Welcome
Montana Campus Corps:
College Students Meeting Critical Community Needs

Welcome to the Montana Campus Corps Portal!

Here, you can learn more about the Campus Corps AmeriCorps program, Apply to Serve, log in to your personal Campus Corps Portal account and connect with Campus Corps members from throughout Montana.

Are you a student wishing to apply for a Campus Corps position at your campus?  Click Apply to Serve or participate in a Pre-Service Orientation presentation.  If you're already a member and want to know more about your service commitments, check out the 2011-2012 Member Agreement.

Are you an agency representative at a Campus Corps service site?  Click here to complete the Community Partner Survey.

Check back often to stay connected and up-to-date on AmeriCorps service and student engagement at Montana's college and university campuses. 

The mission of Montana Campus Corps is to actively engage college students in meeting community-identified needs through meaningful service.  The program is sponsored by the Montana Campus Compact, a network of 19 college and university campuses located throughout Montana and committed to renewing the public purposes of higher education.

  
News
Fewer college students volunteer their time
According to a recent article in the Shreveport Times (Shreveport, LA), the percentage of college students who volunteer is declining, reflecting an overall drop in volunteerism nationally. In 2010, 26.1 percent of college students around the United States volunteered, about on par with the overall percentage of Americans who volunteered that year. College student volunteerism peaked at 31.2 percent in 2004, according to the Corporation for National and Community Service.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service 2012
MLK, Jr. Day was a great success for communities across Montana! Campus Corps programs hosted a variety of exceptional service events to honor the legacy of Dr. King, embracing the idea that the holiday be a "day on, not a day off".
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Corps Members Receive Honors
Several Campus Corps members were recognized on April 17 at this year's Spring Summit event in Dillon. Congratulations to Lindsey Jacobsen (MSUB), Shelby Frye (MSU), Wendy Jeschke (FVCC), Jamie Diehl (MSU) and Jon Stephani (UMW)!
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Great Stories
Being a teacher by Corey Ledbetter
Part of my service was teaching an eighty hour Outdoor Emergency Care course to Ski Patrol/Search and Rescue. I was very worried about my skills as a... [ READ MORE ]
Grateful by Sadie Russell
As a nursing student, I had worked in the Emergency Department and ICU at one of my clinical sites. I was involved in a few tragic situations and some... [ READ MORE ]
volunteering by Kelsey Manchester
Through my time in the nursing program at Montana Tech it has been great to develop a professional attitude through clinical experience. The clinical ... [ READ MORE ]
Bringing a neighborhood together. by Kelsey Redmond
This past summer I was the Community Garden Assistant for Garden City Harvest. My tasks were to take care of the 2nd st garden as well as assist in ca... [ READ MORE ]
Working With LGBTQ Youth by Seth Hershman
During my time of service at The National Coalition Building Institute of Missoula I got the amazing opportunity to work with numerous youth, specific... [ READ MORE ]