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UIA comes to UMBC: Founding UIA CEO Bridget Burns meets with the UMBC community

 

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The University Innovation Alliance is the leading national coalition of public research universities committed to increasing the number and diversity of college graduates, particularly low-income students, first-generation students, and students of color in the United States.

UMBC joins the University Innovation Alliance to engage with the member institutions and learn about innovative student success practices that can be implemented to impact our students.

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Watch the video to learn about the 2021 University Innovation Alliance expansion to UMBC as a member institution!

 

UIA Member Institutions


Arizona State University
Georgia State University
Iowa State University
Michigan State University
North Carolina A&T State University
The Ohio State University
Oregon State University
Purdue University
University of California Riverside
University of Central Florida
University of Colorado Denver
University of Illinois Chicago
UMBC
Virginia Commonwealth University

University Innovation Alliance Website

UMBC UIA TEAM

A three quarter informal portrait of Valerie

Dr. Valerie Sheares Ashby

UMBC President

UIA Board Member

Dr. Stephen Freland

Interim Vice Provost and Dean for the Division of Undergraduate Academic Affairs

UIA Liaison

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Dr. Yvette Mozie-Ross

Vice Provost for Enrollment Management and Planning

UIA Liaison

Ronita

Dr. Ronita Walker

Director of UIA/UMBC Innovative Initiatives

UIA Fellow

Extended UIA Support Team Members

Dr. Kenneth Baron: Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Advising and Student Success

Dr. Amanda Knapp: Associate Vice Provost and Assistant Dean Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Dr. Liz Patton: Faculty Fellow, Associate Professor – Media and Communication Studies

Dr. Laila Shishineh: Director Academic Engagement & Transition Programs

Dr. Steve Freeland: Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs, Director Individualized Study Program (INDS)


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1/31/2023