University of Maryland: Government and Business

Outreach

Brodie RemingtonVice President for University Relations

University of MarylandNorthwest Agriculture and Forestry University

August 13, 2009

Overview of University of Maryland

• Member of American Association of Universities (AAU) and public land grant university

• UM student body: Both large and selective: 35,000 students; average freshman GPA 3.9/SAT 1290

• UM ranked among top 20 public universities nationally, with particular strength in business, engineering, computer science, physics, and math

• $500 million in annual R&D spending• Significant and growing partnership with federal

laboratories• Numerous outreach services to industry and start-up

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Land Grant Universities in the US

• WHAT: A land-grant college or university is a public institution originally designated to teach agriculture, military tactics, and the mechanic arts as well as classical studies so that members of the working classes could obtain a liberal, practical education

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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

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UM Outreach to Industry:

• Office of Technology Commercialization-patent licensing/new company formation

• Publications• Joint Research & Development Projects• Student Recruitment/Cooperative Learning• Faculty Consulting• Industrial Affiliate Programs: Electronic

Packaging Center• Entrepreneurship Programs: Student

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Launch of the Second Annual China Business Plan Competition!

Sponsored by the Smith School and ING Investment Management; organized by the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship

Platinum sponsor ING Investment Management Asia/Pacific

$50,000 USD in prizes

SMITH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ANNOUNCES

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M SquareThe University of Maryland Research Park12

NOAA Center for Weather & Climate Prediction

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Thank You!

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