Excerpts from the Installation Address by Freeman A. Hrabowski, III. (for entire 10/06/2012 publication which includes this excerpt, see UARC 2013-005)
Since arriving at UMBC . . . I have come to appreciate the unusual combination of factors at work here: the enormous talents of the people, who care about our students; our focused academic programs, interdisciplinary strengths, and commitment to linking research and teaching; our youth and evolving status; and our medium size, ensuring us a critical mass of people and programs and a campus community where people know each other by name, and can feel special. . . . These same factors also allow us to have a distinctive vision for UMBC’s future. We will continue to strengthen and emphasize our arts and sciences programs, for the benefit of all our students. We will be a national leader in educating students in science and engineering, including minorities and women. And we will continue to focus on issues of diversity.”
-Freeman Hrabowski from his installation speech as president September 24, 1993
Hrabowski, Freeman A.
President's office records, Collection 50
excerpts from 9/24/1993, printed in 10/6/2012 publication
programs (documents); 11 x 8.5 in.
UARC 2013-005
Signed program for the Installation ceremony of Freeman A. Hrabowski III
Inscription reads: What a wonderful day in the life of this university and in my life. We at UMBC are very fortunate.” --9/24/93 Freeman Hrabowski
Hrabowski, Freeman A.
University Publications
9/24/1993
programs (documents); 8.5 x 5.5 in.
UPUB P7-013
Out With The Old... …In With The New, The Retriever, Vol. 28, no. 1
During the summer of 1992, President Michael Hooker left UMBC to take the helm of the five-school University of Massachusetts System. Freeman Hrabowski, who had first served as Vice Provost and then as Vice President, was selected as the interim president. A search for a new president would not begin until a final decision had been made about the possible unification of UMBC and UMAB, as only one president would be needed if the two schools merged.
Drenning, Jim; Hawley, Pam
University Publications
9/9/1992
newspapers; articles; 14.75 x 23.75 in.
UPUB R4-001_19920909
Letter from USM Chancellor Donald Langenberg to UMB President Errol Reese and UMBC President Michael Hooker
In 1991, the Maryland Higher Education Commission recommended that the Board of Regents consider merging UMAB and UMBC in order to create one larger research university. In response, Chancellor Donald Langenberg created the UMAB/UMBC Task Force on Unification; in fall 1991 the task force announced its recommendation that the two schools combine into one institution called the University of Maryland Baltimore. The co-chairs of the task force, UMAB President Errol Reese and UMBC President Michael Hooker, explained that this would create a single, more prestigious university in Baltimore while saving money that could be reinvested back into the campus. The merger would also eliminate duplications and competition for federal resources. Perhaps most enticingly, unifying the schools would qualify the institution to become a Carnegie I research university, the highest national academic classification a university can achieve. The proposal was passed to the governor and State Legislature. Although it passed the House of Delegates by a wide margin, the unification plans were rejected in Spring 1992 by the Senate's Budget and Taxation Committee and never came to a floor vote.
Langenberg, D. N., 1932-
University Senates records, Collection 52
8/5/1991
correspondence; 8.5 x 11 in.
50UMBC-037
UMBC Review, Vol. 9, no. 3 (Spring 1991)
In the early 1990s, architectural consultants LDR, Inc. prepared a Campus Facilities Master Plan that outlined how UMBC would structurally grow over the next 20 years. Basing the plan on everything from traffic studies and enrollment projections to campus interviews, LDR projected that the next seven years would see additions including the engineering building, the third phase of the library (the tower), a new residence hall, and an expansion to the Fieldhouse. With the library as the signature building, LDR recommended landscaping the area in front and adding a focal point such as a bell tower. The overall plan accounted for an increase in enrollment from 10,000 to 16,000 students and included other expansions such as a parking garage, outdoor olympic sized pool, and new performing arts building.
University Publications
Spring 1991
newsletters; 22 x 17 in.
UPUB I1-004 vol 9
UMBC Alumni Association Annual Awards program
The Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award was established in 1988 to honor an alumnus or alumna who had achieved national recognition in his or her field. The first award was presented to Dr. Winston Griner ‘74, biological sciences, for his innovations in home health care. After graduating from Meharry Medical College in Nashville in 1978, Griner remained in Tennessee and established a house-call only practice - the only physician listed by the Nashville Academy of Medicine to be doing so. While others insisted that his business was impractical and unsustainable, Griner was able to develop relationships with his patients and closely monitor and assist them in their recovery.
University Publications
4/3/1998
programs (documents); 8 3/8 x 11 in.
UPUB A3-009
Meyerhoff Scholarship Program Graduating Class of 1994
The creation of the Meyerhoff Scholars Program was made possible at UMBC in 1988 through a grant from the Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Foundation. The nationally-renowned program funded students pursuing doctoral studies in the sciences and engineering with an interest in the advancement of minorities in related fields. Emphasizing mentoring, scholars were encouraged to cooperate and collaborate with their peers and the Meyerhoff staff. Scholars also completed research early on during their time at the university. Since the implementation of the program, U.S. News & World Report has highlighted the Meyerhoff Scholars Program as a successful model for supporting black students in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and increasing minority employment and education in these fields. According to data from the Association of American Medical Colleges, UMBC is the top university in graduating African American scholars who go on to enroll in MD/PhD programs.
Meyerhoff Scholars advance through the program together as part of a closely knit cohort. The graduating class of 1994 was the second cohort to graduate, known as Cohort M2, and included sixteen students representing Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, Interdisciplinary Studies, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, and Psychology. Graduates were accepted into Carnegie Mellon, MIT, Duke, Northwestern, and Yale among other top graduate and medical schools.
University Publications
5/11/1994
programs (documents); 8.5 x 5.5 in.
UPUB M8-002