Tuesday, August 18, 2009:
University Of Maryland University College signs on with the Maryland National Guard's Partners In Education Program
-By Maryland National Guard Public Affairs
BALTIMORE – The Maryland National Guard today announced that the University of Maryland University College, signed a partnership agreement with the college as part of its Partners in Education program at the Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore, MD.
As part of the agreement, UMUC has agreed to authorize a 50 percent-off tuition waiver for members of the Maryland National Guard.
“This is an outstanding example of the incredible support the men and women of the Maryland National Guard receive from the educational community,” said Brig. Gen. James A. Adkins, adjutant general of Maryland. “The University of Maryland University College has really supported those who put their lives on the line defending our state and our nation.”
In addition to the tuition waiver offered as part of this program, National Guard members are also eligible for federal and state tuition assistance, as well as educational benefits under the G.I. Bill.
The Maryland National Guard spent more than $139,000 in federal tuition assistance last fiscal year and members of the Maryland National Guard were left with the remainder of the bill or had to seek State Tuition Assistance Reimbursement. The agreement signed today will save not only FTA, but STAR funds that can be used to pay for education for additional Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen.
UMUC is the 40th institution of higher learning to sign on with the Partners in Education program. The Partnership Agreement was read aloud and signed by Brig. Gen. Adkins; Dr. Susan C. Aldridge, UMUC president; Cpt. Brian K. Zdunowski, education services officer-MDARNG; and David H. Glenn, prof. dev. & training-MDMILDEPT.
The Maryland National Guard is comprised of more than 7,000 members and has an economic impact of nearly $300 million on Maryland. Since 9/11, nearly 8,400 Maryland National Guard Soldiers and Airmen have been called to support various mobilizations including Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, Noble Eagle, Jump Start and the relief efforts for multiple hurricanes.
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