Message from the Alumni Engagement Team
Greetings Alumni,
Happy new year! We hope you had a great time with family and friends over the holidays. Campus may be quiet now before the students come back for the spring semester, but we can’t wait to see it liven up again. 100 Nights for seniors is right around the corner, so we want you to take this time to reminisce about your final year at Notre Dame. What memories immediately come to mind? Let us know what your favorite tradition was when you were a student!
We also want to let the alumni community know that we are currently looking for a new Director of Alumni Engagement. Alexandra DeJohn has transitioned to a private school outside of Baltimore. She was with us for almost three years, and we can’t thank her enough for everything that she did for our office.
As we continue to plan engaging events and exciting initiatives for the new year, let us know what you want! Is there a certain type of event or volunteer opportunity Notre Dame alumni would love? We want to hear your great ideas. The Reunion Committee is also looking for members for 2024. So, if your class year ends in a 4 or 9, we need you to help plan this year’s Alumni Weekend! If you would like to get involved, please reach out to us at ndmalum@ndm.edu.
Warmly,
Your Alumni Engagement Team
Alumni White Label Webinars
Notre Dame of Maryland University graduates are life-long learners! The Office of Alumni Engagement is thrilled to provide a new opportunity for our alumni all over the world to engage with and continue their love of learning. You now have exclusive access to a range of white-label webinars and online events hosted by industry and subject experts in their fields. These one-hour virtual webinars give you the ability to boost your personal and professional skills, knowledge and understanding at no cost to you. See what Debra Ferreira Berube '77 has to say about her experience with the webinars:
“Since the inception of the White Label Webinar Series at NDMU I have signed up for as many of the webinars that my professional and personal schedule allow me to participate in. More recently I participated in "How to Close Your Power and Confidence Gaps and Reach Your Highest Potential" as well as "Don't Leave a Mess: How to Disaster-Proof Your Family Legacy." In December I registered to attend "How to Bring Who You Are and What You Do Into Alignment". Each webinar I attended to date has offered outstanding speakers, and I have gained insight on how to improve myself both in my personal interactions as well as with my professional contacts. I highly recommend these webinar offerings to other alums. Take time from your day and do this for yourself, you are worth it.” - Deb
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NDMU, Maryland University of Integrative Health Announce Acquisition Agreement
Notre Dame of Maryland University and Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH) have announced an agreement for NDMU to acquire MUIH, which would merge MUIH’s graduate-level programs in integrative health and wellness into a new School of Integrative Health at NDMU. The acquisition transaction is expected to occur in early 2024, subject to receipt of regulatory and accrediting agency approvals and various other milestones, with the second-step merger of MUIH programs into NDMU anticipated to take place in late 2024 or 2025. This merger would incorporate MUIH’s programs with NDMU’s already robust health sciences offerings. Following the expected acquisition and merger, NDMU will become the first comprehensive University in the country to have a school dedicated to integrative health.
If you have any questions about this acquisition, you can read through the FAQ page.
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New Opportunity for Student-Alumni Connections
Dinner with Gators, our newest program for NDMU alumni and members of the Student Alumni Leadership Council (SALC), has been a great success! An early introduction to our Alumni Association will help our students, or alumni-in-training, gain a more realistic understanding of what it means to be an alum of NDMU. Through intentionally matched dinners and conversations, Dinner with Gators connects generations of NDMU alumni with current undergraduate students in SALC. At the dinners, students learn how to stay involved with and connected to NDMU after graduation.
This past fall, three gracious alumni hosted a small group of students for dinner at various locations around Baltimore. See what one alum had to say about her experience:
"The experience was very rewarding and our conversations were rich with discussions on various topics. I hope that I inspired each student to continue to strive for excellence. They alone with God's grace can determine their own destiny." - Dr. Monique L. Turner '03 Pharm.D. '15
Email ndmalum@ndm.edu if you would like to learn more about becoming a Dinner with Gators host!
Like Mother, Like Daughter: Legacy Family Bonds through Shared Notre Dame Experience
Maureen Ritcey DeGrange '99 returned to campus this fall, a visit which was extra special as she has been able to spend time with her daughter during her first semester. Kathryn DeGrange '27 is one of 15 students in the Class of 2027 with a family member who had previously attended Notre Dame. Kathryn is enrolled in the School of Nursing’s Entry-Level BSN program, aiming to join her mother in the nursing profession, and she is also following in her mother’s footsteps as a multi-sport athlete at NDMU.
“Everything sort of clicked for me that night. To have Kathryn there along with my friends from college, and knowing that Notre Dame creates a forever community that she’s now going to be a part of, it was a really special moment. It’s great knowing that we will be able to continue sharing these experiences together.” – Maureen
“It’s been nice to talk with her about what’s going on around campus. Some things have obviously changed since she was here. I’ll send her pictures of places that have been renovated, and she’ll send me Facebook posts from the school when she sees me in a picture or notices some big event happening. I’ve been really happy here so far – attending NDMU has definitely created an additional bond between the two of us.” – Kathryn
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Fall and Winter Athletics Update
Men’s Basketball – The men’s basketball team achieved a major milestone on December 9, when the Gators topped Valley Forge by a 69-60 final to earn the program’s first victory in its debut season. K’Won Johnson (15.6 points per game) and Jalen Yates (12.7 points per game) are leading the team in scoring through the first 11 games.
Women’s Basketball – The women’s basketball team sits atop the United East Skye division standings, and the Gators are currently on an eight-game winning streak to move their season record to 9-4 (6-0 UE). First-year forward Amani Watts, who is averaging 18.8 points per game, earned her fourth United East Player of the Week award on Monday. Notre Dame is looking to return to the NCAA Division III tournament for a second-consecutive season.
Women’s Cross Country – The cross country team competed in the United East Championship meet hosted by Cairn University on Saturday, Oct. 28. NDMU's top finisher at the championship was Francisca Biann, who completed the 6,000-meter course in a time of 44:25.0.
Men's Soccer – The men's soccer team earned a trip to the United East postseason tournament in its first year of competition, finishing as the No. 6 seed in the Skye division. The Gators finished the fall with an overall record of 5-8-2 (3-4-1 UE), with Frank Olszewski earning United East co-Coach of the Year honors.
Women's Soccer – The women's soccer team returned to postseason play for the first time since 2021 after clinching the No. 6 seed in the United East Skye division. Three student-athletes earned all-conference accolades for the Gators, who finished with an overall record of 6-9-0 (4-5-0 UE).
Women's Volleyball – The women's volleyball team advanced to a conference championship match for a fifth-consecutive season, dropping a tight four-set match to Cedar Crest in the United East Skye division final. The Gators, who had won 11-straight matches prior to that setback, went 16-9 overall on the year, including an 8-1 mark in conference play. Paulina Hernandez was honored as the United East Skye Division Defensive Player of the Year.
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