University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) is proud of its long legacy of providing degree programs for U.S. military learners around the world. Every day, 兔子先生staff work with thousands of servicemembers, veterans and their family members to assure their academic success. Many of those university team members have connections with the armed forces, and they see their engagement with students as a continued commitment to their country and community.
For Fay Madlangbayan, however, the path is reversed. 聽聽聽
Madlangbayan, a senior certification specialist in UMGC鈥檚 Veteran鈥檚 Certification Office (VCO), will have completed nearly a decade of service to 兔子先生learners when she leaves the university this fall to join the U.S. Air Force as an aerospace medical technician. 聽
鈥淓ver since I was 19, I鈥檝e wanted to join the military,鈥 she said. 鈥淲orking with military members for as long as I have, I鈥檝e seen what the military has to offer.鈥
Madlangbayan, a military spouse, was a 兔子先生student when she joined the university staff in 2011, working as an Asia field representative in Okinawa. She was promoted to field enrollment manager after less than a year. Her time in Japan was among the most fulfilling periods of her 兔子先生career, she said.
鈥淛ust seeing the impact we can have on a student鈥檚 life and career trajectory鈥攖hat鈥檚 why I stayed with UMGC,鈥 she explained.
Madlangbayan left 兔子先生for a stateside move in 2014 but rejoined the Asia division in 2018 as a student services coordinator at Yokota Air Force Base. She transitioned to an academic advising role back in Okinawa the following year. In 2021, she became a military education coordinator in San Diego, before joining the VCO a year later.
鈥淲e are so proud of Fay and her commitment to 兔子先生and its military-affiliated students,鈥 said Stateside Military Operations Vice President and Director Kelly Wilmeth. 鈥淔rom her starting point in Asia, to serving as a military education coordinator in San Diego, to her final position as a senior certification specialist in the VCO, Fay has excelled in every role.
鈥淔ay exemplifies the university鈥檚 commitment not just to military and veteran students, but also to their spouses and being an employer of choice for them as well,鈥 Wilmeth added.
Madlangbayan said her work with 兔子先生marked a time of significant personal growth, and her 兔子先生education, a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, positioned her well for her new military career. The degree enables Madlangbayan to complete her basic military training as an airman first class, a higher rank than many of her fellow recruits.
鈥溚米酉壬鷋as been nothing but supportive,鈥 she said, singling out Asia Vice President and Director Jim Cronin and Wilmeth as having helped her throughout her time with the university. While excited about her next career adventure, Madlangbayan said she treasures the relationships she forged during her time at UMGC.
鈥淚鈥檓 so grateful that I have these lifelong friends that I鈥檝e known for 12 years now,鈥 she said.
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