The University of Maryland School of Social Work broke ground on its new $120 million home at 600 W. Lexington Street during an Oct. 17, 2024, ceremony. Construction will begin in December 2024, with a completion date of late summer 2027.Speakers included:• Judy Postmus, Dean, University of Maryland School of Social Work• Bruce Jarrell, President, University of Maryland Baltimore• Brooke Lierman Maryland State Comptroller• Antonio L. Hayes, Maryland State Senator, District 40• The Rev. Karen Brown, Family Support Network Director• Courtney Fullwood, MSW Student, Class of 2025 Learn more: https://www.umaryland.edu/news/archived-news/october-2024/umssws-new-building-catalyst-for-social-work-campus.php

University of Maryland School of Social Work students share their stories of why they want to become a social worker to help celebrate the next era of the school's history as it breaks ground on a new building on Oct. 17, 2024.Learn more at: https://www.umaryland.edu/designandconstruction/capital-projects/projects/school-of-social-work-building-project/

The University of Maryland, Baltimore's Office of Community and Civic Engagement celebrates 10 years of service in 2024. Originally the Office of Community Engagement, the office has been renamed this year to reflect its commitment to both community and civic engagement.

For Campus Sustainability Month, we're going behind the scenes with the University of Maryland, Baltimore Office of Sustainability and Design and Construction to view the eco-friendly features of buildings at UMB.Recently retired University Architect Anthony Consoli, AIA, LEED AP, leads us on a tour of:Sixth Floor Greenwall in Design and Construction (00:32) Design and Construction Office Neighborhood (01:58) Arch Street Pedestrian Walkway (03:17) Health Sciences Research Facility 3 (04:09) HSRF 3 Bee Hives (05:12) Health Sciences Research Facility 2 Pollinator Garden (05:33) Louisa Parsons Memorial Garden (06:06) Pascault Row Native Plants (07:00)

A final hybrid town hall was hosted on May 2, 2024, to present a design preview of the new University of Maryland School of Social Work building. The project is expected to break ground in October 2024.Learn more at https://www.umaryland.edu/designandconstruction/capital-projects/projects/school-of-social-work-building-project/

Recognize the humanity in people, and don't define them by their disabilities.Sydnee Chavis, DMD, MS, clinical assistant professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, shares a story about growing up with her older sister, Brandy, who has cerebral palsy and developmental disabilities, and how she didn’t perceive her as different until the family was out to dinner one night.