The Shriver Center, UMBC

The Shriver Center, UMBC

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The Shriver Center at UMBC serves as a national leader in promoting applied learning, civic engagement, & community-based service delivery programs.

The Shriver Center ‘s vision statement was drafted by the Center’s Founding National Advisory Board Chairman, the late Ernest Boyer, and approved by the President and Faculty Board in 1993.
-The Shriver Center seeks to focus, in an integrated way, the resources of the colleges and universities of Greater Baltimore on pressing urban issues of the region.
-The Center will engage faculty, students, a

2025 Julie Granruth ’25, Financial Economics—For The Love Of Numbers 05/15/2025

In addition to all the success Julie Granruth has achieved at UMBC, she was a Shriver Living Learning Community member and Peer Mentor, and is a France-Merrick Scholar. See how Julie integrates her love of numbers into her leadership and service with Catonsville Elementary School - https://umbc.edu/stories/julie-granruth-25-financial-economicsfor-loves-numbers/ Catonsville Patch. UMBC The Shriver Center, UMBC

2025 Julie Granruth ’25, Financial Economics—For The Love Of Numbers Math is Julie Granruth’s love language. It has bookmarked her life, starting as a student at Towson High School, where her master tutoring skills made what sometimes looked like a labyrinth of numbers accessible and fun for other students. This caught the attention of Donatella Spigarelli, a mom o...

Home 03/05/2025

Today and tomorrow, UMBC's Black and Gold Rush 2025 is happening! For more info, visit our website below

Home The Shriver Center addresses critical social challenges by bridging campus and community through engaged scholarship and applied learning. Through the work of The Shriver Center, UMBC has become a national leader in applied learning, community engagement, and community-based service delivery. Truth,...

Photos from The Shriver Center, UMBC's post 10/21/2024

Scenes from "Reimaging the Inner Harbor as a Hub: Baltimore Higher Eds Gather." The first of many collaborative to come.

Welcome to UMBC Jobs 08/28/2024

We are hiring!!!

Since 1987, the Shriver Center at UMBC has coordinated the Governor’s Summer Internship Program (GSIP) in partnership with the Governor’s Office of Maryland. In addition, the Shriver Center has developed a portfolio of statewide programs known as the Maryland Public Service Scholars program designed to prepare college students across the state for social impact leadership and workforce development, aiming to build and launch the next generation of Maryland’s leaders in the public, nonprofit, and for-profit social impact sectors.

Welcome to UMBC Jobs What kind of position are you looking for? Staff Faculty – Link to listing on Higheredjobs.com UMBC Faculty Jobs Note: UMBC is in the process of developing a new website for Faculty Jobs. Please check both links when looking for a position. Thank you. Librarians Part-time Instructor/Adjunct Facult...

Welcome to UMBC Jobs 11/03/2023

The Shriver Center at UMBC IS HIRING!!! There are several positions that are posted on UMBC's Jobs website. If you go to "Staff" and then search with "Shriver," the top 5 positions will highlight Program Coordinator of the Peaceworker Fellows Program, the Program Coordinator of the Maryland Public Service Scholars Program, and the Director of The Choice Program. There are additional positions to follow for The Choice Program. Don't delay!

Welcome to UMBC Jobs What kind of position are you looking for? Staff Librarians Faculty Faculty – All Disciplines -Position listings on Higheredjobs including part-time openings Part-time Instructor/Adjunct Faculty – Contact your content area department directly to inquire about opportunities. Positions are also av...

Welcome to UMBC Jobs 08/10/2023

The Service-Learning & Community Engagement Team is recruiting for a Program Coordinator. For more info, visit UMBC's website

Welcome to UMBC Jobs What kind of position are you looking for? Staff Faculty – Link to listing on Higheredjobs.com UMBC Faculty Jobs Note: UMBC is in the process of developing a new website for Faculty Jobs. Please check both links when looking for a position. Thank you. Librarians Part-time Instructor/Adjunct Facult...

UMBC Retriever Talks 05/17/2023

Join The Shriver Center, UMBC staff Lori Hardesty and 7 other amazing UMBC staff and faculty for UMBC's Retriever Talks, our equivalent of TED Talks. Since February, the group has been preparing. The event begins at 10am sharp and is available for livestreaming. Meet our new president, Dr. Valerie Sheares Ashby, who will present opening remarks. There is something for everyone with this amazing line up, highlighting the UNITY in Community. If you can't join live, it will be recorded -

UMBC Retriever Talks UMBC RETRIEVER TALKS-LIVE STREAM Cannot attend in person? Live Stream available on May 17th, 10:00am “There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.” ~ Margaret Wheatley When an individual shares their story with the larger community, we can all experience...

05/12/2023

The Shriver Center, UMBC's own Lori Hardesty will present at this year's Retriever Talks, UMBC's version of TED talks. Lori joins 7 other amazing staff & faculty next Wed., 5/17, 10am-1pm at the Fine Arts Recital Hall. RSVPs will soon close - visit https://hr.umbc.edu/umbc-retriever-talks-2023/ Maryland's Public Service Scholars Programs The Choice Program Shriver Peaceworker Fellowship

03/01/2023

Dialogue with Center for Democracy and Civic Life's Ricky Blissett '11and our Shriver Living Learning Community members. Consider supporting both The Shriver Center Fund and Centerfor Democracy and Civic Life at bit.ly/LoriHardesty23
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03/01/2023

Today's the day! Consider making a gift to support our programs and engaged scholarship between 9:00 a.m. today through 9 p.m. tomorrow, March 2. Help UMBC hit our goal of 3,000 donors during this year's .

Your support goes directly to helping our students and partners active in the community! Visit blackandgoldrush.umbc.edu! The Choice Program Shriver Peaceworker Fellowship The Shriver Center, UMBC Maryland's Public Service Scholars Programs

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