Student success

Marisa Ornat at Northern News Now

From intern to Emmys

Five months after graduating from UMD, Marisa (Mo) Ornat is an Emmy-nominated journalist.

Person wearing pink sunglasses and waders takes notes while standing among tall grasses.

Core experiences

How early curiosity about the natural world shaped one student’s path in environmental science.

Smiling young man with a backpack walking beside a glass wall, with his reflection visible and tall golden grasses in the foreground.

Windows of opportunity

How a business student turned a networking opportunity into a meaningful summer internship.