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Pictures from Providence: Sharon Knecht ’99 and ’03 M.A.

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Most members of the UMBC community who drive between the university’s main campus and its south campus don’t know that they’re passing a bit of Baltimore’s cultural and religious history along the way. Tucked on a hill near south campus is the motherhouse of the Oblate Sisters of Providence – a Catholic religious community founded in the United States by women of African descent. During her studies at UMBC, Sharon Knecht ’99 and ’03 M.A., history, became involved in helping the Oblates tell their uniquely American story. In the following essay, Knecht shares her experience as an archivist with the… Continue Reading Pictures from Providence: Sharon Knecht ’99 and ’03 M.A.

Bioengineering and Blitzing: Brooke Coley '03

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Brooke Coley ’03, chemical engineering, remembers it as a dream play for a football defense.  Two defenders burst through the offensive line just moments after the snap, trapping the quarterback in the backfield. One defender tackles the quarterback, allowing the second defender to zero in on the ball and yank it loose… Read more in the Winter 2010 issue of UMBC Magazine…

Bioengineering and Blitzing: Brooke Coley ’03

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Brooke Coley ’03, chemical engineering, remembers it as a dream play for a football defense.  Two defenders burst through the offensive line just moments after the snap, trapping the quarterback in the backfield. One defender tackles the quarterback, allowing the second defender to zero in on the ball and yank it loose… Read more in the Winter 2010 issue of UMBC Magazine…

Building and Bonding: James Donlan ’85

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If you marvel at how well UMBC’s buildings have been maintained over the last decade or so, you can point to the hard work of James Donlan ’85, economics, who until recently served as the university’s director of facilities management. Read more in the Winter 2010 issue of UMBC Magazine…

Building and Bonding: James Donlan '85

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If you marvel at how well UMBC’s buildings have been maintained over the last decade or so, you can point to the hard work of James Donlan ’85, economics, who until recently served as the university’s director of facilities management. Read more in the Winter 2010 issue of UMBC Magazine…

Venus, If You Will: Deborah Randall '94

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Many theatre companies are born out of a mixture of inspiration and frustration. Take The Venus Theatre in Laurel, for instance. When its founder, Deborah Randall ’94, theatre, graduated from UMBC, she pursued a career as a playwright and a performer in Washington, D.C. Like many recent graduates, Randall had a desire to succeed in a challenging profession. Read more in the Fall 2009 issue of UMBC Magazine…

Venus, If You Will: Deborah Randall ’94

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Many theatre companies are born out of a mixture of inspiration and frustration. Take The Venus Theatre in Laurel, for instance. When its founder, Deborah Randall ’94, theatre, graduated from UMBC, she pursued a career as a playwright and a performer in Washington, D.C. Like many recent graduates, Randall had a desire to succeed in a challenging profession. Read more in the Fall 2009 issue of UMBC Magazine…

Center of Attention: Andre Gudger ’99

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Ask Andre Gudger ’99, information systems management, how he recalls his undergraduate years at UMBC, and he sums it up in a single word: “intense.” Gudger remembers a swirl of study and ambition at the core of his college experience. Read more in the Fall 2009 issue of UMBC Magazine…

Center of Attention: Andre Gudger '99

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Ask Andre Gudger ’99, information systems management, how he recalls his undergraduate years at UMBC, and he sums it up in a single word: “intense.” Gudger remembers a swirl of study and ambition at the core of his college experience. Read more in the Fall 2009 issue of UMBC Magazine…

Art History: Christina Ralls '07

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Christina Ralls ’07, imaging and digital arts, recently completed a public art project that allowed her to dive into her family history and tell a story about one of the most turbulent moments in Baltimore’s recent history. UMBC Magazine asked her to share that experience… Read more in the Fall 2009 issue of UMBC Magazine…

Art History: Christina Ralls ’07

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Christina Ralls ’07, imaging and digital arts, recently completed a public art project that allowed her to dive into her family history and tell a story about one of the most turbulent moments in Baltimore’s recent history. UMBC Magazine asked her to share that experience… Read more in the Fall 2009 issue of UMBC Magazine…

Eight UMBC Graduates Make Baltimore List of Top Doctors

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To come up with this year’s list of the city’s top doctors, Baltimore magazine asked 5,500 physicians who they would choose to send their family members to see in each of 86 specialties. The final list includes eight UMBC graduates — several of whom have made the list before — who were recognized by their peers for the quality of care they provide. Biological sciences majors who made the list include Fouad Abbas ’82 (gynecologic oncology), Mary “Tessie” Behrens ’80 (nephrology), Robert Donegan ’87 (hematology/oncology) and Stephen George ’80 (pediatric rheumatology). Michael Lantz ’85, biochemistry and molecular biology, was recognized… Continue Reading Eight UMBC Graduates Make Baltimore List of Top Doctors

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