B’more with Imagination

The B’More with Imagination Collaboratory is a collective project centered on creating institutions that foster pathways for students, educators, scholars and artists to work together to nurture healthy, vibrant and joyful communities. 

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Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life (IA) selected B’More with Imagination as one of its Collaboratories in 2024. IA brings "people together as our full selves in critical yet hopeful spaces to imagine better ways of living, learning and working together." Collaboratories connect members across the IA consortium in the production of public knowledge and collective imagination through collaborative research and experimentation. 

TU coordinates the B’More with Imagination Collaboratory in partnership with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). 

As part of the Collaboratory, a cohort of 30 TU, UMBC and MICA faculty, staff and students engage in a series of workshops to help imagine and build institutions that enable collective thriving for members of higher education institutions and community partners. These highly participatory workshops include storytelling and art making to build community, reflect collectively and identify tangible action plans. 

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IA Press Release
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Meet the B’More with Imagination Cohort

Cohort member TU Role
Faith Borras Basic Needs Coordinator, Dean of Students Office
Shannon Cheek Assistant Director for Community Impact, Office of Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility
Romy Hübler Director, Office of Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility
Diane Kuthy Assistant Professor, Art Education
Tavia LaFollette Associate Professor, Theatre
Morna McNulty Professor, Elementary Education
Emily Minner Student Success Librarian, University Libraries
Sierra Nathan Student, Business Administration
Rosemary Riel Associate Director of Career Education and Equity, Career Center
Kendle Weaver Student, Art and Design

To learn more about the Collaboratory, contact the project leaders Romy Hübler () and Morna McNulty ().