USM Langenberg Legacy Program Welcomes Third Cohort of Student Fellows
Baltimore, Md. (Sept. 13, 2024) – The University System of Maryland (USM) welcomes the third Langenberg Legacy Fellows cohort of the annual Langenberg Legacy Program. With the support of faculty or staff sponsors, student fellows across USM institutions will begin year-long, micro-level civic engagement projects that speak to macro-level issues.
Project topics have a broad range. All are action-oriented, campus-level initiatives. They include promoting sustainability efforts on campus, supporting foster youth in the community, addressing food insecurity, supporting survivors of sexual assault.
Through workshops, symposiums, and campus-wide exhibitions, Fellows are showing up for civic engagement in fresh and novel ways.
The Langenberg Legacy Program evolved out of the Langenberg Lecture and Award program, which was originally established through a solicitation for an endowed USM Foundation fund in honor of USM Chancellor Emeritus Donald N. Langenberg upon his retirement in 2002. The Langenberg Legacy reimagines the Langenberg Lecture within the context of USM’s Civic Education and Civic Engagement priority.
Over the course of the fellowship, students will gather with fellows from other USM institutions to grow connections, share best practices, and build a community of civic leaders. Students and sponsors will additionally receive stipends in recognition of their leadership and creative pursuit of civic engagement and education.
“At the University System of Maryland, we believe in serving our communities and in developing courageous and civically focused leaders,” said Jennifer Lynch, USM associate vice chancellor for education and engagement. “The cutting-edge work of our Langenberg Legacy scholars will have sustained impact around the globe and embody all that is exceptional about our USM community.”
The following students have been selected for the 2024-2025 cohort, with their project title included:
Nina Santos, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science: “Science Through Art”
Daileah Ramirez, Frostburg State University: “SA Survivor Support and Advocacy Group”
Alaina Sorrell, Salisbury University: “Home for the Holidays”
Leah Collidge, Towson University: “The Honors College Civic Engagement Initiative: Educating Students for Active Participation in Civic Life”
Rebekah Opher, University of Baltimore: “The Village Stakeholders Convention: Addressing the Intersection of Food Waste and Insecurity”
Alexander Abel, University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC): “Sprouting Sustainability”
At the end of the Langenberg Legacy Fellowship, the USM will share information about students’ final project activities on the USM website.
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The USM comprises 12 institutions: Bowie State University; Coppin State University; Frostburg State University; Salisbury University; Towson University; the University of Baltimore; the University of Maryland, Baltimore; the University of Maryland, Baltimore County; the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science; the University of Maryland, College Park; the University of Maryland Eastern Shore; and the University of Maryland Global Campus. The USM also includes three regional centers—the Universities at Shady Grove, the University System of Maryland at Hagerstown, and the University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland—at which USM universities offer upper-division undergraduate and graduate courses.
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Contact: Mike Lurie
Phone: 301.445.2719
Email: mlurie@usmd.edu
