National Military Appreciation Month
Air Force Veteran and UMUC Alumnus Jack Milton Pays It Forward to Caregivers of Wounded Service Members
Editor’s note: This profile is part of a UMUC series in celebration of National Military Appreciation Month.
At 95, Jack Milton of Arlington, Virginia, has lived two complete careers studded with adventure and financial success. But even 50 years after he finally completed his bachelor’s degree as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force, Milton looks back on his association with University of Maryland University College as essential to his life.Continue Reading
Honoring Our Nation’s Military Service Members and Veterans
Highlights from UMUC 2019 Commencement Ceremonies Showcase Appreciation for Military Service, Sacrifice, Achievement
Beginning each April, a rolling series of University of Maryland University College commencement ceremonies take place on or near military installations in Asia, Europe and the U.S. to accommodate UMUC’s family of service members graduating worldwide.Continue Reading
UMUC’s Cheryl Harris Built Her Career on Service and Lifelong Learning
After Advancing Her Education in the Military, the Associate VP of Military Enrollment Operations Now Helps Others Do the Same
Editor’s note: This profile is part of a series that will run throughout May in celebration of National Military Appreciation Month.
1st Lt. Cara Novas Has Taken on a Big Personal Mission—to Support Her Fellow Marines
Novas, the caregiver for her wounded-veteran spouse and upcoming 2019 UMUC student commencement speaker, said her mission to support extends to the family members and others who sacrifice in serving alongside service members.
Editor’s note: This profile is part of a series that will run throughout May in celebration of National Military Appreciation Month.Continue Reading
A Commitment to Service and Education
Marine, entrepreneur and UMUC alumni Jake Messier keeps his promises on both
Editor’s note: This profile is the first in a series that will run throughout May in celebration of National Military Appreciation Month.Continue Reading
A Commitment to Service and Education
Marine, entrepreneur and UMUC alumni Jake Messier keeps his promises on both
Alumna Lynice Thorpe-Noel’s Journey from Poet to Command Sergeant Major at Fort Knox
When Lynice Thorpe-Noel left high school in Nashville, North Carolina, on her way to Norfolk State University 30 years ago, her career goal was to be a poet—to perhaps write greeting cards for Hallmark.
In a January ceremony hosted by Maj. Gen. Jason Evans, she became the first woman to be command sergeant major of the Army’s Human Resources Command at Fort Knox.Continue Reading
Giving Thanks: At UMUC Honoring, Serving Veterans and Active Military Students Is an Everyday Event
Like many University of Maryland University College faculty and staff members, Kristin Byerly, director of veteran initiatives for UMUC Stateside Military Operations has deep military connections.Continue Reading
Veterans Day Ceremony Honors Retired Army General and Marine Corps Sergeant
On the centennial of the end of World War I, the event that established Armistice Day (and ultimately Veterans Day), University of Maryland University College (UMUC) acknowledged the sacrifice of the veterans and active-duty service personnel and their families who make up half of its student body.Continue Reading
