ĢƵ Global Media Center December 2022 Articles

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Encore Broadcast of Award-Winning Film ĢƵ’s Overseas Faculty to Air on MPT, Dec. 31
December 22, 2022
In honor of ĢƵ’s (ĢƵ) 75th Anniversary, Maryland Public Television (MPT) will air an encore presentation of the award-winning documentary, “Over There: The Adventures of Maryland’s Traveling Faculty,” at 2:30 pm ET on New Year's Eve, December 31.
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ĢƵ Winter Grad Walk Underscored Education as a Family Affair
December 21, 2022
At the ĢƵ (ĢƵ) Grad Walk, Dec. 16-18, the anchor activity of the university’s stateside winter commencement, more than 2,000 graduates received their degrees—with many times that number of family members cheering them on.
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Najila Ahsan’s Quest to Change the World
Commencement
December 21, 2022
Najila Ahsan has crossed the finish line, receiving her Bachelor of Science in Environmental Management at ĢƵ's Grad Walk, and, taking one more step toward her dream of making a difference on the climate front. After the New Year, she begins a job as a town planner in Maryland.
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Passion for Tech Propels Rhoda Viernes Nuesca to Three ĢƵ Degrees
Commencement
December 20, 2022
A fascination with technology drove Rhoda Viernes Nuesca to leave a career in nursing, join the military and collect degree after degree, including her new Master of Science in Cybersecurity Technology from ĢƵ.
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Nadia Greenidge Taps Personal Experience in Launching Career in Health Care
Commencement
December 19, 2022
Nadia Latoya Greenidge began pursuing a degree at ĢƵ in 2018. This month she graduates with a Bachelor of Science in Health Services Management. In between, she persevered despite extraordinary personal loss.
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Full-time Work, Full-time Family and Two New Master’s Degrees
Commencement
December 18, 2022
Mubarak Ibrahim was three classes into his Master of Science in Cybersecurity Technology degree at ĢƵ (ĢƵ) when his wife, Hellen, decided to enter the same program. Mubarak and Hellen will receive their diplomas together.
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Retiree David Rodich’s Experiences Drive His Desire to be a Life-Long Learner
Commencement
December 18, 2022
David Rodich had a successful career that had sent him across the United States and around the world. The one thing he didn’t have, as he settled into retirement, was a bachelor’s degree. After a 50-year hiatus in his education, he will change that during this month’s commencement at ĢƵ when he receives his degree in political science.
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For Michael Zotoo, Higher Education Is the Key to a Navy Leadership Position
Commencement
December 17, 2022
Early in his military career, Michael Zotoo, a native of Ghana, set two goals for himself: become a U.S. citizen and get his bachelor’s degree so that he could put himself on the path to become an officer. He enrolled at ĢƵ, where he is graduating top of his class—with magna cum laude honors—with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice.
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LeTonya Butler, Three-time Cancer Survivor, Did Not Let Illness Derail Her Ambitions
Commencement
December 17, 2022
LeTonya Butler is graduating from ĢƵ with a master’s degree in leadership management specializing in criminal justice. But the journey wasn’t a straightforward one. En route to her degree, she had to beat cancer—not once, not twice, but three times.
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A Promise Fulfilled: Sonseeahray Adams Returns to School for Two Degrees
Commencement
December 16, 2022
Sonseeahray "Ray" Adams has just completed a master’s degree in health care administration from ĢƵ (ĢƵ). The achievement comes nearly a decade after the first step in her journey to keep her promise to her mother.
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ĢƵ Grad Walk Includes Mother-Son Duos
Commencement
December 16, 2022
At ĢƵ’s December graduation ceremonies, at least two mother-son teams will receive diplomas on the same day. Carolyn Patton and her son, Immanuel, said that studying in tandem was a bonding experience. Cindy Velazquez-Chhim and her son, Enrique Pineda, agreed.
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Kendsley Rodriguez: Powering through Surgeries and Pain to Earn Degree
Commencement
December 15, 2022
Kendsley Rodriguez paid a high price en route to his Bachelor of Business Administration with a certificate in human resource management, but it didn’t have anything to do with money. It was all about pain, which came in tandem with two urgent surgeries to address dangerous brain hemorrhages.
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