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634 Kalmick House


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This 1950 residence designed by architects A. Quincy Jones, Jr. and Whitney Smith typifies the single-story, informal room arrangement of modernist residential architecture.

The Legacy of UM President Dr. C.D. Mote, Jr. : Looking Back, and Forward


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Read about Dr. Mote’s legacy in the latest edition of Terp Magazine: www.terp.umd.edu/

As my 12-year presidency at the University of Maryland draws to a close, I feel immense appreciation for the many people who have committed so much of themselves to building the great university at Maryland.

University of Maryland President C. D. Mote Jr. I have been privileged to lead this expansion and am humbled by the enthusiasm shown by so many people for achieving the goal of greatness for the university.

An institution must be ready for change for true transformation to occur. When I arrived in Maryland in 1998, the potential for such development was clear. The university’s flagship status and location next to the nation’s capital allowed the university to collaborate easily with a host of talented partners.

The university has grown into greatness in many diverse ways: new, timely academic specialties; new partnerships with industry; new opportunities for students on campus and through internships, international study and scholarships; multiple, significant international collaborations; expanded services to the people of the state; and increasingly competitive students and faculty. The university now attracts a record number of applicants: 28,500 in 2009 compared to 16,000 in 1998 and its graduation rate has risen 20 percent for all students. The number of students participating in study abroad has tripled and will continue to increase. The university’s external research support is two and a half times what it was in 1998. And the university is undertaking its second private fundraising campaign, having raised more than a billion dollars in total private funds during my tenure.

The university has also grown in ways that are not easily quantifiable. New buildings provide state-of-the-art classrooms, research facilities and laboratories: the Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building, the Bioscience Research Building, Knight Hall, Tawes Hall, Van Munching Hall and the new Physical Sciences Complex, whose construction is just starting. New facilities have also created vibrant spaces for creativity, community and invention: the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, the Comcast Center, the Stamp Student Union renovation and the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center. The founding of the University of Maryland College Park Foundation has changed the course of the university and its future.

The growth of key sites around the campus has enriched the university and the state in ways that we will see blossom in the years to come: the 124-acre M Square Research Park, the largest in the state; the international incubator and the 38-acre East Campus town-center project across from the North Gate have attracted dynamic partners and innovative vision. Combined with the entrepreneurial efforts across campus, these projects are contributing substantially to Maryland’s economic development. Nurturing a culture of greatness has been a goal that our community has embraced and driven forward with remarkable determination and success. At times the university’s progress has outstripped our expectations.

Patsy and I are grateful for the privilege given us to serve this great institution for 12 years. We look forward to participating in its continued growth in any way that we can.

—Dan Mote, President