UB Named a 'City Savior' Campus
October 14, 2009
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The University of Baltimore is one of three city institutions listed in the "honor roll" portion of the latest "Saviors of Our Cities" report, an ongoing national survey of colleges and universities engaged in civic partnerships by researcher Evan S. Dobelle, president of Westfield State College in Westfield, Mass. UB joined Coppin State University and The Johns Hopkins University as Baltimore-area schools included in the list. Other Maryland schools include Bowie State University and Towson University.
"Saviors of Our Cities" and its civic engagement focus are concerned with "the positive economic, social, and cultural impact that institutions of higher education have upon the cities in which they reside," the report's narrative states. "Results illustrate the broad range of engagement initiatives currently being implemented and are designed to analyze the evolution, maturation, and growing sophistication of these efforts which have proven so vital to metropolitan areas across the nation."
The report notes that this year, there are a number of institutions beyond those in the top 25 that have engaged in "lengthy cooperative efforts with community leaders to rehabilitate the cities around them." It is in this new list of recognized schools that UB is included.
For more on the 2009 "Saviors of Our Cities" report, go here (PDF).
The University of Baltimore is a member of the University System of Maryland and comprises the School of Law, the Yale Gordon College of Liberal Arts and the Merrick School of Business.