Goals and Objectives

Since 1987 the Office of School/University Cooperative Programs has worked to initiate, implement, and facilitate campus-wide school/university partnerships:

• enhance communication and dissemination of information between the institution and the schools;
• assist in establishing linkages between school and university faculty to develop partnership programs and collaborative proposal writing;
• facilitate the broad involvement of UMCP's colleges and support services in collaborative initiatives with the schools;
• provide ongoing support for campus-school partnership activities;
• develop and share information about innovative school/university partnerships;
• disseminate information regarding grants and funding sources for school/university partnerships.

Working with all of the University's academic colleges and support services, our office, in collaboration with K-12 schools, endeavors to:

• stimulate important research projects for both school/university faculty, and provide experiential learning opportunities for university students;
• provide programs to ensure that future university students have the academic skills and knowledge to be successful;
• increase professional development opportunities for K-12 administrators and faculty;
• provide intervention programs for at-risk students;
• facilitate advanced courses for high school students;
• facilitate university-student mentoring and tutoring with K-12 students; and
• provide opportunities to enhance curricula with emphasis upon the teaching and learning of all academic disciplines.