C. Daniel Mote Jr.
Clayton Daniel Mote, Jr. has been President of the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) since September of 1998. Before coming to UMCP, Mote was on the faculty of the University of California, Berkeley, where he served for thirty-one years as a professor and was Vice Chancellor from 1991 to 1998.
Mote received his doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley, in mechanical engineering. Over the course of his academic career, he was involved primarily with research in the fields of dynamic systems and biomechanics.
At UMCP, Mote has tried to expand the research capability and scope of the university as well as to develop more rigorous academic programs, including a more intensive core curriculum required for students of all majors. His tenure at the University of Maryland has also been noted by a significant effort at increasing private fund raising and a noticeable building campaign to both refurbish aging university buildings and expand facilities. Since Mote came to the university a new performing arts center, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center; a new basketball arena, the Comcast Center; and a new engineering building, the Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building; have all been built.