Under a new corporate collaboration with University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) and Amazon Web Services (AWS), a group of service members has been going through the Amazon Apprenticeship program since early November. The apprenticeship is a U.S. Department of Labor-certified program that offers a combination of paid immersive learning and on-the-job training with Amazon.Continue Reading
One thing Darius Michael ’20 looked forward to most after being awarded a coveted U.S. State Department Foreign Affairs Information Technology (FAIT) fellowship last May, was traveling to Washington, D.C., to meet with Director General Carol Z. Perez and other ranking officials of the U.S. Foreign Service. But, courtesy of the coronavirus pandemic, orientation became a four-day virtual happening instead; The change of plan he said did not dampen his enthusiasm one bit.Continue Reading
Adelphi, Md. (Jan. 5, 2021)—Mallory Lawrence, a 2019 graduate of the University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) Master’s of Cybersecurity Management and Policy program was recently named a finalist in the Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program administered by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). He was one of 551 finalists selected from approximately 6,800 applicants for the 2021 program year.Continue Reading
Adelphi, Md. (Dec. 9, 2020)—University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC), the largest online public university in the country, and Apex Systems, a world-class technology services firm, announced today an alliance that aims to increase upskilling and reskilling Apex consultants and employees with a focus on military veterans getting jobs in the cybersecurity field.Continue Reading
What a year 2020 has been. The Covid-19 pandemic has had an impact on our lives in so many ways—how we work, conduct business, socialize, learn and simply go about our daily routines.Continue Reading
Adelphi, Md. (Nov. 17, 2020)—On Saturday, Nov. 7, University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) cybersecurity competition teams claimed 1st and 3rd place, as well as three additional top 20 places, in the Ninth Annual Mid-Atlantic Gigabit Innovation Collaboratory (MAGIC) Competition, a capture-the-flag (CTF) event that included more than 190 students across the United States and Estonia.Continue Reading
Breaking into the field of cybersecurity can be daunting. Likewise, the difficult decision of whether to follow a technical or management and policy route is, perhaps, equally overwhelming. Choosing the right path, said a trio of former University of Maryland Global Campus students, often depends on one’s academic and professional goals.Continue Reading
Chike Patrick Chike, University of Maryland Global Campus adjunct assistant professor of cybersecurity, teamed with cybersecurity graduate student Olubusayo Ladelokun to discuss challenges related to online and hybrid learning—and outline remedies—during the Oct. 14 session of the university’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month webinar series.Continue Reading
Join University of Maryland Global Campus leaders and special cybersecurity industry guests throughout the month for a webinar series to promote online safety and best practices.Continue Reading
Steve Muthomi always wanted to work in information technology, so he began his career journey by pursuing a bachelor’s degree in information systems management at the University of Central Oklahoma. But once he joined the U.S. Army in 2014, he found that juggling school and work was a bigger challenge than he anticipated.Continue Reading
