Celebrating 70 Years and Four Historic Commencements Across UMGC in Asia

Seven decades of supporting the front lines

Since 1956, UMGC has been a fixture of overseas military education in Asia. Globally, the university has supported students for more than 79 years, while the Asia division's 70-year legacy is deeply intertwined with U.S. military history in the Pacific. Since 1949, the U.S. military and its various components have sponsored UMGC on overseas installations, providing facilities and classrooms to ensure that service members, civilian employees, and their families never have to choose between their duty and their dreams of higher education.

UMGC in Asia's 70th anniversary looks to both the past and future while celebrating of UMGC's 322,000 global alumni. As UMGC President, Gregory W. Fowler, PhD, noted during the ceremonies, these individual journeys underscore the impact of pursuing education with purpose and staying focused on goals despite the complexities of military life.

"It's so important for us to do this event because for 70 years UMGC has found ways to reach students wherever they were around the globe and particularly here in Asia," said Fowler. "Whether in jungles or active battle zones, we found ways to help those students achieve their dreams over the same period of time."