FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |   March 28, 2017

Chambersburg, Pa. — Wilson College’s on-campus volunteer, migrant education tutoring program, Learning Campus, has received approval from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) and the  Pennsylvania Campus Compact (PACC) for a second AmeriCorps/VISTA grant. The grant, which was first awarded a year ago, funds a full-time coordinator for the program.

The seven-year-old tutoring program, conducted in partnership with Lincoln Intermediate Unit 12, provides after-school tutoring for children of migrant farmworkers in the Chambersburg area. The program currently provides literacy and math enrichment services twice a week throughout the school year to children in kindergarten through fifth grade within the LIU’s Migrant Education Program. The Wilson students who volunteer to tutor – many of whom are majoring in education – also benefit from the program through experiential learning.

The AmeriCorps/VISTA coordinator, Wilson 2016 graduate Brie Burdge, recruits, trains and manages tutors for the Learning Campus program.

The Learning Campus program is overseen by Wilson Vice President for Student Development Mary Beth Williams, along with Lynn Newman, Wilson’s education division chair, and Eric Mandell, LIU student support specialist.

The AmeriCorps/VISTA program seeks to develop and support community service, service-learning and civic engagement programs at higher education institutions by placing AmeriCorps/VISTA members at colleges and universities across Pennsylvania.
 

MEDIA CONTACT:       
Cathy Mentzer, Manager of Media Relations
Phone: 717-262-2604
Email: cathy.mentzer@wilson.edu

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Founded in 1869, Wilson College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college offering bachelor’s degrees in 34 majors and master’s degrees in education, educational technology, special education, the humanities, accountancy, management, nursing, fine arts and healthcare management for sustainability. Wilson is committed to providing an affordable education that offers value to its students beyond graduation.

Located in Chambersburg, Pa., the college has a fall 2016 enrollment of 1,098, which includes students from 18 states and 16 countries. Visit www.wilson.edu for more information.