- Kelly Cyr, a UMBC graduate student and alumna (class of 2012), describes building a volunteer force to help animals at the Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS)
- Jen Treger, Community Health and Safety Specialist in the Division of Student Affairs, invites students to learn how to be advocates for safety and justice through the Green Dot program. The initiative's kickoff event will take place this Friday, September 21st.
- Communications Manager Dinah Winnick shares Governor O'Malley's call for a day of service on Saturday, September 29th, and provides links to UMBC initiatives through which students can dig more deeply into the issues the event will address.
- Political Science professor Carolyn Forestiere, recipient of a BreakingGround course development grant, describes modifications to her research methods course that will position students to connect with community members and provide them with information about themselves.
- Craig Berger, my Co-Create UMBC writing partner and Coordinator of Student Life for Campus and Civic Agency, reflects on BreakingGround themes emerging at the annual Student Government Association retreat.
--David Hoffman
Co-Create UMBC is a blog for and about UMBC, written by David Hoffman and Craig Berger from the Office of Student Life. Join the Co-Create UMBC group on MyUMBC. Like Co-Create UMBC on Facebook. And follow David and Craig on Twitter.