and Physical Education, Recreation and Health,
and Schools of Architecture and Public Affairs.
The schools, colleges, and departments are within
the divisions of (1) Agricultural and Life Sciences,
(2) Mathematical and Physical Sciences and Engi-
neering, (3) Behavioral and Social Sciences, (4)
Arts and Humanities, and (5) Human and Com-
munity Resources.

Headquarters for the Maryland Agricultural
Experiment Station and the Maryland Coopera-
tive Extension Service are located at UMCP. Oth-
er of the many research and public service organi-
zations on campus include: Sea Grant Program,
Fire and Rescue Institute, Center on Aging, Sur-
vey Research Center, Transportation Studies Cen-
ter, Water Resources Research Center, Bureau for
Business and Economic Research, Institute for
Applied Agriculture, Institute for Urban Studies,
and the Institute for Governmental Service (IGS).
The latter institute helps Maryland municipalities,
counties, and State agencies solve specific prob-
lems. IGS also houses the University's Office of
Public Service which is designed to make it easier
for the citizens of Maryland and the National
Capital region to find and use the extensive re-
sources of the five-campus University system. A
public service hotline, 454-6170, is operated from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The Eastern Shore Campus (UMES) is located
at Princess Anne. Teaching degree and non-teach-
ing degree areas include agriculture, art educa-
tion, biology, business administration, chemistry,
computer science, construction management tech-
nology, elementary education, engineering, Eng-
lish, environmental science, history, industrial ed-
ucation, hotel/restaurant management, human
ecology, mathematics, music education, physical
education, physical therapy, poultry technology
and management, social sciences, and sociology.
Minor areas include economics, foreign lan-
guages, political science, and physics. Pre-profes-
sional programs are offered in dentistry, engineer-
ing, medicine, nursing, and pharmacy. There is a
master's program in guidance and counseling, a
joint master's program with UMCP in agricultur-
al and extension education, and a joint program
on the master's and doctoral level in marine, es-
tuarine, and environmental sciences, and a joint
honors program with UMAB.

In the fall of 1981, UMES and nearby Salis-
bury State College entered into a cooperative
agreement to eliminate program duplication at
the two institutions and conserve State resources.
The agreement, the first of its kind in the State,
spells out those academic programs or fields of
study which are offered in part on both campuses

Independent Agencies/405

and those which are offered at only one.

Research and public services organizations at
UMES include the Maryland Cooperative Exten-
sion Service, Maryland Agricultural Experiment
Station, Institute for Eastern Shore Studies, and
the Soybean Research Institute.

University College (UMUC) has its administra-
tive headquarters in the Center of Adult Educa-
tion at College Park. UMUC administers the
University's adult and continuing education pro-
grams, with fiscally self-supporting courses and
programs offered in the late afternoon and eve-
ning on the several campuses and at off-campus
centers throughout the State, UMUC also main-
tains overseas centers for United States military
personnel and civilians logistically supported by
U.S. government agencies in Europe and Asia. In
addition, UMUC, through its Conferences and
Institutes Division, offers an extensive variety of
non-credit adult courses, seminars, workshops,
and institutes. Since 1972, UMUC has operated
an "open university" program in cooperation
with the Open University of Great Britain. With
the Maryland Center for Public Broadcasting,
UMUC operates the National University Consor-
tium, the country's first national degree-granting
TV college. UMUC offers master's programs in
general administration and in program evaluation
and organizational assessment.

Each campus operates one or more summer
sessions.

The Graduate School embraces all of the grad-
uate programs of the University with liaison
among the campuses maintained by Vice-Presi-
dent for Graduate Studies and Research and
through the President's Advisory Committee for
Graduate Studies and Research.

COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE

Symons Hall
University of Maryland
College Park 20742 Telephone: 454-3742

The Cooperative Extension Service was estab-
lished by federal and state laws in 1914. It is sup-
ported by federal. State, and county funds (Chap-
ter 247, Acts of 1914).

The Cooperative Extension Service is noted for
its programs in agriculture, home economics, 4-H
and youth, energy and marine sciences, and com-
munity and resource development. As Maryland
has grown and changed, the needs of its people
have altered. The Extension Service has been
quick to respond to high priority needs of people