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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.

This class of 2020 alumna remained focused on her work over quarantine. She used her free time to enhance her public relations skills, and she now helps nonprofits full-time. 

Athena Sackleh ‘22 is a neurobiology and human physiology major originally from Hereford, Maryland. She is a Terp legacy and shares a passion for Maryland with her father who graduated in ‘79. 

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.

Following 10 years of newspaper and magazine reporting and editing, including stints at The Wall Street Journal and Nation's Business magazine in Washington, DC, Irelan ‘60 spent 32 years in public relations for a Fortune 500 family of companies. 

This class of 2020 alumnus chose to pursue his master’s degree in College Park after attending Harvard for undergrad studies.

The warning signs started three months after Hannah (Lowe) Corman ’05 and her husband, Mark Corman MBA ’04, welcomed their second son into the world.

With three degrees in mathematics, there’s no question Calandra Tate Moore M.S. ’03, Ph.D. ’07 excels in numbers.

Going from model, to mom, to entrepreneur, Aliya Thomas ’97 knows the importance of a powerful wardrobe. Spending 20+ years in a “non-inclusive fashion industry,” she has first-hand experience enduring the challenges women face to build their personal brand and lead empowered lives.

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.

Shannon Cleary ‘22 is from Orange County, California and studies public policy with a concentration in nonprofit leadership and a minor in arts leadership.

This class of 2020 alumnus does not see his disability as an obstacle. He spent his time at UMD advocating for others like him. 

Anna Portela ‘14 never makes a career decision without doing her homework.