TELECONFERENCE TO EXPLORE NATIONAL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES


	University of Virginia students can learn about national
service opportunities by attending a teleconference Friday, Oct. 7,
from 9 to 10 a.m. in Newcomb Hall Theater.

	To be broadcast from George Mason University, the program
will address volunteer opportunities including AmeriCorps, a
national service program created last year.  College-age students
may receive financial support for engaging in community service
through the program.

	The teleconference will begin with Virginia Senator Charles
Robb describing the origins of the national service program.  Former
Peace Corps director Sargent Shriver will talk about the value of
public service, and Rick Allen, deputy director for the White House
National Service Program, will describe AmeriCorps.  

	U.Va. students will be able to ask speakers questions via a
telephone hook-up at the rear of the theater. 

	For more information, contact the U.Va. News Office at
924-7116.

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October 6, 1994