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News Updates and Briefs
Letter
from USM Chancellor William E. Kirwan
University
System of Maryland Chancellor William E. Kirwan wishes
to commend faculty and staff at University System of
Maryland institutions. Read his letter here.
Mirja Clement Exhibition Opens in Finland
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| Eva Allen (right), a collegiate associate professor of art history,
traveled to Helsinki, Finland, in April 2005 to attend
the opening of an exhibition of works by Mirja Clement
(left), a UMUC alumnus who took several art history
classes from Allen. The exhibition was held in the
Haikko Mansion in the town of Porvoo, not far from
Helsinki, and included illustrations in gouache and
watercolor, many from Clements’ book, Those Were
the Days, which included a foreword
by Allen. Allen and Clement are pictured here with
some of Clement's work on display in Haikko Mansion. |
Motivational
Speaker Draws 340 to UMUC Open House
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A free presentation by acclaimed
motivational speaker and trainer Karin Malkowski Stende,
entitled “Your
Life is Now”—sponsored by UMUC—drew
about 340 people to the University’s Inn and Conference
Center April 30, 2005. The event doubled as an open
house for students interested in attending the University
and generated more than 800 leads.
UMUC Joins OPNET’S University Program
UMUC has joined OPNET’S University Program, using OPNET ITGURU simulation software as a component of its online “virtual laboratory” for Networking Essentials (CMIT 265) in the School of Undergraduate Studies and Data Communications and Networks (MSIT 640) in the Graduate School of Management and Technology. |
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