Community Service Learning Center

College Positive Volunteer Training

Calling all GVSU students, faculty and staff interested in working with youth: become a College Positive Volunteer!

What is a College Positive Volunteer?

A College Positive Volunteer is a college student who is aware of how they impact the college readiness and enthusiasm of the youth they interact with as they volunteer in local communities. The CSLC conducts CPV trainings with the aim to prepare you to be an effective college resource for the K-12 youth you work with and to always have the a college-going mindset. This training provides you with tools to encourage and help K-12 youth consider, plan for, and attend postsecondary institutions after high school. Efforts are often aimed at underrepresented youth, especially low-income and first-generation (or first in their families to go to college) students. However, the goal is college access for all. College Positive Volunteerism (CPV) is one of the many college access program in Michigan.

The CPV program includes training and curriculum supported by state and federal funding. It is a joint undertaking between MCC and the state's Martin Luther King, Jr.-César Chávez-Rosa Parks (KCP) Initiative as part of its KCP GEAR UP/College Day (GU/CD) Program within the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth.

Get More Info:

For additional information about the CPV training program and ways to get involved, please contact Jeffrey Mutch (mutchje@gvsu.edu) or stop by the Community Service Learning Center! You can also click on the picture below to view the Michigan Campus Compact Brochure!

CPV Information Table Dates (In Kirkhof Center Lobby):

TBD

CPV Winter 2012 Training Dates

Thursday, January 26th, 2012
6:00-8:00pm
Kirkhof Center 2259
(Registration Closed)

Thursday, February 16th, 2012
6:00-8:00pm
Kirkhof Center 2201
(Registration Closed)

Thursday, March 1st, 2012
6:00-8:00pm
Kirkhof Center 1142
(Registration Closed)

Thursday, April 12th, 2012
6:00-8:00pm
Kirkhof Center 1142
(Registration Closed)

CPV Fall 2011 Training Dates:

Wednesday, September 21, 2011
2:00- 5:00pm
Kirkhof Center 1142
(Registration closed)

Thursday, October 27, 2011
6:00-9:00pm
Mackinac Hall, Room A1184
(Registration closed)

* * * Note * * *

Some users are having issues registering for the training when using firefox web browser so you may need to sign up using internet explorer. If you are having difficulty registering for the CPV training please call the CSLC (616-331-2468) and we will manually input your information for you!