UMGC Global Media Center February 2023 Articles

Read the February 2023 news from the UMGC Global Media Center.

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Prof’s Career Honors U.S. Soldiers Who Taught her English
UMGC in Asia Military and Veteran Community
March 08, 2023
Choungja Lee, has strong memories of the South Korean orphanage where she and her brother landed as refugees, as well the U.S. military camp across the street from it. Indeed, the camp played a pivotal role in the life of Lee, who now teaches the Korean language to U.S. servicemembers enrolled at UMGC.
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UMGC’s Maryland Impact
Maryland Impact UMGC in Asia
February 23, 2023
Many adult learners first encounter University of Maryland Global Campus overseas—where it serves a largely military population—or in cyberspace, via online advertising or social media. This global footprint, though, belongs to a public university that has been firmly rooted in Maryland from the start and remains central to the state’s university system, academic goals, and economy.
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Women Fill Key Roles in Nation’s Largest Cyber Program
Cybersecurity Faculty
February 22, 2023
With the recent hiring of Shalon Simmons as program director of cybersecurity technology, UMGC School of Cybersecurity and Information Technology now has three women, two of whom are women of color, leading key academic areas in the largest cyber program in the United States.
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Baltimore Detective Adds Cybersecurity Degree to His Skillset
Alumni Success Grad Stories
February 21, 2023
For four years, Aliyu Dabo—a single father—spent his days as a law enforcement officer and his nights as a student at University of Maryland Global Campus. He had a powerful goal: to earn a bachelor’s degree and move ahead in his career.
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Final Program in Kalb Report Series to Air Saturday on MPT
Press Releases
February 16, 2023
The last scheduled “Kalb Report,” the public broadcasting series co-presented by University of Maryland Global Campus, airs on Maryland Public Television (MPT) Saturday, February 18, at 7 p.m. ET.
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The Power of Education in Black America and Beyond
Administration Profiles
February 16, 2023
As we observe Black History Month, UMGC President Gregory Fowler reflects on the power that education has wielded in transforming the lives and destinies of Black America.
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UMGC Administrator to Lead Military Education Association
Military and Veteran Community Administration
February 16, 2023
Keith Hauk, the associate vice president at University of Maryland Global Campus, has been selected to serve as president of the National Association of Institutions for Military Education Services.
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UMGC and Leadership Honor Society Establish Credit Transfer Pact
Partnerships Press Releases
February 15, 2023
UMGC and the National Society of Leadership and Success , the nation’s largest leadership honor society with over 700 chapters and more than 1.5 million members, have announced a credit transfer agreement that will save NSLS members time and money toward earning their college degree.
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UMGC, Purdue Global Team with GetSet Learning to Boost Student Persistence and Retention
Press Releases Partnerships
February 14, 2023
University of Maryland Global Campus and Purdue Global announce a new multi-year partnership with GetSet’s new Sponsored Degree™ Platform. Purdue Global and UMGC will help American employers fill key openings in Cybersecurity.
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UMGC Recognized as a Minority Serving Institution
Awards Press Releases
February 09, 2023
University of Maryland Global Campus has been designated as a Minority Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Post-Secondary Education.
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New Book Covers Combat and Cartoons
UMGC in Asia History
February 08, 2023
UMGC Professor Cord Scott’s most recent book, The Mud and the Mirth: Marine Cartoonists in World War I, grew out of a paper he presented at a conference marking the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Marines’ activities in World War II.
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I Have a Dream: Creating a Movement
Events
February 07, 2023
UMGC celebrates Martin Luther King Day of Service in January with a discussion by Dr. Illya E. Davis, who compares King’s two “I Have a Dream” speeches in 1963 and their significance in creating a movement that crossed race lines.
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