The partnership’s most recent achievements can be found in this annual update.

University of Maryland Strategic Partnership: MPowering the State

The University of Maryland Strategic Partnership: MPowering the State (MPower) is a collaboration between the state of Maryland’s two most powerful public research engines: the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) — to strengthen and serve the state of Maryland and its citizens.

Since its creation in 2012, MPower has fostered hundreds of collaborations from across both institutions that are growing Maryland’s innovation economy, advancing interdisciplinary research, increasing educational benefits, and addressing the state’s most critical issues.

The partnership is delivering on a vision of collaboration, innovation, and transformative impact across Maryland. Working together, UMB and UMCP achieve INNOVATION and IMPACT through COLLABORATION.

#11

Among all public U.S. research institutions.

20+

Joint Academic Collaborations at UMB and UMCP

#18

In the nation for research and development spending.

$1.3B

In Research and
Development Awards (FY24)

Implementation of the Strategic Partnership Act of 2016

The University of Maryland Strategic Partnership Act of 2016 strengthened and formalized the structured relationship between UMB and UMCP, which began in 2012. The law deepens the alliance and energizes UMB and UMCP to pursue even greater transformative change and impact, far surpassing what each institution could do independent of each other.

In addition to formalizing the structure, the law led to more alignment and coordination, and created two new centers based at UMB and UMCP: the Center for Maryland Advanced Ventures and the University of Maryland Center for Economic and Entrepreneurship Development.

Leadership

The University of Maryland Strategic Partnership: MPowering the State promotes innovation and impact through collaboration between the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP). The two campuses leverage their considerable strengths to attract exceptional faculty, to better serve students, and to position the state in a new economy. The task of achieving these actions as well as realizing the full potential of the partnership is the responsibility of the Joint Steering Council, whose members have been appointed by the two presidents.

The Joint Steering Council reports to the presidents, who have dual authority for resource allocation and oversight over the partnership’s projects and programs. The Presidents report progress and activity to the Chancellor of the University System of Maryland (USM) and to the USM Board of Regents.

Co-Leaders

Joint Steering Council

Peter B. Crino, MD, PhD,

Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine

Michele Eastman, MA, MEd,

Assistant President and Chief of Staff, UMCP

Jennifer King Rice, PhD,

Senior Vice President and Provost, UMCP

Roger Ward, EdD, JD, MSL, MPA,

Provost and Executive Vice President, UMB

Letters from Leadership