UMD GSG elects executive board, approves budget for next year
University of Maryland government and politics doctoral student Autumn Perkey will serve as the GSG’s president for the next academic year.
UMD Campus Pantry, Route 1 Target to end partnership with store’s closure
As a result, Rosen began a roughly two-year partnership between Target and the UMD Campus Pantry. However, this partnership is expected to end later this month as Target is set to close May 13.
UMD DOTS applies for grant to fund electric buses on campus
In 2021, university President Darryll Pines announced that the university was committed to having an all-electric vehicle fleet by 2035.
UMD GSG supports health insurance waiver requirement for graduate students
Currently, graduate students can enroll with the plan by choice, while undergraduates are automatically enrolled.
A UMD student’s guide to observing Ramadan on campus
During Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn until sunset, emphasize reading the Holy Quran and focus on building better habits for the rest of the year.
UMD GRAD Day features interdisciplinary student research
Almost 50 graduate students presented research in various fields.
UMD GSG calls for mandatory periodical faculty, staff sensitivity training
The resolution highlights how some graduate students fail to report these types of issues in fear of losing their funding, receiving backlash from faculty, or having their degree progress discontinued.
La Gente organization looks to connect UMD students passionate about Latino policy
The group felt motivated to start this organization after hearing a guest speaker from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus discuss Latino identity and issues that the community faces.
Students, local businesses rally to aid earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria
The University of Maryland’s Turkish Student Organization began a donation campaign and shared it with various departments to reach more students.
UMD GSG calls for review of leave of absence policy
The GSG also passed a resolution that calls on the university’s administration to phase out the athletics fee for graduate students.