MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

ORIGIN & FUNCTIONS

Morris E. Soper Library, Morgan State University, Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, Maryland, August 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Morgan State University is a public university in northeast Baltimore. It was named a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in May 2016.

The University includes the College of Liberal Arts, and the Schools of Architecture and Planning; Business and Management; Community Health and Policy; Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences; Education and Urban Studies; Engineering; Graduate Studies; and Social Work.

Carnegie Hall, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland, August 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

With thirty departments, Morgan State University offers 36 baccalaureate-degree programs and 20 master-degree programs, as well as 9 programs leading to the doctorate. All academic programs are approved by the faculty (Code Education Article, secs. 14-101 through 14-308).

PRESIDENT'S GRAY DAYS, BRIGHTER TOMORROWS TASK FORCE
In August 2015, the President's Gray Days, Brighter Tomorrows Task Force was appointed. In light of the circumstances surrounding the death of Baltimore resident Freddie C. Gray, Jr., on April 19, 2015, the Task Force will identify Baltimore City's most challenging problems and develop a plan of action to solve them. The Task Force also will develop short- and long-term strategies to alleviate systemic urban challenges in education, poverty, public safety, public health, and unemployment.

The Task Force was to submit an interim report to the President by December 24, 2015, and its final report by May 16, 2016.

BOARD OF REGENTS

Morgan State University is governed by an independent Board of Regents. The Board's fifteen members are appointed by the Governor with Senate advice and consent. Fourteen members serve five-year terms; a student member serves a one-year term (Chapter 362, Acts of 2013; Code Education Article, secs. 14-102 through 14-104).

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS

The College of Liberal Arts started as the College of Arts and Sciences in 1975, and adopted its present name in July 1998.

The University's undergraduate program is built upon the liberal arts. Indeed, the College is the largest academic division at the University.

Within the College of Liberal Arts, Baccalaureate degrees are conferred in many disciplines. Undergraduate degree programs of the College include Economics, English, Fine Arts, History, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Telecommunications, and Theater Arts.

SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE & PLANNING

The study of architecture and planning at Morgan began as urban policy studies within the School of Urban Studies and Human Development. As the Department of Built Environment Studies, it reformed in the School of Education in 1979, and became the Institute of Architecture and Planning in 1991. The Institute was renamed the School of Architecture and Planning in 2008.

The School of Architecture and Planning offers three professional graduate programs: Architecture, City and Regional Planning, and Landscape Architecture. The program in architecture is the only accredited such program in the Baltimore region, and one of only two in Maryland.

EARL G. GRAVES SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT

The Graves School of Business and Management was named after Earl G. Graves, an alumnus, businessman, and publisher. The School offers courses through three main departments: Accounting and Finance; Business Administration; and Information Science and Systems.

Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management, George W. F. McMechen Commerce Building, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland, August 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

SCHOOL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH & POLICY

In 1999, the School of Community Health and Policy formed as the Public Health Program. The Program was reorganized as the School of Community Health and Policy in 2005.

The School offers three programs: Nursing, Nutritional Sciences, and Public Health.

SCHOOL OF COMPUTER, MATHEMATICAL & NATURAL SCIENCES

Programs of the School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences originated in the College of Arts and Sciences, and reorganized as the School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences in 1998.

Within the School are five departments: Biology; Chemistry; Computer Science; Mathematics; and Physics and Engineering Physics. The School offers two professional programs: Actuarial Science, and Medical Technology.

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION & URBAN STUDIES

The School of Education is responsible for four departments: Advanced Studies, Leaderhip, and Policy; Family and Consumer Sciences; Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance; and Teacher Education and Professional Development.

CLARENCE M. MITCHELL, JR., SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

In 1984, the School of Engineering started at Morgan.

The School has four departments: Civil Engineering; Electrical and Computer Engineering; Industrial and Systems Engineering; and Transportation and Urban Infrastructure Studies.

Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., Engineering Building, Morgan State University, 1700 Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, Maryland, August 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

SCHOOL OF GLOBAL JOURNALISM & COMMUNICATION

The School of Global Journalism and Communication formed in July 2013 from the Department of Communication Studies in the College of Liberal Arts.

Within the School are three departments: Multimedia Journalism; Multiplatform Production; and Strategic Communication.

SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES

In 1964, the School of Graduate Studies organized as the Graduate School. In 1975, it reformed under its present name.

The School of Graduate Studies first offered advanced degrees in education in 1964. Since then, the scope of graduate studies has broadened to include a wide range of degrees in the arts and sciences, and professional fields.

Under the School are the Center for Continuing and Professional Studies, and the Institute for Urban Research.

CENTER FOR CONTINUING & PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
The Center for Continuing and Professional Studies, as part of the School for Graduate Studies, offers career training for individuals and organizations. In collaboration with the rest of the University, the Center also coordinates certificate programs in several fields, including Bioinformatics, Health Leadership Management, and Urban Planning and Health Management.

INSTITUTE FOR URBAN RESEARCH
To alleviate poverty, unemployment, poor health, truancy, and other urban and regional problems, the Institute for Urban Research seeks to improve the response of governmental agencies and private associations. For community-based agencies in Baltimore and central Maryland, the Institute provides research and outreach services, including technical assistance.

TASK FORCE ON RECONCILIATION & EQUITY

• Interim Report, February 2019

In June 2018, at the request of the General Assembly, the Institute for Urban Research convened the Task Force on Reconciliation and Equity (Chapter 417, Acts of 2018).

The Task Force is to foster reconciliation and inclusionary justice, and to work toward achieving racial equity. Consequently, the Task Force will study the nature of racism, sexism in the experience of racial inequities, and institutional bias throughout Maryland. The Task Force also will recommend strategies, changes, and actions in State institutions, policies, and laws to improve race relations, eliminate institutional and structural racism and gender inequities, and increase awareness of conscious and unconscious bias.

In February 2019, an interim report was submitted to the Governor and General Assembly and a final report is due by January 31, 2021 (Chapter 453, Acts of 2019).

Authorization for the Task Force ends May 31, 2021 (Chapter 453, Acts of 2019).

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK

The School of Social Work began in 1969 as the Undergraduate Social Welfare Program in the Department of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences. It became the Department of Social Work in 1975, and restructured as the School of Social Work in November 2009.

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