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Winter 2023

Campus Life A video projection shows photos and newspaper clippings of slain Black men

‘Food’ for Thought

Performance Piece Asks Tough Questions Via Unexpected Messenger: Puppets

 Campus Life Plane tickets, passport and plane in the clouds

Roam Again

Terps on Board in Return to Study Abroad

 Campus Life Sister Maureen Schrimpe

‘A Mission of Welcome’

Nun Nutritionist Has Served UMD Students for 30 Years

 Campus Life collage of images from Jen Golbeck's social media accounts

The Secrets to Social Success

Students Learn to Game Algorithms and Grow Audiences in Popular Class

 Campus Life combat robots with "FLIP," "CRUSH" and "SPIN" written in comic book-style

Gearing Up for Battle

Sparks—and Creativity—Fly When Combat Robotics Club Enters Arena

 Campus Life students play esports

UMD Esports Comes Online

RecWell Program Puts Teams Into Elite Competition

 News Aerial rendering of Aviation Landing

A Flying Start for Greater College Park

Aviation Landing to Rise Across From Metro Station

 News Student hugs Testudo statue

UMD Makes $20M Investment in Need-Based Financial Aid

Terrapin Commitment Program to Expand Support for Pell Grant-Eligible, In-State Students

 News Confetti falls at ceremonial groundbreaking event

‘A Hub for Discussion, Innovation and Discovery’

Ceremonial Groundbreaking Held for Zupnik Hall

 Parting Shot collage of arts photos from around campus

Staging a Revolution

Terps Have Endless Opportunities to Explore, Innovate in the Arts

 Features The image depicts a historical moment during World War II in April 1942, showing Japanese Americans arriving by train at the Santa Anita Park assembly center in California.

Truth in Exile

Decades after more than 100,000 Japanese Americans were forced into camps during World War II, a UMD archival expert is making sure the dark history of their management finally comes to light.

 Features Maryland’s vanishing tobacco barn is surrounded by trees

Structural Damage

Maryland’s vanishing tobacco barns represent the vestiges of slavery and a legacy of disease. UMD historic preservationists are racing to document them anyway.

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Rob Garner ’06, M.L.S. ’11

Rob Garner ’06, M.L.S. ’11 was named news chief of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. He’s served in various roles at Goddard since 2007, most recently as digital lead for web and social media, and acting news chief.

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Jason Isenberg ’96

Jason Isenberg ’96 joined the board of directors of Intelligent Bio Solutions, a company formerly known as GBS that develops noninvasive, real-time diagnostic testing for patients and their primary health practitioners at point of care. Isenberg currently…

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Gregory Smallwood ’88

Gregory Smallwood ’88 was named chief legal officer and corporate secretary at loanDepot, a consumer lending and real estate services provider. Prior to loanDepot, Smallwood served as general counsel and executive vice president of Caliber Home Loans,…

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Kristen Connelly ’05

Kristen Connelly ’05 was hired as a director on the talent solutions team at Crowe LLP, a public accounting, consulting and technology firm in the U.S.
Tim Zhang headshot

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Tim Zhang ’05

Tim Zhang ’05 joined Middleburg Communities as principal and vice president of indirect investments, working out of the firm’s headquarters in Vienna, Va. He came from Sunac China Holdings Limited and received his MBA in finance and accounting from New…
Ed Ault headshot

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Ed Ault ’00, M. Arch. ’04

Ed Ault ’00, M. Arch. ’04 was named vice president and director of design at Middleburg Communities. A registered architect, Ault was previously an associate principal at Dwell Design Studio and director of design for AvalonBay Communities.
DeWayne Wickham headshot

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DeWayne Wickham ’74

DeWayne Wickham ’74 was named public editor of the Baltimore Banner. He began his journalism career as an intern with The (Baltimore) Evening Sun and over the next 45 years, worked as a broadcast and print journalist for media organizations including USA…
Jeffrey MacLauchlan headshot

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Jeffrey MacLauchlan ’82

Jeffrey MacLauchlan ’82 assumed the role of EVP, CFO and treasurer of CACI International, a provider of expertise and technology to government enterprise and mission customers. He joined CACI in May 2022 as a senior vice president on the finance team.…