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Students Stories
Alex Pyles
Alex's professors are his most trusted advisors. He has taken his faculty connections and Retriever Weekly
connections and turned them into an internship at The Baltimore Sun. Read more
Sharri Rohde
Sharri played on the America East-champion women's basketball team, researched with Dr. Schultz in the social development
lab, worked on campus and still managed to find time for academics.
Find out how Sharri balances it all.
Scott Johnson
Scott got involved from his first day on campus. Now he participates in a variety of social and philothanpy activities
through his fraternity and the Korean Student Association. Read more
Pamela Mulé
Pamela's focus in economics is preparing her for an M.B.A. by allowing her hands-on experience working at a
top a financial institution. Read more
Mike Fasulo
Mike is a self-admitted history buff. As a Humanities Scholar, he is interning with the Oral History Center to interview
Chesapeake Bay fishermen. He collects, researches and documents the stories, an opportunity usually reserved for graduate students.
Read more
Murteza Shahkolahi
Murteza transferred to UMBC from Montgomery College. Find out how his
experience as an EMT on campus has shaped his life.
Justin Frye
Justin went to the NCAAs and helped make history at UMBC with the men's
basketball team.
Learn more about how Justin balances athletics
and academics.
Isaac Matthews
Isaac is pursuing his dream of becoming an astronaut and conducting research in aeronautics. Find out how being
an athlete enriches his academic experience.
Katie Chrzanowski
Katie made Matisse come to life using computer animation. Find out how the Imaging Research Center has given
her real-world experience.
Charlene Kuo
Charlene is studying Pepsi's global marketing. She's looking at economic development, political changes and
pop stars all in the same project. Read more
Josh Bolich
Josh studied in Australia with students from around the globe.
That and being the first Center for Women and Information Technology Scholar have shaped the way he sees the world.
Read more
Chris Morris
Chris transferred to UMBC to take advantage of the accelerated master’s
program in economic policy analysis. Learn how the admissions process
made his transition exciting and stress-free.
Casey Smith
Casey is not your stereotypical athlete who only cares about conditioning for and training in her sport. Though
soccer is important, she spends her free time at UMBC conditioning and training for making her mark on the real world.
Find out how Casey is making UMBC hers.
Carla Valenzuela
Carla traveled to Japan to research obesity but learning about another culture
also made her more open to new methods and ideas. Find
out how Carla clinched the Goldwater Scholarship.
Aaron Moss
Aaron was nurtured as an artist.
The theatre faculty helped prepare him for graduate programs at Harvard and Yale. Read more
Eric Grollman
Eric is taking a lead role in building campus traditions. He has been a
teaching assistant, a researcher, a peer advisor and a student relief aid for
Alternative Spring Break in New Orleans. Read more
Gabrielle Wyatt
Gabrielle could have chosen to attend a private, Ivy-League or out-of-state
university, but she did not. She is taking advantage of service-learning opportunities
to learn more on-site than she would have in any lecture hall. Read more
Christie Finn
Christie is taking advantage of study abroad experiences to deepen her understanding
of classical music by immersing herself in different cultures. Read
more about how Christie is broadening her horizons.
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