The 2021 UMGC Global Service and Achievement Awards Celebration is a multi-day interactive engagement that acknowledges and honors the contributions of UMGC employees around the world. The event recognizes those celebrating milestone anniversaries, and several individual awards will be presented including the Presidential Awards, the Innovation Awards, the Bylee Massey Memorial Award, and the Distinguished Achievement Award.

Celebration Schedule

Friday
December 3

Launch of the UMGC Global Challenge, a friendly competition to engage faculty and staff around the world.

Friday
December 3 - 1:00 p.m. ET

UMGC President Gregory Fowler will honor the Presidential, Bylee Massey Memorial, Innovation, and Distinguished Achievement award recipients at a ceremony in Adelphi, Maryland. The program will be livestreamed.

Tuesday
December 7

Deadline to enter UMGC Global Challenge

Thursday
December 9 - 7:00 a.m. ET

Join President Fowler live via Zoom Webinar for the live recognition of UMGC staff members who are celebrating service-year milestone anniversaries (employees celebrating one, five, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40 years of service). The program will include the announcement of the winners of the UMGC Global Challenge.

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Participate in the 2021 Global Challenge!

All staff are encouraged to participate in the UMGC Global Challenge! Show your UMGC spirit by submitting fun photos to the social media feed below! Each photo qualifies as one entry for the random drawing of three UMGC prizes. The challenge is open from December 3 –7, 2021. Winners will be announced live during the Global Service and Achievement Celebration Zoom Webinar on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at 7:00 am (ET).

Join us in a scavenger hunt and complete the following daily challenges for your chance to win!

Snap a selfie beside a UMGC logo!

Stateside? Asia? Europe? Take a landscape selfie within the country you currently live.

Take a photo in your home office!

Let’s reminisce. Share a photo from your last vacation!

Photo submissions are unlimited.

More photos equal more chances to win free UMGC Gear from Stateside, Asia or Europe!

Visit the FAQ page for more detailed information.

Service Awards Program

Toys for Tots Virtual Toy Box

Faculty and Staff Campaign

The UMGC Cares Campaign recognizes that student success begins with the commitment of our faculty and staff community. During this charitable season of giving, you can make a difference in the lives of UMGC students — and their families — by designating your gift towards the area of support that’s most meaningful to you.

Help us help those students who need our support the most to achieve their education goals to better themselves and their futures.

Nominations Open for Board of Regents' Awards

The University of Maryland Board of Regents’ Staff Awards represents the highest honors bestowed by the Board of Regents for achievements by exempt and nonexempt employees from institutions within the system. Nominations will be accepted through Friday, February 11, 2022.  Awards will be announced in mid-July 2022 and formally presented to the awardees at the Board of Regents September meeting.

Nominations Open for Board of Regents' Awards

The University of Maryland Board of Regents’ Staff Awards represents the highest honors bestowed by the Board of Regents for achievements by exempt and nonexempt employees from institutions within the system. Nominations will be accepted through Friday, February 11, 2022.  Awards will be announced in mid-July 2022 and formally presented to the awardees at the Board of Regents September meeting.