Edward St. John’s Learning and Teaching Center, Clark Hall will be LEED certified
There are currently eight other LEED Silver-certified buildings on the campus.
Dining Services moves forward with hand scanners, announces earlier openings and more vegan options for UMD dining halls
In addition to other major changes, the dining halls will open at 7 a.m. on weekdays instead of 7:30 a.m.
W.E.B. Du Bois Honor Society hosts UMD’s Pan-African Conference
The event served as an outlet for the community to discuss issues black people face and provide a place for people to embrace their identities.
Symposium looks to the middle ground between business and social impact
“The dialogue throughout the conference is thinking about how you use the tools of business … to make positive change in the world.”
Terp Thon fundraising total trumps last year’s record by more than $120,000
The total continued Terp Thon’s record-breaking trend but fell short of this year’s goal.
UMD Latinx students get a cultural room, set sights on cultural center
Some Latinx students want to have an on-campus space similar to the Nyumburu Cultural Center.
Scott Van Pelt gets tapped into Omicron Delta Kappa society
This is uncommon for alumni.
Undocumented Terps event highlights everyday struggles for noncitizen students
121 undocumented students receive in-state tuition at the University of Maryland through the state’s Dream Act and DACA.
University Senate forum spurs questions, concerns about proposed UMB-UMD union
People raised questions about how long it would take to go into effect, how it might affect Baltimore city and whether it would impact current faculty.
UMD announces courses for new undergraduate major in information science in the fall
The new degree program isn’t available anywhere else in the state.