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News & Stories
News & Stories
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
Get Involved: Find Your Network
The Alumni Association has over thirty networks, including networks based on region, affinity and special interest groups.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.