May 2024 Archives

Air Force Master Sgt. Jose Alvarado Applies Class Lessons to his Sensitive Military Job

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May 29, 2024

Alvarado and his team at Ramstein Air Base in Germany were charged with putting up missile defense sensors that would provide alerts about inbound munitions throughout the European theater.

UMGC and OpenClassrooms Form Transfer Credit Alliance

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May 28, 2024

OpenClassrooms students who are in its apprenticeship program and successfully complete courses in certain programs can transfer up to 55 credits to UMGC.

History Conference Spotlights Undergraduate Research

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May 23, 2024

The two-day conference hosted by UMGC students last month featured nine research projects from around the world. The research addressed aspects of world history, and small cash prizes were awarded for the top four presentations.

Janine Smith Completes Doctorate and Realizes Decades-long Dream

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May 22, 2024

“After entering the management ranks, I searched for certifications or degrees that could differentiate me from other managers,” Smith explained. “One such program was UMGC's DBA program.”

A Devastating Loss Motivated India King-Hamilton to Pursue a Degree

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May 21, 2024

Shortly after the death of her husband due to cancer, King-Hamilton remembers sitting in the living room wondering how she was going to support two children with just a high school diploma. She said that is when she made a conscious decision to go back to school.

Jaimon Graves Cater Connects Military Service and UMGC Degree to Public Engagement

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May 20, 2024

Graves Cater choose to major in political science because of his interest in understanding how government works “and its capacity to improve people’s lives.”

50 Years Later, Michele Gray Cobham Earns College Degree

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May 17, 2024

The Palm Springs, California, resident walked across the stage at UMGC’s Grad Walk to accept her Associate of Arts degree on Mother’s Day, surrounded by her family.

UMGC Offers New M.S. in Clinical Professional Counseling

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May 16, 2024

The new program will offer specific areas of focus, including substance use, dependency and addictions; marriage and family counseling; child and adolescent counseling; military culture and family dynamics; gerontological counseling; and sex therapy.

Centenarian Marks His Graduation—Nearly 60 Years After Earning His UMGC Degree

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May 14, 2024

On April 30, at an event Milton thought was to inaugurate a conference room in honor of him and his late wife, UMGC President Gregory Fowler, had a surprise. Fowler conferred on Milton—one of the university’s oldest and most distinguished alumni—a Bachelor of Arts degree and presented a diploma and a mortar board with tassel that Milton donned with pride.

Deployment and a Death Put Brittany Adjei on Her Academic

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May 13, 2024

The member of the Georgia Army National Guard stepped onto the stage at UMGC’s 2024 Grad Walk and proved that she can stick to a goal—even through a military deployment in Afghanistan, even through the death of her child’s father, even through a relocation.

Maryland Born and Hawaii Resident Jasmin Gause Receives Master’s Degree

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May 12, 2024

Her master’s degree won’t be the only thing Gause is looking forward to celebrating at Grad Walk. She will also meet fellow student Donunshae Baker in person for the first time. The two women forged a strong virtual friendship while working on an assignment for an introductory communications course in their master’s programs.

Spring 2024 Grad Walk Celebrates a Transformational Milestone

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May 11, 2024

Graduates who signed up for UMGC’s signature in-person commencement activities May 9-12 in Adelphi, Maryland, are among the nearly 14,000 new UMGC graduates around the world, and they are celebrating more than their new academic degrees. They are showing the world that they pushed forward—despite births and illnesses, despite relocations and demanding jobs, despite life’s other unexpected challenges—to pursue their dreams.

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