From President Freeman Hrabowski and Interim Provost Philip Rous
We are delighted to let you know that UMBC has again been recognized as a national leader in innovation and undergraduate teaching in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges guide.
For the third year in a row, UMBC tops the U.S. News ranking of national universities everyone should be watching—a designation recognizing that we consistently find new ways to improve students’ educational experiences.
U.S. News also ranks UMBC fourth on the list of top national universities “where the faculty has an unusual commitment to undergraduate teaching.” UMBC is tied with Yale University and ranks just ahead of Brown and Stanford universities.
Our faculty and staff lead the way nationally, finding new ways to understand and enhance student learning and to engage students in the process of discovery.
For example, the University has redesigned its foundational science, engineering, and psychology courses to promote student engagement. The changes have not only produced higher pass rates, but also have encouraged more students to prepare for careers in these fields. Model scholars programs for undergraduates in the humanities, arts, and social sciences also promote engaged learning.
The culture of innovation at UMBC is possible because of the hard work of our faculty and staff, who strongly support the success of our students, and because of our students, who inspire us every day. This national recognition also results from the support of the Governor, the Legislature, and our alumni and friends.
Thank you for all you do to support UMBC.
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]]>The Even Start Family Literacy Program is a program that works with parents in Baltimore City who are working to improve their English language skills and who have children between the ages of 3 and 7. The parents take English classes at one of our two sites (Graceland Park ES/MS and John Ruhrah ES/MS), and we have an Early Childhood class for three year olds at one of our sites (Graceland Park). We could use volunteers either in the Adult English classes, or in the Early Childhood class, but presently there is a greater need for volunteers in the English classroom (to work with parents need one-on-one practice).
Volunteers do not need to be available for the entire day of the program; even if someone can come in for just one hour one day a week to work with a parent on their English skills (or to volunteer in the children’s classroom), that would be a tremendous help and would benefit our students.
The schedule at the Graceland Park site is:
8:30am – 12pm Early Childhood class & Adult English class
12 – 12:30pm lunch
12:30 – 1:45pm Early Childhood class continues
The schedule at the John Ruhrah site is:
8:45am – 12:15pm Adult English class
Both schools are located in Southeast Baltimore City. John Ruhrah’s address is 701 Rappolla Street, Baltimore MD 21224. Graceland Park’s address is 6300 O’Donnell Street, Baltimore MD 21224.
If you are interested in volunteering, or have a question, please contact Kate Jakuta at kate.eblo@gmail.com.
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