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elementor - v3.7.8 - 02-10-2022 */ .elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}</style> <p>The partnership’s most recent achievements can be found in this annual update.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45fb3d5" data-id="45fb3d5" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-a2917bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-text" data-id="a2917bd" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="wp-widget-text.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="textwidget"><h3 style="font-size: 30px;font-weight: 600">University of Maryland Strategic Partnership: <em>MPowering the State</em></h3> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d0280a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-text" data-id="d0280a8" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="wp-widget-text.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="textwidget"><p>The University of Maryland Strategic Partnership: <em>MPowering the State </em>(MPower) is a collaboration between the state of Maryland’s two most powerful public research engines: the <strong>University of Maryland, Baltimore </strong>(<strong>UMB</strong>) and the <strong>University of Maryland, College Park </strong>(<strong>UMCP</strong>) — to strengthen and serve the state of Maryland and its citizens.</p> <p>Since its creation in 2012, MPower has fostered hundreds of collaborations from across both institutions that are growing Maryland’s innovation economy, advancing interdisciplinary research, increasing educational benefits, and addressing the state’s most critical issues.</p> <p>The partnership is delivering on a vision of collaboration, innovation, and transformative impact across Maryland. Working together, UMB and UMCP achieve <strong>INNOVATION</strong> and <strong>IMPACT</strong> through <strong>COLLABORATION</strong>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe49ab1 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="fe49ab1" data-element_type="section" data-settings="{"stretch_section":"section-stretched","background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-background-overlay"></div> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a17610" data-id="0a17610" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1adcd6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="1adcd6c" 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data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Among all public U.S. research institutions.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f00020a" data-id="f00020a" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b00c57d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="b00c57d" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <span class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">20+</span> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-fa9b597 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="fa9b597" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p 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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 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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-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 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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> 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