{"id":1386,"date":"2021-09-12T12:32:25","date_gmt":"2021-09-12T16:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/?page_id=1386"},"modified":"2026-02-10T15:12:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T19:12:14","slug":"education-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/education-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Education Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Education Committee includes representatives from each of the Center partner institutions and works to coordinate schedules for course offerings, and LMRCSC seminar series, as well as develop and modify LMRCSC program curricula, and seek funding from various agencies to establish new center-wide education programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2024\/10\/UMES-hawk-square.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5530\" style=\"width:250px;height:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2024\/10\/UMES-hawk-square.png 300w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2024\/10\/UMES-hawk-square-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2024\/10\/UMES-hawk-square-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2024\/10\/UMES-hawk-square-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><br><em><strong>Education Expert<\/strong><\/em><br>University of Maryland E. Shore<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2023\/04\/Sexton_1080x1080-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4028\" style=\"width:250px;height:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2023\/04\/Sexton_1080x1080-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2023\/04\/Sexton_1080x1080-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2023\/04\/Sexton_1080x1080-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2023\/04\/Sexton_1080x1080-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2023\/04\/Sexton_1080x1080-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2023\/04\/Sexton_1080x1080-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2023\/04\/Sexton_1080x1080.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/faculty\/dr-margaret-sexton\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1522\">Margaret Sexton, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><br><em><strong>Deputy Director<\/strong><\/em><br>University of Maryland E. Shore<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2021\/09\/Babcock.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1493\" style=\"width:236px;height:250px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/faculty\/dr-elizabeth-babcock\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1492\">Elizabeth Babcock, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><br><em><strong>Program Director (RSMAS)<\/strong><\/em><br><em>University of Miami-<\/em>RSMAS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div 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(HU)<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;<br>Hampton University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"137\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2021\/09\/dionnehoskins.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1490\" style=\"width:207px;height:250px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/faculty\/dr-dionne-hoskins-brown\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1488\">Dionne Hoskins-Brown, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><br><em><strong><em><strong>Program <\/strong><\/em>Director (SSU)<\/strong><\/em><br>Savannah State University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2021\/11\/E-Schott-head-shot_adobespark250.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2021\/11\/E-Schott-head-shot_adobespark250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2021\/11\/E-Schott-head-shot_adobespark250-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2021\/11\/E-Schott-head-shot_adobespark250-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2021\/11\/E-Schott-head-shot_adobespark250-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/faculty\/dr-eric-schott\/\">Eric Schott, Ph.D.<br><\/a><em><strong><em><strong>Program <\/strong><\/em>Director (UMCES)<\/strong><\/em><br>IMET<em><em>&#8211;<\/em><\/em>UMCES<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2023\/11\/jessica_miller.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2023\/11\/jessica_miller.jpg 220w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2023\/11\/jessica_miller-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2023\/11\/jessica_miller-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2023\/11\/jessica_miller-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/faculty\/dr-jessica-miller\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1512\">Jessica Miller, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><br><em><strong><em><strong>Program <\/strong><\/em>Director (OSU)<\/strong><\/em><br>Oregon State University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/10\/LMRCSC-Logo100.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3570\" 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