PCCE- Millersville University VISTA

Millersville University's mission is to provide a high quality education at an exceptional value. As a public institution, the University serves a population of students with demonstrated financial need, many of whom are low-income and first generation college students. The Y2 VISTA member will further capacity by connecting low-income (Work Study eligible) University students with meaningful on-campus and near-campus employment opportunities to equip them with critical career-readiness skills and provide them with a path to the workplace and post-graduation employment success. The VISTA member will coordinate the delivery of a professional skills development program for students and will build collaborative partnerships with near-campus community service agencies and organizations offering employment experiences for students. The VISTA member will collect information on existing resources and ongoing needs through collaboration with university and nonprofit stakeholders, offer a professional skill development program, and deliver workshops and activities to the university students in order to facilitate their attainment of full-time employment post-graduation. The project will enhance support for the students to build and reflect on transferable skills to improve their post-graduate job prospects. The VISTA member will supervise an undergraduate student employee and work closely with the university¿s Career Center, Financial Aid, and Human Resources offices and representatives from community partner organizations offering federal college work study positions. As a result, the Millersville students will be better informed and better prepared to link their studies to college majors and real-world career options for college and career success post-graduation.