UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE

ORIGIN & FUNCTIONS

Academic Center, University of Baltimore, 1420 North Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland, July 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Career-oriented students are drawn to the University of Baltimore. Half are undergraduates and half are graduate students. More than 80 percent work full- or part-time. University services and programs are designed to support working students with a strong cooperative education program for undergraduates, convenient student service hours, and flexible scheduling of classes and programs. In the fall of 2006, the University became a four-year school, admitting freshmen and sophomores to a campus that formerly only served juniors, seniors, and graduate students.

University of Baltimore programs are administered through the Gordon College of Liberal Arts, the Merrick School of Business, and the School of Law. The University houses the Schaefer Center for Public Policy, the Hoffberger Center for Professional Ethics, the International and Comparative Law Center, and the Jacob France Center. The University is accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business, the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, and the American Bar Association, among others. It holds membership in the Association of American Law Schools.

GORDON COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS

The Yale Gordon College of Liberal Arts originated in 1937 as a junior college, became a four-year institution in 1961, and began to offer graduate programs in 1974. The College was named for Yale Gordon, an alumnus and businessman, in 1982.

Within the College are the School of Communications Design, the School of Public Affairs, and three divisions: Applied Psychology and Quantitative Methods; Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Social Policy; and Legal, Ethical and Historical Studies.

HOFFBERGER CENTER FOR PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
1420 North Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21201 - 5779

The Hoffberger Center for Professional Ethics is part of the Yale Gordon College of Liberal Arts.

Named for William Donald Schaefer, Maryland governor and comptroller, the Schaefer Center for Public Policy is part of the Gordon College of Liberal Arts.

Schaefer Center for Public Policy entrance, University of Baltimore, 1304 St. Paul St., Baltimore, Maryland, July 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

MERRICK SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

The Merrick School of Business was named after Robert G. Merrick, Sr. (1895-1986), former president of the Equitable Bank.

JACOB FRANCE INSTITUTE
1420 North Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21201 - 5779

Within the Merrick School of Business, the Jacob France Institute was established in 1989 as the Jacob France Center. It received its present name in September 2001. The Center was named for Jacob France (1882-1962), a founding director of the Equitable Trust Company who chaired its board from 1929 to 1962. The Institute seeks to increase public awareness of factors that affect business profitability. It distributes corporate and government grants and contracts to faculty researchers, publishes project findings, and conducts research for community organizations.

SCHOOL OF LAW

The School of Law was established in 1925 as a part-time evening program of the University of Baltimore. In 1969, a full-time day division was added. In 1970, the school merged with the Eastern College, Mount Vernon School of Law.

Edgar Allan Poe statue (1921), by Moses Jacob Ezekiel, John and Frances Angelos Law Center, University of Baltimore, Gordon Plaza, 1429 Maryland Ave., Baltimore, Maryland, December 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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