In late July, a group of UBalt students made a difference for city residents who wanted to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Under the guidance of Tiffaney S. Parkman, lecturer in the School of Health and Human Services, the student team of Giuliana Valencia-Banks, Kathryn Foulke, Jack Greenberg, Shatia Johnson, Lateirra Carter, Nikki Garnes, Elaine McIeish, Loren Nelson, Monell Hunt, and Yelango Jamabo organized a free vaccination clinic on campus.
“The project gives students the opportunity to put into practice what we have learned throughout our human service course work.”
“The project gives students the opportunity to put into practice what we have learned throughout our human service course work,” says Foulke. “Dr. Parkman originated the idea of a vaccination clinic and introduced us to our UMMS partner. The student group was then responsible for organizing, fundraising, developing community partnerships, promoting the event and finally executing. We are happy to provide this timely event for our campus community. It’s a fantastic opportunity that we, the students, are very grateful to experience.”
The students are all participants in the HSER 470 Senior Seminar, where they work together to complete a shared project that focuses on meeting a community need.
In this issue of the magazine, you may have noticed that we have begun to capitalize “The” in our initial references to “The University of Baltimore,” and also use the acronym “UBalt.”