UMD SGA creates mentorship program for transfer students
The program will allow current students to introduce new transfers to campus culture, extracurriculars and events.
UMD SGA to purchase sexual assault prevention items
The items include cup covers that prevent roofies and straws to use through the covers.
More than 400 menstrual product dispensers installed on campus as part of UMD SGA initiative
The installation is the product of over three years of work from SGA and the Residence Hall Association.
UMD SGA’s executive board is all women for the first time in at least 15 years
Ayelette Halbfinger, the SGA's president, said she wants to use the team's new dynamic to accomplish more as an organization.
UMD names public policy building after Thurgood Marshall
Marshall and a team of lawyers successfully sued the University of Maryland in an effort to desegregate the campus more than 70 years ago.
UMD SGA to hold monthly cleanups in off-campus areas
The clean-ups will target trash left behind from students around the bars, neighborhoods and restaurants just off campus.
UMD shares emergency response plans, offers support after Michigan State shooting
A Monday night shooting at Michigan State University killed three students and critically injured five others.
UMD SGA passes bill to put drug education QR codes in College Park bars
The SGA plans to purchase 300 stickers.
UMD to remain test-optional through 2025
The new extension adds two more years of test-optional admissions.
Legalized sports betting in Maryland brings concerns about gambling addiction
There are risks to gambling of any kind, especially when it’s available through apps like it now is in Maryland, according to Dr. Stephen McDaniel.