Community Dialogues:

Community dialogues are monthly components that emphasize the service-learning goal of Terps for Change. The goal is to get student volunteers to think critically about their work and their community, to spark provocative dialogues on social issues and needs as they relate to UMCP, and to support students through the transformational experience of intimately getting to know a community partner.

These may include:

• Guest speaker/ speaker panel related to the social issue, followed by a question & answer session as well as meaningful dialogues
• Presentation of videos, magazine articles, pictures, and other forms of media to facilitate discussions on the social issue
• Group activities to get our minds thinking
• Large group reflection exercises to share and learn about the experiences of volunteers at different service sites