UMBC and U.S. Navy celebrate partnership establishing Maryland’s first NROTC unit
On Monday, November 30, 2015, Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Navy Dennis McGinn and U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski joined President Freeman Hrabowski for a ceremony to formally celebrate the establishment at UMBC of Maryland’s first Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) program. The program, which is part of the new Maryland NROTC consortium that includes the University of Maryland, College Park, provides an opportunity for students to earn a commission in the U.S. Navy or Marine Corps while completing their undergraduate degrees. During the event, McGinn spoke highly of UMBC as an institution with exceptional leadership and innovative approaches to… Continue Reading UMBC and U.S. Navy celebrate partnership establishing Maryland’s first NROTC unit