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Blinn College Granted AmeriCorps Position

The Blinn College service learning program is the recipient of a Texas Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA grant, which provides for an assistant to help further develop the program.

Blinn’s service learning program integrates community involvement with college course work in a wide range of disciplines. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Legislature promote the service-learning concept to engage students to be involved in the community and enhance their learning experience. Effective service-learning programs improve academic grades, increase class attendance, and develop personal and social responsibility.

Blinn’s VISTA assistant during a one-year appointment will help disseminate service-learning information, produce educational material for faculty and student leaders, encourage new initiatives, and assist in developing a long-term assessment plan.

The Corporation for National and Community Service established AmeriCorps*VISTA 40 years ago to place workers in nonprofit organizations and public agencies to improve communities.