COMMUNITY SERVICE

Created November 1993, the Office of Community Service provides the students at Morgan State University with the channeling Community Service programs that are effective and address the social, cultural, education, and recreational needs of the residents in the Baltimore Metropolitan area. Because Morgan is a public urban University for the State of Maryland, the Office of Community Service is responsible for establishing community programs that will provide students with the opportunity to understand urban life and phenomena. Morgan State University is proud of its graduates who go on to distingue themselves as leaders in their immediate community, the state in which they reside and the nation. With this in mind, the Office of Community Service provides Morgan State University students with training, supervision, support, recognition and evaluation needed to successfully participate in structured community volunteer programs. As a result of participating in a community service learning program, Morgan students do not only relate their classroom learning to the realities of life, but they also realize that by helping to improve the lives of others, they have also improved the lives of the residents in the Baltimore community, the State of Maryland, the nation and the world.

ASANTE

ASANTE provides high school students the opportunity to earn their community service credit by working with faculty and staff throughout the University. In addition to developing those skills, which are essential to the world of work, high school students broaden their understanding of how a University operates and they also learn about the career opportunities available at an institution of higher learning.

BROTHER to BROTHER

Brother-to-Brother is a volunteer program dedicated to working with male high school students throughout Baltimore City. Morgan male volunteers work with students engaging in activities that are designed to teach self-awareness, leadership and responsibility, cooperation, good attendance, survival skills, leadership development. Morgan student mentors will work with students to help increase their knowledge in different areas of education. In addition, Brother to Brother will provide information on conflict resolution, sex education and drug abuse and prevention.

CAMPUS PALS

Campus Pals is a volunteer service program, which gives elementary and middle school students throughout the nation an opportunity to visit and learn about a prominent HBCU (Historically Black College/ University). The tour guides that assist with the program are Morgan student volunteers. In the tour, they get a glimpse of our dormitories, sports facilities and academic buildings. By the end of the tour, all of the information they receive will give them an incentive to maintain good grades, work diligently and continue to do well in school.

JAHOD

JAHOD is a unique program for adolescent females who attend Baltimore City High Schools. Educational, cultural, social and recreational activities are designed to enable female youth to overcome the negative challenges they encounter in their neighborhoods, schools and daily lives.The goal is not only to expose the females to everyday societal problems but also to strengthen their minds through mentoring and academic tutoring. The coordinators and tutors are all young women striving to reach scholastic excellence as well as trying to create a positive environment for young females. Through the program, the mentors try to instill in each female the fact that personal success is tangible.

KUUMBA

KUUMBA is a tutoring and mentoring program for adolescents between the ages of 11 to 15. It was created in an effort to address the needs of many young people who are ill- prepared for life's challenges. The primary goal is to reduce juvenile violence, delinquency and truancy by improving the educational performance and developing the life survival skills of juveniles. The program's mission is to raise the aspiration levels of juveniles by affording them continuing exposure to the University's environment. Academic enrichment, knowledge about drug abuse and AIDS, peer resistance skills, leadership development activities along with discussions on the importance of positive social attitudes and behaviors are addressed.

KWANZAA

Kwanzaa is an African American holiday celebrated by Morgan State University on the first Saturday in December. Children throughout the City of Baltimore are invited to the campus to learn about the fundamental values and traditions upon which African people have built a civilization, culture and character. Music games, exhibits, food, dance and storytelling and a number of other activities are used to explain the Seven Principals of Kwanzaa. Visit our web site for more information.

MORGAN MENTORS

Morgan Mentors is a program designed to help the children at Winston Middle School. Located a mile away from Morgan’s campus, Winston is a Title I school that has a large number of children yielding from low-income households. The common line heard is "The kids are bad." But when is anyone going to do something about it? Baltimore's theme is 'Believe,' but how many of us do? Winston's motto is 'Winston Winners.' That is exactly what Morgan Mentors plans to help them carry out, to be Winners.....in life. Our mission is to meet middle school students where they are and to expose them to educational and vocational opportunities that will prepare them for the road that lies ahead.

MSU TUTORING CORPS

MSU Tutoring Corps is to provide in-school and after-school educational, social and cultural learning opportunities to students in the Baltimore area. The goal is to help reduce the dropout rate of African American youth in public schools. Their focus is on the areas of creative tutoring, stress management, methods of problem solving and positive communication skills. In addition, a strong emphasis is placed on improving reading, writing and math skills.

MUSIQUE

Musique is a music program that works with middle school females in the creation of an innovative learning environment. In this environment, the middle school youth receive basic vocal and instrumental instruction that will empower and instill in them a sense of achievement and confidence. Throughout the course of the music program, the Morgan musicians and students will attend and present a number of concerts and recitals.

MVPS

(Morgan Volunteers Providing Support)

M.V.P.S. (Morgan Volunteers Providing Support) recruits and trains Morgan students for community service projects. It also promotes team building, civic involvement and increases the interaction between faculty, staff and students. The students that are recruited work with several community service programs as well as programs outside of the Office of Community Service to help promote positive community involvement and strong University-to-Community relationships.

NIANI

Niani is an after school program designed to provide educational, social, cultural and leadership learning opportunities to elementary children in order to help them excel on national and statewide standardized tests. The program focuses on areas of creative tutoring, anger management, methods of problem solving, positive communicative skills, African American enrichment and leadership opportunities.

Operation Potential

The mission of Operation Potential is to create opportunities for all people to succeed and to serve. We rely on three strategies: motivating action through encouraging messages; mobilizing action through leadership, connections, and persuasion; and promoting action by relying on a wide range of messages, mediums, and messengers. We have three projects. The first, I BELIEVE IN YOU sends male students to the juvenile detention center to create a positive environment. The Montebello Improvement Committee strives to foster positive interactions between and among students, staff, faculty and administrators. Students Helping Students Seek Help uses multi-media to inform and encourage students to seek and utilize the wide array of support services available on campus and promotes achievement-oriented behavior more generally.

SASY

SASY is a big sister/ little sister program for high school females. Topics that focus on health, beauty, sex education, male-female relationships and post-secondary education are used to promote self-pride and sisterhood. A group of young Morgan women mentor high school females to help better their social ailments. The ultimate goal is to bring young ladies together in an environment that promotes sisterhood. Incorporated are activities that center around the four program components.

YAATENGA

YAATENGA is a tutoring and mentoring program for elementary school students designed to help them in the areas of academic enrichment, social behavior, character building and mental and physical health. The program works in conjunction with the Institute of Life Enrichment to provide "at risk" children with a positive academic and social atmosphere, as well as instill in them the importance of positive social behaviors and the consequences of negative behaviors.

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