Shriver Center

UMBC's Office of Undergraduate Education is looking for an intern to help maintain and updated their website. The goal is to keep the site fresh and responsive to student's ways of looking a t the world and gathering information. OUE is open to creative ides as well as ideas related to the efficiencies and optimization of function. The internship would begin as soon as the student is available and would ideally continue into the academic year, if things can be worked out with schedules. The position is PAID, beginning at $8.00 per hour, commensurate with experience. Credit options can be discussed with The Shriver Center, based on job responsibilities and how far along in your coursework you are.

Send resumes via email to Mike Oettel, The Shriver Center, at moettel@umbc.edu. Any questions, don't hesitate to ask!

Well now is your chance!! Erickson Retirement Communities Retirement Living Television (www.rl.tv) is looking to hire UMBC students to work at their new station! For all of you who have been looking for your "in" to the television industry, now you've found it. There is a marketing position available in preparation for some major events that are coming up. Apply today for your best chance of getting in on the ground floor of one of the most exciting industries imaginable!

For more information on the position or to apply, contact Kathy Raab at Retirement Living TV, kraab@rl.tv.

Attention UMBC Freshman, Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors:

Are you interested in giving back to your community? Why wait until fall 2008 to find the perfect opportunity? The Shriver Center (1st Floor Public Policy Building) is open all summer to help you find an exciting service-learning position.

For the fall, some of the many service positions available touch kids, teens and adults in and around Baltimore in local schools and community organizations like the YMCA's Multiple Sclerosis Swim Program, Charlestown (Retirement Community), Project Team, College Gardens, Education Based Latino Outreach, and The Learning Bank.

To secure your position for the fall, contact Alesia Hovatter at alesiah1@umbc.edu or Lori Hardesty at lhardesty@umbc.edu . For more details visit The Shriver Center Service-Learning Webpage http://www.shrivercenter.org/service_forms.html and click in the link to
the Service-Learning Opportunities Chart.

KAPPA (Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy) is a new charter school on the grounds of West Baltimore Middle School, 10 minutes from UMBC off of Frederick Road. This school is a part of the "Transformative Schools" efforts that Baltimore City Public School's CEO Dr. Alonso is seeking to create combined middle and high schools. KAPPA will begin the 2008-09 school year with 6th and 9th graders, adding a grade every year until they become 6th-12th grade. They will have a particular focus on Music and the Arts.

Mr. William Moeller, KAPPA's 9th grade Social Studies teacher, is spearheading efforts to help get KAPPA ready for the upcoming year. Your help is needed:

- to prepare classrooms and other rooms (painting, moving furniture, organizing books, hanging things on the walls, etc.). Extra help is especially needed any day or time between Tuesday, 7/29-Friday, 8/1 from 9am-3pm.
- with the Summer Bridge for incoming 9th graders, which may include a visit to or from UMBC. At this time, sessions take place 9am-3pm M-F, 8/4-8/15.

If you are interested in helping out between now and mid-August, even for just one morning or afternoon, contact Mr. Moeller at wmoeller@bcps.k12.md.us

This fall there will also be mentoring and tutoring opportunities with KAPPA offered through The Shriver Center. These will be available in late September/early October during the school day and every other Saturday. Please contact Lori Hardesty as soon as possible to learn more at lhardesty@umbc.edu or (410) 455-2493.

Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Baltimore City is an independent, coeducational college prep school serving 9th & 10th graders with modest means. They are the recipient of the 2008 "Solutions Through Service" Symposium's "Outstanding Community Partner," which was held at UMBC on April 12th, 2008. This event was sponsored through the Living Learning Communities by the Office of Undergraduate Education and co-sponsored by the Baltimore Collegetown Network. Cristo Rey is now in their second year of implementation.

Mid-Atlantic Properties has offered Cristo Rey Jesuit a unique fundraising opportunity. Mid-Atlantic Properties owns a building across the street from the Maryland State fairgrounds in Timonium. They have given Cristo Rey Jesuit permission to rent out their parking spaces during the Maryland State Fair. Proceeds go to Cristo Rey Jesuit High School. The fair runs from August 22 through September 1. Parking spaces can be rented out on weeknights and all day during weekends. Volunteers are needed for 4 - 5 hour shifts to coordinate the parking in this donated space, ideally 7 people per shift.