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Haitian Immigrants Reconnect in U.S. and Find Educational Success at UMGC

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May 05, 2023

The education quest of Judlie Pierre-Jacques and Jean Luc Blanc goes back to their native Haiti, which both left in search of stability and a chance to succeed. But that was before they even knew one another.

UMGC Winter Grad Walk Underscored Education as a Family Affair

December 21, 2022

At the University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) Grad Walk, Dec. 16-18, the anchor activity of the university’s stateside winter commencement, more than 2,000 graduates received their degrees—with many times that number of family members cheering them on.

Passion for Tech Propels Rhoda Viernes Nuesca to Three UMGC Degrees

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December 20, 2022

A fascination with technology drove Rhoda Viernes Nuesca to leave a career in nursing, join the military and collect degree after degree, including her new Master of Science in Cybersecurity Technology from UMGC.

Full-time Work, Full-time Family and Two New Master’s Degrees

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December 18, 2022

Mubarak Ibrahim was three classes into his Master of Science in Cybersecurity Technology degree at University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) when his wife, Hellen, decided to enter the same program. Mubarak and Hellen will receive their diplomas together.

Retiree David Rodich’s Experiences Drive His Desire to be a Life-Long Learner

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December 18, 2022

David Rodich had a successful career that had sent him across the United States and around the world. The one thing he didn’t have, as he settled into retirement, was a bachelor’s degree. After a 50-year hiatus in his education, he will change that during this month’s commencement at UMGC when he receives his degree in political science.

UMGC to Conduct Spring “Grad Walk” May 11-14

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May 04, 2023

UMGC has announced Spring Grad Walk 2023, an intimate graduation experience that focuses on the university’s graduates and their friends and family. Of the university’s 5,835 winter and spring graduates, more than 2,000 have registered to attend the stateside Grad Walk.

UMGC Announces Worldwide Commencements

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April 05, 2023

University of Maryland Global Campus will be celebrating graduates at commencement ceremonies around the world this spring, including Asia Division ceremonies in Tokyo on April 8, in Okinawa on April 15, in Seoul, Korea on April 22 and in Guam on May 6. UMGC’s Europe Division will host its commencement ceremony at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, on April 29, and the stateside “Grad Walk” event will be held over three days, from May 12-14, in Adelphi, Md.

Nadia Greenidge Taps Personal Experience in Launching Career in Health Care

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December 19, 2022

Nadia Latoya Greenidge began pursuing a degree at University of Maryland Global Campus in 2018. This month she graduates with a Bachelor of Science in Health Services Management. In between, she persevered despite extraordinary personal loss.

UMGC 2022 "Grad Walk"

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May 10, 2022

Some 1,700 Graduates from the Classes of 2020 and 2021 to Return for Recognition UMGC has announced Spring Grad Walk 2022

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Brig. Gen. Janeen L Birckhead to UMGC Class of 2021: “Think Critically and Act Intentionally”

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May 17, 2021

Brig. Gen. Janeen L. Birckhead, commander of the Maryland Army National Guard, called on University of Maryland Global Campus graduates to help others.

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Brig. Gen. Janeen L. Birckhead, Commander of the Maryland Army National Guard, to Deliver Keynote Address at UMGC Virtual Stateside Commencement, Saturday, May 15

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April 27, 2021

UMGC the nation’s largest online public university, will host a virtual commencement ceremony on May 15 at noon.

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UMGC Asia to Host Virtual Commencement Ceremony, April 24

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April 08, 2021

UMGC will honor 1,114 graduates at its virtual Asia commencement ceremony on Saturday, April 24.

Bob Ludwig