UMGC Global Media Center Author: Carole Mahoney

Jessica Campbell works as a attendant at a psychiatric hospital in New Jersey. She aspires to make an even greater contribution to people’s lives as a clinical psychologist one day and is closer to that goal now that she has earned a degree in psychology from UMGC.

Chad Mayfield had just finished his first semester at UMGC and four days before Christmas in 2018 he was on the job as a junior traffic technician when he was hit by a car. While recovering from his injuries, Mayfield kept his eye on a degree and this month he is among the UMGC graduates receiving diplomas.

When Sophia Thompson was a child in Jamaica, her family was so destitute that she and her sister sometimes missed school because they had no shoes. Today she marvels at the life she has built in the United States—and how her new B.S. in Cybersecurity Management and Policy from UMGC will continue her upward journey.

Letitia Bledsoe’s journey to a degree in cybersecurity included overcoming fear, hardship, and personal challenges, such as homelessness as a teenager, caring for her aging parents, and the deaths of her brother and sister.

Most of Charles A. “Tony” Thompson’s family members all have earned degrees. His wife has a bachelor’s and two master’s degrees. His oldest daughter has a degree, his younger daughter is graduating this spring. Now, Thompson finally will be joining this group when he receives his degree from UMGC.