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What Goes Around, Comes Around: Interviewing Dakota

Started as a student and ended as Staff, Dakota talks MCS

By: Rae Daniel I had the wonderful opportunity of interviewing my co-worker and former UMBC MCS student Dakota Boodhoo. While attending UMBC, Dakota was able to get an internship at a BCPL...

Posted: May 24, 2023, 5:15 PM

Graham Whaples, UMBC Alumni ‘19

By: Sophia Blackwell  Photo Credit: Ashley Harper Cottrell Meet Graham Whaples,  a UMBC Alumni, ‘19, MCS & American Studies, as he talks about his fond memories at UMBC as an Athletics...

Posted: May 24, 2023, 5:05 PM

Alumni Spotlight: Chloe Love Obispo, ‘22

By: Louna Temsah  Photo Credit: Chloe Love Obispo  Meet Chloe! A UMBC MCS and softball alumni. Chloe discusses new career opportunities and her current roles after graduation.   Could you...

Posted: May 24, 2023, 4:59 PM

Alumni Spotlight: Ashton Greenwood, ‘17

Ashton talks marketing jobs and Diamond Comic Distributors

By: Spencer Derrenberger Photo Credit: William Greenwood Meet Ashton Greenwood, an MCS alum from the class of 2016. During her time at UMBC, she worked on UMBC’s Bartleby Creative Arts...

Posted: May 23, 2023, 6:04 PM

Alumni Profile: Joey Scalise

Joey talks about how MCS follows him after graduating UMBC

By: Rae Daniel Photo Credit: Joey Scalise  Alumni and good friend of mine, Joey Scalise started his UMBC career in 2017. He graduated in 2021 and has since taken various topics he learned in...

Posted: May 23, 2023, 5:41 PM

Student Profile: James Parris

How Passion Drives Success

By: Ajel Balan Photo Credit: James Parris Meet James Parris - a senior of UMBC graduating this semester, completing his Media and Communication Studies major along with his Entrepreneurship...

Posted: May 19, 2023, 5:01 PM

Student Profile: Louna Temsah

By: Sophia Blackwell Photo Credit: Louna Temsah edited by Sophia Blackwell Being from Lebanon, what has the MCS degree taught you in terms of international relations and has it changed your...

Posted: May 11, 2023, 3:55 PM

Student Profile: Ajel Balan

Ajel talks about his passion for MCS and his internship

By: Spencer Derrenberger Photo Credit: Ajel Balan Senior MCS major Ajel Balan has been at UMBC since 2019 and is expecting to graduate in Spring 2023. Initially, Ajel started out with a...

Posted: May 3, 2023, 1:52 PM

Alumni Profile: Bradley Ingram

The Experience of Working In Public Relations

By: Ajel Balan Photo Credit: Cassie Semyon One of the many benefits of being a Media and Communication Studies major is the diversity of careers you can choose from. From being a copywriter...

Posted: May 1, 2023, 3:34 PM

Student Profile: Lewis Hollander

Why this student sports videographer chose UMBC

By: Jadyn Spradlin Photo Credit: Lewis Hollander Though Lewis Hollander is only a freshman at UMBC, his videography is on scale with work produced by professionals. His instagram account...

Posted: April 24, 2023, 10:10 AM