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Chuck

Alumni Spotlight

A Chance Encounter Helps Alum Commemorate a WWII Fighter Pilot and Fellow Terp

One day in the early 1950s, Chuck Day ’53 tagged along with a friend of his on an unusual outing: as part of an assignment for an applied psychology class at the University of Maryland, Day’s friend and several of her classmates were heading to St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C., a psychiatric facility. 

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Alumni Spotlight

The Secret to Making Friends as an Adult

I've lived my 20s as a part-time nomad, flip-flopping between New York City and Washington, D.C., wandering around Haiti for two summers, and spending six months in Trinidad and Tobago. 

Michelle Riley

Alumni Spotlight, Terp Business Spotlight

10 for TEN: Michelle Riley ’12

It’s time to make yourself a priority. Michelle Riley ’12, founder of Fierce and Fit, customizes online training and nutrition plans to empower women at all stages of life to take control of their health and achieve optimal physical and mental well-being.

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Alumni Spotlight

3 Ways Employers Can Advance Mental Health Accommodations

It has become increasingly clear, through conversations on social media, many organizations are still missing the mark when it comes to being inviting, accommodating workplaces for people with mental health conditions. 

Michael Kurlander

Alumni Spotlight

Michael Kurlander ’99: Risk, Reward and Going Public After 20-Plus Years on Wall Street

Michael Kurlander ’99 was drawn to business school by the straight-forward nature of accounting and his own comfort with numbers.

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Alumni Spotlight

When Terrapins Connect: UMBA Mentorship Program

When Taylor Dotson ’21 came to the University of Maryland in 2019 to get her master’s in industrial organizational psychology, she was ready to take on the academic challenge to make the final leap into her career.

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Alumni Spotlight, Terp Business Spotlight

Joel ’70 and Barbara Buschek ’72: Golden Terps

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Alumni Spotlight

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.

Jayde

Alumni Spotlight, Staff Spotlight

Meet the Staff: Jayde Kennedy ’21

Meet one of our newest Alumni Association Staff members - Jayde Kennedy ’21. 

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Alumni Spotlight

Terps Go Sustainable!

Are you ready for the big Maryland vs. Iowa football game?