Program Overview: The CUNY Service Corps will mobilize CUNY students, faculty and staff to work on projects that improve the short and long-term civic, economic and environmental sustainability of New York City and of its residents and communities. The program’s goals are three-fold: for students to make a meaningful difference through service while gaining valuable real-world work experience, earning a wage, and where appropriate, receiving college credit; for faculty members and staff, through their work with students in the program, to have additional opportunities to apply their expertise to addressing many of the city’s key challenges; and for residents, communities, and project sponsors to realize concrete benefits as a result of CUNY Service Corps projects.
The program is organized around themes that represent both opportunity and need:
A Healthier City: Corps members will address important community and public health issues, such as chronic disease management, childhood obesity, lead poisoning prevention, infant mortality, violence prevention, nutrition, and food security.
A More Resilient and Greener City: Students will support projects related to improving the city’s built and green infrastructure and making it more resistant to storm-related damage.
A Better Educated City: The Corps will offer valuable supports to students of all ages, such as those in early childhood programs (and their families and caretakers), public middle and high school students, fellow CUNY students struggling with academic and personal challenges, and adult students learning English or preparing to take the High School Equivalency examination.
An Economically Stronger City: A range of projects will focus on bolstering the economic viability and success of distressed communities within the city.
Eligibility Requirements:
-Be working toward a degree at Kingsborough Community College
-Be enrolled full-time (at least 12 credits) in the current semester and plan to enroll full-time next semester
-Have a cumulative Grade Point Average of at least 2.5
-Have earned at least 24 college credits by the end of winter 2013
-Have passed all remedial courses
-Be able to commit to a full academic year placement- both fall and spring semesters
Compensation:
$12-15 an hour for an average of 12 hours per week
Application Process:
1. Meet the program’s eligibility criteria
2. Have attended a CUNY Service Corp workshop to express interest in the program and learn about the application process
3. Have carefully reviewed the Application Guide & Worksheet and completed the essay writing guide
4. Have completed and saved your answers to the short answer questions in a Word document so that you can easily paste them into the application form
5. Have collected the name, email address, and phone number of your reference so that you can easily fill in this information on the application form
6. Be ready to complete application in one session
Students will need to respond to the following short answer questions:
Describe a project or activity that required a serious commitment from you. How did you handle it? Did anything get in the way of you completing the project? Make sure you describe your commitment as well as the other responsibilities you had to balance. (Limit 150 words)
The program is organized around themes that represent both opportunity and need:
A Healthier City: Corps members will address important community and public health issues, such as chronic disease management, childhood obesity, lead poisoning prevention, infant mortality, violence prevention, nutrition, and food security.
A More Resilient and Greener City: Students will support projects related to improving the city’s built and green infrastructure and making it more resistant to storm-related damage.
A Better Educated City: The Corps will offer valuable supports to students of all ages, such as those in early childhood programs (and their families and caretakers), public middle and high school students, fellow CUNY students struggling with academic and personal challenges, and adult students learning English or preparing to take the High School Equivalency examination.
An Economically Stronger City: A range of projects will focus on bolstering the economic viability and success of distressed communities within the city.
Eligibility Requirements:
-Be working toward a degree at Kingsborough Community College
-Be enrolled full-time (at least 12 credits) in the current semester and plan to enroll full-time next semester
-Have a cumulative Grade Point Average of at least 2.5
-Have earned at least 24 college credits by the end of winter 2013
-Have passed all remedial courses
-Be able to commit to a full academic year placement- both fall and spring semesters
Compensation:
$12-15 an hour for an average of 12 hours per week
Application Process:
1. Meet the program’s eligibility criteria
2. Have attended a CUNY Service Corp workshop to express interest in the program and learn about the application process
3. Have carefully reviewed the Application Guide & Worksheet and completed the essay writing guide
4. Have completed and saved your answers to the short answer questions in a Word document so that you can easily paste them into the application form
5. Have collected the name, email address, and phone number of your reference so that you can easily fill in this information on the application form
6. Be ready to complete application in one session
Students will need to respond to the following short answer questions:
Describe a project or activity that required a serious commitment from you. How did you handle it? Did anything get in the way of you completing the project? Make sure you describe your commitment as well as the other responsibilities you had to balance. (Limit 150 words)
What is one way in which you would like to make NYC a healthier city, a more resilient and greener city, a better educated city, or an economically stronger city? Please connect the idea you describe to your academic and career goals. (Limit 150 words)
Is there anything else you would like the selection committee to consider when reviewing your application? (Limit 150 words)
Information Workshops*:
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 (Room M108)
10am
Monday, May 6, 2013 (Room V202) 11am
12pm
2pm
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 (Room M108)
2pm
4pm
6pm
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 (Room M108) 1pm
3pm
5pm
Thursday, May 16, 2013 (Room V202)
11am
12pm
*Alternate dates may be available. Please email cunyservicecorps@kbcc.cuny.edu or visit C-102
Deadline: May 24, 2013
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT cunyservicecorps@kbcc.cuny.edu
Is there anything else you would like the selection committee to consider when reviewing your application? (Limit 150 words)
Information Workshops*:
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 (Room M108)
10am
Monday, May 6, 2013 (Room V202) 11am
12pm
2pm
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 (Room M108)
2pm
4pm
6pm
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 (Room M108) 1pm
3pm
5pm
Thursday, May 16, 2013 (Room V202)
11am
12pm
*Alternate dates may be available. Please email cunyservicecorps@kbcc.cuny.edu or visit C-102
Deadline: May 24, 2013
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT cunyservicecorps@kbcc.cuny.edu
