Former first lady Michelle Obama promotes UMBC during College Signing Day

Michelle Obama represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County on a national stage Saturday by sporting a UMBC T-shirt in a video promoting College Signing Day. The unexpected shout-out from the former first lady thrilled UMBC students and alumni, and spotlighted the achievements of the university. “To celebrate our eighth annual #CollegeSigningDay, I’m wearing a college shirt from UMBC, an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution in Baltimore County, MD,” Obama said in a statement accompanying the video.