Oregon Campus Compact has partnered with CollegeServe to offer our member campuses access to the CollegeServe management software.  

ORCC members will receive the set-up and the first years' membership fees for free.  This set up fee is normally $2500 and the first years' fees are $5000, that's a $7500 benefit for being a Campus Compact member.

Because we believe in the power of college students to create a better world and the value of service on educational outcomes even non-members can benefit; by mentioning ORCC they can have their set up fees waived.

If any non member campus has been thinking about becoming an Oregon Campus Compact member, now is the time.  Joining ORCC will waive these first year fees and any campus under 7000 FTE will experience significant and continuing savings in the years after.

CollegeServe is an award-winning volunteer management tool that will organize volunteers and raise the profile of service on college campuses.  For more information, contact Josh Todd at 503.406.3575.

Become a Summer AmeriCorps VISTA Member and spend your summer continuing to serve while receiving some help paying for college and gaining experience in the education and nonprofit sectors!
 
What is the Summer AmeriCorps*VISTA Program and what do members do? 
AmeriCorps VISTA is the national service program designed specifically to fight poverty. Summer VISTA Members will serve with community organizations or school districts in the Portland-area for 8 weeks. They'll prepare rising 9th graders for a successful transition to high school through tutoring, volunteer management, and program coordination.

When does the program take place?
VISTAs will serve with their site from Wed., June 18 - Fri., Aug 11th. They'll also attend a two-day orientation on June 16th and 17th. Hours vary by site. 

What are the benefits? Do I get paid? 
This is a great program that gives you the opportunity to spend your summer in service while gaining experience in the education and nonprofit sectors. VISTAs also receive a $450 living stipend every two weeks during service and a $1,174 education award that can help pay for school or your qualified education loans!

I want to apply or learn more! 
We are having two recruitment fairs and they are THE BEST way to get connected. Attending one of the two fairs will give you a chance to meet the sites, ask questions, and complete a first interview with Oregon Campus Compact. Fairs are held on Monday, April 14th at Concordia University from 5-6:30pm and Wednesday, April 16th at Warner Pacific College from 5-6:30pm. Click here to learn more and sign up! 

Oregon Campus Compact, in partnership with Washington Campus Compact is pleased to announce our newest grant proposal, the College Access Corps.

The College Access Corp is being submitted to the Corporation for National and Community Service and is pending CNCS approval.  This new program will focus on developing, implementing or expanding K-12 college access programs. 

12 Americorps members in Oregon will train and recruit college students from partner schools to act as college access coaches to economically disadvantaged (ED) youth.  ED youth is defined as youth who qualify for the free/reduced lunch program. 


Program goals include:

• To recruit and train 500 college students to act as college access coaches that provide at least 15 hours of college access intervention to 4,500 ED K-12 youth.
  
  
• To have at least 70% of participating ED K-12 youth report, through a pre- and post- survey, improvement in academic engagement, academic preparedness for post-secondary education, and knowledge about how to apply to and pay for post-secondary education.
  
  
• To recruit 1,080 volunteers for National Days of Service and other community service events.
  
  

All programs interested in doing college access programming are encouraged to submit a letter of intent to Josh Todd by Friday, May 02, 2014.

Member campuses, non-member campuses, nonprofits, and K-12 schools or districts can submit a LOI as long as they have an identified higher education partner