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Events and Programs
Class Is Back in Session: 5 Reasons to Experience Maryland Like Never Before
This isn’t your typical day of lectures—it’s a choose-your-own-adventure through some of the most fascinating corners of campus.
Professional development
Bridging Generations: UMD's enTERPreneur Mentorship Program
Read about how the enTERPreneur Mentorship Program is creating special bonds between students and their mentors, such as the connection between Kyon Winston-Bey ’27 and Bill Smith ’81.
Alumni Spotlight, Volunteer Spotlight
Do Good Month Volunteer Spotlight - Tessa Trach ’17
Do Good month, April 1-30, is an opportunity for the University of Maryland to highlight the good our alums are doing throughout their communities!
Alumni Spotlight
Blazing New Trails with Irene Zoppi
Irene M. (Rodríguez) Zoppi ‘04 was promoted to brigadier general in August 2017. It marked the first time a Puerto Rican woman held the rank of general in the U.S. Army Reserve.
Terp Writers Corner
Terp Writer’s Corner: Toni Andrews ‘82
Toni Andrews ‘82, author of “The Road To Second Chance" explores themes of forgiveness, patriotism, and much more. Read on to learn more about about her, her inspiration and her novel!
Alumni Spotlight
Former Board of Governor's President Jeff Rivest ’75 Reflects on a Year of Growth
Read on to learn how far the Alumni Association has come, from the thoughts of former Alumni Association Board of Governors President Jeffrey Rivest '75.
Alumni Spotlight
Terp Alum’s Kidney Gift Sparks Decade-long Friendship and New Search for Donor
Gene Fatula ’88 (right) described his father, Edward, as a noncompliant diabetic. In 1998, at the age of 61, he suffered a heart attack at his son’s Philadelphia-area home and did not survive. But because he was an organ donor, 17 others did.
Alumni Spotlight
For One Maryland Family, Terp Basketball Connects Generations
Some people have a dream college from the time they’re in middle school. For Stephanie Groff ’13, that moment came a little earlier: in utero.
Terp Writers Corner
Terp Writer's Corner - Bill Kennedy's 'Dark Side of the Moon'
Bill Kennedy ‘69, is the Sci-Fi author of three novels, “The Dark Side of the Moon” and “The Dark Side of the Moon: The Return (a duology), and “Angels in the Desert". He encourages new writers to simply write and let the story naturally flow from there.
Alumni Spotlight, Terp Business Spotlight
She's making her mark, and it's by design
Grossmueller McClure was on a pre med track in high school. But visits to a family friend’s sample room, complete with multiple types of materials, colors and textures, helped sway her into a new focus.