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In 1867, Morgan State University originated as the Centenary Biblical Institute under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Classes for the Institute were held first at the Sharp Street Methodist Episcopal Church in Baltimore. In 1890, the Institute was renamed Morgan College in honor of Lyttleton F. Morgan, minister and first president of the Institute's board of trustees (Chapter 326, Acts of 1890). Dr. Morgan's financial support enabled the school to offer academic work at the college level. The College remained under church jurisdiction until purchased by the State in 1939 when it became Morgan State College (Chapter 331, Acts of 1939). In 1975, the College was granted university status (Chapter 550, Acts of 1975).
Morris E. Soper Library, Morgan State University, Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, Maryland, August 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
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Morgan State University is a public university. It includes the College of Liberal Arts, and the Schools of Architecture and Planning; Business and Management; Community Health and Policy; Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences; Education and Urban Studies; Engineering; Graduate Studies; and Social Work. The undergraduate program is built upon the liberal arts. Baccalaureate degrees are conferred in many disciplines, including preprofessional programs. The University's School of Graduate Studies first offered advanced degrees in education in 1964. Since then, the scope of graduate studies has broadened to include a wide range of degrees in the arts and sciences, and professional fields.
Carnegie Hall, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland, August 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
With thirty departments, Morgan State University offers 36 baccalaureate-degree programs and 20 master-degree programs, as well as 9 programs leading to the doctorate. All academic programs are approved by the faculty (Code Education Article, secs. 14-101 through 14-308).
The University is governed by an independent Board of Regents. The Board's fifteen members are appointed by the Governor with Senate advice and consent. Fourteen members serve six-year terms; a student member serves a one-year term (Code Education Article, secs. 14-102 through 14-104).
The largest academic division at the University, the College of Liberal Arts offers undergraduate degree programs in Economics, English, Fine Arts, History, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Speech Communication, Telecommunications, and Theater Arts, as well as in Economics, Psychology, and Telecommunications.
The study of architecture and planning at Morgan began as urban policy studies within the School of Urban Studies and Human Development. As the Department of Built Environment Studies, it reformed in the School of Education in 1979, and became the Institute of Architecture and Planning in 1991. The Institute was renamed the School of Architecture and Planning in 2008.
The School of Architecture and Planning offers three professional graduate programs: Architecture, City and Regional Planning, and Landscape Architecture. The program in architecture is the only accredited such program in the Baltimore region, and one of only two in Maryland.
The Graves School of Business and Management was named after Eal G. Graves, an alumnus, businessman, and publisher. The School offers courses through three main departments: Accounting and Finance; Business Administration; and Information Science and Systems.
Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management, George W. F. McMechen Hall, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland, August 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
In 1999, the School of Community Health and Policy formed as the Public Health Program. The Program was reorganized as the School of Public Health and Policy in 2005.
The School offers three programs: Nursing, Nutritional Sciences, and Public Health.
Within the School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences are five departments: Biology; Chemistry; Computer Science; Mathematics; and Physics and Engineering Physics. The School offers two professional programs: Actuarial Science, and Medical Technology.
The School of Education is responsible for three departments: Family and Consumer Services; Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance; and Teacher Education and Administration.
In 1984, the School of Engineering started at Morgan.
The School holds four departments: Civil Engineering; Electrical and Computer Engineering; Industrial Manufacturing, and Information Engineering; and Transportation and Urban Infrastructure Studies.
Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., Engineering Building, Morgan State University, 1700 Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, Maryland, August 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
The School of Graduate Studies organized in 1964. It oversees the Center for Continuing & Professional Studies, and the Institute for Urban Research.
The School of Social Work began in 1969 as the Undergraduate Social Welfare Program in the Department of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences. It became the Department of Social Work in 1975, and restructured as the School of Social Work in November 2009.
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BOARD OF REGENTS
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
The College of Liberal Arts started as the College of Arts and Sciences and adopted its present name in July 1998.
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE & PLANNING
Montebello Complex, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD 21251
EARL G. GRAVES SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT
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McMechen Hall, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD 21251
SCHOOL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH & POLICY
4530 Portage Ave., Suite 302, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD 21251
SCHOOL OF COMPUTER, MATHEMATICAL & NATURAL SCIENCES
Dixon Science Research Center, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD 21251
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION & URBAN STUDIES
Jenkins Behavioral Science Building, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD 21251
CLARENCE M. MITCHELL, JR., SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
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Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., Engineering Building
1700 East Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, MD 21251
SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES
McKeldin Center, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD 21251
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
Jenkins Behavioral Science Building, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD 21251
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