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Volunteering and Service Learning

Make a difference in Baltimore and beyond.

Bee Engaged in community engagement at UBalt, and you'll:

  • meet other people committed to service
  • get support and follow-up from professional staff
  • grow and develop as a leader, citizen and scholar
  • discover ways to deepen what you're learning in the classroom.

There are so many service opportunities out there it can be difficult to know where to start. Our staff can help you find opportunities that work for your interests and goals. Through the Bee Engaged platform, you can make connections to to numerous local agencies and nonprofit organizations. Learn more about service-learning opportunities on Bee Engaged. The Bee Engaged Platform will allow you to record your service experiences, submit reflections, and participate in a variety of events and opportunities with community based organizations across the region. Find out more about our Campus Pantry and donate.

  • Campus Pantry: Join us in providing food and resources for students, staff, and faculty at UBalt experiencing Hunger.  Donate to serve our campus community!   
  • Community Service Day: Join faculty, staff and students in service projects at more than a dozen sites throughout Baltimore during UBalt's campus wide day of service. This event traditionally takes place in October, and registration opens during the summer.
  • MLK Day of Service: Each January, to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, UBalt students and staff join the 6th Branch in their efforts to clean up and revitalize a neighborhood nearby. 
  • 50 in 5 Challenge: In the five months between October and March, all UBalt students, staff, and faculty are challenged to serve 50 hours of community engagement and volunteer work as we further connect and build bridges in our city.

Are you with a community-based organization and want to promote opportunities to UBalt volunteers through the GivePulse platform?

Join in three easy steps. 

  1. Visit GivePulse, and review the instructions on how to create a group account. The person who signs up will be the "administrator" for that group by default.
  2. Create and update your group profile and list any volunteer events or activities you have. 
  3. Follow the instructions to affiliate with UBalt. UBalt's GivePulse Page is https://ubalt.givepulse.com.

Once your group is approved by GivePulse and you are affiliated with UBalt, you’ll be ready to recruit volunteers and share events and opportunities with our campus community. If you have any questions, e-mail engagement@ubalt.edu.

 

UBALT DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

 

Community engagement at The University of Baltimore (UBalt) is defined as the reciprocal, mutually beneficial collaboration of the University with its community partners to promote public well-being in Baltimore, the state of Maryland, and beyond. UBalt is an urban anchor institution that largely serves a working adult population. The University’s students, alumni, and members of its faculty and staff hold a historical commitment to addressing the needs of diverse communities through volunteering and engaged learning opportunities that instill democratic values and a sense of civic responsibility in its constituency.  At UBalt, curriculum meets community: we systematically foster civic engagement, service learning, community service, engaged scholarship, and community-based participatory research through our academic programs, centers, clinics, practicums, and internships.

 

Have a question about any of the opportunities above?  E-mail engagement@ubalt.edu.