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I just posted this on the other thread. It is in the University of Maryland system, it is not "University of Maryland". "University of Maryland University Colle

I just posted this on the other thread. It is in the University of Maryland system, it is not "University of Maryland". "University of Maryland University College" is not "University of Maryland".

leviathant 17y ago
And look_lookatme posted the following nugget as a reply to a post similar to yours. Quoting verbatim: From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_Of_Maryland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_Of_Maryland "However, in 1997 the Maryland General Assembly passed legislation allowing the University of Maryland, College Park to be known simply as the University of Maryland, recognizing the campus' role as the flagship institution of the University System of Maryland." No one of thinks "oh one of those Maryland universities with different faculties and different quality of education" when they hear University of Maryland. They think of College Park. It may be splitting hairs, but we shouldn't even be having this conversation, as it should be clear on the bio page.
- socratees 17y ago
  That's just plain dishonesty. He should have mentioned the campus clearly on his resume. Dvorak screwed himself pretty badly. I wish Dvorak searched for the degree at UM University College rather than UM College Park.
- marylander 17y ago
  Again, your information from Wikipedia is not a reliable source. Maryland Annotated Code, Title 12 of the Education Article, 12-101(b)7 informs that the definition of the University of Maryland includes all the colleges and universities as the University System of Maryland. And, you are making assumptions that everyone knows that University of Maryland implies College Park. It doesn't. As well as the fact that the University of Maryland, University College is locating directly on the College Park Campus in College Park, Maryland. As well as the fact that the University of Maryland College Park campus includes courses that are similiar in content at UMUC. If you doubt that this is the case, I would suggest you ask UMD-College Park to present their 2001 - 2009 Graduate School course listings for their software engineering Master's degree and compare it with UMUC's software engineering degree. You will find similiar courses between the two. Yes, you are splitting hairs and doesn't help your argument at all.
plinkplonk 17y ago
" just posted this on the other thread, but UMUC is a Distance Learning (online) school." So if I understand this correctly Mr.Kundra got his MS (IT) via correspondence? Or did he really have to attend classes and lectures and so on perhaps in a lower quality campus than what is generally understood by the unqualified "University of Maryland" phrase? (This is an honest question. I have no dog in the fight. I am just trying to understand)
- socratees 17y ago
  Not sure how true it is - http://www.worldwidelearn.com/umuc/index.php http://www.worldwidelearn.com/umuc/index.php & https://www.umuc.edu/leads/contact.shtml https://www.umuc.edu/leads/contact.shtml tells you about the quality of education.
  - plinkplonk 17y ago
    "University of Maryland University College (UMUC) is the world's largest provider of online education, as well as one of the 11 degree-granting institutions in the University System of Maryland. For over 50 years, UMUC has fulfilled its principal mission: to provide adult learners with access to high-quality education opportunities. Today, more than 70,000 men and women worldwide are pursuing their education and career goals at UMUC. Last year, UMUC had more than 97,000 enrollments in its online courses." From the UMUC site.
    - marylander 17y ago
      So, what?
- teej 17y ago
  The naming conventions of the schools make it a little confusing. I've lived in Maryland my entire life; hopefully I can bring some clarity. UMUC (University of Maryland, University College) is the place Kundra attended for his Masters. While UMUC offers online courses, it is primarily a brick & mortar accredited college targeted at working adults. They advertise heavily for working professionals looking to get graduate degrees. UMUC is not competitive on a national level. UMCP (University of Maryland, College Park aka "University of Maryland") is where Kundra did his undergrad. UMCP is a competitive & prestigious college on undergrad and post-grad levels. They are particularly known for their math, science, and engineering. There are many notable people who have attended UMCP, including Sergey Brin of Google. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_University_of_Maryland,_College_Park_people http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_University_of_Maryland,... There are many other schools in the "University of Maryland" system which use the name. When someone says simple "University of Maryland", they are typically referring to UMCP. Most of the other colleges are referred to by their four-letter abbreviation.
balding_n_tired 17y ago
Back about 1981 the local reprentative in Playboy's "Girls of the ACC" turned out not be in attendance at UMCP, but to have registered once or twice for classes at University College. I don't recall whether this was even noticed out of town, or whether Playboy was abused for failure to exercise due diligence.

I just posted this on the other thread. It is in the University of Maryland system, it is not "University of Maryland". "University of Maryland University College" is not "University of Maryland".

leviathant 17y ago

And look_lookatme posted the following nugget as a reply to a post similar to yours. Quoting verbatim: From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_Of_Maryland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_Of_Maryland "However, in 1997 the Maryland General Assembly passed legislation allowing the University of Maryland, College Park to be known simply as the University of Maryland, recognizing the campus' role as the flagship institution of the University System of Maryland." No one of thinks "oh one of those Maryland universities with different faculties and different quality of education" when they hear University of Maryland. They think of College Park. It may be splitting hairs, but we shouldn't even be having this conversation, as it should be clear on the bio page.

socratees 17y ago
That's just plain dishonesty. He should have mentioned the campus clearly on his resume. Dvorak screwed himself pretty badly. I wish Dvorak searched for the degree at UM University College rather than UM College Park.
marylander 17y ago
Again, your information from Wikipedia is not a reliable source. Maryland Annotated Code, Title 12 of the Education Article, 12-101(b)7 informs that the definition of the University of Maryland includes all the colleges and universities as the University System of Maryland. And, you are making assumptions that everyone knows that University of Maryland implies College Park. It doesn't. As well as the fact that the University of Maryland, University College is locating directly on the College Park Campus in College Park, Maryland. As well as the fact that the University of Maryland College Park campus includes courses that are similiar in content at UMUC. If you doubt that this is the case, I would suggest you ask UMD-College Park to present their 2001 - 2009 Graduate School course listings for their software engineering Master's degree and compare it with UMUC's software engineering degree. You will find similiar courses between the two. Yes, you are splitting hairs and doesn't help your argument at all.

plinkplonk 17y ago

" just posted this on the other thread, but UMUC is a Distance Learning (online) school." So if I understand this correctly Mr.Kundra got his MS (IT) via correspondence? Or did he really have to attend classes and lectures and so on perhaps in a lower quality campus than what is generally understood by the unqualified "University of Maryland" phrase? (This is an honest question. I have no dog in the fight. I am just trying to understand)

socratees 17y ago
Not sure how true it is - http://www.worldwidelearn.com/umuc/index.php http://www.worldwidelearn.com/umuc/index.php & https://www.umuc.edu/leads/contact.shtml https://www.umuc.edu/leads/contact.shtml tells you about the quality of education.
- plinkplonk 17y ago
  "University of Maryland University College (UMUC) is the world's largest provider of online education, as well as one of the 11 degree-granting institutions in the University System of Maryland. For over 50 years, UMUC has fulfilled its principal mission: to provide adult learners with access to high-quality education opportunities. Today, more than 70,000 men and women worldwide are pursuing their education and career goals at UMUC. Last year, UMUC had more than 97,000 enrollments in its online courses." From the UMUC site.
  - marylander 17y ago
    So, what?
teej 17y ago
The naming conventions of the schools make it a little confusing. I've lived in Maryland my entire life; hopefully I can bring some clarity. UMUC (University of Maryland, University College) is the place Kundra attended for his Masters. While UMUC offers online courses, it is primarily a brick & mortar accredited college targeted at working adults. They advertise heavily for working professionals looking to get graduate degrees. UMUC is not competitive on a national level. UMCP (University of Maryland, College Park aka "University of Maryland") is where Kundra did his undergrad. UMCP is a competitive & prestigious college on undergrad and post-grad levels. They are particularly known for their math, science, and engineering. There are many notable people who have attended UMCP, including Sergey Brin of Google. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_University_of_Maryland,_College_Park_people http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_University_of_Maryland,... There are many other schools in the "University of Maryland" system which use the name. When someone says simple "University of Maryland", they are typically referring to UMCP. Most of the other colleges are referred to by their four-letter abbreviation.

balding_n_tired 17y ago

Back about 1981 the local reprentative in Playboy's "Girls of the ACC" turned out not be in attendance at UMCP, but to have registered once or twice for classes at University College. I don't recall whether this was even noticed out of town, or whether Playboy was abused for failure to exercise due diligence.