{"id":21,"date":"2020-10-30T23:00:04","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T23:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tkspraggs.com\/mdren-dev\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2021-10-20T14:32:07","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T18:32:07","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mdren.net\/?page_id=21","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” el_class=”mission-block” css=”.vc_custom_1604429151794{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #f4f4f4 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=”.vc_custom_1604429360317{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Mission Statement” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:135%25|text_align:left|color:%23981e32″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1634754701380{margin-left: 1px !important;border-right-width: 3px !important;border-left-width: 3px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-left-color: #981e32 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #981e32 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;}”]The Maryland Research and Education Network (MDREN)<\/span> will provide reliable, high-speed and advanced networking services to education, research and community anchor institutions throughout the State of Maryland. MDREN will engage its membership to promote education, collaboration and research to support their missions. The organization will leverage the diverse and cumulative wisdom of its membership to provide thought leadership on, and promote, network-enabled capabilities that support our community. Leveraging partnerships and strategic opportunities, MDREN will evolve to remain relevant and respond to the changing needs of our members.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”content-block” css=”.vc_custom_1604687552969{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 15px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1604685057371{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n
The Maryland Research and Education Network<\/span> (MDREN) provides advanced network services to institutions throughout the State of Maryland and connections to regional and national resources.<\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]MDREN consists of a network that connects University System of Maryland members, other Maryland state universities, community colleges, and private institutions to each other, the Internet, and Internet2.<\/p>\n

Oversight and governance is provided by the\u00a0MDREN Board<\/a>, as well as the\u00a0Executive<\/a>,\u00a0Finance<\/a>, and\u00a0Membership and Services Committees<\/a>. \u00a0The\u00a0Board is composed of a representative from each of the USM institutions and representatives from each of the educational segments. \u00a0For more information on MDREN please\u00a0contact us<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”bottom” el_class=”content-block” css=”.vc_custom_1604685992429{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1605052476091{margin-bottom: 3px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;}” offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][vc_column_text el_class=”located” css=”.vc_custom_1606926669819{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;background-color: #f4f4f4 !important;}”]MDREN has presence and equipment located at almost a dozen sites across the state.<\/p>\n

MDREN Headquarters
\n3300 Metzerott Road
\nAdelphi, Maryland[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]MDREN was established in 2011, superseding The University of Maryland Academic Telecommunications System (UMATS).<\/p>\n

MDREN provides a data network and a growing list of cutting-edge services, including:<\/p>\n