Alumni Service Corps

The Alumni Service Corps (ASC) is a volunteer program that allows recent college graduates to live out a Jesuit commitment to service as a short-term faculty member at Marquette University High School.

My ASC experience allowed me to grow professionally and spiritually. I am extremely grateful for having had the opportunity to work alongside the teachers and staff who helped develop me into a man for others. You get to see a whole different side of what goes into making Marquette High the amazing institution that it is."
Jack Horter '15, ASC Alumnus

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MARQUETTE HIGH WELCOMES ASC APPLICATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. HOWEVER, PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO THOSE APPLICANTS WHO APPLY PRIOR TO FEBRUARY 28 FOR THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL YEAR.

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Commitment

Individuals accepted into the program make a commitment of total involvement in the Marquette High community for a period of one school year, August through May. (An ASC member may be invited to volunteer for a second year.)

ASC members' service may take a variety of forms and not always include classroom teaching. Whether coaching, tutoring, serving as a part-time classroom instructor or co-teacher, or serving with the Pastoral Department, the ASC member is always a teacher.

All ASC members are expected to:

Curricular

participate in the new faculty orientation session in August
tutor and supervise in the Evening Enrichment Program and other learning service programs
attend faculty and departmental meetings and gatherings

Co-curricular

staff at least one weekend retreat
prefect during the school day
chaperone events (dances, service trips, etc.)
assist with coaching or moderating at least one sport or club/activity

Community

live in community with other ASC members
engage in the spiritual growth program for ASC members

Compensation

How to Apply

Individuals interested in participating in the program must complete the application the year prior to their intended involvement. The following must accompany the application form: an up-to-date resume, a college transcript and a letter of recommendation.

Applications are reviewed on the basis of academic excellence, school and community involvement, evidence of commitment to the Jesuit mission and teaching experience/aptitude.

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FAQs

Q. Must I be an MUHS graduate to apply to the ASC Program?

Q. I didn't major in education. What if I don't know how to teach?

A degree in education is not required to take part in the program. Although all ASC engage in some form of teaching, particularly through the school's learning services programs, not all are classroom teachers. For those ASC in classroom teaching roles, MUHS will provide many support and mentoring possibilities to help you succeed in your own classroom. You will need to enter with substantive content knowledge, but there will be ample support to get you ready to teach.

Will teaching take up all my time? Are there other opportunities?

Classroom teaching is one possibility for ASC members, as a teacher in his/her own classroom or in a team-teaching situation. Other possibilities include: tutoring, serving with the Pastoral Department, or helping with student activities. ASC are encouraged to participate in the breadth of activities beyond the classroom, such as retreats, school trips, clubs, theatre, academic support, coaching, volunteer work, etc.

Will there be an orientation? What is the start date?

How many other volunteers will there be? When are they selected?

What will it be like living in the community environment?

Living in community with others is a unique experience. Although you may have lived in dorms and with your friends during college, being placed into a house with several other people that you may not know and yet will work with is different. Furthermore, the ASC community has an explicit faith aspect. If you take the time to get to know the others and remain open you will thoroughly enjoy that aspect of the experience as well.

History of ASC

The Alumni Service Corps was started in the Missouri province of the Society of Jesus in 1992. The program was modeled after the successful Jesuit Volunteer Corps. The volunteers taught at all three of the Missouri province Jesuit high schools (DeSmet, Rockhurst, St Louis University High School and Regis High School).

The Marquette University High School Alumni Service Corps, first operative in the fall of 1993, was established to reflect the fundamental philosophy of the school. Designed to provide an avenue for involvement on the part of recent alumni, the program was founded on the belief that youthful participation in the school encourages the growth and service orientation of the entire school population.

Father George Winzenburg, former president of Marquette University High School, first introduced the program to Marquette. An integral part of his vision was his belief that young men should serve as volunteers in the classroom, in the school community, and in the neighborhood. His vision was based on his involvement in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, a program established at a number of Jesuit universities. The focus of this program has thus come to be on the guilding of a faith community in conjunction with the building of a teaching cooperative, allowing the participants to grow in their understanding of Christ, of the teaching process and of one another.

In 2006 the program was opened up to provide this opportunity not only to MUHS alumni, but to other qualified and interested individuals.

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