UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

T. Benjamin Massey, Ph.D., President

University Blvd. at Adelphi Rd.
College Park, MD 20742 985-7000
TTY for Deaf: 985-7466

University College derives from the evening
courses that were offered by the University from the
1920s through World War II. In 1947, the College
of Special and Continuation Studies was estab-
lished to administer the off-campus evening pro-
grams. Its principal officer was the dean. It was
renamed University College in 1959. In 1970, the
College was designated as one of five major UM
campuses headed by a chancellor.

University College extends the resources of the
University of Maryland System to adult, part-time
students throughout the State and around the
world. It offers bachelor's, master's, and noncredit
professional development programs. The curricu-
lum, class schedules, registration procedures, and
comprehensive student services have all been
designed to create an academic environment that
supports and encourages the educational goals of
busy adults.

Evening and weekend classes meet at more than
25 locations throughout Maryland, the District of
Columbia, and Virginia. The European and Asian
divisions conduct degree programs for U.S. military
personnel and their families at more than 200 loca-
tions in twenty-two countries.

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
BALTIMORE COUNTY

Michael K. Hooker, Ph.D., President

Baltimore, MD 21228 455-1000
TTY for Deaf: 455-3233

In 1963, legislation authorized the University of
Maryland to establish a campus at Catonsville in
Baltimore County (Code Education Article, sec.
13-104(f)). The University of Maryland Baltimore
County (UMBC) opened to its first freshmen in
September 1966.

The mission of UMBC is to be a first-class doc-
toral research university for the greater Baltimore
region. UMBC offers a wide range of programs at
the undergraduate and graduate levels in the arts,
sciences, social sciences, and humanities.

Independent Agencies/489

AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT
STATION

Robert A. Kennedy, Ph.D., Director

Symons Hall
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742 454-3707

The Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station
was established in 1888 following passage of the
federal Hatch Act in 1887. The Act made grants-
in-aid available to the states for research pertaining
to agriculture. Now, both State and federal funds
support these activities, as well as research in food
science, nutrition, aquaculture, rural sociology and
natural resources.

Administrative headquarters for the Agricul-
tural Experiment Station are on the College Park
Campus, along with laboratories for research in the
animal and plant sciences, agricultural engineering,
agricultural and resource economics, rural sociol-
ogy, human ecology, and social sciences.

The Station conducts field research at ten off-
campus facilities. They are organized into four re-
gional research and education centers:
Western Maryland (Keedysville)
Central Maryland (Clarksville, Ellicott City,
Cherry Hill, Beltsville, Upper Marlboro)
Upper Eastern Shore (Wye Mills)
Lower Eastern Shore (Salisbury, Princess
Anne).
Although research programs throughout the
State are diverse, the Station gives priority to pro-
grams that: 1) assist in sustaining competitive and
profitable agriculture in Maryland; 2) develop ap-
propriate technology for new and changing agricul-
ture, aquaculture, and related industries; 3) increase
the fundamental understanding of the principles
and practices important to agriculture; 4) develop
scientific criteria and increase the knowledge base
for dealing with environmental and natural re-
source issues; 5) enhance the role of biotechnology
in accelerating agricultural production efficiency,
environmental quality, and natural resource man-
agement; 6) improve food quality and human nu-
trition; and 7) provide research leadership in human
resource development and community vitality.

COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
SERVICE

Craig S. Oliver, Ph.D., Director

Symons Hall
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742 454-3742

The University of Maryland Cooperative Exten-
sion Service was established by federal and State