Community Engagement In Action

UMB leadership feels strongly that our West Baltimore neighbors, as well as stakeholders throughout Baltimore City, should feel at home on the UMB campus. Equally as important, our faculty, staff, and students should be comfortable engaging in activities in our surrounding community in support of K-12 schools, local merchants, nonprofit organizations, faith-based institutions, and beyond.

To this end, the Office of Community Engagement creates opportunities for faculty, staff, and students to engage with our broader West Baltimore community in the spirit of being a good neighbor and to support West Baltimore in addressing some of its most pressing needs. Examples of this interaction are detailed in the stories below.

On March 12, 2019, a group of Franklin Square Elementary Middle School students was invited to visit the Francis King Carey School of Law at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.

The students acted as jurors in a fairy tale mock trial, Belle vs. Gaston. The students learned a lot about what it takes to be a lawyer and got to the chance to talk to law school students about higher education and their career paths.

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October 31, 2024  |  Since it began in 2022, the Shady Grove Mission of Mercy has steadily grown from serving 50 patients at the first event to over 80 patients this fall.

October 24, 2024  |  Local community members and partners joined with UMB to mark the Office of Community and Civic Engagement’s 10-year anniversary during an event that included Ravens legend Ray Lewis.

September 20, 2024  |  University of Maryland School of Dentistry students and faculty volunteers provided sorely needed dental care at the Eastern Shore Mission of Mercy over the two-day event in September.

August 26, 2024  |  The University of Maryland, Baltimore receives a $500,000 grant to fund the Erin Levitas Initiative expansion.

June 26, 2024  |  The UMB Office of Community Engagement, in collaboration with the School of Social Work and Intercultural Center, celebrates the fourth annual Juneteenth Jubilee Community Day.