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#BlackAndGoldRush Events - IT'S ON!

Facebook LIVE, Giveaway Bags, and Photo Opportunities

Tomorrow, Wednesday, February 16 at 9am kicks off UMBC's #BlackAndGoldRush!!! UMBC's goal is 3,000 donations to honor Dr. Hrabowski's 30 years at UMBC. Consider making a gift to The Shriver...

Posted: February 15, 2022, 5:46 PM

Spring 2022 Service with the 096 Practicum

Serve and learn with one of our 60 + partners

Curious about ways you can get more involved and connect your academic interests to real life experiences? Consider enrolling in the 096 Community Service and Learning Practicum, which provides...

Posted: February 10, 2022, 11:46 AM

"Reimagining the Harbor" virtual event Feb 8 at Noon!

Shriver Center Staff Sally Scott and Joby Taylor co-present

Have you seen the early responses to our Reimagining the Harbor as a Hub public paper in the news?  Here’s the Baltimore Business Journal story that started a buzz one day after we sent out our...

Posted: February 7, 2022, 4:15 PM

PAID summer internship opportunities

Rising Juniors & Seniors (& some Grads) of ALL MAJORS!!!

These paid summer internship opportunities are open to students of all majors from every institution in Maryland, as well as Maryland residents attending school out of state. The application...

Posted: November 22, 2021, 11:22 AM

JHU SOURCE is hiring!

Assistant Director (Co-Curricular Programs) - Baltimore, MD

From Mindi B. Levin, MS, CHES ® | Founder and Director SOURCE | The Community Engagement and Service-Learning Center Johns Hopkins University Schools of Public Health, Nursing, and Medicine 615...

Posted: November 22, 2021, 10:54 AM

France-Merrick Coat Drive

Benefits Retriever Essentials

Please consider donating new and gently used coats, gloves, scarves, and hats which will be distributed to UMBC community members. One of the donation locations will be in the front area of...

Posted: November 18, 2021, 9:44 AM

Professor Zaidi and Shriver Center's Zareen Taj on Panel

Afghanistan Twenty Years Later TODAY, 11/18 NOON (REPOST)

Please join the panel: Afghanistan Twenty Years Later: How Everything Has Changed and Nothing Has Changed: a part of UMBC International Education Week.   The event is virtual and RSVP and...

Posted: November 18, 2021, 9:38 AM

The Choice Program at UMBC is HIRING!!!

Includes a 6-month, $25/hour job placement with youth

There are several types of positions available with The Choice Program at UMBC, to include: a 6-month, $25/hour position doing job placements with youth (Choice Jobs Program Contingent I,...

Posted: November 17, 2021, 10:00 AM

Shriver Center Spotlight

Meet the Senator: Lori Hardesty

Each month, a Staff Senator will be featured in the Professional Staff Senate newsletter.  This month, it's Lori Hardesty, Associate Director of Applied Learning & Community Engagement at The...

Posted: November 12, 2021, 4:03 PM

What’s Your Story? (REPOST)

Promoting youth literacy through storytelling and narrative

The UMBC Community Read for fall 2021 and spring 2022 is We Speak For Ourselves by D. Watkins, a Baltimore-based author, teacher, and speaker. We invite all UMBC and surrounding Baltimore area...

Posted: October 29, 2021, 3:44 PM