Commission on Women
Academic Administration
The mission of the UMD Commission on Women is to improve and enrich the working and learning environments for UMD women by providing direction, leadership, support and expertise to the UMD community.
The UMD Commission on Women was established more than 20 years ago and as specified by its founding bylaws, maintains a membership of women who are elected from, and representative of, UMD’s students, faculty, and staff. It meets twice a month during the school year and takes an active role in reviewing issues of interest and concern to all women on campus. It is also an active co-sponsor of Women’s History Month, the Women’s Resource and Action Center, Take Our Children to Work, and presentations/events that originate on campus.
The commission has four standing committees which work together to carry out its mission. Leadership plans an annual women’s leadership program to make use of UMD talent and other programming ideas. Programming oversees the development of the commission’s annual Gallery of Grants, which features either a guest speaker or topical panel discussion, along with a venue for the commission’s grant recipients to present poster sessions describing their projects; and Spring Luncheon, an annual celebration of women at UMD which includes a program of entertainment and a featured speaker. Grants and Budgeting supports grant requests that meet the mission of enhancing the environment for women at UMD by overseeing the budget, the grant application process, and grant awards.
Policy oversees election of members, revision of by-laws and conferral of UMD’s Linda M. Larson Woman of the Year Award.
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