Here at the Office of Community Engagement (OCE), we echo the excitement expressed by many College Park residents and city employees in response to several recent University-community partnership efforts designed to launch us toward our goal of becoming a sustainable, world-class college town.
In late spring, University of Maryland President Wallace Loh signed a resolution passed by the University Senate to expand the jurisdiction of the Code of Student Conduct so that disciplinary repercussions will attend all instances of unbecoming student conduct, irrespective of whether the Conduct Code violation occurred on-campus or off. As a member of the City of College Park's Quality of Life Working Group, I recognize that this policy development represents a 'win' for those community residents who believe this development will promote safety of students living both on- and off-campus while also encouraging responsible behavior by students at all times, everywhere.
Earlier this week, President Loh joined with the City of College Park, the College Park City/University Partnership (CPCUP), and Prince George's County government to announce the expansion of the UMD Police Department's concurrent jurisdiction. Effective immediately, we will be seeing additional security cameras, UMPD officers and vehicles patrolling in a wider area of College Park. UMPD is now authorized to police in the city's Calvert Hills, Crystal Springs, Berwyn and Lakeland neighborhoods where there are large populations of students. For more information about this development, follow this link.
These major enhancements to existing public safety efforts in College Park have come about through CPCUP's University District Vision 2020, which has set ambitious goals for the community in the areas of housing and development, education, transportation, public safety and sustainability.
As you read this edition, you'll learn that the University President is not the only one at UMD that has been busy working to build stronger connections with members of our community off campus. Maryland Athletics, the Maryland Cooperative Extension, the School of Public Health, the School of Music, the Department of Criminology, the College of Education, the Confucius Institute at Maryland and others been investing in successful community partnerships in exciting ways! We hope you enjoy the read.
With gratitude for all you do to enhance quality of life in our city,
Gloria Aparicio Blackwell, Director
Office of Community Engagement
In July, Prince George's County Police Department (PGPD) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department of Criminology, allowing county police to draw upon the resources of the University in a collaboration unprecedented in scope for the two entities. OCE brings you the full 
County Police Approach Crim Department for New Partnership, Ideas
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Meet the 2013 JRT Grads In July, the Maryland Multicultural Youth Center (MMYC/LAYC) celebrated the graduates of its Job Readiness Training (JRT) program. Among the JRT graduates are Monica Cariño (above), and Celeste Lucero, a recent high-school grad who is now working for OCE part-time.
Read the City of College Park Department of Economic Development's most recent Hear the amazing stories of transformation that are taking place at the UMD-owned, OCE-operated Center for Educational Partnership in Riverdale this summer: a job training program, a development update for a complete list of new businesses and other amenities coming soon to our city.
Apps to Serve Make a Difference: Create a mobile/web-based app. to meet a community need. And win a cash prize! Dr. Alexander Chen, Associate Professor in the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, is joining up with UMD's Division of Information Technology to mobilize students to develop applications that serve the community. Discover what the Code for Community Challenge is all about and find out how you can enter the competition!
UMD's Center for Educational Partnership Continues Changing Lives substance abuse recovery clubhouse, nutrition education programming, and academic enrichment for youth.
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