Immersive Experiences

The Office of Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility offers several immersive experiences that allow Towson University students, staff, and faculty to build strong relationships and become effective contributors to their communities.

Students work on a mosaic with a local community organization.
Students work on a mosaic with a local community organization.

Immersive experiences include the Social Change Living Learning Community, Lutherville Lab Mentors and the Social Action Collaboratory. These experiences range from one term to one academic year with opportunities for continued connection beyond the duration of the program.

Social Change Living Learning Community (LLC) 

The Social Change LLC develops leaders who have a positive impact on their communities and the world. Students explore six social change pathways through LLC programming: 1) direct service, 2) community organizing and activism, 3) philanthropy, 4) policy and governance, 5) community engaged learning and research, and 6) social entrepreneurship and corporate social responsibility. 

The LLC provides a supportive community of peers who live, learn, and engage together as they develop essential skills and knowledge to become lifelong changemakers.  

Housing and Residence Life provides more information about the LLC, including application instructions.  

Lutherville Lab Mentors 

The Lutherville Lab Mentors program is a semester-long experience in which TU students participate in community-based learning at Lutherville Laboratory, a local elementary school. Participants engage in community-building and educational sessions with peers. With support from the Office of Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility and Lutherville Laboratory staff, participants also create fun and meaningful session plans for 4th and 5th graders.

Apply by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 for participation in the Spring 2025 cohort. 

Social Action Collaboratory 

The Social Action Collaboratory is a yearlong program in which students cultivate individual and collective capacities to foster transformative social change. Each cohort focuses on a different social issue. Participants engage in capacity-building workshops, peer reflections, and site visits with local social justice-oriented community groups.

Apply by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, February 7, 2025 for participation in the Spring 2025 cohort. 

The Leadership Opportunities page provides information about becoming a Social Action Collaboratory Fellow.