Towson University issued the following announcement on Nov. 9.
More than 3,000 Baltimore County Public School (BCPS) students have participated in the TU Model United Nations program since it was established as a partnership between the university and BCPS 16 years ago.
Because of the program’s impressive reach and unique structure, Campus Compact Mid-Atlantic (CCMA) recognized TU Model UN and its leader, political science professor and Honors College faculty director Alison McCartney, with the 2018 P20 Partnership award in October.
The P20 Partnership award recognizes a leading partnership among K-12, higher education and the community. It’s presented by Campus Compact Mid-Atlantic, the largest higher education association in the region that advocates and encourages co-curricular civic engagement programs. The award ceremony was held on Nov. 8 at Gallaudet University.
“One of the key aspects of great P20 work is being able to move beyond a top-down teaching model, where the university students impart knowledge to the BCPS students, and instead have the mentors and mentees learning and serving together at the same time,” explained CCMA representative Karin Abma. “This TU Model UN-BCPS mentorship program, under the leadership of Alison McCartney, does this, and is intentionally striving to better fulfill this mission all the time.”
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Source: Towson University
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