<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Just passing along the following. Seems like a real exciting opportunity.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Americorps VISTA Position at Otterbein University</b><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">*Please excuse the cross-postings*<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Dear Friends, <div class=""><font size="2" class="">Please pass along this announcement to your current seniors and recent graduates. We would love to bring aboard a student with a deep commitment to social change and a desire to serve on a college campus. </font></div><div class=""><font size="2" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font size="2" class="">Otterbein University, a small liberal arts institution in beautiful Westerville, Ohio (a suburb of Columbus), will be hosting an Ohio Campus Compact AmeriCorps VISTA who will serve as a Community Outreach Coordinator for the Connect2Complete program. </font></div><div class=""><font size="2" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 18px;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font size="2" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 18px;" class="">This is a <b class="">full-time AmeriCorps VISTA</b> position sponsored by Ohio Campus Compact. Working through our award-winning Center for Community Engagement, the VISTA will train a cohort of Peer Advocates to mentor students through barriers typically experienced by underserved college students by implementing an innovative program that incorporates community service as a retention strategy. </span></font></div><div class=""><font size="2" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 18px;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font size="2" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 18px;" class="">The VISTA will also coordinate signature service events, work with service-learning faculty, and manage innovative service projects (including activities at the Otterbein Community Garden!) to alleviate poverty and food insecurity. </span></font></div><div class=""><font size="2" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 18px;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" size="2" class=""><span style="line-height: 18px;" class="">Includes <b class="">FREE HOUSING</b> in a furnished one-bedroom apartment on campus in a residence hall (utilities included), a living allowance of $973/month (pre-tax), health benefits, relocation allowance, free parking pass, and a $5550 Education Award, or End-of-Service Stipend of $1500.</span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" size="2" class=""><span style="line-height: 18px;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" size="2" class=""><span style="line-height: 18px;" class="">Please share the <b class="">attached full job description</b> with any interested students. They should email a cover letter and resume to me, Melissa Gilbert at <a href="mailto:mgilbert@otterbein.edu" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="cursor: pointer;" class="">mgilbert@otterbein.edu</a> for consideration by Monday, April 16th (we may extend this deadline for qualified applicants).</span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" size="2" class=""><span style="line-height: 18px;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" size="2" class=""><span style="line-height: 18px;" class="">Thanks for sharing this with your talented students! </span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" size="2" class=""><span style="line-height: 18px;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" size="2" class=""><span style="line-height: 18px;" class="">~ Melissa </span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" size="2" class=""><span style="line-height: 18px;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""></div></div></div><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>
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