State Transportation Secretary John D. Porcari is taking a job as vice president for administrative affairs at the University of Maryland, College Park, making him the second Glendening administration official to join the state university system.

Gov. Parris N. Glendening's chief legislative officer, Joseph C. Bryce, is leaving this month to become the associate vice chancellor for government relations for the University System of Maryland.

Porcari, who has been transportation secretary for almost four years, will start his new job after Feb. 1. He will be responsible for the university's departments of budget, facilities, personnel and public safety, among others.

"The University of Maryland is the most exciting place in the state to be right now," Porcari, 43, said in a statement.

As transportation secretary, he oversees a department with 9,700 employees and a $2.2 billion budget. Under Porcari, the department has focused on building the new Woodrow Wilson Bridge across the Potomac River, planning a passenger rail plan for the Baltimore region and expanding Baltimore-Washington International Airport.