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2025 Excellence in Civic & Community Engagement Programming Award

The SOURCE Service-Learning Academy has been awarded Campus Compact’s new Excellence in Civic & Community Engagement Programming Award recognizing the many forms that effective on-campus civic and community engagement can take to address areas of need and make long-lasting, positive change. Congratulations to the Service-Learning Academy team (clockwise from top left in image): JHSON Associate Professors Kelly Bower and Nicole Warren; SOURCE Founder and Director Mindi Levin and Associate Director Tyler Derreth; Haneefa Saleem, associate professor in JHU’s Department of International Health; and (not pictured) Jayson Green, executive director of New Song Community Learning Center.

The announcement of the award is very timely, as SOURCE is currently recruiting faculty for its 2025-26 SOURCE Service-Learning  Academy cohort. Applications are due by Saturday, March 1.

Campus Compact is a national coalition of colleges and universities committed to the public purposes of higher education, supporting institutions in fulfilling their public purposes by deepening their ability to improve community life and to educate students for civic and social responsibility.

Nurse Practitioner Application Zoom Drop-In Session

Join us 7-8 pm Thursday, February 27 during the Nurse Practitioner Application Zoom Drop-In Session. Whether you have questions about how to efficiently submit your official transcripts to NursingCAS, Transcript Entry, References, Resume/CV, or program-specific requirements, Admissions will be available to answer specific questions to help you be the most competitive applicant. Programs being covered include:

• DNP Adult-Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

• DNP Adult-Gerontological Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

• DNP Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

• DNP Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

• DNP Pediatric Dual Primary/Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

• DNP Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

• Post-Master’s Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate

Audience: Public, Students

Digital Health Technology: Public Health Implications & Opportunities

Join us March 6 for an engaging panel discussion exploring the evolving role of digital health technology in public health, followed by a networking reception, hosted by the Bloomberg School of Public Health. 3-4 pm panel discussion in Becton Dickenson, W1020. 4-5 pm reception to follow in the Gallery. Featured Speakers:

• Nino Isakadze, MD, MHS ’21 (BSPH) – Cardiologist & Digital Health Researcher
• Morad Elmi, MS, MBA ’13 (Carey) – Co-founder, Scene Health
• Ryan Roemmich, PhD – Director, Center for Movement Studies
• Moderator: Shireen Khoury, MD, MPH ’16 (BSPH)

Audience: Faculty, Students

Applications now open for 2025-26 SOURCE Service Scholars

Deadline: Fri, March 21

Are you looking for a way to make meaningful change in your community while completing your studies? Apply to be a SOURCE Service Scholar in 2025-2026! This program presents a unique opportunity for students to make an impact by completing 150 hours of community-based practice at a SOURCE partner community-based organization in Baltimore while receiving a $1,750 stipend. Scholars complete training in critical service-learning and apply their knowledge in real time while gaining valuable experience in project management. Projects have already been identified by partners to address their key organizational priorities.

This program is open to students who will be enrolled through 2025–2026. Application deadline: March 21.

Audience:
Students