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🐾 pspspspsps… calling all cool cats! 😻

It’s International Cat Day, and we’re looking for the fluffiest, funniest, and most pawsome felines in the UMass Global community. 🐱✨

Drop a photo of your purrfect companion below. We want to meet the cats who rule the house, steal the spotlight, and occasionally walk across a keyboard during class. 🐾💻

Thinking about going back to school this fall? Take this as your sign.

✅ No SAT/ACT required
✅ Accredited, career-focused degrees
✅ Flexible online classes
✅ Support every step of the way

UMass Global was made for working adults like you. Fall I classes are starting soon.

👉 Learn more and apply: https://umassg.org/apply

🎖️ Your service shaped who you are. Your next chapter is yours to build.

For many veterans, transitioning to civilian life means finding new ways to apply the leadership, resilience, and skills gained through service.

At UMass Global, military-connected students are turning their experience into opportunity through flexible online programs designed to fit their lives. From earning credit for military training to receiving support along the way, the right education can help open doors to what comes next.

Hear from four veterans who share why earning a degree after military service was worth it and how UMass Global helped them move forward. 🇺🇸🎓 https://umassg.org/military-college-success

✨ Meet the Academic Advisors ✨

Behind every student is a team of people ready to help them succeed. Throughout this series, we're introducing the academic advisors who support students every step of the way.

💙 Meet Sheri V., Academic Advisor II.

💡 One piece of advice Sheri often shares with students:
"Take it one day at a time. Focusing on each assignment as it comes can help you stay on track and avoid feeling overwhelmed."

🎓 A student she'll always remember:
Sheri worked with a student who entered UMass Global after facing academic challenges and dreamed of attending law school. Together, they created a realistic plan for success while balancing life's responsibilities. That student not only graduated but was also selected as a student commencement speaker, a milestone Sheri was proud to witness.

It's stories like these that remind us how impactful the relationship between students and their academic advisors can be. Check out Sheri's quote to learn what she enjoys most about helping students and why she's passionate about supporting them every step of the way.

📩 Starting in the Fall session? Now is a great time to reconnect with your academic advisor. If you need help reconnecting with your advisor, send us a PM, and we'll point you in the right direction.

🎖️ Today, we celebrate courage, service, and dedication as the United States Coast Guard marks its 236th birthday.

At UMass Global, we are proud to support and honor the Coast Guard members, veterans, and military families who strengthen our community every day. Thank you for your unwavering commitment to protecting our nation's waterways, responding in times of crisis, and serving with honor.

As part of that commitment, UMass Global offers a 50% tuition discount for active duty military students and their spouses enrolled in eligible course-based undergraduate programs.

Know someone who has served or is currently serving in the Coast Guard? Tag them below and help us recognize and celebrate their contributions. ⚓🇺🇸

Join us for our FREE, interactive webinars this month, designed to help you grow! 💪💼

This month, learn strategies for reducing classroom disruptions, increasing emotional intelligence in the workplace, and strengthening collaboration, documentation and follow-up in behavioral health settings.

Upcoming :

Starting Strong: Classroom Management Strategies for a Focused, Connected, and Productive School Year
✅ Tue, Aug 25 | 🕚 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PT

Emotional Intelligence: A Guide for Thriving in the Workplace
✅ Wed, Aug 26 | 🕚 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT

Effective Case Management: Principles, Practice, and Person-Centered Care
✅ Thu, Aug 27 | 🕚 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PT

Don't miss this opportunity to expand your knowledge and grow your career. 👉 Register today: https://umassg.org/4aL2avl

We've spent the week exploring competency-based education through student stories, faculty perspectives, and key facts. If you're curious whether this flexible approach to learning is right for you, now is a great time to learn more.⏰ With a $0 application fee and an upcoming session starting soon, taking the next step has never been easier.

🔍 Compare self-paced and instructor-led learning, explore available programs, and find the format that best fits your goals and schedule.

Learn more: https://umassg.org/MyPath

Competency-based education is designed for learners who are ready to turn their experience into progress.

You've already heard from CBE graduate Jocelyn and esteemed faculty member Doug about the impact of competency-based education. Now, we're highlighting four key facts that showcase why UMass Global MyPath programs are a flexible, career-focused option for adult learners.

Whether you're balancing work, family, or other commitments, MyPath programs are designed to help you build on your existing knowledge, demonstrate your competencies, and move toward your degree at your own pace.

Browse the carousel to learn more, then read the full blog for five additional facts about competency-based education.

🔗 https://umassg.org/understand-cbe

🎉 It's Competency-Based Education Week!

This week, we're celebrating the students who are proving that it's possible to earn a degree while balancing work, family, and everything life throws your way.

Meet Jocelyn James. As a full-time HR Business Partner, parent, and graduate of UMass Global's Business Administration (MyPath) BBA, she needed a program that fit her life and helped her advance her career.

"UMass Global gave me the flexibility to keep pursuing my degree while working full time, raising my family, and continuing to grow in my career."

Through MyPath's competency-based model, Jocelyn progressed by demonstrating what she knew, applied new skills directly to her work in Human Resources, and kept moving toward her goals without putting her life on hold.

Her advice for anyone considering a MyPath program?

"This program can meet you where you are while still pushing you toward where you want to go."

💬 We'd love to hear from our MyPath community! If you're a current student or graduate, what has competency-based education made possible for you? Share your story in the comments to help us celebrate CBE Week and inspire the next generation of learners.