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With the announcement of the 2025 First Year Book as The Constitution of the United States, College Park Scholars set a course to make one of the nation's founding documents spring to life. What better way than a day trip to the place where the document was signed!Many of our Scholars had not visited the City of Brotherly Love before or were very young on their first trips to Philadelphia. Now armed with some understanding of the founding of the United States, they were eager to dig in.  "I have never been to Philadelphia before and I want to learn more about a city that is so important in American history," said JaeMin Thurman, a Life Sciences Scholar. "I also want to continue to build relationships with other Scholars students."

A collaboration between OCS and the Business, Society and Entrepreneurship (BSE) College Park Scholars Program and sponsored by the Enterprise Mobility Foundation, the Career Boutique was created by BSE students, who gathered clothing donations and purchased new items as part of their capstone project in the spring. BSE students and teaching assistants, like computer science and finance major McKendry, will also be staffing throughout the school year.Clinical Professor and BSE Director Oliver Schlake donated the Hugo Boss suit that got him through a doctoral dissertation, wedding and Smith interview, and encourages community members to contribute too.

Prince George's County native Jazz Lewis came to the University of Maryland as a freshman only sure of one thing. He wanted to serve. College Park Scholars ended up being the perfect home for the future Maryland state legislator, now serving in the Maryland House of Delegates as Majority Whip, allowing him to challenge himself academically but also expand his vision of what service could look like.An email invitation in late spring from College Park Scholars' Executive Director Marilee Lindemann for Lewis to return to the place where he learned about himself was accepted eagerly.

There were plenty of “Boots on the Ground” for move-in at the University of Maryland last week, but no need for fans in the hands, given the unseasonably refreshing 75-degree weather.Two College Park Scholars programs were captured in action on Service Day, a few days before classes began. Science and Global Change and Media, Self and Society had university photographers visit their service sites to see their impact in action. Read more about the more than 25 year old Service Day tradition by clicking here.

COLLEGE PARK, MD –The College Park Scholars Media, Self and Society program is excited to announce the launch of a new media literacy display in the Cambridge Community Center (CCC).This display, supported by a grant from The Do Good Institute, features original content created by students in the Media Scholars program. The videos, photo essays, and infographics in the display will be updated regularly and viewed by hundreds of students who attend classes and study in the CCC every day. These pieces cover topics such as fact-checking, the role of journalism in a democracy, understanding media representations, and practical tips on how to make media work for you.

Each Spring, the Office of Undergraduate Studies hosts a year-end celebration and reception to honor the accomplishments of its faculty and staff.One of the highlights of the ceremony is the presentation of the Donna B. Hamilton Teaching Awards. The Donna B. Hamilton General Education Teaching Award recognizes extraordinary teaching in a General Education course across the whole university based on undergraduate student nominations. The Office of Undergraduate Studies recognizes two faculty members for excellence in teaching each year: one faculty member teaching in an Undergraduate Studies Program, and one faculty member teaching in a General Education Program.