Consortium Of Universities Of The Washington Metropolitan Area
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- EIN 52-0847610
- (202) 331-8080
- 1020 19th St Nw Ste 500 Washington DC 20036-6122 USA
- www.consortium.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Education, Higher Education
Mission: To promote the improvement of educational, scientific and literary facilities and programs at and among participating institutions of higher education of the washington metropolitan area, to prevent needless duplication in order that each institution may achieve a high degree of excellence in its total program, and to encourage individual initiatives among the said institutions in formulating new programs and procedures. To promote cooperative arrangements through which the specialized or unique educational programs of these institutions may be made available to students regularly enrolled in one of them. To offer to students of participating institutions of higher education located in the washington metropolitan area undergraduate, graduate, professional and/or specialized work which could not be offered with the same proficiency and/or economy at the individual institutions.
Programs: Consortium research fellows program - provides technical and analytical support by providing students and faculty for the u. S. Army research institute for behavioral and social science, defense manpower data center, and air force research laboratory/human effectiveness directorate.
reach 4 success - the consortium's multi-dimensional college access program that connects students of all ages with opportunities in higher education. Through information and advising services, post-secondary encouragement programs and outreach activities, reach 4 success programs emphasize the critical link between higher education and future success.
u. S. I. P. Student research program - program provides students from consortium-participating universities as research assistants to various departments at the institute.