Bill Tiefenwerth, CSC Director
Email: 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.
