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href="https://mpower.maryland.edu/initiatives/policing-partnership-master-of-professional-studies-in-public-safety-leadership-and-administration/">Policing Partnership: Master of Professional Studies in Public Safety Leadership and Administration</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pp-slider-arrow pp-arrow-prev elementor-swiper-button-prev swiper-button-prev-879617c"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="fas fa-angle-left"></i> </div> <div class="pp-slider-arrow pp-arrow-next elementor-swiper-button-next swiper-button-next-879617c"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="fas fa-angle-right"></i> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e06b899 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width thim-responsive-hidden thim-zindex-1 elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="e06b899" data-element_type="section" data-settings="{"stretch_section":"section-stretched","background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-03c16b7" data-id="03c16b7" data-element_type="column" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-01d581c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer" data-id="01d581c" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="spacer.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <style>/*! elementor - v3.7.8 - 02-10-2022 */ .elementor-column 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id="leadership" data-settings="{"stretch_section":"section-stretched","background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32a66ed" data-id="32a66ed" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-a374fe8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="a374fe8" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Leadership</h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3c6d922 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider" data-id="3c6d922" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="divider.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-divider"> <span class="elementor-divider-separator"> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-220875f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="220875f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>The <strong>University of Maryland Strategic Partnership: <em>MPowering the State </em></strong>promotes innovation and impact through collaboration between the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP). The two campuses leverage their considerable strengths to attract exceptional faculty, to better serve students, and to position the state in a new economy. The task of achieving these actions as well as realizing the full potential of the partnership is the responsibility of the<strong> Joint Steering Council</strong>, whose members have been appointed by the two presidents.</p><p>The <strong>Joint Steering Council</strong> reports to the presidents, who have dual authority for resource allocation and oversight over the partnership’s projects and programs. The Presidents report progress and activity to the Chancellor of the University System of Maryland (USM) and to the USM Board of Regents.</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-06fac7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="06fac7e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img decoding="async" width="640" height="34" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20640%2034'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" data-lazy-srcset="https://mpower.maryland.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4-1024x54.png 1024w, https://mpower.maryland.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4-300x16.png 300w, https://mpower.maryland.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4-768x41.png 768w, https://mpower.maryland.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4-1536x82.png 1536w, https://mpower.maryland.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4.png 1994w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-lazy-src="https://mpower.maryland.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4-1024x54.png" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="640" height="34" src="https://mpower.maryland.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4-1024x54.png" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" srcset="https://mpower.maryland.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4-1024x54.png 1024w, https://mpower.maryland.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4-300x16.png 300w, https://mpower.maryland.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4-768x41.png 768w, https://mpower.maryland.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4-1536x82.png 1536w, https://mpower.maryland.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4.png 1994w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></noscript> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-dbefd71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="dbefd71" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h3 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Co-Leaders</h3> </div> </div> <section class="elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c824f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="2c824f9" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff778fa" data-id="ff778fa" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap"> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0d5e0e" data-id="a0d5e0e" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-570429e team-members-homepage elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-team-member" data-id="570429e" data-element_type="widget" id="team-member-bruce" data-widget_type="pp-team-member.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="pp-tm-wrapper"> <div class="pp-tm"> <div class="pp-tm-image"> <img decoding="async" width="2560" height="1707" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%202560%201707'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="attachment-full size-full" alt="" data-lazy-src="https://mpower.maryland.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20191118_Jarrell_0071-scaled.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="2560" height="1707" src="https://mpower.maryland.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20191118_Jarrell_0071-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full" alt="" /></noscript> </div> <div class="pp-tm-content pp-tm-content-normal"> <h4 class="pp-tm-name"> <a href="mailto:bjarrell@umaryland.edu"> Bruce Jarrell, MD, FACS, </a> </h4> <div class="pp-tm-position"> President, UMB </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-86aaf81" data-id="86aaf81" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-0db3e71 team-members-homepage elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-team-member" data-id="0db3e71" data-element_type="widget" id="team-member-darryll" data-widget_type="pp-team-member.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="pp-tm-wrapper"> <div class="pp-tm"> <div class="pp-tm-image"> <img decoding="async" width="1934" height="2417" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201934%202417'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="attachment-full size-full" alt="" data-lazy-src="https://mpower.maryland.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DarryllPines_05262020_JC_7202_Finalcrop.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="1934" height="2417" src="https://mpower.maryland.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DarryllPines_05262020_JC_7202_Finalcrop.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full" alt="" /></noscript> </div> <div class="pp-tm-content pp-tm-content-normal"> <h4 class="pp-tm-name"> <a href="mailto:president@umd.edu"> Darryll Pines, PhD, NAE, </a> </h4> <div class="pp-tm-position"> President, UMCP </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-84600e4" data-id="84600e4" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </section> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3316fc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="3316fc4" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img decoding="async" width="640" height="34" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20640%2034'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" data-lazy-srcset="https://mpower.maryland.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4-1024x54.png 1024w, https://mpower.maryland.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4-300x16.png 300w, https://mpower.maryland.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4-768x41.png 768w, https://mpower.maryland.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4-1536x82.png 1536w, https://mpower.maryland.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4.png 1994w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-lazy-src="https://mpower.maryland.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4-1024x54.png" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="640" height="34" src="https://mpower.maryland.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4-1024x54.png" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" srcset="https://mpower.maryland.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4-1024x54.png 1024w, https://mpower.maryland.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4-300x16.png 300w, https://mpower.maryland.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4-768x41.png 768w, https://mpower.maryland.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4-1536x82.png 1536w, https://mpower.maryland.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4.png 1994w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></noscript> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-e41d3fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="e41d3fd" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h3 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Joint Steering Council</h3> </div> </div> <section class="elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba9e75a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="ba9e75a" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e72d9a" data-id="0e72d9a" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d460d4c team-members-homepage elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-team-member" data-id="d460d4c" data-element_type="widget" id="team-member-peter" data-widget_type="pp-team-member.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="pp-tm-wrapper"> <div class="pp-tm"> <div class="pp-tm-image"> <img decoding="async" width="2048" height="2560" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%202048%202560'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="attachment-full size-full" alt="" data-lazy-src="https://mpower.maryland.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Crino_Peter-scaled.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="2048" height="2560" src="https://mpower.maryland.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Crino_Peter-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full" alt="" /></noscript> </div> <div class="pp-tm-content pp-tm-content-normal"> <h4 class="pp-tm-name"> <a href="mailto:pcrino@som.umaryland.edu"> Peter B. 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