UMD Thriving Workplace Initiative survey reveals low employee engagement
More than 6,000 university employees responded to the survey.
UMD Police Chief David Mitchell: Use of pepper spray “could have been avoided”
A summary of the May 21 incident from UMPD.
UMD dining halls are getting a makeover — just like the meal plans
Out with the old, in with the new.
Even after apartment developments, most UMD underclassmen still live on campus
Students cited cost and convenience as reasons for living in campus housing.
Police arrest 4 UMD students in D.C. gun control protest
Eight people were charged with crowding, obstructing or incommoding, police said.
UMD’s Division of Information Technology plans to move this summer
The DIT will be moving to College Park’s Discovery District.
University Senate gender marker legislation to enter third year of deliberation
The legislation would ease the process for students and employees wanting to update their personal information, such as preferred names and pronouns.
UMD students show off original apps at Android Demo Day
The event filled a Commons 2 seminar room and created a line almost out the door.
Maryland doesn’t stand alone in the Big Ten when it comes to toilet paper
At least seven other Big Ten schools use one-ply over two-ply.
A $750K grant will fund new cultural literacy curriculum at UMD
It’s for students studying Chinese, Russian and Arabic.