The Public Service, Education and Social Sciences Hub at the Universities at Shady Grove features 11 undergraduate programs, 10 graduate programs and 2 doctoral programs from 7 different institutions.

There are an average of 30,000 openings annually for jobs in fields related to this hub that typically require at least a Bachelor’s degree according to recent regional workforce demand data from Lightcast.

 

Public Service, Education & Social Sciences Academic Programs at USG
Degree ProgramsLevelUniversityDegree Type
Ed.D in Educational LeadershipGraduateBowie State UniversityDoctorate
M.Ed. in Elementary and Secondary School AdministrationGraduateBowie State UniversityMaster's
M.A.T. in Special EducationGraduateTowson UniversityMaster's
M.Ed. in Early Childhood EducationGraduateTowson UniversityMaster's
M.Ed. in Special EducationGraduateTowson UniversityMaster's
M.Ed. in Elementary EducationGraduateTowson UniversityMaster's
Doctor of Public AdministrationGraduateUniversity of BaltimoreDoctorate
Masters of Public AdministrationGraduateUniversity of BaltimoreMaster's
M.E.d. in Math Education: Special Studies in Middle School MathGraduateUniversity of Maryland, College ParkMaster's
M.E.d. in Special Education - Focus AutismGraduateUniversity of Maryland, College ParkMaster's
M.E.d. in Special Education - Focus Early Childhood Birth-Age 5GraduateUniversity of Maryland, College ParkMaster's
M.E.d. in Teacher Leadership: Special Studies in STEM EducationGraduateUniversity of Maryland, College ParkMaster's
B.F.A. in Art, Graphic Design TrackUndergraduateSalisbury UniversityBachelor's
Early Childhood EducationUndergraduateTowson UniversityBachelor's
Elementary/Special Education (Dual Certification)UndergraduateTowson UniversityBachelor's
HistoryUndergraduateUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore CountyBachelor's
Political ScienceUndergraduateUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore CountyBachelor's
PsychologyUndergraduateUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore CountyBachelor's
Criminology and Criminal JusticeUndergraduateUniversity of Maryland, College ParkBachelor's
Public Health SciencesUndergraduateUniversity of Maryland, College ParkBachelor's
Communication StudiesUndergraduateUniversity of Maryland Global CampusBachelor's
Public Safety AdministrationUndergraduateUniversity of Maryland Global CampusBachelor's
Homeland SecurityUndergraduateUniversity of Maryland Global CampusBachelor's
Hub Implementation Team Membership
Michael S. Keeney, Ph.D.
Hub Co-Chair
Chief Finance and Operations Officer
Finance and Operations, USG		T. Aaron Wachhaus, Ph.D.
Hub Co-Chair
Associate Provost for Academic Programs
University of Baltimore
Tom Clifford
Business Partnerships Program Director
Advancement and Community Engagement, USG		Gloria Kalotra
Director, Center for Scholarships
Student Affairs and Career Readiness, USG
Kate Dawson
Specialist
Advancement and Community Engagement, USG		Mary Kate Luft
Manager, Center for Transfer Access
Student Affairs and Career Readiness, USG
Erin Fernandez
Assistant Director
Facilities and Planning, USG		Irene Munster
Director
USG Priddy Library
Joyce Furhmann
Director, BSE Operations and STEM Initiatives
Office of the Executive Director, USG		Jennifer Schnur
Program Director, Elementary Education/Special Education 
Towson University at USG
Paul Goetz
Associate Director
Office of Information Technology, USG		Erin Ward
Manager, Strategic Communications 
Office of the Executive Director, USG
Aly Gonzalez
Undergraduate Student, UMBC Psychology
USG Student Council		 
Public Service, Education, and Social Sciences Hub Innovation Fellow

Dr. Ralph P. Hall
Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP)
Director, Undergraduate Studies, School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA)
Virginia Tech

Dr. Hall has over two decades of academic and professional experience in applying the concept of sustainable development to socio-technical systems with a specific emphasis on transportation systems in developed regions, and rural water supply and sanitation systems in developing regions.

He co-developed the interdisciplinary Studio model at Virginia Tech in the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) which features a unique co-teaching approach across teams. Its core curriculum includes theory, law, economics, methods, and project-based studios along with such topics as sustainability, real estate development, urban design, community engagement, transport, technology, and planning. Each semester UAP offers studio experiences, in which student teams working for public, private, and nonprofit clients tackle real world planning, policy, development, or design problems. Several studios have won awards from the Virginia American Planning Association.

He is currently developing research agendas around new economics (with a focus on binary economics and community wealth building), food access and security at institutions of higher education, agrivoltaics (APV) in Virginia, and the use of blockchain technology to improve food security in last-mile agricultural communities. The underlying theme throughout all of his work is to make progress towards more sustainable forms of development.

It is because of Dr. Hall’s work in the development of the unique studio model for cross-disciplinary course sharing and co-teaching in hands-on, product driven environments, as well as his research and development in the space of Community Wealth Building, that he was selected as the Innovation Fellow for this hub.

 
 
Hub Co-chairs:
Michael S. Keeney, Ph.D., USG Chief Finance and Operations Officer
 
Aaron Wachhaus, Ph.D., Associate Provost for Academic Programs, UBalt