News & Stories: Latinx Alumni Network

February 01, 2024

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 Spotlight , Terp Business Spotlight

September 25, 2023

Cinco formas de celebrar el Mes de la Herencia Hispana

Terps, ha llegado el momento de celebrar Hispanic Heritage Month!

December 21, 2022

When Terp love finds a way

Growing up in Miami, Fla., Cristina Meneses ‘15, at times, felt as though she grew up in a bubble..

Alumni Spotlight

October 03, 2022

Celebrating Latinx Terps: William Ernesto Chavez ’16, Esquire

Join the UMD Alumni Association in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15). Hear from fellow Terp leaders who share about their culture, experiences and...

Alumni Spotlight , Volunteer Spotlight

September 26, 2022

Celebrating Latinx Terps: Natalie Guerra ’15

Join the UMD Alumni Association in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15). Hear from fellow Terp leaders who share about their culture, experiences and...

Alumni Spotlight , Volunteer Spotlight

September 19, 2022

Celebrating Latinx Terps: Maria Louzon Ball ’12

Join the UMD Alumni Association in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15). Hear from fellow Terp leaders who share about their culture, experiences and...

Alumni Spotlight , Volunteer Spotlight

September 16, 2022

Celebrating Latinx Terps: Jose Granados ’15

Join the UMD Alumni Association in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15). Hear from fellow Terp leaders who share about their culture, experiences and...

Alumni Spotlight , Volunteer Spotlight

July 14, 2022

Meet the Board of Governors: Veronica Segovia de Bedon '04

At just four years old, Veronica Segovia de Bedon ’04 began her formal education at the University of Maryland.  

Alumni Spotlight , Volunteer Spotlight

April 28, 2022

Meet the Board of Governors: The Honorable Carlos F. Acosta '85, M.A. '91

As a student at the University of Maryland, Carlos F. Acosta ’85, M.A. ’91 saw plenty of parking tickets, but not because he was a campus scofflaw. 

Alumni Spotlight , Volunteer Spotlight

March 03, 2022

10 for TEN: Alejandra Hernandez ’14

Alejandra Hernandez ’14 grew up in a matriarchy of two immigrant parents.

Terp Business Spotlight

January 10, 2022

EnTERPreneur Award: Evandro Valente ’03, M.S. ’06 and Pramod Raheja ’91

Evandro Valente ’03, M.S. ’06, and Pramod Raheja ’91 Co-founders of Airgility Former aerospace engineering students, Valente and Raheja founded Airgility to design and...

Alumni Spotlight

August 10, 2021

When Terrapins Connect: Anna Portela ‘14

Anna Portela ‘14 never makes a career decision without doing her homework.

Alumni Spotlight