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General / Other
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, Professional development
Alumni Spotlight: Lauren Banyar Reich ’02
For more than a decade, entrepreneur Lauren Banyar Reich ’02 worked for public relations agencies in New York City.
Student Spotlight
The Power of Informational Interviews, with Hallie Schwartzstein '22
Post graduation, Hallie Schwartzstein ’22 has her eyes set on a marketing career in the entertainment or sports industry.
Terp Business Spotlight, General / Other
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, Terp Writers Corner
Terp Writer’s Corner: Briana A. Thomas M.A. ’17
Briana A. Thomas M.A. ’17 has been published in Washingtonian Magazine, the historic Afro-American newspaper, and the Washington Post throughout her journalism career.
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.
Terp Business Spotlight, General / Other
Friday Five: Conquer Imposter Syndrome
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
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.
Events and Programs
Event Recap: Homecoming Service Project
This year, the University of Maryland Alumni Association kicked off Homecoming week by gathering Terps to give back.
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.