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Shriver Peaceworker Fellow Phillip McKnight In The News!!!

Good bird health means good community health!

Here’s a nice local news piece on WJZ featuring our very own Peaceworker Phillip McKnight planting trees with school kids through his work with Audubon.   This feature is from William Paca...

Posted: November 14, 2018, 3:51 PM

Service-Learning with Best Buddies

Serve while forming new friendships!!!

Have you been wanting to participate in Best Buddies? Here's your chance! You can participate in weekly service through The Shriver Center while enrolled in the 096 Community Service &...

Posted: November 14, 2018, 10:41 AM

Residential Life Seeking Paraprofessionals

Information Sessions for the Fall Semester

UMBC Residential Life is beginning their selection process for the 2019-2020 Resident Assistant, Desk Manager, and Maintenance Assistant positions!  If you would like to learn more about these...

Posted: November 5, 2018, 10:30 AM

Become a Volunteer Income Tax Preparer with UMBC VITA!

Give Back to the Baltimore Community!

UMBC’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site is recruiting volunteers for the spring. Consider becoming a volunteer income tax preparer for low-income families in the local community!...

Posted: October 26, 2018, 2:34 PM

Sherman Center/Shriver Center Literacy Tutors Needed!

Interested in helping kids build their literacy skills?

The Sherman Center/Shriver Center Literacy Fellows Program is a collaboration to provide literacy tutors for two Sherman Center partner schools: Bay Brook and Curtis Bay. Literacy tutors, UMBC...

Posted: September 19, 2018, 7:38 PM

SERVICE-LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES STILL AVAILABLE

Be Somebody's Hero!

The Shriver Center still has some opportunities available for UMBC students interested in service-learning and civic engagement for the fall 2018 semester: MS SWIM PROGRAM (Fridays, 1 - 4pm)...

Posted: September 19, 2018, 2:34 PM

Flexible Internship Opportunity in DC

Peace Corps

the Peace Corps Office of University Programs is accepting applications for fall 2018 semester interns. Please feel free to post this opportunity as appropriate or send directly to interested...

Posted: September 12, 2018, 12:33 AM

Volunteer Opportunity

Work with youth after-schoool

Are you an education or social science major looking for hands-on experience working with youth? Artistic? Have some hobbies you’d like to work on or share? Walden Circle Community Center (WCCC)...

Posted: August 31, 2018, 1:27 PM

Student Coordinator Positions Open!

Lead UMBC students in Service-Learning and Civic Engagement!

The Shriver Center Staff is looking for UMBC students interested in leading service-learners in Service-Learning and Civic Engagement work!  We currently have two opportunities to be a Student...

Posted: August 28, 2018, 3:56 PM

Sherman Center/Shriver Center Program Recruits PAID Fellows!

New Partnership launches to provide early literacy support

The Sherman Center for Early Learning in Urban Communities and The Shriver Center launch a new and exciting collaboration this year. The Sherman Center began working with early childhood educators...

Posted: July 16, 2018, 10:34 AM