Montana Campus Corps Coordinator Page
Overview
The mission of Montana Campus Corps is to actively engage college students in meeting community-identified needs through meaningful service. Each year, this AmeriCorps program places students from MTCC member institutions with community agencies, non-profit organizations, schools, and health care facilities to address Montana's most challenging problems. Campus Corps members serve in the fields of education, human services, public health and safety, economic recovery, the environment, and homeland security, and are helping to improve our state while gaining valuable connections and skills, and insight into communities and careers in the common good.
Members' Service
Campus Corps members serve their communities via teams outside of their class time, and through academic service-learning experiences, which addresses community needs via academic courses. All members who successfully complete a term of service receive an Education Award.
Community Partner Information
Each year, Campus Corps partners with hundreds of community agencies, nonprofits, public schools and health care facilities. These community partners form a network of Campus Corps host sites throughout the state. Representatives of these community agencies apply directly to a local campus to request the assistance of Campus Corps members at their school or agency, and agree to take on the responsibility of daily oversight and supervision throughout the service year. At the end of a member's term of service with Campus Corps, community partner representatives are asked to complete a brief Community Partner Survey to report on the impact of the program at their school or agency.
Please click the link below to submit a Community Partner Survey:
Submit a Community Partner Survey (formerly "Site Supervisor Survey")
Service Site Eligibility Policy
In order to receive the services of a Campus Corps AmeriCorps member, an agency or organization must be:
- Classified as a state/local government entity, Indian tribe, public school, institution of higher education, public or private nonprofit agency, including faith-based organizations;
- Insured, with general liability coverage for employees and volunteers;
- Operating under a current Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or legal contract with a local college or university campus.
MTCC reserves the right to withhold, reduce or cease support of any partnering agency or community organization, based on the following criteria:
- Unavailability of Corps member slots;
- Failure to comply with AmeriCorps Provisions;
- Misalignment with the mission, values and acceptable services activities of Campus Corps or MTCC;
- Inadequate supervision of members and/or Corps-related service activities.
Member Training and Funding for Local Training
Students serving with Campus Corps receive training to better equip them with skills for their service and for lifelong citizenship. As a result of academic coursework, Campus Corps Service-Learning members receive discipline-specific training, such as lesson planning and teaching techniques, nursing and radiologic procedures, and social work and counseling practices. Service Team members receive service-specific training in such areas as volunteer recruitment and management, project planning, time management, and team work skills. All Campus Corps members reflect upon their service and the type of impact it will have on the local community, in order to better understand communities and themselves. Local and regional training is supported with the Campus Corps Training Ground grant initiative. Each year, campuses may apply for funds to host local member training events, designed to start and supplement local citizenship development and reflection-focused training events.
For the 2011/12 program year, per the Campus Corps Training Committee's request, all Carrers in the Common Good and Training Ground funding has been allocated to local campuses.
Information for Program Coordinators
Campus Corps Program Coordinators are campus-based staff or faculty members at member institutions who recruit, supervise, and coordinate Campus Corps members. To enroll in the program, a student must first speak with the program coordinator on their campus or in their department regarding the Campus Corps opportunities that may be available and orientation schedule(s).
Please click the link below for a complete list of Campus Corps Coordinators:
Campus Corps Program Coordinator Roster
Sample Emails for Common Time Log Errors
Cannot Accept a Photocopied Timesheet
Exceeded Member Development Limit
Service Hours are Limited to 16hr per day and 65hr per wk
Service Hours Submitted are prior to Campus Corps start date
You are eligible for 12 more Member Development Hours
Provisions, Guidelines, & Instruments
AmeriCorps Provisions
Sample Memoranda of Understanding (MOU)
Sample Leader Work Plan
Campus Corps Branding Guidelines 
Recruitment Materials
Campus Corps Informational Brochure
Program Coordinator Resources
Program Roles & Responsibilities
Campus Corps Frequently Asked Questions
Education Award Frequently Asked Questions
Accessing and Using Your Education Award
2011-2012 Reporting-Training Calendar
Campus Corps Living Allowance Payment Guidance 2011-2012
Intra-Campus MOU Template
Sample Intra-Campus Award Letter
Slot Change Form
Member Information
All informational documents are available here for download in PDF format.
Program Resources
New Member In Service Training
MTCC Network Office Staff
Campus Corps Frequently Asked Questions
Program Roles & Responsibilities
Enrollment
Pre-Service Orientation
Timelogs, Reporting & Evaluation
To receive a timelog for a month other than one listed below, please contact our office!
Timelogs can be found at mtcampuscorps.org under "Member Resources"
Mid-term Member Performance Evaluation - all 900-hr and 1700-hr members must have a mid-term performance evaluation completed by their supervisor!
Newsletters
Read about what Campus Corps members across the state of Montana are doing to improve the lives of their fellow citizens and "get things done for America" in these issues of the Campus Corps Connections newsletter.
Volume 1: Issue 1 (February 2005), Issue 2 (May 2005), Issue 3 (August 2005), Issue 4 (December 2005)
Volume 2: Issue 1 (March 2006), Issue 2 (May 2006), Issue 3 (August 2006), Issue 4 (December 2006)
Volume 3: Issue 1 (February 2007), Issue 2 (May 2007), Issue 3 (November 2007)
Volume 4: Issue 1 (November 2007), Issue 2 (April/May 2008), Issue 3 (July 2008)
Volume 5: Issue 1 (December 2008), Issue 2 (Spring 2009)
Volume 6: Issue 1 (December 2009)
Resources
Ways to Serve Your Community Over the Summer
Tutoring & Mentoring evaluation forms:
- America*Reads pre-post
- America*Counts pre-post
- Grades K-2 smiley
- Grades 3-4 smiley
- Upward Bound mentee survey
- MTCC mentee survey
- MTCC youth skills inventory
For More Information
For more information about Montana Campus Corps, please contact:
Kristine Ferriter, Campus Corps Program Manager (243-5177)
Katie Koga, Campus Corps Program Specialist (243-5177 x.5)
Katherine Brady Campus Corps Senior Leader (243-5177 x.7)
