President’s Message

Dear Friends and Colleagues: I hope you are all enjoying your summer. Perhaps you are viewing this edition of LeaderNotes from a favorite vacation spot. I probably speak for most of you when I say that I am glad to have warmer (or more accurat...

Investment Performance FY 2010

    Endowment S&P 500 Composite Benchmark   80/20   60/40 Fiscal 2010 13.6% 14.4% 8.8% 13.8% 12.9% 3 Yr AACR -5.1% -9.8% -8.9% -6.1% -2.5% 5 Yr...

Campaign Progress

  Institution Announced Goal 6/30/10 Bowie 11/08 $15M   $7.3M Coppin 10/07 $15M $5.4M Frostburg 10/08 $15M $13.3M Salisbury 6/06 $35M $35.1M...

Spotlight on the Board

Harriet E. Cooperman Partner Saul Ewing Harriet E. Cooperman joined Saul Ewing LLP in 1994 and chairs the firm's labor and employment department. From 1992 until 1996, she served as an adjunct professor at the University of Baltimore Law School....

Clark School Receives $1M Gift from L-3 Communications

A gift of $1 million over three years to the Clark School from L-3 Communications, an aerospace and defense company with operations in the Washington metropolitan region, will benefit students in a number of ways by creating scholarships, fellowships...

Colours Benefit Concert Held at Clarice Performing Arts Center

Proceeds Benefit The University of Maryland Incentive Awards Program / Gossett Challenge Endowment On June 4, the University of Maryland, in partnership with the Prince George's Arts Council, hosted a benefit concert at the Clarice Smith Perfor...

USM Briefs

The Business-Higher Education Forum has inducted William H. Swanson, chairman and CEO of Raytheon Company, as chairman, and Chancellor Kirwan as vice chairman for 2010-11. Research centers previously aligned with the former University of Marylan...

Staff News

Jane Gonzales retired from her position as Accounting Associate this past May after 41 years of service to the USM and the USM Foundation. Jane started with the University of Maryland System Alumni Office in 1969, working there until 1989, after whi...