Ben Beltran

Ben Beltran (he/him/his) is the Assistant Director for Admissions, Recruitment and Transition.

Prior to joining the College Park Scholars central staff, he served as the assistant director for UMD's Carillon Communities. His responsibilities include leading recruitment and outreach, training peer mentors, and guiding new and existing programmatic initiatives. 

Prior to Carillon, Ben served as the Program Manager for Student Diversity Education & Engagement in the University of Maryland’s Department of Resident Life. He also has experience working in academic advising and multicultural student involvement. 

He earned his M.Ed. in Student Affairs from the University of Maryland and his B.A. in Advocacy & Social Change from Loyola University Chicago.