Member Benefits

Benefits to Member Institutions

  • Resources and networks of support for faculty, staff, and curricular development
  • Collaboration on grant applications and enhanced funding for service-learning and community engagement from state and national sources including access to AmeriCorps VISTA grants of $55,000/yr for three years/$165,000 to support a VISTA position on individual campuses
  • Enhanced recruitment and retention through student involvement in engaged learning

Benefits to Students

  • Resources and networks of support for faculty, staff, and curricular development
  • Collaboration on grant applications and enhanced funding for service-learning and community engagement from state and national sources including access to AmeriCorps VISTA grants of $55,000/yr for three years/$165,000 to support a VISTA position on individual campuses
  • Enhanced recruitment and retention through student involvement in engaged learning

Benefits for Maryland, Washington, DC, and Delaware

  • Increased partnership opportunities between higher education institutions, communities, non-profit organizations, schools, faith communities, businesses, and state agencies to address statewide issues
  • Increased multi-institutional collaboration and enhanced institutional efficiency on community development in geographic regions of need
  • Enhancing student and presidential advocacy by gathering statewide statistical data

 

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