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UIA comes to UMBC:

Founding UIA CEO Bridget Burns meets with the UMBC community

Watch Dr. Burns’s UMBC Talk

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The University Innovation Alliance the leading national coalition of public research universities committed to increasing the number of college graduates 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

Oregon State University

Purdue University

University at Buffalo

University of California Riverside

University of Central Florida

University of Colorado Denver

University of Illinois Chicago

UMBC, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

University of Massachusetts Amherst

University of New Mexico

Virginia Commonwealth University

University Innovation Alliance Website

UMBC UIA TEAM

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Dr. Valerie Sheares Ashby

UMBC President

UIA Board Member

The UIA Board includes the presidents and chancellors of our member institutions. Led by a chair and vice chair, the UIA Board provides strategic guidance to UIA’s Central Team.

The UIA model remains distinct in higher education. Presidents and provosts lead the work. Institutions commit resources and hold themselves accountable. The Alliance provides the infrastructure to accelerate learning, scale effective strategies, and openly diffuse what we build.

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Dr. Ronita Walker

Director of UIA/UMBC Innovative Initiatives

UIA Fellow

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Dr. Yvette Mozie-Ross

Senior Advisor to the President for Strategic Priorities and Initiatives

UIA Liaison

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Dr. Carlos Jensen

Vice Provost for Student Success and Dean for the Division of Undergraduate Academic Affairs

UIA Liaison

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Renique Kersh

Vice President for Student Affairs

UIA Liaison


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