remington nwafu government business outreach aug 2009
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University of Maryland: Government and Business
Outreach
Brodie RemingtonVice President for University Relations
University of MarylandNorthwest Agriculture and Forestry University
August 13, 2009
Overview of University of Maryland
• Member of American Association of Universities (AAU) and public land grant university
• UM student body: Both large and selective: 35,000 students; average freshman GPA 3.9/SAT 1290
• UM ranked among top 20 public universities nationally, with particular strength in business, engineering, computer science, physics, and math
• $500 million in annual R&D spending• Significant and growing partnership with federal
laboratories• Numerous outreach services to industry and start-up
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Land Grant Universities in the US
• WHAT: A land-grant college or university is a public institution originally designated to teach agriculture, military tactics, and the mechanic arts as well as classical studies so that members of the working classes could obtain a liberal, practical education
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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
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UM Outreach to Industry:
• Office of Technology Commercialization-patent licensing/new company formation
• Publications• Joint Research & Development Projects• Student Recruitment/Cooperative Learning• Faculty Consulting• Industrial Affiliate Programs: Electronic
Packaging Center• Entrepreneurship Programs: Student
Entrepreneurs Residence Hall 7
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Launch of the Second Annual China Business Plan Competition!
Sponsored by the Smith School and ING Investment Management; organized by the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship
Platinum sponsor ING Investment Management Asia/Pacific
$50,000 USD in prizes
SMITH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ANNOUNCES
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M SquareThe University of Maryland Research Park12
NOAA Center for Weather & Climate Prediction
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Thank You!
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