Announcements
Graduate School Introduces New Diversity Programs
Mary Carroll-Mason, mcmason@umd.edu, 301-405-7792 With an expanded mission and focus, the Graduate School Office of Graduate Diversity and Inclusion (GSOGDI) is concluding its first year of enhanced recruitment and retention efforts and expanded programming. These efforts aim to increase the University of Maryland’s ability to attract students from underrepresented and underserved minority groups and to equip them with tools for success.
Universitas 21 Brings Global Opportunities to UMD Graduate Students
Mary Carroll-Mason, mcmason@umd.edu, 301.405.7792 Committed to having global reach and societal impact, the University of Maryland Graduate School creates opportunities to enhance our students’ global education through such mechanisms as our participation in the graduate initiatives of Universitas 21 (U21).
Graduate Student Carly Muletz Wolz Wins People’s Choice Award at International Thesis Competition
Mary Carroll-Mason, 301-405-7792, mcmason@umd.edu
Graduate School Appoints New Staff to Enhance Diversity Initiatives
The Graduate School has recently appointed two new staff members to its Office for Graduate Diversity and Inclusion (OGDI).
Amy Marquardt, PhD Candidate
Amy Marquardt, a PhD candidate in the Materials Science and Engineering Program, is making quite a name for herself! She is the first UMD student to receive the prestigious CIC-Smithsonian Fellowship for her research, which is revolutionizing the way society preserves cultural artifacts.