| November 12, 2009 | East Carolina University Taps Baxter to Usher in Honors CollegeKevin Baxter, Assistant Director of College Park Scholars, concludes 9 years of service to the program. |
| October 27, 2009 | College Park Scholars Named as Merrill Presidential ScholarsThe Office of Undergraduate Studies announces the 25 students chosen as the 2009 Merrill Presidential Scholars, four of whom are College Park Scholars alumni. |
| October 15, 2009 | Knowing Our HistoryIra Berlin, Chair of Scholars Faculty Advisory Council and Founder of Scholars, leads a course (including five Scholars alumni) which investigated the history of slavery and its relationship to the University of Maryland. |
| October 1, 2009 | Colson Concludes 15 Years of Service to ScholarsMike Colson, Associate Director of College Park Scholars, concludes 15 years of service to the program. |
| September 21, 2009 | Kirwan Receives Carnegie Leadership AwardWilliam E. “Brit” Kirwan, Chancellor of the University System of Maryland, and member of the College Park Scholars Founders Circle, is honored with a 2009 Carnegie Corporation Academic Leadership Award. |
| September 14, 2009 | Kosko Wins Wiebke Kukly PrizeStacy Kosko, Associate Director of Public Leadership, was awarded the coveted Wiebke Kukly prize at the HDCA conference in Lima, Peru. |
| September 13, 2009 | Stewart Receives President's Distinguished Service AwardGreig Stewart, Executive Director for College Park Scholars, has been selected as a recipient of the President's Distinguished Service Award. |
| September 10, 2009 | Reinventing the Best for the BrightestCollege Park Scholars announces its newest program: Global Public Health. |
| August 20, 2009 | Once Again, Maryland Makes the U.S. News GradeFor the eighth consecutive year, the University of Maryland, College Park, has been recognized in U.S. News and World Report rankings of "Academic Programs to Look For". |
| July 22, 2009 | 14th Annual College Park Scholars Service DayCollege Park Scholars announces its 14th Annual Service Day. |
| July 17, 2009 | A. James Clark School of Engineering: Student AccomplishmentsCollege Park Scholars alumni Kristine Caiafa (ETE), Bobak Shirmohammadi (SDU), Ianina Jmourko (STS), and Alyssa Apolonio (COA) were all mentioned for their achievements in the James A. Clark School of Engineering July publication. |
| July 13, 2009 | University of Maryland Announces 2009 Tillman Military ScholarsLavisha McClarin, a graduate of Earth, Life, and Time, is one of the 2009 undergraduate recipients of the Tillman Military Scholarship. |
| July 13, 2009 | Vince Fillah - A Young Mentor One Cut Above the RestVince Fillah, an alumnus of Advocates for Children, is interviewed about his local business, 1 Cut Above barber shop, as well as his role as a mentor for young people in the community. |
| July 2009 | UM in the Community: Solidifying a Positive PartnershipCollege Park Scholars Lakeland STARS program is mentioned as the oldest community partnership between the university and the area elementary school. |
| July 2009 | College of Education BulletinKerry Ann O'Meara, former coordinator of experiential learning for College Park Scholars, was selected as a member of the Board of Directors for the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement. |
| July 2009 | College of Education BulletinMarybeth Drechsler, College Park Scholars’ Coordinator for Student Leadership, contributed to Leadership for a Better World: Understanding the Social Change Model of Leadership Development, as a student in the College Student Personnel Student Leadership course. |
| June 16, 2009 | UM Students Build System to Reduce Anacostia River Pollution and FloodingSeven current and former Scholars worked together in Engineers Without Borders to complete an environmental solution to better a section of the Anacostia River in Edmonston, Maryland. The Scholars in the group were Anne Lederer (STS), Connor Barry-Hoke (PL), Elan Jaffee (PL), Joe Meny (ETE), Kristine Caiafa (ETE), Parth Dave (STS), and Robin Choudhury (LS). |
| June 8, 2009 | Program Director Reviews Land of the LostThomas Holtz, Director of Science and Global Change, is interviewed in a Q&A session about the new dinosaur comedy Land of the Lost. |
| June 2009 | Clark School Alumni Spotlight - Hubble Telescope TerpsMike Oetken, alumnus of Society, Technology, and Society and a '99 mechanical engineering alumnus of the university, was one of those to help with a recent NASA mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. |
| May 15, 2009 | Six UM Students Win Fulbright AwardsChristine Finke, alumna of Earth, Life & Time, is one of six UM recipients of the Fulbright award. |
| May 12, 2009 | 2009 Student Affairs Outstanding Service AwardsMike McDonald, Associate Director of International Studies, has been awarded one of the 2009 Student Affairs Outstanding Service Awards. |
| May 11, 2009 | Former Advocates Staff Members Receive AwardsAlaina Brenick and Meghan Parkinson, former Advocates for Children Assistant Directors, were the recipients of awards from the College of Education. Brenick received the Outstanding Doctoral Student award; Parkinson was chosen to receive one of the Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowships. |
| May 8, 2009 | Founding Director of Life Sciences to Step DownDr. Lee Hellman, founding Director of Life Sciences, has announced plans to retire at the conclusion of the spring semester. |
| May 7, 2009 | Thirty-Four College Park Scholars Elected Into Phi Beta KappaThirty-four current and former Scholars were invited to join the Gamma-of-Maryland Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. |
| May 4, 2009 | Scholars Honored For Leadership and Academic AchievementCurrent and former Scholars were honored at the University's 28th Annual Awards Banquet. |
| May 3, 2009 | STARS Shine in LakelandLakeland STARS is honored by the Office of the Governor of Maryland for their years of service to the community. |
| May 1, 2009 | Three Scholars Inducted Into Phi Kappa PhiThree College Park Scholars were among those inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. |
| May 2009 | 2009 Ethnic Minority Achievement AwardsJamie Lok, a Media, Self and Society alumna, is announced as the recipient of the Graduate Student Minority Achievement Award for Outstanding Service. |
| April 30, 2009 | College Park Rotary International Chapter Supports ScholarsThe College Park Chapter of Rotary International signed on to support the annual Charity Softball Tournament. |
| April 30, 2009 | College Park City Council Hails UM StarsThe Lakeland STARS program is honored before the College Park City Council. |
| April 29, 2009 | Award Winning Students Receive Honor from AARP and AIASSandra Schwartz, alumna of Science, Technology, and Society, along with Dan Reed and Anthony Maiolatesi, alumni of Arts, are all part of the design team that received second place for a joint AARP and American Institute of Architecture Students competition. |
| April 29, 2009 | City Commends Lakeland STARSThe Lakeland STARS program is honored before the College Park City Council. |
| April 2009 | Alumni UpdateStephanie Tan and Ehsan Najafi, both STS alumni, are mentioned in the A. James Clark School of Engineering e- Newsletter. Tan is now with IBM and Najafi founded Global Engineering Solutions. |
| April 2009 | Maryland Day Inspires CreativityEugenia Leone Gold, a recent alumna of the university and a ELT alumna participates in Maryland Day in a special way. |
| April 15, 2009 | College Park Scholars 12th Annual Charity Softball TournamentStudents from across the twelve Scholars programs will participate in our 12th Annual "Step Up to Bat for Kids" Charity Softball Tournament on May 2nd. |
| April 14, 2009 | College Park Scholars 13th Annual Academic ShowcaseStudents from across the twelve Scholars programs will participate in our 13th Annual Academic Showcase, spotlighting student research, internships, and performances. |
| April 13, 2009 | Radio Report Wins Prestigious RFK AwardRuss Dinallo, Carly Rubel and Aaron Oster, alumni of Media, Self & Society, are members of The Merrill College’s Terp Weekly Edition staff that won the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for their 2008 special report on sexual assault. |
| April 10, 2009 | Three College Park Scholars Inducted into Omicron Delta KappaThree College Park Scholars were among those inducted into the Sigma Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK). |
| April 1, 2009 | Cultures of the Americas Director Publishes BookSangeeta Ray, Director of Cultures of the Americas, publishes a new book: Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak: In Other Words. |
| April 1, 2009 | Science, Discovery & the Universe Announces New DirectorThe department of astronomy announces a transition in the leadership of Science, Discovery & the Universe program. |
| Spring 2009 | Undergraduate Wins Awards from the College of Arts and HumanitiesCourtney Yates, 2009 alumna of Cultures of the Americas, wins the College Freshman Scholars award from the College of Arts and Humanities. |
| March 25, 2009 | Scientists Match Asteroid to Space Rocks Found on EarthLucy McFadden, Director Emeritus of SDU, is one of the independent experts to commend new discoveries involving a meteorite found on Earth and a specific asteroid. |
| March 16, 2009 | Dinosaur Fossil FindThomas Holtz, Director of Science and Global Change, comments on new fossil findings of what appears to be teenage dinosaurs in the Gobi desert. |
| March 10, 2009 | Advocates Tout Bill to Disclose Slaveholder Insurance PoliciesIra Berlin, Chair of Scholars Faculty Advisory Council and Founder of Scholars, comments on a Maryland Bill to disclose slaveholder insurance policies. |
| Spring 2009 | Alumni UpdateJohn Bookhultz, alumnus of Science, Technology and Society, is mentioned in the Civil and Environmental Engineering newsletter Civil Remarks. |
| March 2009 | Maryland Alumni Association Scholarships AwardedWalker Hatchett, Business, Society and the Economy Scholar, and Michael Willems, Science, Discovery and the Universe Scholar are the 2008-2009 Maryland Alumni Scholarship recipients. Additionally, Tim Lee, an alumnus of Science, Discovery and the Universe has received the Noblis Inc. Young Alumni Club Scholarship. |
| March 2009 | Dinosaur Handprints Reveal Birdlike Arm AnatomyThomas Holtz, Director of Science and Global Change, talks briefly about the evolutionary trait if a theropod, commenting on the fact that they did not use their forelimbs as legs. |
| March 4, 2009 | David Cooper Named Education Dean, Elon UniversityDavid Cooper, Director of Advocates for Children, has been appointed dean of the School of Education at Elon University, North Carolina, starting on June 1, 2009. |
| March 4, 2009 | What a Dinosaur Handprint RevealsThomas Holtz, Director of Science and Global Change, comments in an article on the evidence about the forelimbs of carnivorous dinosaurs and consequent connections linking birds and these ancient creatures. |
| February 2009 | Alumni UpdateChris Kaplan, a 2007 graduate of the university and an alumnus of College Park Scholars, is mentioned in the A. James Clark School of Engineering e-Newsletter. |
| February 27, 2009 | A Deserving TributeThe Diamondback published an article detailing the memorial service of the late Ken Joseph, associate director of Media, Self and Society and admissions coordinator for College Park Scholars. |
| January 2009 | Public Leadership Alumnus Receives ScholarshipJohn Lin, alumnus of Public Leadership, has been named the first-place winner of the Golden Key Engineering and Technology Scholarship from the Golden Key International Honour Society. |
| January 30, 2009 | An Ancient Quill Rewrites Dinosaur HistoryThomas Holtz, Director of Earth, Life and Time, comments on the discovery of fossilized feathered dinosaurs in China. |
| January 28, 2009 | Environmental Studies Unveils its New IdentityCollege Park Scholars in Environmental Studies has changed its program name and identity to Environment, Technology, and Economy. |
| January 23, 2009 | Colleges Announce New Directors for Two Scholars ProgramsMs. Katherine Sye Grover and Dr. Reid Compton are announced as new directors of programs in College Park Scholars. |
| January 22, 2009 | Star WatchersElizabeth Warner, former Program Associate for SDU, comments on the campus observatory's celebration of the 400th anniversary of Galilei's first use of an astronomical telescope. |
| January 6, 2009 | Dino 'Graveyard' Reveals First Asian TriceratopsThomas Holtz, Director of Earth, Life and Time, comments on a significant discovery of dinosaur fossil in China's Shandong province. |
