Dear Friends and Colleagues: This spring has proved to be quite productive for the Foundation. On May 6, we held a Leadership Summit at Hidden Waters for the board chairs of our affiliated foundations, as well as the vice presidents for advancem...

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The Bernard Osher Foundation has awarded Towson University (TU) $1 million to establish an endowment for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at TU. OLLI at TU offers adults age 50 and older opportunities for continued learning, along with p...

Carl and Jane Belt, along with the Belt Construction Group of Companies, have expressed their commitment to Frostburg State University with a generous pledge that places them in the Foundation’s Lillian C. Compton Society, denoting yearly contribut...

The University of Maryland University College has received a $100,000 grant to enhance its outreach and services for veterans. The grant was awarded by the American Council on Education and the Wal-Mart Foundation through its Success for Veterans pr...

A sellout crowd of 200 gathered at the Center Club on May 7 for, “A Celebration of Leadership,” a University of Maryland School of Law event to honor distinguished graduates. The event also served as the school’s official send-off for Dean Kare...

The Maryland Daily Record has published its 2009 list of “Maryland’s Top 100 Women”, which includes a number of faculty, employees, and friends of the USM: Alison Asti, USM Foundation Board Member and Member, Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hof...

The University of Maryland's iSchool, the College of Information Studies, assumes a Top 10 ranking in the latest U.S. News & World Report Graduate School Rankings, with counseling/personnel, in the College of Education, and criminology, in the Colleg...

Chancellor William E. “Brit” Kirwan has been selected by Governor Martin O’Malley to serve on the newly created Maryland International Advisory Council. The council was formed to help attract foreign-owned companies to the state and assist Mar...

Darlene Howe, USM Foundation Chief Audit Executive, has received the certified information systems auditor (CISA) designation from the International Systems Audit Control Association (ISACA). This credential was voted the Best Professional Certifica...