Working for the Students of Georgetown, Inc. (The Corp)

I knew when I was applying to college I wanted to work where ever I ended up attending and I had no idea what kind of student job I might find. Then, I found The Corp. Pronounced with the p and short for corporation, The Corp is the largest entirely student run corporation in the United States. Everyone from the cashiers to the CEO is a student. Imagine being CEO of a multimillion-dollar company by the age of 21, and that is exactly what The Corp embodies. The Corp owns and operates three on-campus coffee shops (Midnight Mug, Uncommon Grounds, and Mug), one convince store (Hoya Snaxa), one grocery store (Vital Vittles), and one catering department. Along with these external services The Corp has two internal departments, IT/Marketing and Accounting.

The Corp’s mission of “Students serving Student” makes our non-profit organization unique. We offer lower prices in our stores to help make goods affordable for students, provide shuttles to nearby airports during holiday breaks, and offer student storage during the summer. Furthermore, our philanthropy board gives back all of our profits each year. Last year the Corp gave over $35,000 back to the Georgetown community in the form of scholarships, event sponsorship, and community events.

I was hired to Vital Vittles spring of my freshman year along with three other “new hires.” Over the past year I have truly made some of my best friends at Georgetown through Vittles and the Corp. Each semester The Corp hosts a night of employee appreciation for all 200 of their employees, which was held this past Wednesday. I look forward to this event every semester, as it is one of the few times the entire Corp celebrates together. I can’t wait for many more semesters of fun and to see where my path in the Corp will lead me. For more information about the Corp or applying please feel free to email me at esm43@georgetown.edu or visit http://www.thecorp.org/.

Corp love,

Elise McKenna
MSB 2010
Overland Park, Kansas