She currently serves as chair of the Senate s Budget and Taxation Committee and its Spending and Affordability Committee in addition to being a member of several other committees. A native of Baltimore, Sen. Hoffman received a B.S. in education from Towson State University and an M.L.A. in liberal arts from The Johns Hopkins University. She served as supervisor of secondary school teachers at Morgan State College and is co-author of Journeys in English , an English textbook. She was executive director of the Maryland Democratic Party from 1979 to 1983, and received its Leadership Award in 1984. Over 1,000 students from U.S. military communities throughout East Asia and the Pacific will receive UMUC degrees this academic year.
Current students are mostly in Japan, Okinawa, Korea, and Guam.
Tokyo is the site of UMUC s first of seven commencements to be held worldwide. The university has over 71,000 students in 29 countries. Abbreviating the name might create confusion with other University System of Maryland institutions. 1996-2001 University of Maryland University College 3501 University Blvd.