Embracing an 'Ubuntu' Mindset for a Collaborative Ecosystem

When I was asked to write about TEDCO’s core value of collaboration, the word that immediately came to mind was “ubuntu.” Ubuntu is a Zulu word that Archbishop Desmond Tutu...
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Find out what it means to me

Tammi Thomas
Aretha Franklin famously sang, “R-E-S-P-E-C-T; find out what it means to me!” The song earned her two Grammy awards, was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame and the Library...
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Stewardship is Moving Maryland Forward

Terry Rauh
As Maryland faces economic, ecological, and technological challenges—many of which, like COVID-19, tend to arrive with little warning and immense consequence—we should remember that solutions and progress will come from...
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Accountability Under New Leadership

During the last year, the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) has made significant changes to enhance our leadership, update our programs and reinforce our core values to better serve universities...
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Choosing Integrity and Why it Matters

Stephen Auvil
I recently engaged in an exercise that involved evaluating a list of 88 core values with a goal of identifying those that were the most important to me. While this...
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Core Values: Your Unwavering Guide

Troy A. LeMaile-Stovall
Growing up in Houston, Texas, I witnessed the booms and busts of the energy industry. The risk-taking of the many firms that made Houston “the World’s First Energy Capital” defined...
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