UMGC Global Media Center Author: Sarah Berner Nelson

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.

Sitting presidents from Dwight D. Eisenhower to Joe Biden commend UMGC for its service to the U.S. military and expanding role in higher education.

University of Maryland Global Campus captured second place in the first round of the annual National Centers of Academic Excellence (NCAE) Cyber Games’ competition for the Northeast Region. UMGC finished in the top spot in the Capture-the-Flag component of the event.

In 1949, UMGC sent faculty overseas to teach U.S. troops stationed in postwar Europe. Today, that tradition continues, and the university’s global footprint positions it to transform lives—and the world at large—in new and sometimes surprising ways.

Nick DiMichele, building on a degree he earned from UMGC and the opportunities that come with being a John S. McCain Strategic Fellow, is working with the Defense Department on Russian-Ukraine issues.

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.