History and Timeline

Year

 
1980's Montgomery County builds the first research park in the State of Maryland dedicated to the Life Sciences at Shady Grove on land donated by the Gudelsky family. 50 acres in the planned Life Sciences Center are given to the state university system for research and education.
1988 The Montgomery County High Technology Council is established. One of its principal goals is to expand opportunities for higher education within the county.
1989 The University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute opens as the first building on the USM Shady Grove campus housing it Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology (CARB). The building is a supported by funding from the National Institute for Standards and Technology and Montgomery County government.
1992 Shady Grove Education Building I is opened as a regional higher education center for evening and part-time undergraduate and graduate programs. $1 million in funding is raised from corporate and business leaders in Montgomery County for the facility. University of Maryland University College is the managing campus for the regional center. Other USM institutions already operating in the county move into the facility ( Bowie State, UMB School of Nursing and School of Social Work, UMCP Smith School MBA). Harley Cloud becomes the Executive Director of the Shady Grove Center.
1997 Shady Grove Education Building II is opened with classrooms, laboratories and office space as well as conference center facilities.
1998-99 Planning begins for Shady Grove Education Building III to accommodate projected expansion in evening enrollments.
1998-2000 County education and business leaders enter in discussions with USM leadership to offer full-time baccalaureate degrees at Shady Grove Regional Center.
2000

USM establishes the Universities at Shady Grove as a multi-institution partnership to offer upper level day-time undergraduate degree programs at the Shady Grove Regional Center. 7 USM campuses participate offering 14 signature baccalaureate programs. USM provides $1 million in seed funding to support the USG. Gertrude Easton is appointed as the first USG Executive Director; start- up funds for USG provided by Montgomery County Executive Duncan.

 

Articulation agreements developed between Montgomery College and USM institutions offering undergraduate degree programs at USG.

 

Governance structure establishes Shady Grove Governing Council (SGGC) and Shady Grove Center Board of Advisors (SGCBOA).

 

USM Regents formally approves by-laws for the Shady Grove Center Board of Advisors. Chancellor Langenberg appoints first Board members. Gene Counihan is selected as first Chair; Earle Palmer Brown is selected as Vice Chair; Teresa Wright is selected as Treasurer.

 

Planning documents for SG Education Building III are altered to support projected growth of daytime undergraduate programs, adding library, dining facility and space for student life activities. GSF for SGIII doubles.
2001 University of Maryland College Park signs a three-year MOU with USM to administer the Shady Grove Center and serve as the managing campus of the Universities at Shady Grove.
2002

Early planning and design funds are appropriated by the State of Maryland for SG Education Building III.

 

College Park appoints Stewart Edelstein as Executive Director of the Universities at Shady Grove and Shady Grove Education Center.

 

36 students receive bachelor's degrees from programs offered through the Universities at Shady Grove conferred by three USM institutions.

 

USM $1 million in seed funding is made as a permanent base allocation to support USG.

 

Coppin State withdraws as a co-sponsor with Towson University of the bachelor's degree in special education at Shady Grove. Towson agrees to take responsibility for the degree and expands the program to offer dual certification in elementary education/special education.

2003

SGGC formally acts to include day and evening undergraduate and graduate programs under the umbrella of the Universities at Shady Grove. 8 USM campuses participate with degree offerings at USG.

UB formally withdraws its psychology baccalaureate program; UMBC agrees to offers its psychology baccalaureate program as part of its day-time offerings starting Fall 2004.

 

State Delegate Jean Cryor, Mona Levine ( Montgomery College), Michael Priddy (Md Tech Council/Intervise) and Robert Mitchell (USM Regent) are appointed to the Shady Grove Board of Advisors; Mario Sanchez is appointed as first student representative to the Board.

 

Steve O'Connor (Marriott International) is selected as Chair of Shady Grove BOA; Deborah Yancer ( Shady Grove Adventist Hospital) is selected as Vice Chair; Teresa Wright (MCPS) is selected as Secretary.

 

College Park offers its criminology and criminal justice undergraduate program through the Universities at Shady Grove in Fall 2003.

 

UMUC brings its Masters in Health Care Administration to Shady Grove in Spring 2003.

 

Montgomery College and UMES sign an MOU to offer the Construction Management Technology bachelors degree at the Rockville campus. The CMT degree is formally approved to be offered through the Universities at Shady Grove. First CMT students admitted Spring 2004.

 

Four students are selected as the first Kendall Scholars from Montgomery College and USG.

 

Construction funding for SGIII is deferred by Governor Glendening

 

Construction funding is appropriated by State of Maryland for CARB II on Shady Grove campus.

 

Chancellor Kirwan appoints Daryl Bass as the student representative to the Board of Advisors.

 

291 students receive bachelors degrees from programs offered through the Universities at Shady Grove conferred by six USM institutions. Evening students are included in the Graduation Celebration.

2004

UMCP and USM renew MOU on the administration of USG for a five- year period.

 

Construction funding for SG Education Building III is deferred by Governor Ehrlich.

 

Kendall Scholar's funding is increased to support 5 students.

 

Chancellor Kirwan appoints Jas Sidhu as the student representative to the Board of Advisors.

 

Three graduate programs are approved for the USG: Masters of Education in TESOL (UMCP); Masters Certification in Elementary and Secondary Education (UMCP); and Administrator I Certification ( Towson).

 

UMBC Psychology undergraduate program admits first class at USG in Fall 2004.

 

369 students receive bachelors degrees from programs offered through the Universities at Shady Grove conferred by six USM institutions.

 

Four charter Board members are recognized for their service on the Shady Grove Board of Advisors: Wayne Hockmeyer (MedImmune), Bruce Hamilton (BAE), Robert Anastasi (MCBRE), and Cliff Kendall (USM Regent). Gene Counihan recognized for his service as outgoing BOA Chair.

 

"Plan-to-Plan" Team composed of BOA and SGGC members is assembled to design a strategic planning process for the USG. Planning Team supported by funds provided through Marriott International.

 

USM concludes its purchase of 11 acres of land for Shady Grove expansion.

 

Shady Grove campus site master plan approved by regional planning authority to allow for increased building density. New site master plan includes SG I, II and III; CARB I and II and four additional research and instructional buildings.

2005

College Park is approved to offer its communication bachelors degree program through the Universities at Shady Grove beginning Fall 2005.

 

Six Kendall Scholars are selected, supporting three Montgomery College and three students in programs offered through the USG.

 

309 students receive bachelors degrees from programs offered through the Universities at Shady Grove.

 

Construction funding for SG Education Building III is appropriated by Governor Ehrlich and Maryland General Assembly.

 

Chancellor appoints Susan Bateson McKay (Human Genome Sciences), Jorge Urrutia (MSI Universal) and Elizabeth Zoltan ( Frederick Community College) to the Shady Grove Board of Advisors.

 

Planning Workgroup composed of BOA and SGGC members is established to recommend a framework for expanding progr

ams and enrollment through the Universities at Shady Grove.

 

USM at Hagerstown opens as a regional higher education center modeled after USG. Three USM institutions offer undergraduate programs (Frostburg, UMB School of Nursing and UMUC). Frostburg serves as managing USM institution for the Hagerstown center.