University of Maryland Extension (UME) is a direct recipient of federal financial assistance and is required to establish a system of collecting and reporting data on participants in Extension programs. As employees conducting educational programs, each of us must be mindful of programming approaches that target residents who are considered underserved, underrepresented, and socially disadvantaged. UMERS is designed to capture the racial, ethnic, and gender (sex) data of our educational program participants so we can monitor whether we are meeting parity and, if not, make adjustments to our promotion and marketing to targeted audiences.
Mandatory Quarterly UMERS Reporting
UMERS is essential for our organization to track UME programs and faculty evaluations and report our activities accurately and effectively. To ensure accurate data collection for program planning, evaluation, and reporting, UME faculty and programmatic staff are required to enter their data quarterly. See memo for more information.
Preparing for 2025 Reporting | UMERS Data Collection & Data Entry Updates
Video Length: 1:11 | February 28, 2025
Speakers: Aleena Aspervil | UME Civil Rights & Compliance Specialist, Stephanie Orstad, PhD | Director, Evaluation & Reporting, Musab Salman | Data Management Analyst, Evaluation & Reporting, and Dhruti Patel | Senior Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Description: This session covers the changes to the UMERS data entry forms for 2025 reporting. It guides Extension faculty and staff on accurately collecting and entering direct contacts and demographic data into UMERS. Faculty and staff learn about tools for streamlining data collection and cleaning, how to run reports in UMERS, and data privacy considerations. Tips for collecting demographic information in several common Extension programming scenarios are included.