News & Stories

January 09, 2021

Rising Terp Award: Sahil Rahman ’12 and Rahul Vinod ’11

Through their Indian fast-casual eateries, the lifelong friends have helped feed more than 20,000 people impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Together, they are recipients of the...

Alumni Spotlight

January 09, 2021

Rising Terp Award: Dani Beckerman ’12

This Rising Terp turned her baking hobby into a thriving business when she founded Jars by Dani in 2013. Now, she sells her neatly-packed, colorful cakes nationwide and she is a...

Alumni Spotlight

January 09, 2021

Rising Terp Award: Nikhil Balakumar ’14

Balakumar is an innovator, pushing for smarter use of clean energy like electricity and better access to utility company data, and a recipient of the 2021 Alumni Excellence...

Alumni Spotlight

January 07, 2021

Friday Five: TerrapinSTRONG Reusable Face Coverings

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’s essentials in...

December 19, 2020

Get Involved: Find Your Network

The Alumni Association has over thirty networks, including networks based on region, affinity and special interest groups.

December 19, 2020

Get Involved: What's Happening at Your Alumni Association, January-March

Here’s to a new year, Terps! Here's what's happening at your Alumni Association over the next three months.

December 11, 2020

Scott Plank '88: Investor, Convener, Innovator

Scott Plank ’88 was a partner in one of the best entrepreneurship stories to come out of the University of Maryland, overseeing Under Armour’s global supply chain and technology...

Alumni Spotlight , Terp Business Spotlight

December 11, 2020

Podcast Recap: Do What Scares You Most

Three UMD alumni; Maya Dawit ‘15, Brandon Schatt ‘15 and Azsanee Truss ‘15 are the authors and hosts of Diet Starts Monday, a podcast where the three “talk about whatever...

General / Other

December 09, 2020

Friday Five: Find the Perfect Gift for Your Terp

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’s essentials in...

December 03, 2020

Terp Insights: Using Lessons from Maryland to Meet Life’s Challenges

After being named the Outstanding Young Educator in the USA in 1966, I was honored and privileged to receive a full scholarship to the University of Maryland where I earned my...

November 24, 2020

Terp Insights: I Did It All, Just Not All At Once

It’s hard to believe it’s been 30 years! I graduated from the University of Maryland in December of 1990 with a BS in Mechanical Engineering.

November 20, 2020

10 for TEN: Vlad Lokshin ‘09

You can’t help but think that the experience Vlad Lokshin ‘09 had at the University of Maryland had something to do with the name of his venture, Turtle.

Terp Business Spotlight