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UMGC Announces Worldwide Commencements

UMGC Staff
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University of Maryland Global Campus will be celebrating graduates at commencement ceremonies around the world this spring. Leading off the activities to honor the class of 2023 will be the university’s Asia Division when it holds ceremonies in Tokyo on April 8, on Okinawa on April 15, in Seoul, Korea on April 22 and on Guam on May 6. UMGC’s Europe Division will host its commencement ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, near its headquarters in Kaiserslautern, Germany, on April 29. Finally, the UMGC stateside “Grad Walk” event will be held over four days, from May 11-14, in Adelphi, Md.

An estimated 9,000 graduates worldwide will earn degrees from UMGC this spring. Details about each of the six commencements are below.

UMGC Asia Division:

Tokyo

Where: New Sanno Hotel

When: April 8, 11:00 a.m.

Keynote Speaker: UMGC President Gregory W. Fowler

Estimated Number of Graduates Attending: 114

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Okinawa

Where: Yomitan Cultural Center (Otori Hall)

When: April 15, 2:00 p.m.

Keynote Speaker: Scott P. Maskery, Regional Vice President, USO Indo-Pacific

Estimated Number of Graduates Attending: 145

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Korea

Where: Morning Calm Center on Camp Humphreys

When: April 22, 11:00 a.m.

Keynote Speaker: Doug Boltuc, Area Director, USO Korea

Estimated Number of Graduates Attending: 30

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Guam

Where: Hilton Guam Resort & Spa

When: May 6, 11 a.m.

Keynote Speaker: Martina Hansen, Senior Vice President and Chief Student Affairs Officer, UMGC

Estimated Number of Graduates Attending: 18

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UMGC Europe Division:

Germany

Where: Ramstein Air Base (Ramstein Officer’s Club)

When: April 29, 2 p.m.

Keynote Speaker: UMGC President Gregory W. Fowler

Estimated Number of Graduates Attending: 200

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UMGC Stateside Spring Grad Walk 2023

Maryland

Where: College Park Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, Adelphi, Md.

When: May 11-14

Estimated Number of Graduates Attending: 1,800

Grad Walk is an in-person and online experience designed to place the spotlight directly on graduates and their achievements. Graduates select from multiple time slots over the four days to cross the stage and receive individual recognition. 

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