Please note that the original announcement contained a link to a preview of the RSVP form. Here is the direct link: http://tinyurl.com/RSVP-FacultyInfoCSC ----------- Announcement Opportunity for Faculty to Work with Students on Service-Oriented Projects The CUNY Service Corps is excited to expand its service placement portfolio in 2014-2015 by inviting faculty to lead service projects. The faculty-led project application is now available online via our program website (www.cuny.edu/servicecorps <http://www.cuny.edu/servicecorps>), and the application deadline is Friday, April 4, 2014. Background In the program¹s 2013-2014 pilot year, approximately 700 Service Corps members (100 from Queens College) have been placed with 96 nonprofit organizations and government agencies across the five boroughs of New York City. Community partners include schools (K-12) and after-school programs, arts organizations and museums, criminal justice/prisoner re-entry organizations, CUNY research centers and specialized programs, economic empowerment organizations, environmental organizations, and public health organizations. Opportunity for Faculty Faculty from all CUNY colleges are invited to apply to lead projects that involve Service Corps members (students in the Service Corps program). We are particularly interested in service-oriented projects that fall within our program¹s four thematic areas: · Education · Health · Sustainability · Economic Development Benefits to Faculty and other Highlights · Faculty-Directed Service-Oriented Projects will consist of a minimum of three students. · The hiring, training, payroll processing, and on-going support of students will be administered and coordinated by CUNY Service Corps staff, the Research Foundation CUNY, and campus offices. · Students are paid $12.00 per hour for their work through the program (no cost to faculty!) · Students work for 12 hours per week for a total of 24 weeks in the fall and spring semesters (2014-2015). · Students are selected through a rigorous application and interview process by CUNY faculty and staff. · Priority will be given to projects that will enable students in the Service Corps to obtain academic credit for their work, either throughconnection to an existing course, an independent study, or some other arrangement. Service Corps members are students enrolled at one of eight participating colleges (BMCC, CSI, John Jay, KBCC, Lehman, Medgar Evers, City Tech, and Queens), but students are expected to commute to the faculty member's home college for project-related work. Additional information and the faculty application can be found in the ³Faculty² section of our website here: http://www.cuny.edu/site/servicecorps/faculty.html ***Information Sessions <http://tinyurl.com/RSVP-FacultyInfoCSC> regarding the faculty application for the CUNY Service Corps: · Monday, March 10, 2014, 3pm ­ 4pm, Queens Hall 325 · Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 12pm ­ 1pm, Queens Hall 325 Refreshments will be provided. RSVP: To RSVP to attend one of the faculty sessions, please use the following link: http://tinyurl.com/RSVP-FacultyInfoCSC Contact Information Please feel free to contact Valerie Chow, Associate Director for the CUNY Service Corps, at valerie.chow@cuny.edu, via phone at 646-664-8066; or César Oyervides-Cisneros, CUNY Service Corps Manager for Queens College, at coyervides@qc.cuny.edu, via phone at 718-570-0548, with any questions about this initiative. -- César E. Oyervides-Cisneros CUNY Service Corps Manager Queens College - City University of New York 65-30 Kissena Boulevard Kiely Hall 111 ­ M Queens, NY 11367-1597 Tel.: (718) 570-0548 Email: coyervides@qc.cuny.edu