AmeriCorps offers many benefits such as living allowances, education awards, professional development, money for school, and more. There are full-time and part-time positions with volunteer opportunities ranging from teaching the youth in communities to getting out and volunteering in all kinds of projects.
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Stevenson Center welcomes two new employees
The Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development is excited to announce the hiring of a new program coordinator and a new assistant director.
Barbara Schlatter: Bringing service to a new program at ISU
As assistant director for the School of Kinesiology and Recreation, a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (RPCV), and a professor with a career spanning more than 30 years, one could say that Barbara Schlatter has achieved more than most. But she’s not finished yet.
Illinois Business Intelligence provides market research services
Illinois Business Intelligence (IBI), a new service offered through Illinois State University’s Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development, provides free, customized market research intelligence and quality referrals to small businesses and entrepreneurs.
Stevenson Center students assess food insecurity in Bloomington-Normal
During the fall 2012 semester, graduate students in the Community Project Design and Management class collaborated with the Green Top Grocery Co-op.
Peace Corps grad takes closer look at Syrian refugees
A recent graduate of Illinois State’s Peace Corps master’s program says the Syrian refugee crisis he’s studied while working in neighboring Jordan is having a huge impact on the host country and straining the daily lives of its residents.