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WE AREUMBFY 2022 Operating Budget Testimonyto the Maryland General AssemblyP R E S E N T E D BYBruce E. Jarrell, MD, FACSPresident, University of Maryland, BaltimoreMarch 2021
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LETTER TO THE COMMITTEEThe University of Maryland,Baltimore (UMB) is committedto improving the humancondition through leadershipin education, research, clinicalcare, and public service.We train the professionals who secure the health and wellbeing of Maryland’s citizens and who promote the ruleof law. We create the knowledge that cures disease andstrengthens communities locally and globally. We developthe practitioners and innovators who drive discovery andfuel economic growth.In 2020 especially, we have risen to the challenges facingMaryland and the country. From seeing and treatingpatients to developing culturally responsive COVID-19education materials and assisting with legal issues, the UMBcommunity is leading in the response to the pandemic.I am grateful to Gov. Larry Hogan and the Maryland GeneralAssembly for their continued support of UMB as we striveto keep Maryland strong. In the pages that follow, you’ll seesome of the ways in which UMB is researching solutions,expanding eforts to train Maryland’s workforce, invigoratingits economy, and providing exceptional care and counsel tocitizens across the state.We remain eager to work with you in building Maryland’sfuture — one shaped by knowledge, innovation, and, always,care for each other.Sincerely,BRUCE E. JARRELL, MD, FACSPresidentUN IVER SITY OF MA R YLA N D, B AL T I MORE3
UMB: BY THE NUMBERS7SCHOOLSDENTISTRY GRADUATE LAW MEDICINE NURSING PHARMACY SOCIAL WORK6,975 FACULTY AND STAFF7,137 STUDENTS69%IN-STATE STUDENTS18%BLACKUMBENROLLMENTBY RACE/ETHNICITY15.3%ASIAN48.8%WHITE45%MINORITY STUDENTS7.8%HISPANIC3.7%MULTIPLE RACES4.4%INTERNATIONAL1.9%UNKNOWN80 DEGREE ANDCERTIFICATE PROGRAMS4U N IV E R S IT Y O F M ARYLAND , BALTIM O RE53%SHARE OF MARYLAND’SPROFESSIONAL PRACTICEDOCTORAL DEGREESCONFERRED BY UMB
UMB: BY THE DOLLARS17,368JOBSCREATED 1.2 BILLIONTOTAL UMBREVENUE 687.7 MILLION 3 BILLION TOTALGRANTS ANDCONTRACTSIMPACT ON MARYLAND’S ECONOMY 159.9 MILLION STATEAND LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUES 13UMB’S RETURN ONINVESTMENT FOREVERY 1 OF STATE SUPPORT 1.5 MILLION69%GRANTS AND CONTRACTSPER CORE FACULTY MEMBERSHARE OF REVENUE GENERATEDBY ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES 7.9 BILLIONTOTAL IMPACT ONMARYLAND’S ECONOMY(with the University of Maryland Medical Centerand afliated physician practices)All data: FY 2018 except grants and contracts (FY 2020)25%PATIENT CARE41%GRANTS AND CONTRACTS11%TUITION AND FEESANENTREPRENEURIALUNIVERSITY:UMB REVENUE,FY 202019%STATE APPROPRIATIONS4%AUXILIARY SERVICES AND OTHERUMB generates 69 percent of its revenue throughentrepreneurial activities: grants and contracts,patient care, and auxiliary services.UN IVER SITY OF MA R YLA N D, B AL T I MORE5
UMB EDUCATES MARYLAND’S PROFESSIONAL WORKFORCEIn-state students comprise 69 percentof UMB’s overall enrollment. Many ofour graduates are the state’s front-linepractitioners, tackling Maryland’sgreatest challenges in health, law,and human services.PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM ENROLLMENT BY RESIDENCYDEGREE PROGRAMTOTAL ENROLLMENTIN-STATE e—MD62280%Nursing—BSN85392%Nursing l Therapy—DPT20084%PROFESSIONAL PRACTICEDOCTORAL DEGREE76% IN-STATETOTAL ENROLLMENT:3,126MASTER’S DEGREE62% IN-STATETOTAL ENROLLMENT:2,456BACHELOR’S DEGREE92% IN-STATETOTAL ENROLLMENT:898DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY30% IN-STATETOTAL ENROLLMENT:4896U N IV E R S IT Y O F M ARYLAND , BALTIM O RE
UMB EDUCATES MARYLAND’S PROFESSIONAL WORKFORCEUMB EDUCATESMARYLAND’SNURSING WORKFORCEUMB’s School of Nursing(UMSON) has dual-admissionagreements in place withall 15 community collegesacross Maryland that ofer anAssociate Degree in Nursing,allowing students to transitionseamlessly from their twoyear program into UMSON’sBSN program. In responseto the COVID-19 pandemic,the school twice approvedan early-exit option (in Mayand in December) for entryinto-practice students to exitUMSON in advance of theirDUAL-ADMISSION AGREEMENTS:UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDSCHOOL OF NURSINGscheduled graduation date,allowing them to begin workingas nursing graduates in an efortto bolster the nursing workforce.This provided much-neededsupport for the state as wefaced the spring and fall surges.GROWING MARYLAND’S PRIMARYCARE WORKFORCEWithin the next few years, it is predicted theUnited States will need as many advanced practiceprofessionals in the workforce — e.g., nursepractitioners, physician assistants (PAs) — as weneed physicians. Educating the next generation ofadvanced practice professionals has never beenmore important. But we are being limited by a lackof experienced educators and high rates of facultyturnover, particularly in PA programs — a crisisonly expected to worsen.UMB therefore is leading an innovative workforceinitiative called the Physician Assistant Leadershipand Learning Academy (PALLA). Founded in2019, PALLA supports the development of the PAfaculty workforce across the state of Maryland.We focus our eforts in four areas: Developing a pipeline of diverse faculty whocan prepare future generations of PAs toprovide cutting-edge treatment and sociallyresponsible care Advancing clinical education to ensure futurePAs are prepared with the technical andcommunication skills they will need in practice Supporting PA programs in qualityimprovement and compliance so that theprograms can produce the best outcomes andstay accredited Amplifying the scholarly voices of PAs so theycan share their knowledge with the worldLed by an interprofessional group of experiencededucators, PALLA has developed a regional PAtraining network to serve the Eastern Shore, WesternMaryland, and Central Maryland. By partneringwith local programs in these areas — includingthose in planning with the University of MarylandEastern Shore, Frostburg State University, TowsonUniversity, and the Community College of BaltimoreCounty — we’ll do more than increase Maryland’sPA workforce. We’ll also retain these professionals inhigh-need regions, because students trained in theirhome communities are more likely to practice there.UN IVER SITY OF MA R YLA N D, B A L T I MORE7
UMB TAKES CARE OF CITIZENS STATEWIDEEvery year, UMB provides 40 million in uncompensatedcare and more than 2 million hours of service to citizensthroughout Maryland.DENTAL CAREThe Biomedical Sciences and Engineering (BSE)Education Facility at the Universities at ShadyGrove (USG) in Rockville includes a dental facility.The University of Maryland School of Dentistry’s(UMSOD) facility is expected to provide oralhealth care to 3,000 to 4,000 patients, many ofwhom are underserved and eligible for serviceson a reduced-fee basis. The suite of 24 dentalchairs and adjoining operatory facilities will enableUMSOD to provide comprehensive dentistry foradults and children, with treatment by UMSODpostdoctoral dental residents, dental students, anddental hygiene students under faculty supervision.Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, studentclinical rotations were placed on hold when thefacility closed March 13, 2020. The Clinical DentalHygiene leader program launched simulationinstruction in August 2020. The dental facilityreopened for patient care Dec. 7, 2020, oferingservices to new and existing patients.UMSOD provided uninterrupted emergency dentalservices to patients within Maryland, allowinghospital emergency departments to focus onproviding care to patients with COVID-19. Inaddition, UMSOD adopted technologies likehigh-speed aerosol evacuation, HEPA flters, andsafety protocols that allowed the school to safelyresume clinical instruction and patient care well inadvance of other dental schools.ROAR CENTERThe Rebuild, Overcome, and Rise (ROAR) Centerat UMB is a “one-stop-shop” in Baltimore Citywhere victims of crime, whom we call survivors, canaccess wraparound services including legal, socialwork, nurse care management, and therapy. We8UN IV E R S IT Y O F M ARYLAND , BALTIM O REassist people of all ages, races, gender identities,and income levels. The ROAR Center aims to cocreate with survivors a community where peoplewho experience crime or systemic injustice areempowered to achieve their own sense of justice,healing, and well-being.Administered by the University of Maryland FrancisKing Carey School of Law, the ROAR Center is acollaborative project established to build uponthe vast expertise and deeply rooted communityconnections of UMB through collaboration withthe six UMB professional schools — dentistry, law,medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and social work — andcommunity-based organizations to provide expertiseand services to the clients of the ROAR Center andbroader Baltimore City communities.PHARMACYIn 2019, the University of Maryland School ofPharmacy launched the frst graduate programin the nation dedicated to the study of medicalcannabis. The Master of Science in MedicalCannabis Science and Therapeutics aims to providestudents with the knowledge and skills neededto support patients and the medical cannabisindustry, add to existing research in the feld, anddevelop well-informed medical cannabis policy. Itaims to meet the needs of all individuals interestedin advancing their knowledge about medicalcannabis, including health care professionals suchas physicians, nurses, and pharmacists; scientistsand regulators; growers and dispensary owners;and policy and industry professionals.Based at the Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville,the two-year program blends online learning withface-to-face experiences and is designed for anyindividual who has completed their undergraduatedegree and is interested in pursuing a career in themedical cannabis industry. There are 384 studentsenrolled in the program.
UM B P R E SID ENT BRUCE E. JARRELL, MD, FACS,PA R TIC IPATES I N A COVI D-19 CLI NI CAL TRI AL ATTHE C E N TE R FOR VACCI NE DEVELOPMENT ANDG LO B A L HE ALTH.PROTECTING MARYLAND’SUNDOCUMENTED RESIDENTSWhen the U.S. Department of Justice crackedTHE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK’S FAMILY CONNECTIONSPROGRAM IS AMONG THE MANY UMB INITIATIVES DESIGNED TOdown on illegal immigration and there was aSUPPORT THE UNIVERSITY’S WEST BALTIMORE NEIGHBORS.commensurate rise in the detention and deportationof undocumented residents, the University of MarylandFrancis King Carey School of Law expanded itsImmigration Clinic, making it possible to help a largerto work with fve to seven public child welfare sitesnumber of people in urgent need of assistance.nationally to identify, assess, and implement promisingand evidence-based practices that address theUnder the supervision of licensed attorneys, students individual and collective needs of birth families within the clinic represent individuals feeing persecutionchildren in foster care. These sites will be identifedin their homelands and seeking asylum in the Unitedthrough an application process to launch in springStates, those in danger of being deported because2021. The interventions implemented through QICRof criminal convictions, and those who have beenwill support successful reunifcation of families byvictims of domestic violence or other crimes.preserving, nurturing, and strengthening parent-childrelationships and supportive community connectionsand resources including the meaningful engagementEXPANDING ACCESS TO SOCIALof birth parents, foster families, youth, alumni of fosterSERVICEScare, and other stakeholders.The Institute for Innovation and Implementationat the University of Maryland School of SocialWork supports state and local governments andorganizations in implementing and sustainingefective systems and clinical practices thatpromote system of care values and best meet theneeds of children and youth involved in the publicsystems and their families.The Institute is establishing a National QualityImprovement Center on Family-CenteredReunifcation (QICR). The intent of the project isHELPING MARYLAND AND THE COUNTRYCONFRONT COVID-19UMB’s dedicated health care workers, frst responders,and other essential employees are risking their livesevery day in the fght against the COVID-19 pandemic.They are treating patients, connecting those in needwith resources, and reminding folks to take care of theirmental health.UN IVER SITY OF MA R YLA N D, B AL T I MORE9
UMB TAKES CARE OF CITIZENS STATEWIDEKathleen Neuzil, MD, MPH, director of the Universityof Maryland School of Medicine’s (UMSOM) Centerfor Vaccine Development and Global Health, is aco-director of the COVID-19 Prevention Network,which brings together experts from National Instituteof Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)-supportedclinical research networks to fght COVID-19.UMSOM researchers became among the frst inthe United States to begin testing experimentalCOVID-19 vaccine candidates developed by PfzerBioNTech and Moderna. In early 2021, researcherswere involved in a Phase 3 clinical trial of aninvestigational COVID-19 vaccine developed byMaryland-based Novavax and were due to beginresearch into pediatric COVID-19 vaccines.UMB and UMSOM launched a large-scale COVID-19testing initiative in April 2020 that signifcantlyexpanded testing capability in Maryland and hasbeen hailed as an unprecedented success. The efortis a unique collaboration between UMSOM’s Institutefor Genome Sciences and University of MarylandPathology Associates, with support from theMaryland Department of Health. As of Feb. 25, 2021,the initiative had successfully performed more than740,000 COVID-19 tests throughout the state.Over the past several months, the laboratory hasaveraged about 100,000 tests per month with aturnaround time between 12 and 24 hours, and ithas the capacity to process 10,000 tests per dayif needed. Recently, the lab has leveraged its morethan 20 years of experience in genomic sciencesby supporting the state of Maryland with its COVIDvariants genomic surveillance.JA N E M . K IR S CHLI NG, PHD, RN, FAAN, THE BI LL ANDJOA N N E CO NWAY DEAN OF THE UNI VERSI TY OFMA RYLA N D SCHOOL OF NURSI NG, RECEI VES HER F IRSTDOSE O F THE COVI D-19 VACCI NE AT THE SMC C AMP U SC E N TE R C L INI C.10U N IV E R S IT Y O F M ARYLAND , BALTIM O REMARYLAND E-NNOVATION: RECRUITINGAND RETAINING TOP EXPERTISEUMB received 2.3 million in awards to fund four researchprofessorships through the Maryland E-Nnovation InitiativeFund. UMB raised private funds for each chair with theDepartment of Commerce approving matching grants tosupport the endowments.Lishan Su, PhD, was named the Charles Gordon SmithEndowed Professor for HIV Research, andhe will lead basic and applied research in HIV/AIDSand other virally linked diseases as well as vaccinedevelopment. Dr. Su was recruited by the Institute of HumanVirology (IHV) at the University of Maryland School ofMedicine (UMSOM) to become its director of the Division ofVirology, Pathogenesis, and Cancer. He has an appointmentin UMSOM’s Department of Pharmacology.Peter B. Crino, MD, PhD, who chairs the Department ofNeurology at UMSOM, was awarded the Dr. Richard andKathryn Taylor Professorship in Neurology. Dr. Crino wasactively being recruited by numerous academic medicalinstitutions, and the endowed professorship allowed themedical school to retain him. This will give him dedicatedtime to foster innovation and discovery in the feld oftranslational neurosciences with a focus on new applicationstoward clinical use and potential commercialization to bringnew intellectual capital to the state of Maryland.The Dr. Paul & Mrs. Jean Corcoran Endowed Professorshipat the University of Maryland School of Dentistry (UMSOD)will support the work of Robert K. Ernst, PhD, professorand vice chair of UMSOD’s Department of MicrobialPathogenesis and the UMB Researcher of the Year in 2017and Entrepreneur of the Year in 2019. Dr. Ernst’s workfocuses on the interplay between a bacterial pathogen andthe host defense mechanism. His research has led to thedevelopment of a diagnostic test to more rapidly identifybacteria- and fungi-caused infections. He also is co-founderof a company, Pataigin, that aims to develop a method toquickly identify disease-producing agents. The professorshipalso will support Dr. Ernst in furthering the development ofnovel adjuvants using patented technologies with a goal ofproducing new ways of preventing and treating disease.The Richard P. Barth Professorship in Children’s ServicesResearch at the University of Maryland School of SocialWork will work to accelerate the development of newtreatments for clients within and beyond the state ofMaryland; provide mentorship of the school’s graduatestudents, postdocs, trainees, and faculty; and increase thecommercialization and establishment of new interventions,clinical technologies, and services.
UMB BREAKS RECORD IN EXTRAMURAL FUNDINGIn Fiscal Year 2020, UMB won a record-shattering 687.7 million in grants and contracts — dollars thatfund our research, training, and service activities.UMB received nearly 40 million in COVID-19-related awards from more than 50 federal and corporatesponsors. As we continue to look for solutions, UMB has requested more than 288 million in COVID-19related sponsored research.The University of Maryland School of Medicine’sInstitute of Human Virology is leading a 100 millionproject, sponsored by the President’s EmergencyPlan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), to measure thereach and impact of HIV prevention and treatmentprograms in Nigeria. It’s the largest population-basedHIV survey ever conducted in a single country. The20-month Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and ImpactSurvey (NAIIS) also is one of the largest populationbased HIV/AIDS household surveys ever conducted.The preliminary result of NAIIS was released by thegovernment of Nigeria and PEPFAR.A coordinated global efort is essential in the face ofthe COVID-19 pandemic, and low-resource countrieson the African continent are particularly vulnerableand in need of additional support. In the past, thesenations have relied on their PEPFAR-leveragedhealth systems to tackle Ebola, avian fu, cholera,and other outbreaks. The same is being done todaywith respect to COVID-19, and UMB’s Center forInternational Health, Education, and Biosecurity(CIHEB) is playing a key role in furthering that efort.UN IVER SITY OF MA R YLA N D, B A L T I MORE11
UMB/UMCP: A POWERFUL RESEARCH COLLABORATIONThe University of Maryland achieved its highestranking ever in the National Science Foundation’sHigher Education Research and Development (HERD)survey for Fiscal Year 2019, placing eighth nationallyamong all public institutions and 14th overall inresearch and development (R&D) spending.For the frst time, the University of Maryland,Baltimore (UMB) and the University of Maryland,College Park (UMCP) were linked together as oneresearch enterprise in the ranking, with combinedresearch expenditures of 1.1 billion.UMB/UMCP research has expanded its broadimpact in recent years through the University ofMaryland Strategic Partnership: MPowering theState (MPower). Established in 2012 and formalizedby the Maryland General Assembly in 2016, MPowerhas aligned not only research initiatives betweenthe institutions but also leadership. In 2018, Laurie E.Locascio, PhD, MSc, was appointed to lead the jointresearch enterprise as vice president for research.The HERD survey is the primary source of informationon R&D expenditures at U.S. colleges and universitiesand widely recognized as the pre-eminent nationaluniversity ranking for higher education institutionsengaged in sponsored research.Recent cross-campus UMB/UMCP research initiativesinclude responding to COVID-19 and the threat offuture pandemics. The teams address the pandemicfrom multidisciplinary angles including medicine,engineering, pharmacy, and social and behavioralscience, and are working to improve acceptance ofvaccines among minority communities, develop newrapid testing methods, and better understand theSARS-CoV-2 spike protein.No.8LAURI E E. LOCASCI O, PHD, MSC,LEADS THE UNI VERSI TY OFM A RYLAND RESEARCH ENTERPRI SEAS V I CE PRESI DENT FOR RESEARCH.12UN IV E R S IT Y O F M ARYLAND , BALTIM O REUNIVERSITY OFMARYLAND’S RANKINGAMONG PUBLICINSTITUTIONS FORRESEARCH ANDDEVELOPMENTSPENDING IN FISCALYEAR 2019 1.1billionUMB/UMCPCOMBINEDRESEARCHEXPENDITURES
PUTTING DISCOVERY TO WORKIn Fiscal Year 2020, UM Ventures — the joint technologytransfer enterprise of UMB and the University ofMaryland, College Park — accelerated the translation ofresearch into market-ready technologies and therapiesthat improve health, wellness, safety, and productivity.UMB’S COMMERCIALIZATION ENTERPRISE: FY 2020274NEW PATENTFILINGS35NEW LICENSEAGREEMENTS72NEWSTARTUPSSTARTUPS ACQUIREDBY LEADINGGLOBAL COMPANIESUMB LICENSING REVENUE 3.2 millionIN GROSS REVENUE (FROM LICENSING, PATENTS, AND ROYALTIES)Baltimore-based startup Breethe was acquired by Abiomed forits innovative respiratory device, the frst portable artifcial lungsystem. The sophisticated engineering underlying Breethe’s novelintegrated oxygen concentrator potentially eliminates the needfor patients to rely on large, cumbersome oxygen tanks.SurgiGYN was acquired by a leading global medical devicefrm. It is developing the uterine electrosurgical device (UED) toimprove the safety and ease of total laparoscopic hysterectomy.The UED reduced colpotomy time to less than two minutes inearly clinical testing.UN IVER SITY OF MA R YLA N D, B A L T I MORE13
A PLACE TO INNOVATEUMB’s 14-acre BioPark is Baltimore’s biggestbiotechnology cluster, with three dozen tenants andmore than 1,000 employees. The research park fuelsthe commercialization of new drugs, treatments, andmedical devices.As demand for a dynamic innovation district keepsgrowing, so does the BioPark. At full build-out, theBioPark will consist of 12 buildings totaling 2 millionsquare feet, parking garages, landscaped parks,and 1 billion of capital investment. Approximately3,000 people will work in the BioPark.T H E RE S E ARC H CONDU C T E D AT U MB ’S B IOPARK F U E L S T H ECOMME RC IAL IZ AT ION OF DRU GS , T RE AT ME NTS , AND ME DIC AL DE V I C E S .14U N IV E R S IT Y O F M ARYLAND , BALTIM O RE
STATE SUPPORT STIMULATES GROWTHThe Center for Maryland Advanced Venturesprovides tailored funding and education programsto strengthen the commercialization of highpotential discoveries within University System ofMaryland (USM) institutions. Additionally, the centerprovides incentives and resources to encourageuniversity-created or -sponsored technologycompanies to locate in Baltimore City.THE MARYLAND MOMENTUM FUND,a 10 million early-stage investment programinvesting in USM-afliated companies, hasinvested 4.7 million in 16 companies with 21 million in matching funds from more than20 co-investors. Five UMB-afliated companieshave received investment: NextStep Robotics,NeoProgen, Veralox Therapeutics, KaloCyte,and ARMR Systems.THE BALTIMORE FUND has encouragedthe expansion and location of 18 companies inqualifying areas, creating or retaining more than400 jobs.THE LIFE SCIENCES IP FUND has assisted21 early-stage technologies, including 10 deviceand 11 therapeutic technologies, in moving towardcommercialization. Three new UMB startups —Isoprene Pharmaceuticals, Protaryx, and GEn1ELifesciences — have been formed as a result ofthe program.THE GRID (Graduate Research InnovationDistrict) houses UMB startups and two earlystage companies, b.well and ARMR Systems, andofers business development services throughprograms such as the Small Business DevelopmentCenter and the Francis King Carey School of Law’sIntellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Clinic.UN IVER SITY OF MA R YLA N D, B A L T I MORE15
STRENGTHENING BALTIMOREUMB CURE SCHOLARSNow 5 years old, the UMB CURE Scholars Programis a long-term, intensive mentoring program thatexcites West Baltimore middle and high schoolstudents about science, technology, engineering,and math and prepares them for rewarding careersin research and health care.The program welcomed its sixth cohort of scholarsin a virtual white coat ceremony in fall 2020. Dueto the COVID-19 pandemic, CURE’s after-schooland Saturday programming has been converted toa virtual curriculum. The scholars complete virtuallearning modules and connect with their teachersand mentors using video conferencing software likeZoom and Google Classrooms.PROMISE HEIGHTSThe University of Maryland School of Social Workoperates Promise Heights, a network of wraparoundservices that help stabilize and strengthenfamilies in one of West Baltimore’s highest-needneighborhoods. Promise Heights teams usedingenuity, creativity, and nimble responses totransform and expand their usual face-to-faceservices into a variety of virtual opportunities fortheir many constituencies in the Upton and DruidHeights communities due to COVID-19.BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDEDuring the COVID-19 pandemic when internetaccess is essential for work, school, and stayingconnected, UMB is working to bridge thedigital divide. Project Waves, a Baltimore-basedorganization founded in 2018 with the mission toclose the technology gap that disproportionatelyafects low-income and minority households byproviding highly available, transparent, and reliableinternet access to families across the city, andUMB have been working together to install Wi-Fitowers on top of buildings in West Baltimore. Inaddition, they have installed relay stations andsector antennas at several locations across thecity, including on top of UMB’s new CommunityEngagement Center at 16 S. Poppleton St., andworked to get families connected. UMB also haspartnered with Comcast to sponsor one year ofinternet connectivity for up to 1,000 families from14 diferent schools in West Baltimore.T H E U MB C U RE S C H OL ARS P ROGRAM C E L E B RATE DITS F IF T H ANNIV E RSARY IN FAL L 2020.16U N IV E R S IT Y O F M ARYLAND , BALTIM O RE
STRENGTHENING BALTIMOREU MB ’S NE W COMMU NIT Y E NGAGE ME NT C E N T E R(C E C ) IS NE ARLY S E V E N T IME S L ARGE R T H AN T H EORIGINAL C E C T H AT OP E NE D IN 2015 .LIVE NEAR YOUR WORKUMB’s Live Near Your Work Program is ahomebuying assistance beneft for Universityemployees that ofers money toward the downpayment and closing costs of homes in select WestBaltimore neighborhoods, including the purchase ofhomes requiring major renovations. In the program,which is entering Phase 2, UMB contributes 16,000per eligible participant as a commitment to itssurrounding communities, while the city of Baltimoreofers a matching grant of up to 2,500 for thosewho are eligible. In 2020, the program expanded intotwo neighborhoods with historic signifcance: DruidHeights and Heritage Crossing.UMB COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CENTEROur new Community Engagement Center (CEC)is the cornerstone of UMB’s Community Campus,a location and concept that demonstrate a deepcommitment to strengthening West Baltimore incollaboration with the neighbors who live there.The CEC is where UMB works hand in hand withneighbors to support them in achieving their careergoals and giving children a safe place to learn andplay. With this newly renovated space, the center iseven better equipped to partner with the communityto reach common goals of health and well-being.The new space is roughly seven times larger than theoriginal CEC. This major expansion is in response to morethan 40,000 recorded visits from men, women, teens,and children who have engaged with its services andprogramming since it opened in 2015.While the COVID-19 pandemic is preventing thecenter from opening to the public, members ofUMB’s Ofce of Community Engagement have beenworking tirelessly to continue to provide some ofits programming and resources to West Baltimoreneighbors using virtual platforms.UMB PAL PROGRAMIn spring 2018, UMB launched a Police Athletic/Activities League (PAL) program for children in WestBaltimore, one of just two PAL programs in the UnitedStates ofered at a university. PAL works to preventjuvenile crime by building positive relationships amongchildren, police ofcers, and the community. UMB PALactivities include physical ftness, science experiments,career exploration, community service, the arts, andfeld trips within the city and beyond.Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer of 2020looked a little diferent from the norm, but the PAL kidsstill engaged in summer fun in the safety of their homes.For fve weeks, 28 PAL participants ages 9 to 12 loggedinto a Zoom conference call every Tuesday throughFriday for a full day of summer activities.UN IVER SITY OF MA R YLA N D, B AL T I MORE17
QUESTION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE SERVICESThe president should comment on how the transitionto remote and online learning and delivery of studentservices has shifted the thinking of how UMB canbetter and more efectively deliver its programsand services, opportunities it opens up, andthe impact this will have on UMB’s business model.The transition to remote and online learning hasproved that the University of Maryland, Baltimore(UMB) is nimble and able to react to challenges withstrength and determination. Continued support ofvirtual education platforms can open UMB to a muchbroader audience of learners in Maryland, the UnitedStates, and the world. In addition, the efcienciescan result in greater productivity, worker satisfaction,and student exposure to high-quality, contemporaryteaching modalities.At the Francis King Carey School of Law, summerschool costs/expenses were reduced as the schoolcreated a collaboration with the University ofNebraska College of Law. Each school ofered twocourses that could be cross-listed. This allowed theCarey School of Law to expand curriculum in thesummer at a cost savings. The school also is movingits Health Law MSL program entirely online andexpects that greater comfort with online learningwill lead to increased enrollment in the program.UMB experienced increased collaboration wi
Nursing Practice—DNP 645 : 88% : Pharmacy—PharmD : 479 : 78% : Physical Therapy—DPT 200 : 84% : BACHELOR'S DEGREE . 92%. IN-STATE . TOTAL ENROLLMENT: 898 . . Maryland, and Central Maryland. By partnering with local programs in these areas — including those in planning with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Frostburg State .
