Policy Pioneer – Renato (“Renny”) DiPentima ’84 , policy sciences Vox Popular – Christie Finn ’07, music Hire Calling – Elliot Lasson ’87, psychology The Virtue of Small – Michael Tully ’97,...
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Check out some great web extras to accompany stories in our Fall 2014 issue, including interviews, videos and more… Honor Roll — Read more about this year’s Alumni of the Year award winners here...
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We, the Hearts, have something to say. So we might as well sing it. We have voices. Are you surprised? — From “The Hearts’ Manifesto” by Christie Finn On stage in the concert hall of UMBC’s...
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UMBC President Freeman A. Hrabowski, III takes your questions. Q. UMBC has made immense strides as an academic institution under your leadership, and students and alumni take great pride in...
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I’m happy to admit it. I’m a big Retriever sports fan. There have been times when I have gone to extreme lengths to take in a UMBC men’s basketball game. I remember sitting in a Washington, D.C....
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Michael Tully ’97, cinematic arts, is a professional screenwriter. Or at least he was – until last month. Tully’s paychecks for writing his next feature, Don’t Leave Home, ran out on October 1....
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STRONGER STEM UMBC’s leadership in fostering the success of students seeking degrees in the sciences, technology, engineering and math (STEM) was highlighted in October when the National...
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Train a Dog to Perform Search and Rescue Lisa Kakavas ’94, psychology, spends her days working as textbook manager in the UMBC Bookstore. At night and on weekends, however, you’ll find her out...
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UMBC alumni work to preserve and present history for broad audiences in Maryland and beyond. By Max Cole UMBC’s history department is the only one in Maryland that offers a graduate track in...
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Rubin Rakovsky was an in-house auditor for a multinational accounting firm, but wasn’t happy with his job. “I was just a number there,” he says. “I wanted to feel like I was part of something.”...
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