Cross-listed with GVPT388B. Credit granted only for BSOS388F or GVPT388B.

Students will identify public sector challenges that need solving in the local community, and work with classmates and mentors to discover innovative solutions. Expert guests in the public and private sectors will visit class regularly. This course is for students who want to apply their learning in order to get things done in the real world. Co-Instructors are Ken Ulman, former Howard County Executive, who for the past decade has led the transformation of College Park as President of the Terrapin Development Company; and Brad Fallon, who leads the innovative Business Development Office as Assistant Secretary, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development. For more information, contact bsos-ugdean@umd.edu.