Transform Mid-Atlantic Announces the Launch of the 2022 Maryland, DC, and Delaware Campus Voting Challenges and Commits to Increasing Student Democratic Engagement

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Colleges and universities can now earn recognition for the highest voter registration and turnout rates statewide in the Maryland, Washington, DC, and Delaware State Voting Challenges, an ongoing nonpartisan initiative coordinated by Transform Mid-Atlantic and Civic Nation.  All 2-year and 4-year higher education institutions throughout the states of Maryland and Delaware and the District of …

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Transform Mid-Atlantic Announces 2022 Award Winners

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Frederick, MD – Transform Mid-Atlantic, a non-profit association of over 37 institutions of higher education in Maryland, Washington, DC, and Delaware, is pleased to announce the winners of its 2022 Awards Program. Recognizing distinguished faculty, administrators, students, and campus-community partnerships, the awards highlight achievements in service-learning, civic leadership, and community engagement that enhance student learning …

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TMA and The Facing Project Announce Fall 2022 Projects in Maryland

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Frederick, MD – Transform Mid-Atlantic is pleased to announce that two institutions have been selected to participate as The Facing Project / TMA co-sponsored projects starting in the Fall 2022. Accepted project proposals were submitted by Morgan State University and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and will focus on Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion …

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2021-2022 VISTA Project Bios

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VISTA Leaders Bio: Zandra Cuff is a three-time AmeriCorps VISTA, previously serving as a VISTA Leader for North Carolina Campus Compact in 2018. During her time at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, she developed a passion for public policy and law, and how these tools can be used to address poverty. Her experience …

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2022-2023 Mid-Atlantic Civic Fellows

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Transform Mid-Atlantic is very pleased to announce the inaugural Mid-Atlantic Civic Fellows cohort. This fellowship offers students in our region high impact opportunities to develop their leadership skills and understanding of civic and community engagement so that they may better serve as leaders in their communities and collectively create solutions to our region’s most urgent …

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Friendship Schools’ Alumni Day: An Exciting P20 Connects Collective Impact Initiative Program

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Transform Mid-Atlantic AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Salma Rashid, is building a lasting community of support by coordinating Alumni Affairs at Friendship Public Charter Schools in DC. Each year, Friendship hosts an alumni event for their current and past students to mingle and inspire each other. Just before the holiday break, Salma helped organize Alumni Week, working …

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TMA Welcomes New Team Members

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We are thrilled to welcome four new members to the team at TMA! Linda Thiele,Transform Mid-Atlantic’s Communications and Strategic Partnership Coordinator AmeriCorps VISTA member, is a graduate of The University of Alabama (Roll Tide!). There, she had the privilege of serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA member working with a local AIDS Outreach Program designed to …

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2020-2021 VISTA Project Bios

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TMA VISTA Leaders Bio: Jake Hurner is a Portland, Oregon native looking to live in Maryland for the first time with the AmeriCorps VISTA program. Armed with a BFA and a can-do attitude he hopes to gain skills with CCMA to create actionable community engagement, promote responsible and ethical solutions, and support VISTA members as …

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2021 Winners

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The Alan G. Penczek Service-Learning Faculty Award Recognizes and honors a faculty member in each of the three higher education sectors (public universities, community colleges, independent colleges and universities) for excellence in the integration of service-learning into the curriculum and impact to students and the community. Professor Gemma Puglisi, Assistant Professor, School of Communication, American University Professor …

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