Paid Internship Opportunity with BCB ENOUGH! After-School Youth Development Initiative

BCB ENOUGH is pleased to offer a six-month paid internship placement opportunity through the BCB Jr's Program, an after-school youth development initiative serving students in grades 4th-8th in the Brooklyn/Curtis Bay community.

This internship is designed for undergraduate students seeking hands-on experience in youth development, education, social work, community engagement, and environmental studies within a community-based nonprofit setting. Interns are expected to commit to 10 hours per week throughout the six-month placement.

Internship Overview
The BCB Jr's Internship provides students with practical experience working directly with youth while supporting academic enrichment, environmental education, and social-emotional development. Interns will work under the supervision of program staff and will have opportunities to build professional skills aligned with their academic coursework.

Intern Responsibilities:

  • Support after-school programming for youth in grades 4–8th 

  • Assist with facilitation of educational, leadership, and environmental activities

  • Provide mentorship and positive youth engagement

  • Support program planning, implementation, and coordination

  • Assist with attendance tracking, documentation, and program logistics

  • Collaborate with BCB ENOUGH staff and community partners

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Must be currently enrolled in an accredited college or university

  • Minimum 2.9 GPA required

  • Major or field of study in:

    • Social Work

    • Education

    • Environmental Studies

    • or a closely related discipline

  • Ability to commit to a six-month internship placement (10 hours per week)

  • Interest in community-based and youth-serving work

  • Ability to travel to Brooklyn, Maryland (Curtis Bay area)

This placement is well-suited for students seeking paid field experience, practicum hours, or internship credit, depending on institutional requirements. BCB ENOUGH is open to coordinating with faculty or internship offices to meet academic learning objectives.

Students interested in this paid internship opportunity should email their resume to Kayla@sbclt.org.


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Community Leadership courses offer practical leadership skills for UMBC undergraduates with 60+ credits!

Are you thinking about generating change on campus or off, before or after graduation? Do you want to build the skills that will help you become an effective changemaker?  In just 5 weeks you can take a one-credit Community Leadership Skills Course taught by subject matter experts.  Upcoming Spring 2026 skills courses include (1) Events & Programming for Inclusive Practice, (2) Asset Based Community Development, and (3) Budgeting for Community Impact.  See below for detailed descriptions of each course!  You can take one, two, or all three of these courses, which meet once a week for 5 weeks, on Wednesday nights from 4:30 - 7:00pm in the UMBC classroom at the Lion Brothers Building in southwest Baltimore City (on the UMBC Shuttle route).  You will learn from your classmates -- undergraduates, graduate students, and community learners -- as well as your instructors!  If you have any questions, please contact Community Leadership Graduate Program Director Sally J. Scott at sjscott@umbc.edu. 

CLDR 410-01, Events & Programming as Inclusive Process with Ashley Bush (Baltimore City Parks & Recreation) and Katie Long (Friends of Patterson Park).  
When/Where: Wednesday nights, 4:30 - 7:00pm, 1/28/26 - 2/25/26 at the Lion Brothers Building classroom in Southwest Baltimore City (on the UMBC shuttle route).
Course Description: This course will guide students through the steps of program development and implementation that reflects community culture and priorities. "Events and Programming as Inclusive Process" seeks to help students develop programming which connects multiple communities through shared activities and spaces, and addresses the importance of creating programs and events which respond to community needs, feedback, and assets. The course will equip students with an understanding of the concept of inclusive programming and the value of community engagement to create sustainable community programs and events.
CLDR 410-02, Asset Based Community Development with Jess Wyatt (UMBC Alumni Relations and Asset-Based Community Development Institute)
When/Where: Wednesday nights, 4:30 - 7:00pm, 3/4/26 - 4/8/26 at the Lion Brothers Building classroom in Southwest Baltimore City (on the UMBC shuttle route).
Course Description: This course will address the fundamentals of Asset Based Community Development (ABCD), how to practically implement ABCD in students' daily professional practice while developing a community of practice using ABCD, as well as, becoming ABCD practitioners in the field. Working through an ABCD process, participants can move towards whole-community mobilization through mapping the capacities assets of individuals, associations, and institutions while building relationships.
CLDR 410-03, Budgeting for Community Impact with Candace Chance (Baltimore Nonprofit Strategist and Director of the Vision, Performance & Impact Firm)
When/Where: Wednesday nights, 4:30 - 7:00pm, 4/15/26 - 513/26 at the Lion Brothers Building classroom in Southwest Baltimore City (on the UMBC shuttle route).
Course Description: Have you heard the saying, Put your money where your mouth is? If not, it is a saying that means to follow through on something you said. Organizations say a lot through their marketing, their grant proposals, and ultimately through their vision, mission, and values. But there's one major way to see if they're really walking the walk or just talking: their BUDGET! An organization's budget is their accountability to the things that they say. This course will teach students how to align their values and their intended impact with their budgets so that they can stand in integrity.
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This position is located in the Lemelson Center, Division of Public History, National Museum of American History (NMAH), Smithsonian Institution (SI). The Lemelson Center’s mission is to promote public understanding of the history and role of invention and innovation in society.

The Lemelson Center’s Spark!Lab, located at NMAH, is a hands-on invention learning space which provides museum visitors, particularly children and their families, the opportunity to engage in the invention process through history, engineering, science, and creative activities. 

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as an invention education facilitator in the Lemelson Center’s Spark!Lab, supporting operations of an invention education interactive exhibit and supporting children and adults in hands-on activities with inquiry-based facilitation.

This position has promotion potential to the IS-1702-05 grade level. This position requires work on one weekend day (Saturday or Sunday) per week and may require occasional work on evenings, weekends, or holidays in accordance with Smithsonian Institution policy.

Applications close Monday, January 5th.

The full position description, including information on how to apply can be found here!
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Applications due 5pm EST Friday, December 12th.

For the full position description, including information on how to apply: Southwest Partnership Marketing Manager Position Description or visit SWP's website https://swpbal.org/workwithus/


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Save Our Block: Public Art/Humanities & Activist Print Culture in Baltimore


This discussion will focus on the collaborative and collective work discussed in the article "Save Our Block: Public Humanities, Zines, and the Connecting the Classroom" in The Routledge Companion to Publicly Engaged Humanities Scholarship (Routledge, 2024)

For more on the zines, see this doc and check out https://baltimoretraces.umbc.edu/.


Markele Cullins is an interdisciplinary artist from Baltimore, MD currently based in Los Angeles, CA. They received their BFA from the University of Maryland Baltimore County and are currently an New Genres MFA candidate at UCLA. They explore and ask questions about the human condition through play, experimentation, and embodied research. Grounded in the Black radical imagination, their practice creates spaces for catharsis and contemplation. Cullins was a founding member of Oak Hill Center for Education and Culture, and co-founded 4C Gallery, an online gallery for artists of color. They also collaborate with communities and students as a designer to create zines preserving Baltimore public history.


Nicole King is a professor in the Department of American Studies and co-director of the Orser Center for Public Humanities at UMBC in Baltimore, MD. Her research focuses on issues of place, power, and the tensions between historic preservation and economic development. She is an editor of the book Baltimore Revisited: Stories of Inequality and Resistance in a U.S. City (Rutgers University Press, 2019 - which features a photo by Cullins on the cover) and co-founder of the Baltimore Traces: Communities in Transition public humanities project. She is currently working on The Ungentrifiable City, a book project focusing on a history of holdouts–the residents and small business owners who challenge extractive development on Baltimore's westside from the 1970s to today. 

This event is open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University's nondiscrimination policy.


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Wednesday, October 22
10:30am-11:45am
Library Gallery
House of Mirrors: How Mis- and Disinformation Amplify Imperialist Histories to Shape Asian American Political Participation in California's 45th Congressional District
RSVP on the myUMBC event page (encouraged but not required)
Light breakfast, coffee & tea provided

Thursday, October 23
2-4pm
CADVC Gallery (Fine Arts 105)
Language as personal and communal expression: an interactive zine-making workshop with Dr. Joyhanna Jung Yoo & Shengxiao "Sole" Yu
RSVP on the myUMBC event page (encouraged but not required)

Thursday, October 23
6-8pm
Commons 331
Solidarity with Anti-Imperialist Struggles: A Creative Mapping Workshop in collaboration with student groups Anakbayan UMBC and Binhi FFPS
RSVP on the myUMBC event page (encouraged but not required)
Dinner provided from Mama Rosa Grill 

Friday, October 24
12-1pm
PAHB 216
The Semiotics of Skin: The Discursive Construction of Desirable Figures of Personhood in Korean Beauty's Global Circulation
RSVP on the myUMBC event page (encouraged but not required)
Lunch provided

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About our guest speakers:

Shengxiao Yu, known by her nickname Sole, is a speaker, facilitator, writer, and social justice educator. She is the creator of Nectar, a space where she provides political education for the community through giving keynote speeches, facilitating workshops, and providing thought leadership. In 2024, Sole served as the activist-in-residence at the Asian American Studies Center at the University of California, Los Angeles. In this capacity, Sole conducted research to more deeply understand the AAPI electoral landscape and the role of mis- and disinformation. Sole is a writer for the Xin Sheng Project, a platform combating misinformation in the Chinese diaspora community by publishing in-language, progressive articles that shift perspectives and build intergenerational power. As a generation 1.5 Asian American, Sole is also working to build community among her fellow Asian Americans in order to build socio-political power and to lift up her lineage. Sole is inspired by BIPOC activists, grassroots community leaders, and all the intersectional movement ancestors who have paved the way.

Joyhanna "Joy" Yoo (she/they) is a linguistic anthropologist whose work examines the circulation of Korean popular cultural genres with fieldwork based in Seoul, Mexico City, and Los Angeles. Their research examines the meanings generated by language as it pertains to race and gender when cultural genres circulate. Joy has also published on Asian American racialization and linguistic appropriation in mediatized contexts. Her newer work examines the relationship between language loss, grief, and Korean diasporic belonging. They are especially passionate about student-centered teaching, mentorship, and student advocacy.
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MyUMBC event linked here

Stop by the Library Gallery on Wed Oct 29, 1-2:30pm, for a Special Collections open house with Prof. Lindsay DiCuirci's English 243 class! Rare books, serials, pamphlets, and even comics from the historical publications collections in Special Collections will be on display. The student docents will be available to talk with you about each item. Highlights include: 

  • a 15th-century Bible with it's very own wormhole, 
  • star charts in a 16th-century astronomy book, 
  • 19th-century fashion magazines, 
  • and a 20th-century comic book featuring one of Batman's early adventures,
  • and more!

We'll have giveaways and lots to see - hope you'll join us! 
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Dear UMBC Undergrad Students, 

We're conducting a research study titled "Measuring College Students' Reliance on Generative AI in Academic Writing: Impacts and Insights from a Mixed-Methods Study." This study aims to investigate how undergraduate students utilize generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, and the impact these tools have on their writing. Our goal is to understand how these advanced technologies are transforming writing practices and behavior.

To participate, complete the "Reliance on Generative AI" survey via Qualtrics, which should take no more than 10 minutes. All information you provide will be kept anonymous and confidential. Participation is completely voluntary, and you can withdraw at any time without any negative consequences. As a token of appreciation, ten lucky participants will each receive $100, selected through a random lottery among all survey completers. Additionally, participants may choose to take part in a brief follow-up online interview (<1 hour) for an extra $25 cash incentive.

Eligibility for this study requires you to be a current UMBC student who has used AI technologies for academic purposes. If you have any questions, need more information, or have concerns about this study, please feel free to contact Shahin Hossain at shahinh1@umbc.edu or call (443) 478-6437. You can also contact Dr. Ramon Goings at rgoings@umbc.edu.

For questions about the review process or your rights as a research participant, you can reach out to the UMBC Office of Research Protections and Compliance at (410) 455-2737 or via email at compliance@umbc.edu.

Your participation is highly valued, as your insights will greatly enhance our understanding of the role of AI in literacy development within higher education. To join the survey, please follow this link: https://umbc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6KBpfotc3SrbwMe

Kindest regards,

Shahin Hossain

Ph.D. Candidate, Language, Literacy, and Culture

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The Indigenous Peoples Union is a new organization, and will be hosting an interest mixer this Thursday! All are more than welcome to attend and spend some time snacking, learning about the union, and playing some bingo!


Thursday, October 16th
4:30-6:30PM
Commons 329


This event is open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University's nondiscrimination policy.


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The Semiotics of Skin: The Discursive Construction of Desirable Figures of Personhood in Korean Beauty's Global Circulation

Dr. Joyhanna Jung Yoo will discuss how Korean American entrepreneurs in the global K-beauty industry establish their expertise by sharing personal memories of Korean skincare traditions, positioning these practices as age-old beauty philosophies rather than mere trends. Through discourse analysis that focuses on the sensory and gendered aspects of these shared memories, the study reveals how K-beauty discourse creates aspirational identities for consumers while transforming traditional Korean skincare rituals into marketable expertise that circulates globally.

Friday, October 24, 2025
12-1pm
Location: PAHB216 (Dresher Center Conference Room)
Lunch provided

About the speaker:

Joyhanna "Joy" Yoo (she/they) is a linguistic anthropologist whose work examines the circulation of Korean popular cultural genres with fieldwork based in Seoul, Mexico City, and Los Angeles. Their research examines the meanings generated by language as it pertains to race and gender when cultural genres circulate. Joy has also published on Asian American racialization and linguistic appropriation in mediatized contexts. Her newer work examines the relationship between language loss, grief, and Korean diasporic belonging. They are especially passionate about student-centered teaching, mentorship, and student advocacy.

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This event is part of the Reframing Global Asias Conversation Series. For the conversation series this fall, the Global Asias Initiative is hosting guest speakers Shengxiao "Sole" Yu and Dr. Joyhanna Jung Yoo for a series of workshops & lectures.

Non-UMBC attendees: please e-mail Priya at priyab@umbc to RSVP and to receive a free parking pass

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This event is open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University's nondiscrimination policy.

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