INFO Alumni Updates & Opportunities
Stay connected, support students, enjoy events, network, and engage in lifelong learning! Joining the UMD Alumni Association, serving on an INFO Alumni Network committee or board, volunteering to help at a college event, making a donation to support a college program or student scholarship fund, or providing career advice to current students as a guest speaker—these are all great ways to stay connected to the UMD INFO College. Alumni also have the opportunity to enjoy free and discounted UMD events and INFO events for lifelong learning, networking, or just for fun! Alumni who join the UMD Alumni Association automatically become members of the INFO Alumni Network (also known as the iSchool Alumni Network), which focuses on supporting new generations of INFO students through scholarships, mentorship, internships, and industry connections. Network members also enjoy regularly scheduled INFO-specific alumni networking and social events.
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Holly McIntyre, MLIS Alumna 2010
Meet Holly McIntyre, Alumna & Archivist for NASA Goddard
“The MLIS program taught me archival theory, which is huge – it keeps me on my path,” says Holly McIntyre, MLIS Alumna and Archivist for NASA Goddard. In 2015, Holly became the first-ever archivist for NASA Goddard. She took 60 years of history and materials and created today’s Goddard Archives.
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CAP students in the Expanded Arts Summer Job Program enjoy a lunch break, circa 1970 (Photo courtesy of Robert Breck Chapman Photographs at Special Collections & Archives, University of Baltimore)
Uncovering the Buried History of Baltimore’s Arts and Culture
The Inheritance Baltimore program is one of the many ways MLIS alumna, Angela Koukoui, is providing better access to her community’s hi …
PhD Alumni Spotlight: No Such Thing as Perfect in Research – Jes Koepfler, ‘14
Wayfinding through our integrated digital world as a UX research leader.
PhD Alumni Spotlight: The Fight for Access to Justice – Ursula Gorham, ‘15
How an alumni is working towards improving access to critical online legal resources and striving to close the “justice gap.”
PhD Alumni Spotlight: Navigating the HUman eXperience – Gagan Jindal, ‘20
Gagan Jindal’s unexpected journey to creating a more accessible and meaningful user experience for all.
PhD Alumni Spotlight: Examining the "Datafication" of Family Life – Priya Kumar, PhD ‘21
From interests in public policy and journalism, to a fascination for social media’s influence on entire industries, Priya Kumar “fe …
PhD Alumni Spotlight: To Build or Not to Build? – Myeong Lee, PhD ‘19
While planning his Master’s degree thesis, Myeong Lee was offered a simple question – “Do you want to build something or understand s …
Alumni Spotlight: Alumnus Turns a New Page After 40-Year Career in Librarianship and History – William Peniston ‘87
William Peniston, MLS ’87, proclaims himself an “old-fashioned librarian,” trained in the management of rare books, special colle …
Alumni Spotlight: Alumna’s Mission to Grow Promising Businesses Through the Power of Data – Vyjayanthi Kamath, MIM ‘20
Vyjayanthi Kamath, MIM ’20, became increasingly captivated by the intersection of data, marketing, and product development after watc …
Alumni Profile: Gabriel Cruz, MIM, Class of 2021
Enterprise systems and IT development demand expertise and adaptability in a rapidly evolving technology field