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UMUC has academic clubs and professional organizations that students can join to learn more about their chosen field and to connect with others who have similar interests.

The Business and Executive Programs department is excited to launch the new One-Year Master of Business Administration program in fall 2011. This article provides a program overview and discusses unique features of the program design.

This presentation at the International Writing Center Association's annual conference describes an ongoing project at UMUC's Effective Writing Center: to create and deploy a variety of multimedia objects to support the teaching of writing.

This past May, the Biotechnology Studies Program held its annual spring symposium and career fair. This event has been held since 2004 in response to two critical questions raised by students:"Am I choosing the right field of study?" and "What are the job prospects once I graduate?"

This article provides an overview of the mission, expectations, and practices of a writing coach program for graduate students.

In fall 2009, the biotechnology program in UMUC's Graduate School of Management and Technology launched the pilot of a Web-based mentoring program. This article discusses the details of the mentoring program and invites you to visit its Web site.

In an attempt to create a networked learning community and to explore the symposium theme of innovation, the CIP's 2008 Annual Symposium was offered not only for a face-to-face audience and a live webcast for individuals and institutions across the country, but was also streamed live into the virtual world of Second Life.

Summary of an Interview with Program Director Dr. Mary Hoferek

As UMUC has evolved to maintain its status as one of the world's top non-traditional universities, there have been many new and exciting additions made to assist our students in the School of Undergraduate Studies (SUS). One of these additions is the Department of Academic Success (DAS)

Jim Howard is a strong proponent of well-organized, easy-to-navigate online classrooms that promote high levels of interaction among students and faculty members. He has learned from experience the importance of getting the class started off right by making his expectations for student interaction clear from the first week.