<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/newsroom/ubaltnews-nextgen-reaches-milestone-of-public-service.cfm" dsn="blogs"><featured>true</featured><pubDate>02/22/2026</pubDate><title>University of Baltimore's NextGen Leaders for Public Service Surpass 100,000 Hours of Dedicated Service to Maryland</title><description>UBalt's Schaefer Center for Public Policy marks a major milestone for its NextGen Leaders for Public Service internship program; with NextGen Leaders having collectively provided more than 100,000 hours of service to state and local government, as well as nonprofit organizations across Maryland, since the program began in 2022.</description><author>UBalt News</author><image><img src="https://www.ubalt.edu/about/newsroom/assets/images/innerharborLG.jpg" alt="Baltimore's Inner Harbor and the city skyline"/></image><image-cap>UBalt's NextGen Leaders for Public Service internship program has provided more than 100,000 hours of service to state and local government as well as nonprofits across Maryland</image-cap><quote>We are incredibly proud of our students, who are applying their classroom learning to improve the lives of Marylanders every day. The NextGen program represents a powerful investment in the future of Maryland's public sector workforce.</quote><quote-name>Dr. Ann Cotten</quote-name><quote-info>executive director of the Schaefer Center for Public Policy </quote-info><tags><tag>College of Public Affairs</tag><tag>Community Engagement</tag><tag>Internship</tag><tag>Main News</tag></tags></item>