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University of Maryland, Baltimore County Mission
UMBC is a dynamic public research university integrating teaching,
research and service to benefit the citizens of Maryland.
As an Honors University, the campus offers academically talented
students a strong undergraduate liberal arts foundation that
prepares them for graduate and professional study, entry into
the workforce, and community service and leadership. UMBC
emphasizes science, engineering, information technology, human
services and public policy at the graduate level. UMBC contributes
to the economic development of the State and the region through
entrepreneurial initiatives, workforce training, K-16 partnerships,
and technology commercialization in collaboration with public
agencies and the corporate community. UMBC is dedicated to
cultural and ethnic diversity, social responsibility and lifelong
learning.

The University of
Maryland, Baltimore County Vision
UMBC: An Honors University in Maryland seeks to become the
best public research university of our size by combining the
traditions of the liberal arts academy, the creative intensity
of the research university, and the social responsibility
of the public university. We will be known for integrating
research, teaching and learning, and civic engagement so that
each advances the others for the benefit of society.
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