Our 2026 commencement speaker is out of this world 🚀 UMD is proud to announce alum and NASA astronaut Dr. jeanette.epps M.S. ’94, Ph.D. ’00 as our 2026 commencement speaker! From College Park to the ISS, Epps has contributed to groundbreaking research over nearly 16 years with the space agency. Read more at the link in our bio! #UMDGrad