The Importance of Amplifying Community Voices [PODCAST]

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 08:54:06 -0400

At UMBC, we love to hear stories of how our students end up in our classrooms. For Kiaron Bailey, the reason was very clear. "I love volunteering. No matter what community I live in, I always try to give back to that community. I decided to do some research on how I can turn my passion of volunteerism into something I can do to help communities. And that's how I landed in the Community Leadership program."

In her current role with the state of Maryland, she is able to put her degree to great use with an agency that constructs schools. She takes the skills she learned in the program and applies them directly to the work she does.

To hear more about Kiaron's journey, tune into this episode!