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Nicolet gets AmeriCorps/VISTA Coordinator

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Students at Nicolet College will have greater access to service learning opportunities thanks to the new AmeriCorps/VISTA coordinator working out of the Rhinelander campus.

Chris Meier began work this fall in the new Nicolet College Center for Community engagement which is designed to connect Nicolet students with area community groups for service learning projects.

Many courses at Nicolet have service learning requirements where students engage in meaningful civic projects that present students with significant learning opportunities.

Meier says, "Students benefit by learning new skills...our communities benefit as a whole from the work completed by these partnerships."

He went on to say that only certain projects qualify. The key component is that the project must offer the opportunity for student learning, which he says is the difference between community service and service learning.

Meier's position is funded through the AmeriCorps VISTA/Wisconsin Campus Compact. He previously was an English teacher in the Phelps School District.

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