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LCSL has highly skilled and trained student and staff facilitators who offer a wide range of FREE workshops, dialogues, and info sessions. We will work alongside you to design and facilitate interactive leadership development, civic engagement, and service-learning activities that meet your organization's needs.

Have an LCSL representative join your meeting or class discussion to share more about our program offerings and how to get involved. Info sessions are typically scheduled for 15 or 30 minutes and cover a wide range of information about LCSL's programs. Specialized information sessions can include:

• Voting 101 and Making a plan to Vote
• Opportunities for Leading and Serving as a Student at UMD
• Getting involved in Alternative Breaks, Maryland Mentor Corps, or Terps for Change 
• Earning a minor or certificate in Leadership Studies 
• Using Services 24/7 to Plan your next Service Activity
• Leadership Styles
• Self-Assessments (e.g., DISC, CliftonStrengths, Emotionally Intelligent Leadership, The Index)
• Team and Community Building
• Social issues, social identity, inclusion, or community voice
• Critical reflection
• Collaboration
• Group Dynamics
• Conflict
• Peer Leadership
• Facilitation Skills
• Quality Community Service
• The Importance of Voting

Increasing the Impact of UMD’s PK-12 Tutors and Mentors is a Do Good Campus Fund Project led by the College of Education and the Office of Leadership & Community Service-Learning in the Stamp Student Union. This project aims to spark cross-divisional collaboration, invest in human and physical resources to close PK-12 educational gaps, and meet articulated local and campus needs. By creating and convening a UMD Tutoring and Mentoring Network, we aim to establish opportunities for communication and collaboration, share high-impact resources, and host a symposium to enhance university efforts with schools and educational non-profits.

Are you involved with an organization, class, initiative at UMD that provides tutoring or mentoring to PK-12 students in the local community? We'd love to learn more about your work and how a campus-community network could strengthen your efforts. Connect with our network by emailing pk12tutoring@umd.edu.

PK-12 Tutoring and Mentoring Foundations

• This course introduces key foundations for UMD students who are serving as tutors or mentors in a PK-12 setting. Completion of the online course will result in the "PK-12 Tutoring and Mentoring Foundations" micro-credential. Participants will enhance their ability to create meaningful and professional connections with young learners, understand high-impact tutoring strategies, and identify ways to adapt one's practices to learners' needs.
• Free to participate. Open only to UMD students, staff, and faculty.
• Enroll in PK-12 Tutoring and Mentoring Foundations

PK-12 Tutoring & Mentoring Strategies

• This course introduces key strategies for UMD students who are serving as tutors or mentors with PK-12 learners. Participants will enhance their understanding of evidence-based approaches for learning in reading and math as well as for supporting English speakers of other languages in tutoring and mentoring settings. Completion of the online course will result in the "PK-12 Tutoring and Mentoring Strategies" micro-credential. Participants will enhance their ability to support young learners with key approaches to literacy, math and multilingual learning.
• Free to participate. Open only to UMD students, staff, and faculty.
• Enroll in PK-12 Tutoring & Mentoring Strategies

Services 24/7 is a free virtual resource designed to connect the University of Maryland community with nonprofit organizations to increase their capacity to serve. On Services 24/7 you can:

• Search for local events, groups, and causes that you care most about.
• Review, reflect and share your volunteer experience through the impact function.
• Organize registration for volunteer events and recruit Maryland students, faculty, and staff.

With nearly 300 nonprofit organizations and campus departments listed on Services 24/7, there is something for everyone. If you have questions about using Services 24/7 with your University department, student organization, or nonprofit organization, please contact us at services247@umd.edu.

Transform Mid-Atlantic

Transform Mid-Atlantic Civic Fellowship (TMACF) is a program that connects student leaders to develop their knowledge, leadership skills, and understanding of civic engagement. This fellowship is fit for students who are engaged global citizens, actively contributing to the creation of equitable, healthy, sustainable, and socially just communities. TMA’s member presidents are invited to nominate one student from their campus.

The Transform Mid-Atlantic Faculty Development Mini Grant Program supports member faculty that seek to enhance student learning and engagement. The program awards up to $10,000 each year to help faculty initiate or continue programs related to civic and community engagement, service-learning, community-based learning and research. and collaborative intercampus and community-based partnerships.

Transform Mid-Atlantic also holds the Service-Learning & Civic Engagement Conference (SLCE) open to students, faculty and staff at institutions in D.C., Maryland, and Delaware. The SLCE Conference offers full-day panels, discussions, professional development and networking opportunities! The SLCE Conference is usually held in late-March or early-April.

Transform Mid-Atlantic also hosts an annual TMA Awards Program. TMA offers several award opportunities to member institutions' faculty and staff! Awards recognize excellence in service-learning, community-based research and learning, and civic and community engagement. 

AmeriCorps

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.

Peace Corps

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.

• Community Toolbox
• Community Toolbox Justice Action Toolkit
• Activist Handbook
• Student Activist Toolkit
• A Guide to Activism in the Digital Age

• National Youth Rights Association (Protest Organizing)
• De-Escalation Techniques
• Safety, Security, and Digital Preparedness

• 10 Great Resources on Activist Wellbeing
• Self-Care for Activists (Strategies for prioritizing your politics and your well-being)
• Impacts of Activism on Health and Wellbeing

• Surveillance Self-Defense
• Know Your Rights (ACLU)
• Know Your Rights (National Lawyers Guild)

• Artful Activism: A Toolkit for Creative Activism
• Arts Activism Toolkit -disruption, disobedience and creativity

• 26 ways to be in the struggle, beyond the streets
• Civil Disobedience Legal Briefing
• Civil Disobedience Training

• PEN America Free Speech Guide
• Free Speech and Censorship Guide (ACLU)
• First Amendment and Censorship Guide (ALA)