A recent College Park Scholars alumnus has received a 2026 Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), one of the premier honors for undergraduates in the field. Felix Gomez, an Arts Scholars alum, is one of eight University of Maryland students to have received this year's Hollings Scholarship. The award is NOAA's flagship undergraduate program and provides recipients with scholarships worth $19,000 and an internship at NOAA next summer.

A College Park Scholars alumna received one of the University of Maryland's highest honors after being named a finalist for 2026 University Medalist. The medal is the highest honor bestowed on a graduating senior for academic distinction, exemplary character, and campus and community service.There were only four finalists for this prestigious honor, including Raina Saraiya.Saraiya has spent her UMD career fighting for healthcare accessibility through research and advocacy, aspiring to become a pediatric physician and policy expert who “serves patients at the bedside and advocates for them in the boardroom,” she said.  This fall she will enroll in the Rutgers University Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

Each academic year, the faculty and staff of UMD's School of Public Health (SPH) honor their outstanding students at the Celebration of Scholarships and Student Awards, recognizing students who received scholarships, fellowships and awards in the 2025-26 academic year.

As spring courses drew to a close, the Office of Undergraduate Studies held its annual reception in honor of the outstanding staff, faculty, graduate and undergraduate students and their accomplishments throughout the academic year.The Graduate Assistant Award was given to Victoria Worley from College Park Scholars' Justice and Legal Thought program. Victoria was nominated by JLT's associate director, Dr. Justine DeCamillis.

Each fall, students residing in residence halls across the University of Maryland's campus have an opportunity to select peers to represent them as members of each hall's council. In the five residence halls that make up the Cambridge Community, many of these council roles are filled by College Park Scholars students.

Media, Self and Society program director and Merrill School of Journalism lecturer Alison Burns was named the 2026 faculty winner of the Office of Multi-ethnic Student Education's (OMSE) Excellence in Service Award at the office's annual Academy of Excellence spring awards ceremony.Each year, OMSE recognizes faculty, staff, tutors, and mentors who have made outstanding contributions to advancing the overall excellence of UMD students on campus.

The University of Maryland's Senior Marshals represent graduating seniors who have demonstrated the highest levels of scholarship, service to the campus community, extracurricular involvement, and personal growth.The 86 senior marshals, who carry the banners for schools, colleges and departments, have been named 2026 senior marshals in recognition of their outstanding scholarship, service to the campus community, extracurricular involvement and personal growth. Thirteen of them have received citations from College Park Scholars programs.

Behind the success of a fall trip to Philadelphia for first-year students in College Park Scholars, several programs quickly planned a second-semester excursion. This time, students from five programs would travel to the Eastern Shore of Maryland to explore the effects of climate change on the Chesapeake Bay, especially the oyster population, before delving into the world of famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman, a native of the area.

A pair of College Park Scholars alumni are among the UMD's most celebrated after the 45th annual University Student Leadership Awards ceremony held last week.Public Leadership alum Eileen Chen and Global Public Health alum Saili Khorjekar were both named to the Maryland Medallion Society, which is comprised of 20 finalists for the Model Citizenship Prizes and the Wilson H. Elkins Award, two of UMD's most prestigious honors. The Maryland Medallion Society is a community of students who have shown exceptional leadership and integrity.