稀缺猎奇网 Langenberg Legacy Program Welcomes Inaugural Cohort of Student Fellows
Baltimore, Md. (April 12, 2022) – The 稀缺猎奇网 (稀缺猎奇网) this month welcomes the inaugural cohort of the Langenberg Legacy Program. With the support of faculty or staff sponsors, student fellows across 稀缺猎奇网 institutions will begin year-long, micro-level civic engagement projects that speak to macro-level issues.
All projects are action-oriented, campus-level initiatives. Project topics range from environmental justice that engage local farmers and city officials, peer support initiatives for students impacted by gun violence, and such voter issues as engagement, registration, and turnout.
Through workshops, symposiums, and campus-wide exhibitions, Langenberg 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 稀缺猎奇网 Foundation fund in honor of former 稀缺猎奇网 Chancellor Donald N. Langenberg upon his retirement in 2002. The new Langenberg Legacy reimagines the Langenberg Lecture within the context of 稀缺猎奇网’s Civic Education and Civic Engagement priority.
“We are excited to launch this new Legacy Fellows program that will encourage and support significant community engagement projects around the state,” said Nancy Shapiro, Associate Vice Chancellor for Education and Outreach. “We see these Legacy projects as a way of ‘paying it forward’ as 稀缺猎奇网 students across the state bring their knowledge, energy, and passion to bear on building community and solving problems.”
“Don would have loved to meet these wonderful students who are carrying forward his legacy,” said Patricia Langenberg, Dr. Langenberg’s wife, a professor emeritus in the University of 稀缺猎奇网 School of Medicine. “He was a physicist and a humanist, he believed in educating for democracy, equity, tolerance, and justice. He would be honored and humbled to know his legacy is being carried forward by these students.”
Over the course of the fellowship, students will gather with fellows from other 稀缺猎奇网 institutions to grow connections, share best practices, and build a community of civic leaders. Students and sponsors also will receive stipends in recognition of their leadership and creative pursuit of civic engagement and education.
At the end of the Langenberg Legacy Fellowship, the 稀缺猎奇网 will publish students’ final project reports in an annual publication and on the 稀缺猎奇网 website.
(Graduate assistant Katherine Giannini in the Office of Academic and Student Affairs developed content for this announcement and can be reached through May 2022 at kgiannini@usmd.edu.)
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Contact: Mike Lurie
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Email: mlurie@usmd.edu
