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"We as teachers learn as much from our students as they do from us."
- Bill McCaffrey, UMUC Faculty Member
MyUMUC Story - More Stories:
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Multi-talented professor Chuck Sterin is a successful screenwriter, author, producer, and photographer with a mission to teach and inspire students not only through the courses he teaches, but also through his professional work. |
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Faculty member Catherine Campbell’s rich and active history with UMUC began with a teaching position in Maryland in 1989. Since that year, she has contributed in many capacities to the university’s School of Undergraduate Studies (SUS), and has been able to travel and teach from anywhere there’s an Internet connection. |
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Sylvia Palm provides her UMUC students with real-world examples in the classroom, and offers high school students hands-on experience in a unique robot-building competition. |
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When Maurice Hladik ran into his friend and colleague Jane Ross in Seoul, Korea, he couldn’t have imagined how the course of events would ultimately unfold. Read Maurice's Story |
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UMUC graduate students have at least one thing in common—they are required to take UCSP 611, Introduction to Graduate Library Research Skills. It is only natural that this important gateway course is taught by Laureen Marchand— a librarian, artist, teacher, mentor, writer, and editor, who has personally experienced the value of fine-tuned research skills in her multi-faceted career. Read Laureen's Story |
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In his long career in corrections, William Sondervan has met some of the world’s most infamous criminals. He’s had conversations with Charles Manson, George Wallace assassin Arthur Bremmer, John Lennon assassin Mark Chapman, Washington, D.C., snipers Muhammad and Malvo, and “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski. While he describes these encounters as “interesting,” they don’t constitute the defining moments of his career. Read William's Story |
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Joan Bevelaqua is not only a respected and well-liked collegiate professor of art at UMUC, she is also an accomplished artist who has widely exhibited her work throughout Maryland, D.C., and Virginia for the past 15 years. |
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As a UMUC School of Undergraduate Studies faculty member, Sharon Pinder makes a significant impact on her students worldwide. But her accomplishments extend far beyond UMUC. Read Sharon's Story |
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Since 2000, Michele Washington has enjoyed teaching information systems management classes as an adjunct professor at UMUC. When she’s not at her “day job,” Washington can often be found in the kitchen, baking delectable gourmet treats. Read Michele's Story |
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Dawn Smith has seen the pyramids and tombs in Egypt, gone on an African safari, explored the Galapagos Islands, and watched the Carribean World Series in Caracas. Thanks to the flexibility of UMUC's online program, she is able to enjoy both of her passions—teaching and travel. Read Dawn's Story |
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Robert Beauchamp a director and professor of UMUC's environmental management and energy resources programs. He looks back on the growth of the environmental management program, as well as toward the future. Read Robert's Story |
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An accomplished author, Thomas Huelsmann is also the director and a professor of the Master of Distance Education program. Read Thomas's Story |
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Subash Bijlani brings more than business savvy to UMUC—he brings an award-winning international perspective. Read Subash Bijlani's Story |
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When Patti Wolf is not at her “day job," she is an award-winning seamstress who spends much of her time teaching quilting classes and making quilts to help charitable causes. Read Patti Wolf's Story |
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Bill McCaffrey shares his life-changing experience of teaching to learn in China. Read Bill McCaffrey's Story |
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Whether escaping a resurgence of magma from a volcano or climbing one of the world’s most dangerous mountains, Art Huseonica is no stranger to adventure. Read Art Huseonica's Story |
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Robert Goodwin is UMUC's resident expert on China—one of the world's most dynamic business environments. Read Robert Goodwin's Story in The Achiever! (PDF) |
