UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND GLOBAL CAMPUS

ORIGIN & FUNCTIONS

The University of Maryland Global Campus evolved from evening courses offered by the University of Maryland from the 1920s through World War II. After the War, the University provided continuing education overseas for military personnel, particularly in Europe and Asia.

[photo, Inn and Conference Center, University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, Maryland] In 1947, the College of Special and Continuation Studies opened to administer off-campus evening programs. It functioned first as a branch of the University of Maryland's College of Education. Beginning in 1949, it was the first college to offer courses overseas for members of the armed services, sending its faculty to post-war Europe to do so. The College hired "traveling faculty" to stop for eight weeks at a time to teach courses at U.S. military bases. Its overseas operation in 1956 expanded to include Asia.

Inn & Conference Center, University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, Maryland, August 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

In 1959, the College was renamed University College and, in 1988, reformed as the part of the University of Maryland System (Chapter 246, Acts of 1988). The System, in 1997, was reformed as the University System of Maryland (Chapter 114, Acts of 1997). In July 2019, the University College was renamed University of Maryland Global Campus (Chapter 40, Acts of 2019).

Throughout Maryland and around the world, University of Maryland Global Campus extends the resources of the University System of Maryland to over 95,000 adult students. The curriculum, class schedules, registration procedures, and student services have been designed to create an academic environment that supports and encourages the educational goals of working adults.

The Global Campus offers over 135 degrees and certificates, most of which are available online. These include more than 35 undergraduate programs and over 55 graduate programs.

Day, evening and weekend classes are held at 25 locations in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Virginia. For U.S. military personnel, government employees, and their families, the Global Campus offers courses in more than 20 countries and territories at more than 175 worldwide locations on four continents.

GRADUATE SCHOOL
From 1978 to 2012, the Graduate School was named the Graduate School of Management and Technology. In 2012, it was renamed the Graduate School.

BUSINESS OPERATIONS

Under Business Operations are two main units: Data Analytics, and Finance.

COMMUNICATIONS

Communications oversees Events and Communications; Strategic Communications; and University Communications.

GENERAL COUNSEL, HUMAN RESOURCES, & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

General Counsel, Human Resources, and Community Engagement consists of two units: Community Engagement and Opportunity, and Human Resources.

GLOBAL MILITARY OPERATIONS

The work of Global Military Operations is organized in three parts: Asia, Europe, and Stateside Military Operations.

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS & EXTERNAL RELATIONS

Under Government Affairs and External Relations are three units: the Arts Program; Institutional Advancement; and State Government Relations.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Information Technology oversees six groups: Digital Product Design and Technology; Enterprise Architecture, Data, and Integrations; IT Operations and Infrastructure; IT Operations and Strategy; Platform Engineering; and Solution Design and Development.

LEARNER EXPERIENCE & SUCCESS

Under Learner Experience and Success are six units: Academic Affairs; Institutional Effectiveness; Learning Platforms; Student Affairs; Student Success; and Strategic Partnerships.

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Academic Affairs oversees the Registrar and three schools: Business; Cybersecurity and Information Technology; and Integrative and Professional Studies.

STUDENT AFFAIRS

Student Affairs is responsible for two main offices: Student Engagement and Achievement, and Student Success and Advising.

STRATEGIC ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT

After starting as Strategic Enrollment Management, the unit later reorganized as Marketing and Admissions in 2021. By January 2026, it resumed its original name.

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