Dear Friends and Colleagues: Spring is here, bringing with it a sense of rebirth after a long winter season. In this celebratory spirit, UB kicked off the public phase of its new campaign – announcing that it has already raised more than half of...
LeaderNotes - April, 2009
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
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Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
The University of Maryland University College (UMUC) announced on April 2 that it has received an anonymous $6 million gift. Of that amount, $1 million is unrestricted and $5 million will fund scholarships. Half of the scholarship monies – or $2....
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
Towson University has met the terms of the France-Merrick Challenge for Top 10 Scholars, creating a pool of scholarship funds for economically disadvantaged students enrolled in the university’s Top 10% Program. Admission to the program is offered ...
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
On March 26, the University of Baltimore (UB) hosted a reception at the university student center to kick off Uniquely UB: The Campaign for the University of Baltimore. New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd was the keynote speaker of the event. The...
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
University of Maryland alumnus and cardiologist Dr. Winston H. Gandy, Jr., ’82, recently created a $25,000 endowment in the College of Chemical and Life Sciences for the Maryland chapter of the National Organization for the Professional Advancement...
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
The USM Board of Regents has announced this year’s faculty awards. The awards are the highest honor presented by the board to exemplary faculty members. Presented in five categories, the awards honor excellence in teaching; scholarship, research, ...
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
On April 22, P. Uri Treisman, University of Texas at Austin professor of mathematics and director of the Charles A. Dana Center, presented the 2009 Langenberg Lecture: Perspectives on Education, before a crowd of approximately 300 people at the Marri...
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
President Barack Obama announced March 30 the appointment of Ed Montgomery, dean of the University of Maryland College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, to be the director of recovery for auto communities and workers, part of the presidential task f...
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
Leonard Raley has been elected to serve as chair of the CASE National Committee on Institutionally Related Foundations, effective July 1....
