The USM in 2010: 

Responding to the Challenges that Lie Ahead

University of Baltimore

Mission: Based in Baltimore, the University of Baltimore (UB) is a center for the study of law, business, and liberal arts, with a liberal arts emphasis on applied and professional programs. As the only upper-divisional campus in Maryland, UB provides advanced instruction at the bachelor's, master's, and professional degree levels, including applied doctoral degrees in areas of particular strength and societal need. UB provides its services through a variety of campus-based and distance education schedules and formats. The University of Baltimore prepares students to contribute to the wellbeing of Maryland, as both competent professionals and responsible citizens. UB also applies the expertise of its faculty, staff, and students to address economic, social, and policy issues with the goal of improving the quality of life in Baltimore City, the greater Baltimore region, and the State of Maryland.


Goal I

USM academic programs will evolve to meet the changing educational needs of a growing and increasingly diverse undergraduate and graduate student population and will enhance the quality of life for all Maryland citizens.

UG Resident Tuition

  • Assuming that State appropriations remain consistent, undergraduate resident tuition will be kept at or below 4% per annum for the next five years.
  • Institutional financial aid for undergraduates will increase proportionately to the increase of tuition.

Minority Achievement

  • Collaborate with Baltimore City Community College to further develop joint admissions and articulation agreements for all academic programs.
  • Continue to increase minority (particularly African-American) student enrollment, retention and graduation, both undergraduate and graduate, over the next ten years.

Undergraduate Education

  • Develop/build at least 200 apartments to attract new students to the campus, utilizing public/private partnerships, as appropriate.
  • Build a student center to attract new students and to enhance the campus community.

Online Learning

  • Provide faculty with state of the art software, training, and technical infrastructure to support the development of online learning
  • Implement online learning as a supplement to classroom instruction wherever appropriate across the curriculum.
  • Expand the number of degrees and certificates available fully online, extending UB's reach regionally, nationally, and internationally.
  • Provide online learning environments, consulting, and facilitation services to business, governmental, and non-profit organizations.
  • Engage in partnerships and joint ventures to leverage the revenue generating potential of online learning.

Life-long Learning

  • Extend degree and certificate programs to older, employed persons through USM regional centers and other sites convenient to this population.
  • Expand alternative scheduling patterns, e.g., weekend programs, compressed semesters, year-round study, and self-paced study.

Faculty Development

  • Expand efforts to increase faculty diversity in all fields.

Competition and Program Development

  • Continue to evolve applied degree and certificate programs that address workforce needs in such fields as information technology, e-commerce, new media design, health management, outcomes-based management, and international business and law.
  • Continue in the forefront of applied doctoral education in Maryland to meet the leadership needs of business and government.
  • Establish a UB presence in underserved areas of the State, delivering high-demand programs
  • Work with the other public and private institutions in the Baltimore area to insure that student and employment demand is met without needless duplication of programs.
  • Expand current collaborative programs with other USM campuses, particularly, UMBC, College Park, UMB, and Coppin State College.

Technologically Competent Workforce

  • Implement technology fluency standards for all of its degree programs by fall 2001 through explicit admission, course, and/or degree requirements, with appropriate assessment strategies, effective in fall 2001.

Workforce Shortages (IT)

  • Continue the increase in B.S. and M.S. graduates in information technology programs that is already underway.
  • Explore ways of contributing to the solution of the projected teacher shortage in Maryland through collaborations with campuses with established teacher education Programs.

Goal II

USM research and scholarship will position Maryland as a national leader in science, technology and other key areas, providing the knowledge and infrastructure to ensure the State's continued economic growth, sustainable development and international competitiveness.

 

Competition for Faculty

  • Provide competitive salaries, benefits, teaching loads, and facilities to attract and retain outstanding faculty.

Libraries

  • Enhance library technology resources to meet the challenges of the information age
  • Design and build a 21st century library to replace existing structure and fully integrate information technology into library operations.

Research and Economic Development

  • Build on UB's existing applied research emphasis through such initiatives as:
    • The Center for Technology Commercialization.
    • The Jacob France Center and the Maryland Business Research Partnership.
    • The Center for Negotiations and Conflict Management.
    • The Institute for Publications Design.
    • The William Donald Schaefer Center for Public Policy.
    • The Center for International and Comparative Law
    • The Merrick School of Business Entrepreneurship Initiative.

Goal III

The USM will achieve its legislative mandate of national eminence and its fundamental mission to serve the public good while carefully managing growth and developing System resources.

Community Service

  • Increase the pro-bono contributions of faculty to Maryland communities, businesses, government agencies and not-for-profit organizations in areas of their professional expertise.
  • Expand community impact of School of Law clinics through the establishment at UB of the national ABA Center for Families, Children, and the Courts.
  • Contribute to the growth and stability of the university's community in Mid-Town Baltimore.
  • Increase the number of UB students residing in the Mid-Town Baltimore area by 300 in the next ten years.

Staff Development

  • Expand access to staff development opportunities through increased number of training programs and through Web-enabled registration and information sources.
  • Assess needs for training programs and respond with development of appropriate programs to meet needs.
  • Expand array of delivery methods for staff training to include on-site and off-site instruction, self-training (including Web-based), mentors, managers as trainers, and "train the trainer" workshops.

Philanthropy and Entrepreneurial Partnerships

  • Increase the number of alumni contributing to the university by 10% by calendar year 2004.
  • Increase sponsored-research dollars per faculty member by 10% by fiscal year 2004.
  • Increase annual grant and contract expenditures by 13% by fiscal year 2004.
  • Increase entrepreneurial revenues by 5% by fiscal year 2004.
  • Add to financial aid resources as much as can possibly be raised from private donors.


     
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