Nominations for the awards come from students. Recipients--two faculty members in Asia, two in Europe and six in the United States--teach across a range of disciplines, from English to information technology.
Almost four decades ago, Rhonda Whitney promised her mother that she would be her first college graduate. At UMGC Grad Walk this month, the Haward, California, resident fulfills that vow.
Wayne Krumwiede, now aged 96, said his career climb would not have been possible without the degree he received from UMGC, stating simply that “education made me a better person.”
Wray-Brewer will mark Mother’s Day with her daughters before flying to Florida to watch a cousin, whom she encouraged to go to college, graduate. The cousin is then boarding a plane to come back to Maryland to see Wray-Brewer graduate.
In Prof. Gyongyi Plucer-Rosario’s marine biology class in Guam, students might study the plankton in the southern waters near the island’s U.S. Navy base or they may head to a coral reef to examine seagrasses or fleshy algae.
UMGC professor is serving as a Fulbright Scholar at the Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML) at the University of Adelaide and is researching the potential use of open-source large language models in the unwitting generation of disinformation.
Commencements in Tokyo, Okinawa, Korea, Guam, Germany and Maryland Highlight the University’s Global Footprint and History of Educating U.S. Military Servicemembers Abroad.
The immersion program exposes Japanese students to U.S. culture and the English language proficiency they need to pursue degrees at U.S. universities or to embark on international careers.
Under their agreement, UMGC students, faculty and staff will receive discounts on HCRI’s highly regarded certification exams and comprehensive learning programs.
