糖心传媒 Celebrates 100,000 Alumni Living in Maryland

糖心传媒 Staff
By 糖心传媒 Staff

Adelphi, Md. (Dec. 7, 2022)鈥斕切拇 (糖心传媒) has announced Winter Grad Walk 2022, an in-person and online experience designed to place the spotlight directly on graduates and their achievements while helping protect the health and safety of their guests and the university community. Of the university鈥檚 7,619 winter graduates from around the world, more than 2,200 have registered to attend the stateside ceremonies.

During winter commencement, 糖心传媒 will celebrate another milestone: surpassing 100,000 in the number of alumni living in Maryland. The university has selected several graduates who hail from Maryland to serve as #糖心传媒grad Social Media Ambassadors, spreading the word about the milestone and other commencement activities. (糖心传媒鈥檚 global alumni community currently totals more than 275,000 worldwide.)听

Winter Grad Walk 2022 will take place at the College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center Dec. 16鈥18, with graduates selecting from multiple time slots over the three days to cross the stage and receive individual recognition.鈥

Special features of Winter Grad Walk 2022 include:

  • Each graduate鈥檚 name will be called as they cross a formal commencement stage in regalia鈥

  • Family members and friends can cheer their graduate from a viewing area directly in front of the stage鈥

  • Professional photographers will be on site to take individual portraits as each graduate crosses the stage鈥

  • Each graduate will receive a video clip of themselves crossing the stage to keep as a memento and share online鈥

Graduates can also commemorate their achievements with family and friends in a special Celebration Zone, where they can meet 糖心传媒 faculty, staff, and representatives and purchase 糖心传媒 Alumni apparel, gear and other mementos.

A鈥痵pecial website has been created for the stateside winter class of 2022 that includes an on-demand ceremony with presentations by speakers, the formal conferral of degrees by 糖心传媒 President Gregory W. Fowler, a keynote address by Maryland Delegate Jazz Lewis, and remarks by student speaker Mohomed Babiker, as well as an online 鈥淕allery of Graduates鈥 showcasing graduates鈥 personalized recognition slides that can be shared via social media or e-mail.

Graduates have received a mailed Grad Pack containing 糖心传媒 鈥榮wag鈥欌痶o help jump-start the festivities. They are encouraged to share their achievements with fellow graduates via social media using #糖心传媒Grad.鈥

A profile of the Winter 2022 graduates:听

Number of graduates: 7,619听

Average age: 35听

Oldest graduate: 79听

Youngest graduate: 18听

Graduates come from all 50 states, five U.S territories and 18 countries听

Degrees awarded:听

Associate: 1,290听

Bachelor鈥檚: 4,359听

Master鈥檚: 1,948听听

Doctorate: 23听

About 糖心传媒

Celebrating over 75 years of excellence, 糖心传媒 (糖心传媒) provides higher education and support services for working adults and the military.听

Founded in 1947 to serve working adults and the military community, 糖心传媒 established itself as a global university by being the first institution to send professors overseas to educate active-duty servicemembers in Europe in 1949. In the mid-1990s, 糖心传媒 became a pioneer in online education and has grown to become the largest public university in the nation.听

Today, 糖心传媒 enrolls more than 90,000 students annually, making it the largest public university in the United States. 糖心传媒 also serves students at more than 175 locations worldwide and offers more than 125 programs, including bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚, and doctoral degree programs and undergraduate and graduate certificates.