360/Maryland Manual

THE UNIVERSITY

The University of Maryland is the State univer-
sity and the "Land-Grant" institution of Mary-
land.

The present University of Maryland is the re-
sult of the merger of the former privately-owned
University of Maryland located in Baltimore with
the former Maryland State College of Agriculture
at College Park. The former University of Mary-
land was founded in 1807 as the College of Medi-
cine of Maryland (Chapter 53, Acts of 1807). In
1812, it enlarged its curriculum and changed its
name to the University of Maryland (Chapter
159, Acts of 1812). Subsequently, it added facul-
ties of law (1823), dentistry (1882), nursing
(1889), and pharmacy (1904).

The Maryland State College of Agriculture was
founded by Chapter 114, Acts of 1856, as the
Maryland Agricultural College, a private institu-
tion at College Park, and became the beneficiary
of the Land-Grant Act of 1862 (Chapter 178,
Acts of 1865). By Chapter 129, Acts of 1914, the
State assumed complete control of the school and
in 1916 the Legislature granted it a new charter,
which renamed the school the Maryland State
College of Agriculture (Chapter 372, Acts of
1916). The General Assembly consolidated the
University of Maryland and the Maryland State
College of Agriculture in 1920 and gave the name
University of Maryland to the new institution
(Chapter 480, Acts of 1920).

The Eastern Shore Campus (UMES) had di-
verse affiliations and several names before becom-
ing the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore,
on July 1, 1970. The institution was founded in
1886 as the Delaware Conference Academy for
Negroes under the general control of what came
to be known as Morgan College, then a private
institution in Baltimore. By the Morrill Act of
1890 the Academy received federal funds and be-
came known as the Princess Anne Academy. This
funding began a relationship with the then Mary-
land Agricultural College, although the campus
continued to be a part of Morgan College. Col-
lege level work began at Princess Anne in 1927.
The State authorized purchase of the Academy in
1935 (Chapter 548, Acts of 1935) and, beginning
in 1936, Princess Anne Academy became a divi-
sion of the University of Maryland. The institu-
tion bore the name of Maryland State College
from 1948 until 1970.

In accordance with 1963 legislation authorizing
the University to establish a branch in Baltimore
County, the University of Maryland, Baltimore

Evening courses were offered by various de-
partments and colleges of the University from the
1920s through the World War II period. In 1947
the College of Special and Continuation Studies
was established to administer the off-campus eve-
ning programs with a dean as the principal offi-
cer. The name was changed to University College
in 1959. In 1970 the unit was designated as one
of five major components headed by a chancellor.

The University of Maryland is under the ad-
ministration of the Board of Regents consisting of
fifteen members who are citizens of Maryland.
Fourteen of the members are appointed by the
Governor with the advice and consent of the Sen-
ate. The remaining member, the Maryland Secre-
tary of Agriculture, is ex officio with voting privi-
leges. Two of the members must be students at
different campuses of the University of Maryland,
appointed for one-year terms from July 1. Each
may be reappointed if he/she remains a student at
any campus of the University. Board members
serve without compensation but are paid their rea-
sonable and necessary expenses while engaged in
the discharge of their official duties. The term of
office of all members appointed after July 1, 1969,
is five years with the exception of the Secretary of
Agriculture and the student members. Appointed
members may not serve more than two consecu-
tive terms. Members appointed to fill vacancies
occurring during a term serve for the remainder of
the term and are then eligible for reappointment
(Code Education Article, sec. 13-102).

The Board of Regents, within the limits pre-
scribed by law, may issue revenue bonds to fi-
nance the building of dormitories and other stu-
dent housing facilities. Student union buildings at
College Park and Baltimore have been construct-
ed as well as a combination Physical Education
and Auditorium building at College Park. The
Regents issue such bonds directly with the pay-
ments of principal and interest made from reve-
nues realized from the use of the building (Chap-
ter 22, Acts of 1978).

There are four principal campuses of the
University located in Baltimore, Catonsville, Col-
lege Park, and Princess Anne. University College,
a unit under a chancellor, administers adult and
continuing education courses and programs and
awards degrees.

The Baltimore campus is located at Lombard
and Greene Streets. The schools of Dentistry,