Meet UMBC’s Class of 2025
Musicians, community organizers, writers, engineers, teachers, lab and field researchers, artists, and scholar-athletes—UMBC’s class of 2025 has it all.
They’ve given so much to the UMBC community and now it’s time for them to share their talents with the world. Take some time to get to know a few of our remarkable Retrievers.
Read About UMBC’s Class of 2025
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Kimberly Herritt ’25: Building Skills and Connections at UMBC
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Kyle Taylor ’25: Behind the Camera and Finding His Voice at UMBC
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Jonathan Veale ’25: A Student Filmmaker Directing His Future One Frame at a Time
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Mary Rose Khamfong ’25: Turns Psychology into Purpose with Digital Storytelling
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Anna Ortiz ’25, social work—UMBC-Shady Grove student leads by example for herself, her kids, and her community
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A beautiful day to be a Retriever
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Awarding 100,000 dreams and counting—UMBC’s Class of 2025
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Dionne Cole ’25: Family, faith, and friends help this Retriever find her academic path
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Chhaya Kulkarni, Ph.D. ’25: Doing “the thing that scares you” leads information systems graduate across the stage
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Jordan Fisher ’25, visual arts, builds a professional graphic design portfolio before graduation
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Darcie Adams ’23, M.P.S. ’25, builds on the power of restorative practices at UMBC
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Lexi Kay ’25—A therapist acting on her dream to help others
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Oyinlola Oluka ’25, political science and philosophy, sees no limits for herself
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Public law for public good
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Sam Geleta ’25: A biochemist with dreams of taking his skills back home
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Evan McRae ’25 paired his computer science degree with a music focused-individualized studies major and followed his family’s Retriever legacy
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Janerra Allen, Ph.D. ’25: A first-generation engineering college grad uplifts fellow students
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Ada Glaser ’25—An emerging social worker with a passion for youth development
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Samuel Barnett ’25: Biochemistry researcher with a commitment to giving back
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Julie Granruth ’25, financial economics—For the love of numbers
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Gathering a humanities research tool kit to understand a fascinating world
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UMBC students expand skill sets, explore career opportunities with summer 2024 internships