It's that time of the year - The Collegetown Shuttle is back!  Service started back up on Wednesday, August 25. 

Some of the times have changed so if you have the schedule from the previous semester, recycle it,  and check out the schedule online.  Visit www.BaltimoreCollegetown.org/shuttle to check out the schedule online.

If you have any questions, please contact Ankur Ponda at aponda@BaltimoreCollegetown.org or call (410) 532-3036.

Fall 2010 Collegetown Night at Camden Yards is sneaking up on us! 

Collegetown Night at Camden Yards will be held on Friday, October 1 @ 7:05 PM.  Watch the Orioles play Detroit Tigers as they try and add some victories to the win colum in the last home series of the 2010 season!

Tickets are $6 with valid Student ID.  Go to your school's Student Activities office or box office to purchase tickets.

Capture your favorite moments in Baltimore and submit your photo on our Baltimore Collegetown Network Facebook page. 

Photos must be submitted via our Facebook page by Friday, October 15.  A round of voting after the submission date will take place to determine our top 3 finishers!

Prizes consist of the following:

1st Place - Ultimate Baltimore Prize Pack: Two (2) tickets on Spirit Cruise Lines, $50 gift card to Oceannaire in Harbor East

2nd Place - $75 gift card to Woodberry Kitc...

Artscape Baltimore- LOL@Artscape

Dates                           Saturday, July 17, 2010

Time                            8-10pm

Location             &...

ATTENTION SHUTTLE RIDERS!

The Collegetown Shuttle has stopped running for the Spring 2010 semester.  Service ended on Saturday, May 15. 

We are currently working on next year's schedule, so please visit our website in early August for the Fall 2010 schedule.

If you have any questions, please e-mail aponda@BaltimoreCollegetown.org

 HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!

Baltimore is definitely working hard to be a cleaner and greener city and what better way to encourage this then to support Biking in Baltimore! 

The city and its counterparts have made great efforts to implement biking paths, but more work needs to be done!

Sign the petition to show your support.  Click http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/please-take-a-moment-to-support-bicycling-in-baltimore to fill out the petition!

Are you a biker? Would you like to be a biker? Try biking out on Bike to Work (or School!) Day Friday, May 21 2010! Collegetown Rally Sites include: Morgan State University Johns Hopkins University College of Notre Dame of Maryland

Click here for more information!

Maryland Campus Compact promotes the development of global citizens and just communities in Maryland and beyond. 

Maryland has 17 fulltime AmeriCorps ViSTA positions available for the 2010-2011 academic year at institutions across Maryland. 

For more information about the program, visit www.americorps.org or www.mdcompact.org.

If you want regarding the specific positions, please contact Madelline Yates at yates@theglobalresources.org or Louis McGinty at mcginty@msmary.edu.

PERSONAL TO DO LIST:

-   Review notes for class

-   Meet up John for lunch

-   Go to the gym

-   Check E-mail/Facebook

-   Take the Collegetown Shuttle Spring 2010 survey!

Take some time out of your day and share your thoughts about the Collegetown Shuttle service.  We truly value the feedback we receive from our students, staff, and faculty and look at it closely to make improvements to our service. When you fini...

Have you always been interested in living in the city but just didn't know where to start? Baltimore Collegetown and Live Baltimore have the answers for you! Check out the City Living Rental Tour!

REGISTER HERE!

 Watch out this weekend! Johns Hopkins University is hosting it's annual Spring Fair where students faculty and staff enjoy the weekend with arts and crafts, multiple vendors, great food and a concert by State Radio featuring Forever The Sickest Kids and Time Columns. Then on Saturday, head up to Towson for their annual Tigerfest held on Burdick field at 1pm. Check out great vendors, free giveaways and watch N.E.R.D. perform! Finally, on Sunday don't miss Loyolapalooza! Loyo...

Come and engage with other participants across Maryland in interactive workshops and discussions on community service, civic engagment, and service-learning initiatives. 

Registration is now open!  Spots are filling up fast, so don't delay!

Below is what you need to know:

April 10, 2010 Towson University University Union 9 AM to 4 PM Registration Fee:  $5 (includes lunch) Registration link:  www.towson.edu/plantingseeds If you have any questions, please contact Ankur Pon...

Wednesday, March 31, 2010 6 – 9 PM Towson University, Stephens Hall Theatre

"Create-Engage-Transform"

Media activism brings real issues to light. The Media Active Festival provides a forum for cause-driven student media makers to tell their stories. The Festival will screen and showcase socially-conscious media created by Baltimore-area college and high school students wit...

Come rock out to the 80's, compete in the Most Rad Dude and Dudetter contest, and raise money for charity!

Saturday, April 10

Fourier Hall 8-11 pm

College of Notre Dame

$2 NDM Students $3 non NDM Students

For more information contact Candace Summer at danceNDM@gmail.com

Check out which restaurants are participating in this years restaraunt week! This is a great opportunity to try out a more expensive restaurant at a discounted price! Make your reservations today! Bon Appetit!

Click here for a complete listing!

The Collegetown shuttle will be back in full force starting January 19th! Check out the information on the page for changes in this semester's schedule. We can't wait to see you on board!

Collegetown Shuttle Spring 2010

REMINDER: No service will be available April 4th

Top Googled Item in Baltimore in 2009 - it's the Collegetown Shuttle! Thank you to all for making it such a HUGE success!

Click here to see the full listing

Check out the link below to keep up with Baltimore Collegetown's Blog!

Battle of Baltimore Breakfast Hotspots

Head on down to the Inner Harbor on Friday night and stop at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum for their monthly Floetic Fridays event. 

Spend your night listening to live music by Ne'A Posey, JSoul, and Tamara Wellons and poetry by Olu Butterfly & Femi the Dri Fish.  Make sure to stick around afterwards because DJ Phaze will be playing some jams into the night. 

Reginald F Lewis Museum Floetic Fridays Friday, December 4th 8 PM - 12AM Students:  $10 with ID (21 and over onl...

Don't want to buy your Dad ANOTHER wallet for the holidays again? Come support MICA students, faculty and staff at their festive Art Market. You can find anything from jewlery, illustrations to wrapping paper at this event! ADMISSION is Free!

This weekend only!

When:

December 9 : 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. December 10 : 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. December 11 : 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. December 12 : 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Price:

Free

Event Phone Number:

410-225-2300

http://www.mica.edu/

Brown Center at Maryland...

Downtown Partnership Balitimore brings you

"Downtown Dollar or Less Days"

December 5 and 6

More than 15 Downtown museums and attractions offer admission for $1 or less.

• American ...

Come out for a night of FREE bands, events at area clubs and theatres, and HUMAN FOOSBALL games!

You can sign up to particupate in the human foosball as a single or in teams of six by contacting aponda@BaltimoreCollegetown.org

For more information please wisit www.stationnorth.com

Free Fall Baltimore is a program of the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts (BOPA), the city’s non-profit special event and arts agency. During the month of October you will be able to find several free events throughout the city on a daily basis. To learn more about Free Fall Baltimore or to get a listing of the Free Events check out www.freefallbaltimore.com

So what are taxes all about? How does financial aid work? Use your skills to create a 3-5 minute video for Maryland youth about these issues and get a cash prize while you're at it too!

Check out the website for full details and guidelines.

http://www.my2centsvideo.org/index.php

Tuesday, November 3 at 6:30 p.m.

Rams Head Live! presents Eric Hutchison on Monday, September 28th. Admission is FREE with a College I.D. Don't miss this free back to school concert. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the show starts at 8:00 p.m.

Great news!  Baltimore has been ranked the #7 best city in the country to attend college.   A study released by the American Institute of Economic Research compared cities based on academic environment, quality of life, and professional opportunities.

Major metros in order of ranking were New York City, San Francisco, Boston, Washington, Seattle, Los Angeles, Baltimore, San Diego, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Miami, Philadelphia, Chicago, Phoenix, Houston, and Atlanta. 

Keep up th...

Your student I.D. card gets you into the dorm, the library, the dining hall, the gym; the list goes on. But what you may not know is that Baltimore is teeming with a variety of places off-campus that will take your One Card, Gopher Bucks, J-Cash – whatever. Real restaurants and businesses that will accept your university money. That’s pretty sweet. Follow this link to go to the complete listings of universities and businesses.

For all those who are waiting for the Baltimore Collegetown Shuttle to get back on the road, take note! Shuttle service will resume on August 29th! Stay tuned to our website for a copy of the Fall 2009 Shuttle Schedule for times.

Freshmen, welcome to college. It's all new and exciting, but it's also very overwhelming. Fortunately, we have you a great starting resource: Ten Tips You Need to Survive College. The information listed below is a great starting point.

Ten Tips You Need to Survive College (Your first-aid kit--10 tips to keep you afloat.)

1. If you haven't already registered, try not to schedule back to back classes. You'll wear yourself out besides missing the best times to study—right before and righ...

Coming back to campus is great. You get your new dorm, to meet new people and catch up with old friends. But it also means back to hitting the books. Follow this link to an EducationPlanner.org site that will provide you with lots of great advice for getting back into your library groove. 

Think you've already got it all down pat? Well, a new school year is a great opportunity to try something new. Or at least, you'll get confirmation that you're doing it all right.

Interested in volunteering this summer but you don't know where? Check out Volunteer Central for a wide range of places to work. 

The Collegetown Shuttle has its very own e-mail list. Click here to join and receive news, updates, and more.

America's largest free arts festival is this weekend. With dozens and dozens of performances, life music, vendors, food and more, what are you waiting for? Where? Baltimore. (Did you really have to ask?) When? July 17-19

GO! For more information about who's playing and where to go, check out their website! Artscape

That's what we want to know! Share your thoughts about things to do in Baltimore, places to eat, tips on where to shop, how to get around on our Facebook discussion boards.

The Baltimore Collegetown Network, a consortium of 16 area colleges and universities, is hiring a Student Outreach Assistant.  This position will:

Develop, implement, and manage comprehensive student engagement programs to involve more students in: art and culture activities, volunteer and civic engagement programs, internships, and leadership activities.

Manage Collegetown's online outreach activities by using social networking tools to connect students with each other and the community,...

Welcome to Baltimore, Charm City Circulator! The city just unveiled the first bus of its Charm City Circulator line.

This line will provide free bus service to Baltimoreans looking to get around Downtown. All the buses are hybrids, creating a neat fleet of cleaner and cheaper ways to travel. The system is slated to begin running in July 2009 and will include 3 bus lines: one will go from the B&O Musuem to the East Side, a second will run between the Maryland Science Center and Penn Station,...

Bring dinner, snacks and some bugspray for outdoor movies in the Wyman Park Dell. All June, all Tuesday nights, watch movies outdoors once sundown begins!

June 9- The Birds

June 16- Black Orpheus

June 23- Best In Show

June 30- The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

Movies are show at sundown in the upper park on the slope by the playground near 29th Street.

Now that's school's out, you've finally got some free time to explore Baltimore. But wait, the Collegetown shuttle is also on vacation. Don't worry about how to get around town -- the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) is always running.

While it may sound intimidating, navigating the MTA system truly isn't that hard. The first place to look is the MTA homepage, http://www.mtamaryland.com/. Here you can find information on the bus, lightrail, metro subway, MARC train and more. The home...

Summer is so close you can taste it! You're down to your last few finals and class projects, and you're just itching to get out and enjoy a few good months before the grind of school and work starts up again.

Well, we want to help you fill your summer with an amazing array of fantastic times! We are going to do the research for you, and find the best places, the biggest events, and the most outrageous activities, that will keep you entertained all summer long! Then, we'll give you a simple easy...

Baltimore is a city full of diversity, and this summer Baltimore will host a ton of different cultural festivals to celebrate this diversity. Here's a look at some of the ethnic festivals happening this summer. More specific information will be added as we get closer to the events, but here's the basics so you can start planning ahead!

Polish Festival. May 29 - 31 at Patterson Park. $2-$5. St. Nicholas Greek Folk Festival. June 11-14 at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodoz Church. Free Latinofest. Ju...

Its a First Fridays at The Walters! What better way to cap off another school year than with a relaxing evening of live performances, cocktails, and some great art!

 The Walters' will be hosting their First Fridays on June 5th! This month's celebration will be "Dancin' in the Streets: A Juneteenth Celebration!" The music of the night will be The Greatest Hits of MoTown and there will be a cash bar featuring a signature drink - "The Lemon Squeeze." Live performances will include a spoken s...

MTVU is bringing some A-list acts to Baltimore for their Sunblock Music Festival! Trust us - you don't want to miss it!

Included in the line-up are Boys Like Girls and Gym Class Heroes. Plus, see special guests The Veronicas, The Academy Is..., and Never Shout Never.

These acts are so big we hardly feel the need to explain them, but just in case you haven't turned on your radio in a while, just know that these groups have produced some of the biggest hits of the last 2 summers. From "The Great...

According to an article in the Baltimore Sun, a list of great places for new grads compiled by Apartments.com and CBCampus.com, puts Baltimore as the 3rd best place for new grads!

The list rankings were determined by examining the U.S. cities with the highest concentration of young adults, taking an inventory of jobs requiring less than one year of experience and reviewing the average rent cost for a one-bedroom apartment.

For a look at the complete article visit http://ww...

Lined with pubs, clubs, and cafés to suit any taste -- whether you're pining for the bold flavors of some south-of-the-border cuisine or flashing back to the outrageous sounds and styles of the '70s and '80s -- the Power Plant Live is a must-visit hangout for most area college students.  And with the weather so nice outside, this is a perfect time to get out there and explore all the clubs, bars, and restaurants, this little part of Baltimore has to offer!

Power Plant Live! is locat...

The Collegetown Student Survey 2009: tell us what you think about Baltimore!

www.surveymonkey.com, 

E-mail Goucher

 Win great prizes (including $75 to iTunes, Target, Best Buy, and more) and help us make Baltimore an even better place to learn, live, and play.  The survey is sponsored by the Baltimore Collegetown Network and is only given every three...

Collegetown has an all-new look and feel with our brand new site. Here's just a glimpse of what you can find:

INTERACTIVE GOOGLE MAP: Want to know what's happening right nearby? Now you can use our mapping feature to check out what hotspots are near your local favorites.

EXPANDED INTERNSHIP DATABASE: Find internship opportunities from throughout the Baltimore area and read advice from your schools about internship success.

CONNECT TO STUDENTS: With a brand new ride board, a roommate database,...