CUNY Service Corps. is just one of the amazing experiential learning opportunities offered to BMCC students and we are excited to announce a new program – the 2017 CUNY Cultural Corps. Currently we have four proud BMCC students who are participating in the initial pilot of the Cultural Corps. Modeled after the CUNY Service Corps, which provides hundreds of CUNY students with paid work experience in civic-oriented jobs in community-based organizations and government agencies, the Cultural Corps aims to be a strong student pipeline for successful alumni into New York City’s arts and culture institutions.
On January 16, 2017, applications are open for current students to participate in the 2017-2018 Academic Year program. For more details, candidates should head to www.cuny.edu/culturalcorps to check for the application on that date, and to sign up for the listserv to receive announcements and updates. Questions can be sent to culturalcorps@cuny.edu or you can reach out to the Office of Internships and Experiential Learning at BMCC by emailing experience@bmcc.cuny.edu.
For BMCC Alumni:
Alumni of CUNY (0-2 years out, including individuals graduating spring 2017) can participate in the 2017 Cultural Corps Summer Intensive. The application is on our website, and can also be found here. Recruitment webinars for both the summer and academic year programs are available for viewing.
Photo courtesy New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. DLCA commissioner Tom Finkelpearl with the first class of Cultural Corps students.