ADELPHI, Md. (April 18, 2018) – The Cybersecurity Program at University of Maryland University College (UMUC) was recognized by the 2018 SC Awards as Best Cybersecurity Higher Education Program across the nation. Awards were announced at the SC Awards 2018 gala on April 17, 2018 in San Francisco.Continue Reading
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University of Maryland University College to Host Military Appreciation Fair and Fun Run at Largo Academic Center May 5
Adelphi, Md. (April 17) — University of Maryland University College (UMUC) will host a military appreciation fair and Fun Run on Saturday, May 5 at the Academic Center at Largo (1616 McCormick Drive, Largo).
The fair, open to all active-duty service members, veterans and their families, offers opportunities for attendees to meet with veterans’ service organizations (VSOs) and UMUC career services representatives. Attendees can also learn about the One2One mentor program that provides veterans, servicemembers, and their families with individualized, peer-to-peer support.Continue Reading
Commencement Preview: Student Speakers Inspire More Than Their Fellow Graduates
As UMUC Stateside Commencement on May 12-13 Approaches, Graduation-bound High-schooler Hannah Parker Reflects on Lessons Learned from the Motivational Words of Two Past UMUC Student Commencement SpeakersContinue Reading
UMUC’s Garrison-Alexander Wins 2018 Cybersecurity People’s Choice Award
ADELPHI, Md. (April 4, 2018) —Dr. Emma Garrison-Alexander, vice dean of cybersecurity and information assurance in the Graduate School at University of Maryland University College (UMUC) and a highly sought-after speaker and thought leader in information technology and cybersecurity, has won the Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Incorporated (CAMI) People’s Choice Award.Continue Reading
UMUC Asia to Host Four Commencement Ceremonies this Spring
University of Maryland University College (UMUC) Asia will celebrate student accomplishment with a formal commencement ceremony in each of its four regions.
Students who either completed their associate’s, bachelor’s, or master’s degrees during the summer, fall, or winter of 2017 or in spring 2018 were invited to participate. The ceremonies will honor more than 700 servicemembers, dependents, veterans, and civilians, and will recognize the years of work that went into the completion of each degree.Continue Reading
UMUC Cyber Competition Team Reaches 2018 National Cyber Analyst Challenge Finals
ADELPHI, Md., Feb. 26, 2018 – A team of graduate and undergraduate students from University of Maryland University College (UMUC) has advanced to the final round of the 2018 National Cyber Analyst Challenge (NCAC). The competition was created in 2015 by Lockheed Martin and Temple University’s Institute for Business and Information Technology (IBIT), which also administers the competition annually, to help fill the ever-growing need for cyber analysts. It is sponsored by Leidos, NBCUniversal, Vanguard and Pfizer.Continue Reading
Mike McConnell’s Extraordinary World of Exploration, Whimsy and Wonder
By Alex Kasten, Special to the Global Media Center
When you walk into the newest exhibit at the University of Maryland University College (UMUC) Arts Program Gallery, the first thing that may strike you is the vibrant colors and curious images of a diptych, in which two figures, holding chainsaws, stand in the foreground of a makeshift outdoor workspace.Continue Reading
NSA Day of Cyber Lets You Test Drive Your Future
Experience a Day in the Life of the Nation’s Top Cybersecurity Experts in Just Three Hours to Learn First-Hand About This Diverse Career Field Continue Reading
UMUC Cyber Padawans Rack Up Accomplishments, Take Second Place in Recent Halloween-themed Hacking Competition
Notable achievements across a variety of cybersecurity hacking challenges highlight the UMUC Cyber Padawans’ busy fall competition schedule
ADELPHI, Md. (Oct. 25) – The University of Maryland University College (UMUC) Cyber Padawans hacking competition team captured 2nd place, along with a $300 cash prize, at the “Catch the Ghost” Halloween-themed capture the flag (CTF) competition, held on Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corporation in Linthicum Heights, Maryland.Continue Reading
UMUC Honored for Commitment to Cybersecurity Education
University of Maryland University College’s undergraduate program in computer networks and cybersecurity receives prestigious Circle of Excellence award from EC-Council Continue Reading
