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Career Q&A: Marlayna Demond ’11, Visual Arts, Photographer

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Every so often, we’ll chat with an alum about what they do and how they got there. Today we’re talking with photographer Marlayna Demond ’11, Visual Arts, about what it’s like to run her own photography business and work for UMBC at the same time. Name: Marlayna Demond Job Title: Photographer Employer: self and UMBC Scholarships Received at UMBC: Linehan Scholar Q: Tell us a little bit about how you wound up at UMBC. I knew I wanted to go somewhere that had a strong art program, but I also knew I didn’t want to go to an art school… Continue Reading Career Q&A: Marlayna Demond ’11, Visual Arts, Photographer

Alumni to perform at Bruun Studios

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The percussion quartet Umbilicus, featuring Tom Goldstein, music, Shelly Purdy ’10, music, Will Redman ’98, visual & performing arts, and Rob Wolk ’11, music, performs Friday, October 4 in the program Feeling Different — an event that “explores what it means to feel different.” “When is [feeling different] a good thing, or a bad thing? Empowering, or marginalizing? When does difference generate harmony, and when chaos?” Attendance is free, but registration is required for attendance. Please email Peter Bruun at peter@bruunstudios.com, to reserve your space. Bruun Studios is located at: 302 E. Federal Street 4th Floor Baltimore, MD Reposted from Insights

Adam Grossman

Ninja Star – Adam Grossman ’06, EnvEng, M.S. ’98, CivEng

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Adam Grossman ’06, environmental science, and ’98, M.S., civil engineering, has always loved competition. As an unheralded runner out of Pikesville High School, Grossman helped UMBC’s track and field program find success as a sprinter and member of the relay teams – and eventually earned a spot in the university’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011. Five years after his last track meet, this former Retriever has found another – and even more high profile – way to continue his passion to compete. He’s a ninja. Grossman discovered the TV show American Ninja Warrior by accident one night and quickly… Continue Reading Ninja Star – Adam Grossman ’06, EnvEng, M.S. ’98, CivEng

Isaac Kinde

In Good Company – Isaac Kinde ’05, BioSci

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Isaac Kinde ’05, biological sciences, has a habit of surrounding himself with the right people. As a high school student in Redlands, Calif., he ranked at the top of his class, applying to the top national research universities. Then, as a Meyerhoff Scholar at UMBC, he collaborated with like-minded undergraduate researchers to examine the molecular makeup of HIV. Now, in his eighth year of an M.D./Ph.D. program at the Johns Hopkins University, he works alongside some of the nation’s leading cancer researchers in the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center. “I never had a master plan for my life,” Kinde says.… Continue Reading In Good Company – Isaac Kinde ’05, BioSci

Amy Segreti

Gathering Threads – Amy Segreti ‘05, English

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Shortly after graduating from UMBC, Amy Segreti ’05, English, packed up her belongings and her journalistic ambitions and started driving west. San Francisco was her destination, but she got sidelined by an auto accident in Colorado. By the time she had recovered from her minor injuries, the aspiring writer had fallen in love with life in the highest state. “I feel like I came alive in Colorado,” Segreti says – and particularly in the free-spirited, diverse and progressive culture of Boulder, where she eventually settled. But after five years undertaking a variety of writing and editing work (as well as… Continue Reading Gathering Threads – Amy Segreti ‘05, English

Congratulations to the 2013 UMBC Outstanding Alumni of the Year Recipients

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Each year, the UMBC Alumni Association presents Outstanding Alumni of the Year Awards to honor alumni for their professional and personal achievements and service to the University. The UMBC Alumni Association proudly honors these distinguished alumni for their accomplishments and dedication to UMBC: 2013 Outstanding Alumni of the Year Award Winners Engineering and Information Technology Jeehye Yun ’97, Computer Science CEO, Secured Sciences Group, LLC Humanities Ricardo Zwaig ’77, Spanish Judge, District Court, Howard County Natural and Mathematical Sciences Dr. Mary Loeken, M.S. ’80, Biological Sciences Research Investigator, Joslin Diabetes Center Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School Social and Behavioral Sciences… Continue Reading Congratulations to the 2013 UMBC Outstanding Alumni of the Year Recipients

Maxwell ’02, LLC, Appointed CEO of Prince George’s Schools

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Kevin Maxwell ’02, Ph.D., language, literacy, and culture, was recently appointed chief executive officer of Prince George’s public schools. Maxwell has a long history in public education, having spent more than 20 years as a teacher, principal and chief educational administrator of Prince George’s County. Most recently, he was superintendent of Anne Arundel County. From the Baltimore Sun article: “This is a homecoming for him. He is truly one of our shining sons of Prince George’s County,” County Executive Rushern Baker III said before a gathered crowd Friday, June 28 at Northwestern High School in Hyattsville. “We are so lucky we… Continue Reading Maxwell ’02, LLC, Appointed CEO of Prince George’s Schools

Kasper O’Brien ’09, AmSt, to Coach Lax at VCU

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Former UMBC women’s lacrosse player Jen Kasper O’Brien ’09, American studies, has been named the head coach of the new Virginia Commonwealth University’s women’s lacrosse program, set to start intercollegiate competition in 2015-16. O’Brien will begin recruiting and will coach the Rams’ club lacrosse team in Richmond in 2013-14 and 2014-15. “Tony and I are very excited for Jen and her new adventure,” co-head coach Amy Appelt said. “It was always great to compete against her when she was coaching at Johns Hopkins and we are very proud that a fellow Dawg is taking her career to the next level.… Continue Reading Kasper O’Brien ’09, AmSt, to Coach Lax at VCU

Meyerhoff Alums Featured in “Where Are They Now”

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Now celebrating its 25th year, the Meyerhoff Scholars Program boasts more than 800 graduates, many of whom have gone on to pursue careers as scientists, researchers, engineers and doctors. In a story entitled  “Where Are They Now?” in the August issue of Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, the magazine highlights the successes of six Meyerhoff alumni. “The true strength of the Meyerhoff program is that we identify students who have a fire in the belly for sicence, who can’t see themselves doing anything else, who have a passion for inquiry and discovery,” the program’s director, Keith Harmon, told Diverse. Among… Continue Reading Meyerhoff Alums Featured in “Where Are They Now”

UMBC Alums to make B.F.A.: The Series

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A group of UMBC theatre alumni have something to say about life in the arts, and they’re saying it with a new Baltimore-based web series, B.F.A. On the group’s Indiegogo fundraising page, they explain the series: B.F.A. is a new web series about young theatre artists in Baltimore. B.F.A. stands for Bachelor of Fine Arts, but also many other things, including Baltimore, Friends, and Artists. In B.F.A., four recent college graduates are trying to find their niche in the Baltimore theatre scene when Ryan, a friendly nemesis from school, returns home after a successful stint in “the biz.” As Ryan… Continue Reading UMBC Alums to make B.F.A.: The Series

Lax Alumni Invited to U.S. National Team Tryouts

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Four UMBC alumni are among the 98 invitees for the 2014 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championships, where the U.S. men seek to defend their title in Denver, Colorado on July 10-19, 2014. Attackmen Brendan Mundorf ’07 and Drew Westervelt ’07 will attempt to earn their second consecutive team selection. They were both members of the 2010 squad that won gold with a 12-10 victory over Canada in Manchester, England. Midfielders Terry Kimener ’08 and Peet Poillon ’10 are embarking on their first journeys to the championships. Mundorf is seeking his third appearance on the world stage, as he… Continue Reading Lax Alumni Invited to U.S. National Team Tryouts

Career Q&A: Jennifer Mercer ’12, INDS, Intern with Free State Legal Project

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Every so often, we’ll chat with an alum about what they do and how they got there. Today we’re talking with student attorney Jennifer Mercer ’12, interdisciplinary studies, about how her time at UMBC helped prepare her for her work with the FreeState Legal Project and how both experiences are shaping her future career. Name: Jennifer Mercer Job Title: Student Attorney Employer: FreeState Legal Project Q:  Tell us a little about how you wound up at UMBC. What’s your background? A: I am originally from Lutherville, Maryland. When I was in high school, I got a postcard in the mail… Continue Reading Career Q&A: Jennifer Mercer ’12, INDS, Intern with Free State Legal Project

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