Resident Life explores housing option for substance-free UMD students
Eighteen percent of current University of Maryland students living in dorms expressed interest in living in substance-free housing.
Amended version of Strategic Partnership Act moves through Maryland Senate committee
Legislators removed a clause that would have allowed for the combined institution to have one president in the future.
UMD and City of College Park officials show excitement for Purple Line
The iconic “M” circle will move as a result of the Purple Line running through the University of Maryland campus.
College Park City Council opposes Arts District designation application
Members agreed that the main focus should be on “expanding and supporting arts and entertainment activities” without physical district expansion.
Student Archivists at Maryland symposium sparks social justice conversation
The symposium, called Americana 2016: Archival Activism and Social Justice, drew a crowd of about 40 students and alumni to McKeldin Library on Monday night.
UMD nets almost $400,000 in first Giving Day fundraiser
The event raises money and gifts that can go toward scholarships and bettering schools and programs at the university.
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.”