Fellowships and Partnerships
LCSL connects students to experiential and community-based learning opportunities in order to transform both our students and the community. We have partnered with the following organizations to help advance towards our goal.
We have partnered with The Hong Kong Polytechnic University to offer the Global Leadership and Civic Engagement Exchange program. This program is a global leadership and service-learning experience. The goal of this exchange is to develop students' global citizenship, broaden students' perspectives on service-learning, and nurture motivated students to become service-learning leaders. To work towards these goals, this program offers direct and project-based service-learning opportunities in non-profit immersions, activities, and local field trips.
Transform Mid-Atlantic supports, encourages, and advocates for institutional participation in public service and civic engagement programs. Through our partnership with Transform Mid-Atlantic, we seek to develop global citizens, consistently grow towards a more just, equitable and sustainable institution, and help build socially just, holistic communities.
Maryland Democratic Initiative works towards a fairer and more just society by growing 5 capacities of people: civic competence, knowledge, opportunity, agency and respect. To pursue this mission, Maryland Democratic Initiative uses innovative interdisciplinary, community-centered research, teaching, learning and civic engagement.
Services 24/7 is a virtual resource that increases the capacity of the University of Maryland community to work with nearly 300 nonprofit organizations and campus departments. Services 24/7 offers diverse opportunities to connect with local events, groups, and causes. This resource also encourages community engagement by offering a space to record, review, and reflect on volunteer experience.
TerpsVote is a nonpartisan initiative and coalition of students, staff, and faculty at the University of Maryland that seeks to increase civic engagement. TerpsVote provides educational resources and institutionalizes positive voting behavior. We partner with TerpsVote to increase accessibility to voting information for students at the University of Maryland.
Peace Corps is an agency that builds and maintains relationships with global communities through volunteer opportunities. Peace Corps supports volunteers so they can live and work with community members to grow, teach, learn and create change. They provide opportunities in agriculture, community economic development, education, environment, health, and youth in development.
AmeriCorps is an agency that connects volunteers and nonprofit organizations to tackle challenges in the United States. Their areas of impact include disaster services, economic opportunity, education, environmental stewardship, healthy futures, veterans and military families.