UMBC Alumnus Becomes President of West Virginia University
According to Google Maps, it takes a little over three hours to get from Catonsville to Morgantown, West Virginia. For James P. Clements ’85, computer science, and ’91 M.S. and ’93 Ph.D., operations analysis, the journey has taken a little bit longer than that – about 27 years, in fact.
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Men’s Lacrosse Team Travels to Japan
The UMBC men’s lacrosse team just returned from an 11-day trip to Tokyo and Nagoya, Japan, where they participated in the 2009 International Friendship Games. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Games and a nearly-two-decade-long relationship between UMBC and the Japan Lacrosse Association (JLA).
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“Our Civic Voices” Gives Students Chance to Speak
College now feels attainable to students at Federal Hill Preparatory School in Baltimore, thanks to a UMBC afterschool program focusing on social studies. Assistant Professor of Political Science Tyson King-Meadows and students from his class, “Our Civic Voices,” visited Federal Hill Prep biweekly in spring 2009, engaging students in activities surrounding civic issues and self-governance.
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