Career Development
Industry Networks
Industry Networks
Terps doing business with Terps - that’s the goal of our Industry Networks. Through these groups, you will connect with like-minded professionals to explore new business partnerships, get input on your latest challenges, or just expand your rolodex with similar Terps in your community.
Make sure to also check out the Alumni Association’s professional development programs for programs that help you hone your skills for success in business and beyond.
- Terp Entrepreneur Alumni Network
- NYC Terp Attorneys - Gary Kaufman
- NYC Terps in Real Estate - Dave Floyd
You can also join an industry group on Terrapins Connect. See below for open industry communities:
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Whether through academic challenges, student leadership, or the strength of the alumni network, here’s four alums who have turned campus lessons into thriving businesses.
Bridging Generations: UMD's enTERPreneur Mentorship Program
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Alumni Excellence Awards: Rising Terp Award Winner Oneyda Hernandez '23
Hernandez founded the Audelia Community Response Team (ACRT) to address food insecurity in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. What began as an effort by Hernandez and...
Alumni Excellence Awards: EnTERPreneur Award Winner Steven Krein '92
Since founding New York-based StartUp Health, Steven Krein, the CEO, and his team have assembled a worldwide network of founders, funders, innovators and industry leaders to...
Alumni Excellence Awards: EnTERPreneur Award Winner Richard "Rick" Rudman '84
As president and CEO of Potomac, Md.-based Curbio, Rudman works with realtors and homeowners to make repairs and updates to homes before they go on the market. They’re...
Alumni Excellence Awards: EnTERPreneur Award Winner Pallavi Agarwal '05
In India, “Aagarwal” describes a mercantile caste in the country’s central region. Pallavi Agarwal has taken her surname to heart. She’s CEO and founder of Kander, a firm that...