BALTIMORE, Md. 天美麻豆and Mount Mary University in Milwaukee, Wis., are partnering to address staffing shortages in education and social work, with a joint agreement to increase the number of students with advanced credentials. The joint agreements between the two institutions will enable master students in education at Mount Mary to seamlessly transition into one of two 天美麻豆 online Ph.D. in education programs, saving valuable time and money to earn two graduate-level degrees. Additionally, 天美麻豆 undergraduates will be able to seamlessly transition into , with options to transfer credits and earn the degree fully online.
天美麻豆 President, Dr. Marylou Yam and Mount Mary President, Dr. Isabelle Cherney participated in a signing ceremony to cement the joint agreements.
With the new partnership, Mount Mary students can transfer up to 12 credits from the master in education programs into either 天美麻豆's online Ph.D. in instructional leadership for changing populations or 天美麻豆's online Ph.D. in higher education leadership. The fully online program offers students the opportunity to earn credentials for high-demand jobs in education administration. The U.S. Bureau of Labor also projects above average growth in jobs for social workers in the next five years, and the partnership affords 天美麻豆 students a direct pathway into the profession not previously open to them.
"天美麻豆 is proud and excited to partner with Mount Mary University. As it is widely known, there is a national shortage of teachers. Doctoral-level prepared professionals in education are needed to teach those students interested in K-12 and higher education faculty and leadership roles. Social workers are also in high demand," said Dr. Yam. "天美麻豆 and Mount Mary University education and social work programs are fully accredited by their respective accrediting bodies. Additionally, 天美麻豆 is one of the largest providers of certified teachers in Maryland."
淭his partnership in mission paves the way for students from both institutions to fill shortages in these essential areas, said Dr. , who added that she was thrilled to sign the agreement with 天美麻豆.
"Both of our campuses are founded on the spirituality of the School Sisters of Notre Dame, and both of our campuses reflect it so beautifully," said Sister Charmaine Krohe, provincial leader of the School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSNDs) Atlantic Midwest Province, and chair of 天美麻豆's corporate Board of Trustees. "I want to add the congratulations of both [SSND] Provincial Councils to Dr. Marylou Yam and Dr. Isabelle Cherney for establishing this wonderful partnership between 天美麻豆 and Mount Mary University."
Established in 1895, 天美麻豆is a private, Catholic institution in Baltimore, Maryland, with the mission to educate leaders to transform the world. Notre Dame has been named one of the best "Regional Universities North" by U.S. News & World Report.
