POSTED ON 07/07/21
After well over a year of classes being offered almost entirely online and all services being delivered remotely, the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) community is excited to have begun a phased return to campus this summer and to prepare for a full reopening for the fall semester.
We look... Read more
POSTED ON 06/28/21
The late Clifford Kendall, former chair of the University System of Maryland’s Board of Regents and a longtime member of the USG Board of Advisors, and his wife, Camille, generously established the annual Kendall Service Awards to recognize faculty, program leaders, and staff who have provided... Read more
POSTED ON 06/15/21
In this news release from the Montgomery County Government, the Universities at Shady Grove is recognized for the pivotal role it plays with its university partners in educating students and growing the STEM workforce in our region. This inaugural meeting of the partnership was followed by an MOU... Read more
POSTED ON 06/14/21
When it comes to questions that students at the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) may have about whether or not to get a COVID-19 vaccination, we thought there was no better place to turn for some perspective than from their fellow students at USG.
Three such voices are highlighted in this short... Read more
POSTED ON 06/14/21
The widespread distribution of COVID-19 vaccines makes it possible to end the pandemic which has impacted our lives over the last several months. On April 23, 2021, the University System of Maryland released a statement requiring all faculty, staff and students to be vaccinated before the fall... Read more
POSTED ON 06/08/21
One of the major challenges for our region’s booming life sciences industry is finding enough qualified workers. On Thursday, June 3, the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) and the Maryland Tech Council (MTC) convened for an online panel discussion on “Bridging the Life Sciences Workforce Gap,”... Read more
POSTED ON 05/07/21
On Monday, April 12, 2021, the Lab for Entrepreneurship and Transformative Leadership at the Universities at Shady Grove hosted a fascinating virtual interview with Mike Xenakis, Chief Product Officer at Vacasa and former Senior Executive at OpenTable on the topic of entrepreneurship. The interview... Read more
POSTED ON 04/19/21
The Universities at Shady Grove (USG) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020-2021 USG Achievement Awards. This year, 36 students received an award based on nominations by staff, faculty and their peers in three award categories, which include the following:
Academic Achievement Awards
20... Read more
POSTED ON 04/09/21
The Universities at Shady Grove celebrates the incredible diversity of its student body each day. But each year, the campus hosts a special celebration of International Night, which allows students, alumni, and community members to represent their country of origin while learning about and... Read more
POSTED ON 03/31/21
When the Universities at Shady Grove was founded in 2000, it marked the launch of a unique model for higher education delivery – with a campus offering undergraduate programs from multiple universities to serve students looking to transfer and complete a bachelor’s degree, after attending... Read more