Both turtles and tortoises are Chelonians, or members of the order Chelonia. Turtle and tortoise are common names, and, in the United States, a tortoise is a Chelonian that lives primarily on land, while turtles are Chelonians that are primarily aquatic or semi-aquatic. There are differences in diet as well.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) is regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
Registration is now open for the Spring NHSDC conference. The Spring NHSDC Conference will be held in Salt Lake City, UT, April 26-27, 2017. The theme for the conference is Putting It All Together: Uniting Data, Technology, and People. Here is the Final Agenda.