UMGC Global Media Center December 2023 Articles

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Privacy Discussions and Cybersecurity Competition Highlight CyberMaryland 2023
Cybersecurity
December 29, 2023
Privacy legislation focused on biometric identifiers, ransomware attacks in Maryland and cyber workforce education were among the topics discussed at the CyberMaryland 2023 conference.
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Accepting a Mother-Son Challenge: UMGC Student Joins the Roster of Winter Grads
Commencement
December 29, 2023
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Graduate Holds Fast to Dream of a UMGC Degree Even After Unfathomable Loss
Commencement
December 27, 2023
Patricia Shird holds fast to dream of a UMGC degree even after unfathomable loss
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Singer and Educator Earns UMGC Degree After 30-year Hiatus
Commencement
December 26, 2023
Denise Henderson graduates from UMGC with a B.A. in Communications.
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Career in IT Leads Student to UMGC
Commencement
December 22, 2023
Often students enroll at UMGC in search of a fulfilling career. For Woodrow Bristow Jr., the career was already there. In fact, it was his 18 years of experience as an IT professional that opened the door to his new B.S. in Computer Networks and Cybersecurity.
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UMGC Winter Grad Walk: It’s a Family Affair
Commencement
December 22, 2023
Celebratory family scenes played out, diploma after diploma, as more than 2,100 graduates received their UMGC degrees on Dec. 15-17. An estimated 32,000 family members—a record—turned out to snap photos and shout encouragement and congratulations.
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New Degree Opens Door for Single Mom’s Post-Military Career
Commencement
December 21, 2023
Shalaya Mallory, a single mother, plans to retire from the U.S. Navy in 2026 and launch a new career in criminal justice.
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For Venous Arjangi, a Move Meant a New Country, New Language and New Degree
Commencement
December 20, 2023
After launching a career in the accounting field, Arjangi plans to continue studying and may pursue a master’s degree in tax law or UMGC’s new degree in cyber accounting.
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Graduating Alongside His Son, UMGC Prof Earns Fifth Degree
Commencement
December 20, 2023
Both John Wulu Jr. and his son, Prince John Trarso Wulu III, are graduating from UMGC with an MBA.
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Air Force Mechanic Looked Ahead—and Carved Out Expertise in Software Development
Commencement
December 19, 2023
Sean Mirani had a long-time interest in computers—he’d fallen in with some friends who built and coded drones.
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A Poem Drove Maxine Hawkins to Greater Accomplishments
Commencement
December 18, 2023
Hawkins culminated her journey to a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities by using Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise” as the topic for her capstone project.
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Studying in Antarctica: Darkness, Unreliable Internet, But Oh What a Sky
Commencement
December 17, 2023
For half a year during Mark Driscoll’s studies toward his UMGC bachelor’s degrees, he was living in one of the most isolated places on the planet. 
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