Interagency Initiatives
The
Maryland Higher Education Commission is involved with
numerous interagency initiatives, some of which are
mandated by law and others that are voluntary. The
following are active initiatives of which Secretary
James E. Lyons, Sr. or his staff representative is a member.
Skills2Compete-Maryland
On March 2, 2010, Governor Martin
O’Malley announced a bold strategy called “Skills2Compete-Maryland”,
a new workforce development
and skills vision based on the premise that
every working Marylander
should have access to the equivalent of at least two
years of education or training past high school leading
to a career or technical credential, industry
certification, or a college degree.
Reinforcing its efforts to support job growth and
to better position the State to compete in the emerging
global economy, the O’Malley-Brown Administration has
set a goal of increasing the number of Marylanders
prepared for middle and high skilled jobs by increasing
the number of Marylanders who receive skills training
through the State’s postsecondary education and
workforce system by 20% by 2012.
Hundreds of
academic and career training programs exist for
Marylanders through our State’s
Colleges and Universities, Private Career
Schools, and Workforce
Investment Act (WIA)
training.
Additionally, local community colleges offer a wide
range of noncredit workforce development continuing
education courses (available for review on the
individual
college websites). The State has an extensive array of
financial aid information and programs in the form
of grants, scholarships and other awards for students
who want to further their education beyond high school.
Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT)
Since
2001, Maryland has had an outcomes-based statewide articulation agreement
for preparing teachers that was developed through
statewide collaboration of faculty, administrators, and
staff from State agencies. The first program, the
AAT in Elementary Education/Elementary Special
Education, was the model for subsequent agreements in
other teaching specialties: early childhood
education/early childhood special education and
secondary education in the fields of chemistry, English,
mathematics, physics, and Spanish. The agreement allows
for block transfer, not course-by-course transfer.
Outcomes for each of the AAT degrees can be found on the
website of the Intersegmental Chief Academic Officers at
http://mdcao.usmd.edu/comm.html.
ASE (Associate of Science in
Engineering)
A
statewide articulation agreement has been developed that is the
basis of a new ASE degree that enables Maryland ASE graduates to
transfer their degree in a block, rather than on a
course-by-course basis, into a Maryland four-year engineering
program to which they have been accepted. Degree outcomes have
been collaboratively developed by two- and four-year engineering
faculty from public and independent institutions for an ASE in
Electrical Engineering and an ASE in Computer Engineering.
For
more information, click here.
BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure)
On November 9, 2005 the Base Realignment and
Closure Commission's recommendations for reshaping the
Defense Department's infrastructure and force structure
officially took effect. This was the most aggressive of BRAC
rounds that have been implemented since 1988, affecting more
than 800 structures. As a result of this legislation,
Maryland became the recipient of a potential 45,000 jobs.
In order to address the implications of
expanding infrastructure, jobs and education the Maryland
General Assembly passed legislation introduced by Governor
O'Malley effective June 1, 2007
establishing a
BRAC subcabinet within the Governor’s Office. This
Sub-Cabinet is chaired by Lt. Governor Anthony G Brown and
includes Secretary of higher Education James E. Lyons, Sr. as
higher education will play a critical role in ensuring that
appropriate education and training is available to fill
these new positions.
Click here to visit the Governor's
BRAC website for
additional information about local BRAC initiatives, the latest
BRAC-related news, and why Maryland is a great place to live,
work, and learn.
The Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Aberdeen,
Maryland is seeking proposals for academic programs from
Maryland institutions to help meet their educational and
workforce needs. Click below for the programs and courses that
APG is currently seeking:
1. Master
of Business Administration (PDF)
2. Master of
Science in Electrical Engineering (PDF)
3. Master of
Science in Mechanical Engineering (PDF)
4. Master of Science
in Operations Research (PDF)
5. Master
of Science in Software Engineering (PDF)
6. Master
of Science in Supply Chain Management (PDF)
7. Master of Science in Systems Engineering
ATEC &
RDECOM (PDF)
Undergraduate courses in:
8.
Principles of Management (PDF)
9.
Principles of Organizational Behavior (PDF)
Commission to Develop the Maryland Model for Funding Higher
Education
This commission was created by the Maryland General Assembly
in 2006 to determine the most effective funding model for
higher education. The commission was chaired by
Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr. (D-St. Mary’s County) and included
Lt. Governor Anthony G. Brown, Maryland Secretary of Higher
Education James E. Lyons, Sr. as well as a
cross-section of members from all sectors of the community.
Governor’s P-20 Leadership Council of Maryland
Established by Governor O'Malley's executive order in fall 2007, the P-20
Leadership Council works to coordinate efforts in
education, workforce creation, and business to ensure
Maryland offers excellence in teaching and learning and
prepares all of its citizens to be productive,
innovative, engaged members of its workforce and
communities. The Secretary of Higher Education is one
of six members of the P-20 Executive Committee. The P-20
initiative expands and builds upon the work of the
Maryland
Partnership for Teaching and Learning, PreK-16,
now linking education more directly to workforce
concerns.
In spring 2009, Secretary Lyons began
co-chairing the
College Success Task Force with State Superintendent of
Schools Dr. Nancy Grasmick. For information on this task force,
click on the link above.
http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/NR/rdonlyres/6AB0644C-8E86-4F3A-96F3-F6455688E1F7/24205/FinalReportMay2011.pdf
P-20 College Success Task Force Final Report (May 2010)
(pdf)
Smart
Growth
"Smart Growth" was passed by the Maryland General
Assembly
as legislation and budget initiatives in 1997. Smart
Growth enables the state to focus on programs and funding to
support established communities and targeted growth areas.
Principles of Smart Growth include conservation of
resources, preservation of critical environments, and
development of priority areas.
This initiative is supported by the
Smart Growth Subcabinet,
created by Governor O'Malley, made up of all the state
agencies that play a role in State growth decisions and by a
Smart Growth Interagency Coordinating Committee. This
Subcabinet is chaired by the Department of Planning
Secretary Richard E. Hall and includes
Secretary of Higher Education James E. Lyons, Sr.
Smart, Green and Growing
Governor O’Malley has unveiled an outstanding Smart, Green
and Growing campaign which promotes sustainability throughout
Maryland. The Smart, Green
and Growing website is an informational resource for
residents to see what the State is doing to make Maryland a
cleaner, greener, healthier place to live. The web site links to
Secretary Lyons’ message praising the efforts made by Maryland's
colleges, universities, and private career schools as part of
the statewide Smart, Green and Growing initiatives. On the MHEC
website, there is a list of the Smart, Green and Growing
initiatives being
undertaken by some of the colleges, universities, and
private career schools in Maryland.
Census 2010
The 2010 Census is coming and we need to ensure that every
Marylander everywhere is counted on Census Day, April 1, 2010.
To achieve this goal, Governor O'Malley has approved an outreach
plan to be implemented by the Maryland Department of Planning,
our official State partner to the U.S. Census Bureau, and the
Office of the Secretary of State and the Governor's Office of
Community Initiatives. MHEC has gladly partnered with the
Governor's Office and the Department of Planning to help get the
word out on this initiative.
By ensuring an accurate census count, services and programs
like job training, education, health care, and transit
improvements will be available to citizens who need them for
years to come. An undercount in the census can result in
the loss of significant federal revenue over the decade until
the next census.
The Department of Planning has created the
Census
2010 website that is a "one stop shop" for information
related to census outreach activities. Citizens can find
information on how census data is used and collected and how it
figures into federal revenues distributed to Maryland, the
location s of Maryland census offices, information for teachers
to use in their classrooms, and data from the 2000 census.
Solutions
for Maryland’s Future
Solutions for Maryland’s Future
is a state-wide campaign to develop and communicate
compelling messages in support of higher education.
The American Council on Education,
working with several other national higher education
associations, is coordinating the "Solutions for Our
Future" campaign, a nationwide effort to develop and
communicate a compelling message in support of higher
education.
Maryland established a
"Solutions for Maryland's Future" Steering Committee and
Implementation Committee to support this national effort
and coordinate a State-focused campaign.
November 14, 2011,
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