Placements are related to students major fields of study and are offered in over 300 business and non-profit settings. Cooperative Education Program is nationally recognized. Students gain a multi-cultural educational experience while working in international business. Opportunities for you to examine your service experiences through a disciplinary perspective are offered through credit bearing courses. Examples include the Multiple Sclerosis Swim Program, Unified Special Olympics and The Choice Program and UMBC s model delinquency prevention program, providing daily, intensive supervision and other needed services to at-risk youth.
Students learn first-hand about social problems through direct involvement as tutors and chaperons.
Students gain a multi-cultural educational experience in meeting the service needs of other countries. All Center programs are academically based and carefully supervised and evaluated. You may earn also 1-6 credits through an academic department. Shriver Center student leadership opportunities are available through Service Corps, Kappa Theta Epsilon, and The Shriver Center Higher Education Consortium s student Advisory Board. The Center also sponsors volunteer opportunities for students, faculty and staff including a clearinghouse and the Baltimore Reads Inc., Reading Zone.