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Join us for a Summer Send-Off!New students and parents are invited to attend a summer send-off party before departing home for UMD. Meet other Terps from your hometown, get the inside scoop on life at UMD, and celebrate being part of the Terp family! -
You asked, we made it happen!There is no problem that can arise at UMD that your student can't solve using the many resources available to them here. Tune in to this webinar series to learn more about how to support your student through their UMD experience. -
Distributing emergency food to Terps in need.The University of Maryland Campus Pantry’s mission is to alleviate food hardship among UMD students, faculty and staff by providing emergency food to our students, faculty, and staff in need.
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Most universities schedule orientations for both first-time college students and parents/families to help them cope with the changes and demands of the freshman experience. However, the reality is that a child's departure to college affects all members of the family system--not only the student who is leaving and the parents/families who are letting them go--but also the siblings left behind.
UMD requires that all undergraduate students taking 6 or more credits have health insurance. Students are required to provide proof of health insurance by completing an on-line waiver once each academic year. Many students are covered on a family plan and do not need to purchase additional insurance from the university. Be sure your student completes the online waiver to prevent automatic enrollment in the University’s Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP).
Spring Break is upon us, and for many students the first collegiate Spring Break experience is a rite of passage. Spring Break is often a time to travel with friends to Mexico, hit the snowy slopes of the Rocky Mountains, head overseas to explore a new place, or participate in a UMD sponsored service-learning trip.
The spring semester is upon us and, while students should be concentrating on their academics after the long winter break, chances are that they are also preoccupied with straightening out their class schedules and preparing for March Madness. But while it may feel as if summer is a million miles away, students who are in the market for summer internships may not have as much...
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