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title: "57 Faculty, Staff Named Inaugural Do Good Innovators"
date: 2024-02-29T16:00:00-05:00
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# 57 Faculty, Staff Named Inaugural Do Good Innovators

*February 29, 2024* — by [Maryland Today Staff](/author/maryland-today-staff)


> Awards Honor Efforts Across Campus to Make Social Impact

*Thurgood Marshall Hall Do Good 05222023 JC 9303 1920x1080 — For their work on campus and beyond helping students, local community members, state residents and more, 57 faculty and staff members were named Do Good Innovators in the program's inaugural year.*

*Senior Vice President and Provost Jennifer King Rice sent the following email to the campus community on Thursday afternoon:*

This past fall, we [announced](https://provost.umd.edu/news/new-investments-to-do-good) several new Do Good investments to expand our university's leadership and impact to advance the public good. Among them is the [*Provost’s Do Good Innovator Awards*](https://dogood.umd.edu/news/provosts-do-good-innovator-award-recipients-announced), which celebrate the social impact already being made by faculty and staff across campus.

Our work as a university is centered on the pursuit of excellence and impact for the public good—a statement that embodies our core mission to serve humanity and move [*Fearlessly Forward*](https://strategicplan.umd.edu/). We accomplish this vision in many ways, but one of the most influential ways we serve the public is through our commitment to Do Good. Our Do Good campus is making a difference in meaningful ways inside and outside of the classroom, through education, programming, research and community engagement.

Today, it is my great pleasure to [recognize 57 incredible staff and faculty](https://dogood.umd.edu/news/provosts-do-good-innovator-award-recipients-announced), from every corner of our Do Good campus, who are making a lasting impact as Do Good Innovators. These dedicated Terps were nominated by their colleagues who recognized the broad and meaningful impact they create.

Our work to Do Good is truly transformational because it addresses all four commitments of our strategic plan—to reimagine learning, invest in people and communities, advance the public good and take on humanity’s grand challenges.

Thank you for your shared commitment and partnership as we work together to change our world for good. Please join me in congratulating our colleagues on their fearless achievements!

Sincerely,


**Jennifer King Rice signature**

Jennifer King Rice  
Senior Vice President and Provost  
She/Her/Hers






**Topics:** [Campus & Community](https://today.umd.edu/tags/campus-community)



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