The Goucher Prison Education Partnership (GPEP): October Info Sessions for Prospective Volunteers

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 12:49:45 -0400

Interested in access to education, poverty, and mass incarceration?

The Goucher Prison Education Partnership (GPEP) invites UMBC students* and alumni to learn about opportunities to support individuals incarcerated in Maryland pursuing a college education at Goucher College.

GPEP offers Goucher College courses and college preparatory courses on-site at the prisons as well as all necessary resources for student success, including books, calculators, academic materials, and access to skilled tutors and in-person office hours with professors and academic advisors.

Through this work, GPEP is also part of the public conversation about access to education, poverty, and mass incarceration.

Volunteer Opportunities include:

Tutors: help with critical reading and writing, math, art, Spanish, science, and more.

Volunteer research assistants: work one-on-one with professors to bridge the gap between resources available in the library on the main campus and students in the prisons.

Provide administrative support in GPEP's office on Goucher College’s Towson campus. This can include organizing materials for a class, preparing letters for mailing, coordinating data in an Excel file, and more.

Help former students who have come home with their college application process.

Interested in volunteering or teaching with GPEP in winter or spring 2026?

RSVP for one of the following free information sessions:

Sunday October 5: 2 – 5 p.m.

Sunday October 26: 2 – 5 p.m.

*Note: To volunteer inside the prison, you must be at least 19 years old and have earned 28+ college credits.

Please see the attached flyer and this website for more details.