Friday Five: Beer. Tailgating. Football

Welcome to the Friday Five, a roundup of the best your Alumni Association and other UMD communities have to offer. From the latest events to fun facts, here are essentials in five categories for you to check out this weekend.

1. What's Happening

- Homecoming Beer Garden and Tailgate | 9:30 a.m. - Noon EDT

2. Quotables

- On a Mission for a New Career, with Z. Jalloh ’01

"As a marketing and communications specialist for a hospital in Prince George’s County, Maryland, Z. Jalloh ’01 spent most of spring 2020 just trying to catch her breath.

It was the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and hospitals across the country were pushed beyond their limits." Allison Eatough '97, Alumni Blog. READ MORE

3. A Little Fun

- SEE Annual Comedy Show

Stand up comedian and star of Silicon Valley, Space Force, and Crazy Rich Asians, Jimmy O Yang will be headlining the annual Homecoming Comedy Show and will have you laughing in your seat. Student tickets are $5 and General Public Tickets are $25. GET TICKETS

4. Let's Get Social

President Pines traveled to the New York Stock Exchange to ring the opening bell for IonQ, a UMD-founded quantum-based company set to change the future. SEE POST

5. Friendly Reminders

That's it for this week, Terps. Make sure to check back with us every Friday, and update your information in the alumni directory to always receive the latest from your Alumni Association. Have a lovely weekend!

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