share their expertise and facilitate advanced training. Students will emerge from the academy with the skills and experience to excel in various leadership capacities.

Apply online by April 15 at http://www.hesselbein.pitt.edu/student-leadership/apply.php

Imagining America’s PAGE (Publicly Active Graduate Education) Fellows

tdomf_26a6d — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:30:32 +0000

Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life invites graduate students in the arts, humanities, and design with a demonstrated interest in public engagement to apply to be PAGE Fellows at Imagining America’s 2009 national conference, “Culture, Crisis, and Recovery,” October 1-3, 2009, in New Orleans. First-time Fellows will receive a $600 stipend to attend the conference and will have their conference registration fee waived; will attend the day-long, pre-conference PAGE Summit (Thursday, October 1st), devoted to sharing the theoretical and practical language with which to articulate public scholarship; will attend the general conference sessions; will have an opportunity for individual mentorship with leaders in the field of public cultural practice; and will be invited to participate in the conference’s poster session on Friday, October 2nd. Returning Fellows will receive a $300 stipend.

International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE) Graduate Student Network

compact339-admin — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:22:46 +0000

The Graduate Student Network (GSN) is for graduate students who are interested in advancing research on service-learning and community engagement. The GSN is an affiliate group of the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE) and provides a graduate-student only listserv, mentoring opportunities, and research advancement and professional development workshops at the annual IARSLCE conference. With questions or to join, please e-mail Emily Janke and include your graduate program and institution.

Nepal volunteer work

tdomf_26a6d — Fri, 16 May 2008 10:10:25 +0000

BVO offers meaningful volunteer opportunities aiming to find alternative solutions to issues of education, Orphanage Homes, Health, and Environment. Through volunteering, volunteers can develop solutions to issues in the Nepali community and also experience a memorable and unique adventure.

How To Get A Job in the Nonprofit Sector

tdomf_26a6d — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:32:04 +0000

A guide for college students seeking employment opportunities in the nonprofit fields. Published by Ohio Campus Compact & Ohio Association of Nonprofits.

Speak On It

tdomf_26a6d — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:59:05 +0000

Speak On It is the only nationally televisied talk show that is geared towards providing a positive platform for young men and women of Generations X and Y (18-35) to voice thier opionions freely and offer solutions to various political, social, and relevant issues of our day.

Speak On It also visits at least two college campuses per year and can be viewed in Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Washington DC, Long Beach, Berkeley, and on-line.

America’s Heritage: An Adventure in Liberty

tdomf_26a6d — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:24:49 +0000

The American Heritage Education Foundation (AHEF) is pleased to offer the free supplemental civic/social studies lesson plan resource, America’s Heritage: An Adventure in Liberty, to K-12 college/university education programs and student teachers. Collaboratively developed by administrators, educators, and community service organizations, America’s Heritage assists teachers in educating young people about America’s factual, philosophical heritage based on themes of freedom, unity, progress, and responsibility.

Context Journal

tdomf_26a6d — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:53:10 +0000

A student-run, online, peer-reviewed journal that highlights the exceptional work of health students in the community and recognizes insightful, well-designed evaluations of student-initiated programs.

Habitat for Humanity’s Collegiate Challenge

tdomf_26a6d — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:08:05 +0000

Collegiate Challenge is Habitat for Humanity’s year-round alternative break program that provides opportunities for students from youth groups, high schools and colleges to spend a week of their school break building a house in partnership with a Habitat for Humanity affiliate in the United States.

Idealist (Action Without Borders)

tdomf_26a6d — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:05:14 +0000

Action Without Borders connects people, organizations, and resources to help build a world where all people can live free and dignified lives.