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Spring 2023

Campus Life student-athletes put hands in for cheer

Muscling Up Global Support

Worldwide Terps Group Provides Guidance, Community for International Student-Athletes

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Terps With Bushy Tails

With Popular Instagram Account, Students Keep an Eye on the Squirrels

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Tiny Turtles, Big Lessons

Hatchlings Bring Science, Math and History to Life

Campus Life singers perform on stage at SNL

Live From New York, It’s a Terp!

Choral Director and Singers Back Up Coldplay on ‘SNL’

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A Mental Health U-Turn

New Course Teaches Coping Skills to Stressed-Out Students

Campus Life dorm room withbed, desk and "Go Terps!" sign on wall

Moving to a Culture of Reuse

Store Offers Free, Gently Used Res Hall Requisites

Campus Life mare and foal run together at Campus Farm

A Wonder-foal Surprise

Terps Fundraise, Unite to Provide Quality Care for Unexpected Four-Legged Friend

Campus Life student speaks at podium during Agora dedication

A ‘Declaration of Unity’ in New Space

National Pan-Hellenic Council, Multicultural Greek Council Celebrate Agora’s Opening

News Child poses with Greg Heffley statue while holding "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" book

‘Wimpy Kid’ Statue Debuts in Stamp

Protagonist of Long-Running Jeff Kinney ’93 Book Series Immortalized on Campus

News students pose by giant "Do Good" icon

UMD Poised to Do More Good

New Opportunities Announced; Campus Icon Unveiled

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School of Public Policy Building Named for Thurgood Marshall

Future Supreme Court Justice Helped Desegregate UMD

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Deconstructing Maryland’s Open House

As UMD celebrates 25 years of Maryland Day, we share behind-the-scenes stories and stats

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D.C. History by the Forkful

Anthropology Alum’s Food Tour Dishes Out Tales From ‘Black Broadway,’ Taste of Immigrant Culinary Traditions

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An End to the Bleeding

The mayor of Knoxville, Tenn., picked up a UMD researcher’s book on preventing gun violence. The resulting partnership could be a model for how cities can create safer streets.

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Passings

Robert Douglas Tune ’67

Robert Douglas Tune ’67, of Parkville, Md., died on April 8, 2023, just shy of his 79th birthday. A proud Maryland native, Tune graduated from Mount St. Joseph High School before earning a bachelor's degree from UMD, a master's degree from Towson State…

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Nicholas C. Stewart ’06

Nicholas C. Stewart ’06 became a partner at Duane Morris LLP, where he represents a wide range of private funds. Most recently, he was a partner at Saul Ewing LLP. Stewart is a graduate of the George Washington University Law School.
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Kevin Reilly ’12

Kevin Reilly ’12 was appointed director of the board of directors at ABG Acquisition Corp., where he focuses on private equity strategies in health care.

Passings

Carol Lynn Main ’69

Carol Lynn Main ’69 died on April 9, 2023, at home near Lancaster, Pa. She was 77. Main was born in Baltimore and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Gettysburg College—where she met her future husband—and received her master's at UMD. Her passions were history…

Passings

Stephen Paul Bartels ’71

Stephen Paul Bartels ’71, of Webster, N.Y., died on May 4, 2023, at age 75. He grew up in Bethesda, Md., and became an ophthalmologist at the Eye Research Institute of Boston after marrying his wife, Judith Anne Bartels, in 1978. His lifelong dream was to…
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Natalia Sokolova ’98

Natalia Sokolova ’98 was appointed chief operating officer by Cytta Corp. She spent the past decade leading investor relations for publicly traded U.S. and Canadian firms globally.

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Amber D. Jackson ’11

Amber D. Jackson ’11 accepted the Senior Employee of the Year award from the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. She is an expert in Insider Threat training and earned the award with over two years of government service.

Passings

Diane Alexander Shankman ’66

Diane Alexander Shankman ’66 of Silver Spring, Md., died on May 7, 2023, at age 78. She graduated from Wheaton High School and graduated from UMD with a degree in textiles and clothing. Shankman held a variety of positions in the federal government,…