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.