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Keep up with your fellow alumni through spotlights, Q&As and more! Read inspiring stories, professional advice and exciting updates from your fellow fearless alumni. You may even find an old friend or story that reminds you of the great times you spent here at The University of Maryland. 

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Meet the Staff: Jessica Roberts ’02

Jessica Roberts ‘02, pictured with her husband and two sons, is the Chief of Staff & Managing Director of Board Operations.
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Friday Five: Last Call for the 2021 Terp Pumpkin Tournament

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...
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Meet the Staff: Meghan Sykes

Welcome back to our “Meet the Staff” blog series. Here we will introduce you to the hardworking team members at the University of Maryland Alumni Association who help connect...
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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...
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Friday Five: Terps vs. the Nittany Lions

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...
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SALC: Transitioning to In-Person Programming

This semester is a time of transition - transitions back to the classroom and back to campus, but also back to in-person events and programming. Read this to find out more about...
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SALC Member Spotlight: Natalie Knight-Griffin ’24

Natalie Knight-Griffin ’24, from Ellicott City, MD, is an intended environmental sciences and policy major.
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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...
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Joel ’70 and Barbara Buschek ’72: Golden Terps

Kimberly Marselas ’00 Joel Buschek ’70 decided to attend the University of Maryland after he was selected as an alternate to the U.S. Air Force Academy, and his dreams of...
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Meet the Staff: Angela Dimopoulos ’07

Angela Dimopoulos ’07 is the Senior Director of Alumni Engagement and Outreach.
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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.
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Meet the Staff: Jayde Kennedy ’21

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