February 2, 2014
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral Jonathan Greenert met with UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski to discuss the establishment of a Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) at UMBC and ways to work together on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) initiatives to promote STEM education and careers among America’s youth. The visit included a tour of campus, where Dr. William LaCourse, Dean of the College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences introduces the new Chemistry Discovery Center.