About the Center for Social Concern at Johns Hopkins University!

Center for Social Concern at Johns Hopkins University

About The Center for Social Concern

Our Mission
Our Facility
Our Student Groups
Our Staff
Staff Biographies

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Our Mission
The Center for Social Concern emphasizes the value of service with others, rather than the commonly accepted concept of service to others. The volunteer and client enter into an educational process where both benefit from the interaction and reciprocal learning is the common ground for all of our initiatives. Our programs and efforts are striving to create a "better community" in and around the Johns Hopkins campus.

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Our Facility
The Center for Social Concern is located on the second floor of Levering Hall. Our location is unique in that the main area of our office space contains an incredible floor-to-ceiling mural done by Robert R. Hieronimus, Ph.D. "The Apocalypse" was commissioned in 1968 by Dr. Chester Wickwire, then-Chaplain of the Johns Hopkins University. A full-color, printed mural guide is available upon request. Let us know if you would like a copy and we will send you one. Or just stop by to check it out!

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Our Student Groups
CSC organizes our all of student groups into four Learning Communities, which represent the four areas of focus for the Center for Social Concern. These five areas are: Arts, Health, Tutoring/Mentoring, Social Justice, and the "Three A's" (Advocacy, Awareness, Activism). CSC's Student Advisory Board oversees ther Learning Communities. To learn more about each Learning Community, click here. Or, to browse all CSC student groups listed alphabetically, click here.

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Our Staff
Bill Tiefenwerth, CSC Director - btief@jhu.edu
Carolyn Mack, Budget Advisor- cmack@jhu.edu
Gia Grier McGinnis, Community Services Specialist - ggrier2@jhu.edu
Hanne Fiore, Receptionist - hfiore1@jhu.edu
Student Advocacy Board - volunteer@jhu.edu

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Staff Biographies

Bill Tiefenwerth, CSC Director - btief@jhu.edu Bill has been at Johns Hopkins University in the Homewood Student Affairs division since 1979. In 1981, he was the co-founder of the Jail Tutorial Project, which continues its work in the Baltimore City Detention Unit to this day. In the late 1980s, he worked with the University Chaplaincy to develop The Group for Civic Progress, a pilot project run by concerned JHU students in community services. In 1992, Bill Tiefenwerth was charged by the University to create the Johns Hopkins Office of Volunteer Services. As the director of this new resource, he began with the four existing community service programs (some of which were developed through the Group for Civic Progress), and gradually expanded upon that number. In 1994, Bill formed a partnership with the Greater Homewood Community Corporation and the Northern District Baltimore City Police to found the Safe & Smart Center in the heart of the Waverly Community. He designed both the programming component and the interior layout. In 1993, Bill's Safe & Smart Center was awarded the "Best Use of an Existing Urban Structure" by the Neighborhood Design Center. Bill is the 1999 recipient of the "Gold Cup," in recognition for outstanding contributions to student life and student activities. In 2000, he was named an “Unsung Hero” by the Baltimore City Paper. Bill is always looking for new service opportunities in the community, and ways to strengthen old ones.	Bill

Carolyn Mack, Student Program Coordinator - cmack@jhu.edu Carolyn is the budget advisor to all the CSC groups. She also supervises the student employee office staff - as well as the many students who work off campus in the Community Service Federal Work Study Program. She came to the CSC in 2003 after 4 years in the dorms in the Office of Residential Life.	Carolyn

Gia Grier McGinnis, Community Services Specialist- ggrier2@jhu.edu Gia joined the CSC staff in 2007. She has past experience in community organizing, event planning, and program coordination. She received a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies from Washington College in 2002, where she developed and coordinated campus-wide service programming for 3 years. She received a master’s degree in environmental policy from the University of Michigan in 2005, with a research focus on environmental justice and health and diversity in the environmental field. Gia’s role at CSC is to work with student group leaders and help CSC develop and strengthen community partnerships.

Hanne Fiore, Receptionist - hfiore1@jhu.edu Hanne is a native of Denmark. She moved here in 1988 to live with her husband. Since arriving here she acquired a Masters degree in Psychological Services but chose to stay home to raise her two boys while working on a part time basis in clerical and retail jobs. Hanne is the office receptionist but also handles reimbursements for less than $100 as well as scheduling of CSC vans and reservation of Gilman Tunnel mural boards and paint supplies.

Student Advisory Board - volunteer@jhu.edu The SAB provides most of the communication and organization of the CSC’s individual service and socially concerned groups. Feel free to contact the advocacy board at 410-516-2351 or by e-mail.

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