By the end of the fellowship, faculty, staff, and community fellows will be able to:

• Identify and explain the key components of community-based service-learning, including its educational, civic, institutional, and community benefits.
• Describe the purpose, value, and structure of UMB community engagement activities in West Baltimore.
• Build an inventory of key resources that support community engagement activities and community-based service-learning education.
• Facilitate community engaged scholarship or research, using the principles of community based participatory research and community academic partnerships.
• Model best practices for collaboration between academic institutions and community based organizations/partners.
• Transform community-based service-learning using best practices and evidence based pedagogies.
• Incorporate social justice, health equity, or social determinants of health frameworks into community engagement education, scholarship, research, programs or practice.
• Thoughtfully discuss aspects of structural inequalities, such as structural racism and its impact on society and Baltimore.
• Develop a mentoring relationship with experienced community engaged faculty, staff, or community leaders, who serve as a resource for this growing collaborative.
• Identify co-learning opportunities, whereby community leaders participate as collaborators and educators in delivery of UMB courses and educational programs.
• Ultimately, address and improve the social determinants of health for Baltimore communities.

All Fellows will:

• Participate in an Opening Workshop held on February 26, 2025 and February 27, 2025, as well as additional workshop(s) throughout the year.
• Participate in monthly training seminars to share best practices, scholarship, planning processes, and strengthen collaborations in the cohort.
• Develop a logic model and program plan for implementation and write regular reports and updates on Fellowship activities and progress.
• Work with a program mentor throughout the fellowship period.
• Provide a scholarly presentation of Fellowship accomplishments at the end of the Fellowship.

Please see current Fellows' project examples here.

• Faculty Fellows: Full-time faculty members from all UMB schools interested in incorporating community based service-learning principles into a course or educational program or advancing community engaged research or scholarship, are encouraged to apply.
• As part of the application, faculty will be asked to submit a CV and a letter of support/commitment from their Department Chair.
• Staff Fellows: Full-time UMB staff members interested in incorporating community engagement best practices into their work are encouraged to apply.
• As part of the application, staff members will be asked to submit a resume and a letter of support/commitment from their supervisor.
• Community Fellows: Leaders (or designee) in a community agency in Baltimore who are interested in advancing community engagement partnerships, educating and collaborating with UMB faculty, staff, and students in their community based organizations, are encouraged to apply.
  • As part of the application, community leaders will be asked to submit a resume and a letter of support/commitment from their agency.