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Spring 2022

Campus Life Collage of Jared Bernhardt playing lacrosse, football

Dual Threat

Former Lacrosse Star Adds Football Title to Superb Collegiate Career

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Peace in Minds

With Tears, Hugs and Anger, International Crowd Condemns Invasion

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Sounding the ‘Factory’ Whistle

New Engineering Building Expands Students’ and Researchers’ Opportunities to Innovate

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Ph.D. Research: Why Goths Age Happily

Terp Investigating Whether Elder Goths Hold Secret to Aging Happily

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A Foothold for Refugees

UMD Welcomes Afghan Arrivals to Campus Residences

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A Puppet by Any Other Name

Exhibit Highlights the Art Form’s Variety

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A Decade of Do Good Times

Student Competition Changed the Lives of Its Veterans—and Transformed Their Ventures

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La Plata Beach’s Cool Transformation

SGA, RecWell Install Skating Rink to Temporarily Create Winter Wonderland on Campus

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TerrapinSTRONG From the Start

Onboarding Initiative Introduces Terps to UMD’s History, Values

 Campus Life Two fencers fence in wheelchairs

En Garde for Accessibility

New Equipment Allows Students Who Use Wheelchairs to Participate in Fencing Club

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Karla Galva ’01

Karla Galva ’01 joined Essex Realty Group. Prior to joining Essex, Galva worked in marketing and transaction management for a residential real estate brokerage firm.

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Shauro Bagchi ’06

Shauro Bagchi ’06 was elected to the governance committee of law firm Maslon LLP. Bagchi is a partner in and co-chair of Maslon’s Corporate & Securities Group.

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Haley Kaufman ’86

Haley Kaufman ’86 was named to Working Mother Magazine’s ranking of “Top Wealth Advisor Moms.” She was also named to Forbes’ list of best in-state women wealth advisors. Kaufman is a financial advisor for Bank of America Merrill in Washington, D.C.
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Michele Hayes ’12

Michele Hayes ’12 was named partner at law firm Niles, Barton & Wilmer. Hayes represents clients in state and federal trial and appellate courts, mediations and arbitrations across the country.

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Bruce Fekrat ’94

Bruce Fekrat ’94 was appointed chief counsel of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission. He was previously executive director and associate general counsel at CME Group. Fekrat received his J.D. and LL.M. (with distinction) in securities and financial…
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Pete Casasanto ’02

Pete Casasanto ’02 was hired as chief biopharma officer at Sophia Genetics. Prior to this role, he was vice president of new commercialization initiatives at CellCarta. He holds an MBA in pharmaceutical management from Drexel University and a master’s…
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Liz Sara ’80

Liz Sara ’80 was hired as president of the SCORE Foundation, which supports startups, entrepreneurs and small businesses around the country. She was previously the first female chair of the Dingman Center of Entrepreneurship.
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Megan Heiman M. Jour. ’14

Megan Heiman M. Jour. ’14 was named deputy mayor of Binghamton, N.Y. Heiman previously worked as an assistant to the mayor for neighborhood and youth affairs. Before that, she was a newspaper reporter for The Press & Sun-Bulletin in Binghamton and the…