Maria C. Sparks
Maria Sparks is the director of content and creative services at Excelsior College and serves as editor of Excelsior College Magazine. She brings experience in communications and publishing in higher education, not-for-profits, and business to her role. A graduate of Syracuse University with majors in magazine journalism and history, she earned a MS in Communications Management from Simmons College.Most Recent Articles by Maria C. Sparks
![Jeffrey Hoffman](https://www.excelsior.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/JefferyHoffman-150x150.jpg)
Jeffery Hoffman Powers Toward a BS in Nuclear Engineering Technology
![Herma Lee](https://www.excelsior.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/HermaLee-150x150.jpg)
Herma Lee Receives a Regional Nursing Honor
![Image of the transition from servicemember to nurse](https://www.excelsior.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/MissionTransition-150x150.jpg)
Mission Transition
![Talk bubbles](https://www.excelsior.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Heard-it-150x150.jpg)
Heard it from a Friend Who
![Mary O'Connor](https://www.excelsior.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Mary-OConner-150x150.jpg)
An Ongoing Connection
![bunch of electric wire](https://www.excelsior.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/3d-150x150.jpg)
Learn in 3D
![James Davenport at work at the NSA](https://www.excelsior.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/18-134739_James-Davenport_Degrees-At-Work_Blog-150x150.jpg)
Degrees at Work: James Davenport
![](https://www.excelsior.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/EXCEL-ALURET-17865-Portable-Careers-Mercedes-Acuna-M_672x381-150x150.jpg)
Mercedes Acuna’s Career Follows Her Moves from Base to Base
![Faculty Focus: Michael Johnson on Leadership](https://www.excelsior.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/18-137373-MARTIN-Faculty-Focus_Michael-Johnson_Blog_v1-150x150.png)
Michael Johnson: Leadership Inspired by Students
![Li-Fang Shih, Dean, School of Undergraduate Studies](https://www.excelsior.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Li-fang-150x150.jpg)
It’s Personal: Lifang Shih Ensures Support for Technology Students
![Ted and Gidget Nyquist](https://www.excelsior.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/TedandGidgetNyquist-150x150.jpg)