The goal of most graduate students is to learn new knowledge that they can apply in the workforce right away.
Category Archives: Stories of Success
An Entrepreneurial Adventure into Yoga and Wellness
Join us for this episode of UMBC’s Mic’D Up Podcast featuring Elyse Preston, a graduate student in the Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Leadership Graduate Program at UMBC. We chat about her educational and entrepreneurial journeys and how they have led her to open her small business venture, Be More Connected.
Prepared for Opportunities in Cybersecurity [PODCAST]
Being prepared for opportunities when they arrive is something most every smart professional seeks. The time to prepare for opportunities in an industry like Cybersecurity is now so that when those opportunities present themselves, you are ready.
The Importance of Amplifying Community Voices [PODCAST]
At UMBC, we love to hear stories of how our students end up in our classrooms. For Kiaron Bailey ’21, M.P.S. Community Leadership, the reason was very clear.
Primed to Pivot | UMBC Stories of Success
When it comes to career success, an agile mindset can take a professional to new levels. Michael Schlitzer ’21, M.P.S. Data Science, understands this and is primed to pivot in his career journey.
From Student to Practitioner | UMBC Stories of Success [VIDEO]
The journey from student to practitioner is a rewarding one, especially when you can apply the very things learned in the classroom to the real-world.
Frustration is a Good Thing in Learning
At first sight of the the word frustration, most of us might not relate it to something positive. But Chuck Rainville ’21, PBC, UMBC Data Science Graduate Program, feels it was instrumental in his learning.
The Grace to Learn – A Community Leadership Perspective [PODCAST]
One of the crucial things that community leadership does is it brings people from a lot of different lenses together.
Growing In New Ways through Data Science | UMBC Stories of Success
We recently had the pleasure of interviewing UMBC graduate student, Michael Schlitzer, about his experience studying Data Science at UMBC-Shady Grove. Here’s what he had to say!
Weaving an Entrepreneurial Spirit into Science [PODCAST]
In this episode of UMBC’s Mic’d Up Podcast, we welcome alumna, Natasha Wedderburn ’17 & ’20, MPS Biotechnology & MPS Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Leadership, to chat about weaving an entrepreneurial spirit into science when it comes to the pursuit of a new venture in community gardening and composting in Baltimore City.