UMD student tour guides reflect on transition to paid model
Maryland Images, which comprised about 150 students, was disbanded over the summer and replaced with a model that pays tour guides $17 an hour.
Maryland Images’ shift to paid, student-employee model leads to fewer campus tour guides
This university will only be able to hire about 50 guides for the fall semester, according to a message sent to the organization’s Slack channel.
UMD tour guides will be paid starting this fall
The student-led organization that provides campus tours will shift from its current model as a volunteer organization to a student employee structure.
UMD tour guides demand hourly wages from university administration
The group also demanded that the university retain all of its current tour guide positions after implementing the proposed pay structure.