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Maryland Cooperative Extension (MCE)
The Engaged University is a part of University of Maryland Cooperative Extension(MCE), a statewide, non-formal education system within the college of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. MCE educational programs and problem-solving assistance are available to citizens and are based on the research and experience of land grant universities.
The University of Maryland Cooperative Extension’s Engaged University creates innovative community initiatives uniting all elements of increasingly diverse communities and significantly deepening and extending the purposes of the land-grant university.
The University Maryland Cooperative Extension is Maryland’s premier outreach network, with expertise as near as a local county and city office. MCE is recognized locally, nationally and internationally for providing accessible, unbiased expert knowledge that people can use to improve their economic stability, their quality of life, and the environment in which of they live.
In Maryland, MCE employs approximately 200 faculty and approximately 200 support staff and contractual employees located at the University of Maryland, College Park; University of Maryland Eastern Shore; 23 counties; Baltimore City; and four research and education centers. Many MCE faculty members located on the College Park and Eastern Shore campuses have joint appointments with research and academic programs. These joint appointments promote the exchange of knowledge between the universities and among academic specialties.
The Engaged University's focus is the diverse inner belt-way communities of Prince George's County that surround the University of Maryland, College Park. Our work supplements the work of the MCE Office in Clinton, MD to provide Extension services to all residents of Prince George’s County. Click here to visit the Prince George’s County Extension Office's web-page.