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Hosted by UMBC Mic'd Up with Dennise · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 112 episodes
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UMBC Mic'd Up Podcast welcomes faculty, students, alumni, and industry thought leaders to share their insights and UMBC experiences.
UMBC Mic'd Up with Dennise hosts UMBC Mic'd Up, a education show with 112 episodes published.
What separates a good leader from a truly effective one? In this episode of UMBC Mic'd Up, host Dennise Cardona, M.A. '23 sits down with Karl Douglas, L.H.D. (Hon.), Graduate Faculty in UMBC's Entrepreneurship, Innovatio
What separates people who act on ideas from those who stay stuck in overthinking? In this episode of UMBC Mic'd Up, host Dennise Cardona, M.A. ’23, sits down with Shawn Wolf, D.S.L., graduate faculty member in UMBC's Ent
How should colleges prepare students for an AI-driven world? In this episode of UMBC Mic’d Up , Dennise Cardona, M.A. ’23, sits down with Professor Ron Wilson from UMBC’s Geographic Information Systems Master’s program t
Manikanta Sirumalla, a graduate student in UMBC’s Data Science program, shares the story behind Rep Track Pro — an AI-powered fitness app designed to bring workouts, nutrition, recovery, and progress tracking into one pl
In this episode of UMBC Mic’d Up, we sat down with Gordon Quach, M.S. ’25, to talk about his journey through the Systems Engineering graduate program at UMBC. Gordon shares what led him to pursue a master’s degree, how h
Asking for a letter of recommendation can feel awkward—but it doesn’t have to be rushed or uncomfortable. In this episode of UMBC Mic’d Up , Dennise Cardona, M.A.’23, shares a simple, thoughtful approach to requesting a
What does it take to grow your career in today’s evolving job market? In this episode of UMBC Mic’d Up , host Dennise Cardona, M.A. '23, sits down with Rex Jarrett, Director of Professional Programs at UMBC, to explore h
What happens when you decide it’s finally time to finish what you started? In this episode of UMBC Mic’d Up, Dennise sits down with Samantha Drummond, B.A. ’25, Individualized Study, who returned to UMBC after several ye
Returning to school later in life can feel intimidating. For cybersecurity professional Jeff Burnett, M.S. '25, it became one of the most valuable decisions of his career. In this episode of UMBC Mic’d Up, Jeff shares wh
In this episode, we sit down with Kendall McWilliams, ’20 Chemical Engineering, M.P.S. Biotechnology Student , to talk about what it really takes to build a meaningful career in biotech. Kendall shares his journey from c
Alumni connections can open doors to mentorship, career insight, and long-term professional growth—but only if you know how to build those relationships thoughtfully. In this episode of UMBC Mic’d Up , host Dennise Cardo
Annie Byrd, a 2023 graduate of UMBC’s Community Leadership program, shares how her path through equity work, gender and women’s studies, and community partnerships led her to meaningful social impact. In this episode of
In this inspiring episode of UMBC Mic’d Up Podcast, host Dennise Cardona, M.A. sits down with Harish Reddy Manyam, M.P.S. '24, a graduate of UMBC’s Data Science program. Harish shares his remarkable path from arriving in
Join us for an inspiring conversation with Destiny, a recent graduate of UMBC’s Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Leadership (EIL) graduate program. In this episode of UMBC Mic’d Up, Destiny shares how the EIL program ex
What happens when two data science grad students turn a class project into a full-fledged edtech startup? In this episode of UMBC Mic’d Up, we sit down with Sai Manvitha Nadella, M.P.S. '25, Data Science and Sampath Kuma
In this episode of UMBC Mic’d Up, we explore the inspiring journey of Aakanksha Sangepavu, M.P.S. '25, I/O Psychology, who transformed curiosity into a powerful career path in workplace psychology. From her roots in Indi
Struggling to lead your group project? Whether you're in school or at work, leadership can make or break the team. In this episode of UMBC's Mic'd Up , we share 4 practical steps to help you lead with confidence—from def
Is AI replacing software engineers? Not even close. In this episode of UMBC Mic’d Up, Dr. Mohammad Samarah, Program Director of UMBC’s Master’s in Software Engineering, shares why human expertise is more critical than ev
Go behind the Scenes of Systems Engineering with Saurabh Phaltane, Senior Site Reliability Engineer (Google), in this episode of UMBC Mic'd Up. Learn how Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) ensure billions of people experi
In this episode of UMBC Mic’d Up, host Dennise Cardona, chats with Dr. Abdullah Karasan—adjunct faculty member in UMBC’s Data Science program and Founder of Leveragai—about the intersection of AI, finance, and education.
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