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Photo collage of the eight UMGC 36th Alumni Award Recipients

Congratulations to UMGC's 36th Alumni Award Recipients September 25, 2026 For 36 years, the UMGC Alumni Association has been honoring the best and brightest in the UMGC community with the UMGC Alumni Awards. This program recognizes some of our most successful alumni for their achievements, service and engagement in their careers and communities.

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New Collaboration Amazon Web Services Preps Service Members Post Military It Careers

January 14, 2021

Under a new corporate collaboration with University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) and Amazon Web Services (AWS), a group of service members has been going through the Amazon Apprenticeship program since early November.

Myrtis Bedolla '02 Merges Art and Business

Art Entrepreneurship

August 02, 2020

Growing up in Chicago, Myrtis Bedolla ’02 was profoundly inspired by two distinct influences. During the school year, she was immersed in the arts by parents who were musicians and collectors.

A montage of Pillars of Strength Award Winners.

9 Caregivers Wounded Warriors Awarded 2020 Pillars Strength Scholarships

July 20, 2020

The Pillars of Strength Scholarship Program has selected a record nine volunteer caregivers of severely injured service members to receive full scholarships to attend University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC).

Andrew Owlett Emt Crisis Management Consultant

June 30, 2020

Andrew Owlett ‘15 has always been calm in a crisis. While his friends were spending their free time hanging out, playing video games or kicking a ball around during high school, at age 16 Maryland native Owlett was already certified as a volunteer emergency medical technician (EMT).

Baltimore Firefighters Perseverance Pays Off

May 15, 2020

Michael Kelly finished his college career nine years after starting at University of Maryland Global Campus in a most untraditional way—by taking a class required of incoming freshmen

Teri Wilson Bridges Pursues Audiology Career

May 06, 2020

Teri Wilson-Bridges’ ’10 career path took an unexpected turn after she took a class in special education during her undergraduate studies at Rutgers.

Record 16 Million Gift Doubles Endowment

April 27, 2020

University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) recently received the largest single contribution to its endowment in its history and has put it to immediate use in support of the institution’s emergency relief fund for students suffering financial difficulties during the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Introducing 2018 Alumni Award Winners

October 18, 2018

At UMUC Alumni Homecoming 2018: Together We Are UMUC, the UMUC Alumni Association is proud to acknowledge some of our most exceptional graduates.