lum and changed its name to the University of
Maryland (Chapter 159, Acts of 1812).

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
original University of Maryland and the Maryland
State College of Agriculture in 1920, creating the
modern University of Maryland with campuses at
Baltimore and College Park (Chapter 480, Acts of
1920). The Baltimore County Campus was added
in 1966. Two other campuses. Eastern Shore and
University College, were added in 1970.

The Eastern Shore Campus (UMES) at Princess
Anne had diverse affiliations and several names
before becoming the University of Maryland East-
ern Shore. 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 institu-
tion in Baltimore. By the Morrill Act of 1890 the
Academy received federal funds and became
known as the Princess Anne Academy. This fund-
ing began a relationship with the then Maryland
Agricultural College, although the campus contin-
ued to be a part of Morgan College. College 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 division
of the University of Maryland. The institution bore
the name of Maryland State College from 1948
until 1970.

In accordance with 1963 legislation authorizing
the University to establish a campus at Catonsville
in Baltimore County, the University of Maryland
Baltimore County (UMBC) opened initially to
freshmen students in September 1966 (Code Edu-
cation Article, sec. 13-104f).

Evening courses were offered by various depart-
ments 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 officer.
The name was changed to University College in
1959. In 1970 the unit was designated as one of five
major UM campuses headed by a chancellor.

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The University of Maryland is under the admin-
istration of a fifteen-member Board of Regents.
Fourteen of the members are appointed by the
Governor with the advice and consent of the
Senate. Twelve serve five-year terms and two are
student members, appointed for one-year terms.
The remaining member, the Secretary of Agricul-
ture, serves ex officio with voting privileges (Code
Education Article, sec. 13-102).

The Board of Regents may issue revenue bonds
to finance the building of dormitories and other
student housing facilities. The Regents issue such
bonds directly, with the payments of principal and
interest made from revenues realized from the use
of the building (Chapter 22, Acts of 1978).

The University's Central Administration
(UMCA) is responsible for the operation of the
five-campus system. Located in Adelphi, UMCA
includes the offices of the president, the executive
vice-president, and the six vice-presidents. Part of
UMCA, the Office of the Vice-President for Aca-
demic Affairs administers the University-wide
Maryland Institute for Biotechnology, which
brings together in one unit the University's exper-
tise in this field.

Campuses of the University are located in
Baltimore (UMAB), Catonsville (UMBC), College
Park (UMCP), and Princess Anne (UMES). Uni-
versity College (UMUC) is headquartered in the
Center of Adult Education at College Park. It
administers adult and continuing education
courses and programs at sites throughout Mary-
land and in Europe and Asia.

The Baltimore City Campus (UMAB) includes
the schools of Dentistry, Law, Medicine, Nursing,
Pharmacy, and Social Work and Community Plan-
ning, offering both professional and graduate in-
struction. Complementing these schools are the
University of Maryland Medical System Corpora-
tion, which includes the Hospital, Cancer Center,
Shock Trauma Unit, Maryland Institute for Emer-
gency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS), Poi-
son and Drug Information Center, Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome Institute, and other research and
public service organizations.

The Baltimore County Campus (UMBC) offers a
range of programs in the arts, sciences, social
sciences, and humanities. Master's and doctoral
programs are also offered.

At the College Park Campus (UMCP) instruc-
tion is offered at undergraduate and graduate levels
in almost every discipline. There are the Colleges
of Agriculture, Business and Management, Educa-
tion, Engineering, Human Ecology, Journalism,