{"id":2698,"date":"2012-04-20T11:30:40","date_gmt":"2012-04-20T18:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ups.edu\/cesblogs\/?p=2698"},"modified":"2017-08-19T12:06:18","modified_gmt":"2017-08-19T12:06:18","slug":"consider-a-year-of-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/2012\/04\/20\/consider-a-year-of-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider a Year of Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Graduation is coming\u2026do you know what you\u2019ll be doing next?<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/files\/2012\/04\/americorps_logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-2699\" style=\"margin: 10px;\" title=\"Don't know what to do after graduation? Or planning to take a year off from further studies or before beginning full-time employment?  Discover how a year or two commitment working in the community can benefit you!\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/files\/2012\/04\/americorps_logo-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/files\/2012\/04\/americorps_logo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/files\/2012\/04\/americorps_logo.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the comments we hear from students:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cI plan to apply to grad school in a year or two.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI want to try a few options before I settle on a career.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMy schoolwork was my priority for the last four years, and I need to get some experience before I look for something long-term.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Are you looking for a meaningful position with a 1-year commitment? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.americorps.gov\/\">AmeriCorps<\/a> may be for you.<\/p>\n<p>The benefits to AmeriCorps participants are numerous: a living stipend, health coverage, student loan deferment, and a $5000 education award that could be applied to graduate school or used to pay off current school loans.<\/p>\n<p>You won\u2019t get rich, but you will gain experiential and financial rewards that can help you in the future.<\/p>\n<p><em>There are three different programs within AmeriCorps, each with a different focus:<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.americorps.gov\/for_individuals\/choose\/state_national.asp\"><strong>AmeriCorps State and National<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nMake a difference in your community or across the country. AmeriCorps funds thousands of positions in state and national non-profit organizations that focus on a range of issues from community development to technology. In these programs you\u2019ll work directly with the organizations and gain experience you wouldn\u2019t normally get in a typical entry-level role.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.americorps.gov\/for_individuals\/choose\/vista.asp\"><strong>AmeriCorps VISTA: Fight Poverty with Passion<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nVISTA members serve full-time for a year with nonprofit or government agencies that work on literacy, improving health services, creating businesses, strengthening community groups, and more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.americorps.gov\/for_individuals\/choose\/nccc.asp\"><strong>AmeriCorps NCCC: National Civilian Community Corps<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nModeled after the Civilian Conservation Corps of the 1930s, NCCC is a team-based residential program with 5 campuses across the country which focus on critical needs related to natural disasters, infrastructure improvement, environmental stewardship and conservation, and urban and rural development.<\/p>\n<p>The program requires a 10-month commitment and you\u2019ll be assigned to teams that travel to complete service projects in the region around your campus. Since NCCC provides housing and meals, the living stipend is lower, but the other benefits remain the same.<\/p>\n<p><em>Have questions about AmeriCorps or other service opportunities? Visit CES to talk with a career advisor about your options!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 2012 Career and Employment Services, University of Puget Sound<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graduation is coming\u2026do you know what you\u2019ll be doing next? Here are some of the comments we hear from students: \u201cI plan to apply to grad school in a year or two.\u201d \u201cI want to try a few options before I settle on a career.\u201d \u201cMy schoolwork was my priority for the last four years, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":240,"featured_media":2699,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[62],"class_list":["post-2698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-profiles","tag-americorps"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/240"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2698"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2698\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4781,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2698\/revisions\/4781"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}