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Pre-Gaming for Black and Gold Rush 2025

UMBC's Black and Gold Rush 2025 begins this Wednesday, March 5th through Thursday, March 6th. The Shriver Center at UMBC is eager to join in the fun! Across 6 programs, The Shriver Center works...

Posted: March 3, 2025, 10:11 PM

Time Sensitive! Two Shriver Center-Connected Positions Just Posted!

Could either of these opportunities be for you?

Two Shriver Center-Connected Programs just posted openings: Peaceworker Program Coordinator Position can be found...

Posted: December 10, 2024, 4:23 PM

Apply Now for a 2025 Maryland Public Service Scholars Fellowship!

Applications due March 1, 2025

Apply Now for a 2025 Maryland Public Service Scholars Fellowship! Maryland Public Service Scholars Programs offer paid internships/fellowships and leadership development opportunities for...

Posted: December 10, 2024, 1:50 PM

Spring 2025 Skills Courses!

Build the Skills You Need to Make a Difference!

Community Leadership is offering 3 dynamic graduate Community Leadership Skills Courses in Spring 2025 -- take a course yourself, and let friends and colleagues know about them! Each course is...

Posted: December 9, 2024, 3:56 PM

When Public Service Gets Personal

Meet UMBC's Five 2024 Maryland Public Service Scholars

Catherine Meyers penned this piece about the Maryland Public Service Scholars (MPSS) program, a 12-week summer fellowship program funded by the state of Maryland and administered by the Shriver...

Posted: December 6, 2024, 8:26 AM

Repost: IMPORTANT Storytelling Roundtable Exploring the power of storytelling!

On December 2, 2024, from 1:00 to 2:30 pm, join us in an engaging roundtable session dedicated to exploring the power of storytelling in various fields of study and practice. This event will be a...

Posted: November 22, 2024, 1:05 PM

Celebrating TWO Shriver Center Community Engaged Learning Leaders!

Emmanuella Osei and Nardos Kebede

Celebrating TWO long-time Shriver Center Community Engaged Learning Leaders, Emmanuella Osei and Nardos Kebede. Recently, Emmanuella Osei was selected as the Researcher of the Week for...

Posted: November 19, 2024, 11:41 AM

REPOST: "Quantum Entanglements and Critical Indigenous Fish Philosophy: looking back on 50 years of Critical Indigenous scholarship on science, philosophy, and fish in Canada and the USA"

Join for an exciting dialogue with Zoe Todd!

The Public Stories Lab Presents: "Quantum Entanglements and Critical Indigenous Fish Philosophy: looking back on 50 years of Critical Indigenous scholarship on science, philosophy, and fish in...

Posted: October 31, 2024, 4:16 PM

REPOST: Social Science Research in Government, Business, & Non-Profit Careers:

An Alumni Panel

REPOST! (Note that before she graduated from UMBC, Manisha Vepa (GLBL/ECON '18) participated in the Maryland Public Service Scholars Program with the Governor's Summer Internship Program)...

Posted: October 18, 2024, 3:10 PM

Great news!!! RECORDING AVAILABLE!

"Beyond white privilege: white people's stake in the fight"

In 2017, the Shriver Center received funding from the American Association of Colleges and Universities to create a Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Campus Center. Under the leadership of...

Posted: October 18, 2024, 2:13 PM