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Professional development
Friday Five: Career Week Is Back!
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.
Alumni Spotlight
Rising Terp Award: Akash Magoon ’18
Akash Magoon ’18
Co-founder, Nayya
A UMD computer science alum, Magoon co-founded Nayya to help employees choose and enroll in health benefits and then engage with their health plans.
Alumni Spotlight
Rising Terp Award: Audrey Awasom ’18
Audrey Awasom ’18
Founder, Noble Uprising
A graduate of the Robert H. Smith School of Business, Awasom founded Noble Uprising to empower women in shelters through job readiness skills training and job opportunities.
Alumni Spotlight
Rising Terp Award: Matthew Hollister ‘18
Matthew Hollister ‘18
Chairman and CEO of The James Hollister Wellness Foundation and co-founder of Save Pharmaceutical
As head of The James Hollister Wellness Foundation, Hollister works to reduce medication waste by collecting and sending donated medications to countries in need.
Terp Business Spotlight, General / Other
Friday Five: Giving the Gift of Wisdom
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.
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5 Stocking Stuffers: Terp Edition
Ah, the stocking, home of small and unique gifts and gadgets for your family and loved ones. There is surely an art that comes to selecting just the right “stuffers” for your holiday hearth display. Spice up your stockings this year with some Testudo-approved items, perfect for any Terp in your life.
Alumni Spotlight
Over the past year, the University of Maryland Alumni Association has had the pleasure of featuring more than 100 passionate, innovative and fearless Terps on this blog, sharing their many talents and experiences with alums around the world.
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The holiday season means one important thing — decorations! Deck your halls withTerrapin pride this year with these Terp-themed holiday decorations.
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Friday Five: UMD Holiday Gift Guide 2021
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.
Alumni Spotlight
Alumni Spotlight: Bofta Yimam '04
There’s no such thing as a slow news day for Bofta Yimam '04, an Emmy and Edward R. Murrow Award-winning journalist and Washington correspondent for the Black News Channel.