Accountability, civility, collaboration, diversity, excellence, leadership, and knowledge are the core values that guide all policies, practices, and procedures within the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB). UMB is unique in that it consists of seven schools functioning as one university. When we came together, seven students representing each of the schools within UMB, our charge was to evaluate how our respective schools, and the university at large, institutionalize all seven of the established core values. Drawing on each of our unique backgrounds, we examined how UMB integrates the core values across each of the seven schools to embody its motto of “Seven schools, one university”. As a result of this assessment, we were asked to provide actionable recommendations that continue to prioritize UMB’s core values.

White paper written by the 2018-2019 President's Fellows investigating the role of UMB as an anchor institution in addressing gun violence.

The President's Symposium and White Paper Project is an interprofessional initiative that engages University of Maryland, Baltimore faculty, staff, and students in a yearlong conversation on a topic that is of interest and importance to the University and its community. The symposium is a joint initiative of the President’s Office and the Office of Interprofessional Student Learning & Service Initiatives.