true12/01/2025Class speaker praises courses, community Growing up in the south suburbs of Chicago, Gamar Hayles knew he needed to build his future somewhere different. He found the change he'd been looking for in UBalt after moving to Baltimore in 2021.Student StoriesGamar Hayles poses for a photoWhen you have people in your corner, or you’re surrounded with people going through the same stuff, you motivate each other.Gamar HaylesB.S. '26Merrick School of BusinessStudent LifeStudent StoriesUndergraduate Stories