Transform Mid-Atlantic Inc

TRANSFORM MID-ATLANTIC PROVIDES REGIONAL LEADERSHIP IN ADVOCATING, SUPPORTING AND INCREASING STUDENT INVOLVEMENT IN ACADEMIC AND CURRICULAR-BASED COMMUNITY SERVICE AND BUILDING CAPACITY OF LOCAL NON-PROFITS.

CONVENING THE MD, DC, DE, WV, & NORTHERN VA HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY TO ADVANCE THE PUBLIC PURPOSES OF HIGHER EDUCATION: AS THE LARGEST HIGHER EDUCATION ASSOCIATION IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION, TMA REGULARLY CONVENES MEMBER INSTITUTION PRESIDENTS, SENIOR LEADERS, FACULTY, STUDENTS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVES TO DEEPEN THE COMMITMENT OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO THEIR PUBLIC MISSIONS THAT SEEK TO ADVANCE EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE CAMPUS-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS; DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENGAGED DEMOCRATIC AND GLOBAL CITIZENS; AND CATALYZE POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH CIVIC AND COMMUNITY ENGAGED PROGRAMS, RESEARCH, LEARNING, AND SERVICE. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS ASPECT OF ITS MISSION, TMA HOSTS REGULAR MEETINGS FOR A SENIOR ADVISORY GROUP FOR ENGAGEMENT, AN ANNUAL SERVICE-LEARNING AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CONFERENCE, INSTITUTES, A DIVERSE ARRAY OF ENGAGING WORKSHOPS AND CONVERSATIONS, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBER AND NON-MEMBER CAMPUS STAKEHOLDERS AND THEIR COMMUNITY PARTNERS. ADDITIONALLY, TMA FACILITATES AN ANNUAL CIVIC FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS FROM THROUGHOUT THE REGION TO PARTICIPATE IN A YEAR OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT THROUGH GUEST SPEAKER SESSIONS, A RETREAT, AND CAPSTONE PROJECT.

BUILDING CAMPUS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO ADDRESS POVERTY AND EQUITY: TMA PROVIDES 30-35 FULL TIME AMERICORPS VISTA SUB-GRANTS (VALUED AT OVER $2,200,000) TO MEMBER INSTITUTIONS AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION. THROUGH THIS GRANT, TMA DEVELOPS AND EXPANDS ANTI-POVERTY PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS TOGETHER WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, NON-PROFITS, LOCAL SCHOOLS, AND/OR SCHOOL SYSTEMS. THE FULL-TIME PROGRAM COORDINATORS START AND DEEPEN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIPS. TMAS ANNUAL SURVEY DATA ESTIMATES THAT MEMBER INSTITUTIONS STUDENTS CONTRIBUTE MORE THAN $600,000,000 IN SERVICES TO THE REGION ANNUALLY. PROJECTS INCLUDE COLLEGE ACCESS & COMPLETION, FOOD SECURITY, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, MENTORING, FINANCIAL LITERACY, VETERANS INITIATIVES, ETC. THROUGH ITS EQUITY TASKFORCE, EQUITY CONVERSATION SERIES, INSTITUTES, AND OTHER EVENTS, TMA WORKS WITH CAMPUSES TO DEVELOP ACTION PLANS THAT INSTITUTIONALIZE JUSTICE, EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION ACROSS CIVIC AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES. TMA ADVISES SENIOR LEADERS AND PARTNERS ON HOW TO USE THESE PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS TO MEASURE AND DEMONSTRATE THE FULFILLMENT OF CAMPUS MISSIONS AND STRATEGIC PRIORITIES VIS--VIS ACCREDITATION THROUGH MSCHE.

PROVIDING RESOURCES, RECOGNITION, VISIBILITY, AND NATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS: TMA ANNUALLY AWARDS UP TO $50,000 IN GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITHIN ITS MEMBERSHIP INCLUDING: FACULTY DEVELOPMENT MINI-GRANTS, MLK DAY OF SERVICE GRANTS FUNDED BY AMERICORPS, AND EASTERN REGION CAMPUS CONSORTIUM MINI-GRANTS. THESE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES ARE USED BY A DIVERSE ARRAY OF COMMUNITY-ENGAGED PRACTITIONERS, FACULTY, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO CREATE INNOVATIVE NEW PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY-BASED COURSES, AND COLLABORATIVE INTERCAMPUS PARTNERSHIPS. ANNUALLY, TMA HONORS THE INSPIRING CONTRIBUTIONS AND WORK OF AN OUTSTANDING GROUP OF FACULTY, ADMINISTRATORS, STUDENTS, AND PARTNERSHIPS WITHIN ITS MEMBERSHIP THROUGH THE TMA AWARDS PROGRAM. SINCE 2009, HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY-ENGAGED INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS IMPACT ACROSS THE REGION HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED! THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH NATIONAL AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE PARTNERSHIP ALLIANCE, THE COALITION FOR SERVICE-LEARNING, THE FACING PROJECT, FULBRIGHT, CARNEGIE, MSCHE, AND OTHERS TMA OFFERS A BEVY OF ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND RESOURCE-BASED OFFERINGS TO ITS MEMBERS, AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITIES TO HIGHLIGHT AND SHARE THE POWERFUL IMPACT OF CIVIC AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS THROUGH ADVOCACY AND STORYTELLING PROJECTS.