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April 23, 2026

College Park Scholars Virtual Admitted Student Open House

For our invited students and families who are unable to meet us in person during admissions season, College Park Scholars is hosting a virtual Admitted Student Open House experience.

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Portrait of Isha Rajani

Isha Rajani

Assistant Student Coordinator, Life Sciences alum
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Alicia Barnett

Assistant Student Coordinator, Public Leadership alum

Where Beauty Meets Science

For as long as she can remember, Kaia Ungerer (B.S. ’23, chemistry) has been obsessed with beauty products, from skin creams and serums to shampoos and conditioners, each with its own unique combination of ingredients, textures and fragrances.

Green Scholars

Learn more about the Scholars-Arboretum initiative

Get Ready for April Attack!

April Attack! is a month-long team competition in which current Scholars earn points by attending events, hosting activities, and showing up across the community. Team up with 3 to 10 friends in your program, earn points, and climb the leaderboard all April long. The more you show up, the more points you earn. And the winning team takes home prizes and bragging rights! Keep scrolling for more details on April Attack! and what type of prizes you can win.

UNWIND Magazine Returns to Highlight Media Scholars and Terp Life at UMD–Expanded Spring 2026 Edition

COLLEGE PARK, MD – Following its successful relaunch in Spring 2025, UNWIND Magazine continues its momentum with the Spring 2026 issue, further amplifying the voices of students in the Media, Self and Society Scholars program at the University of Maryland. Building on last year’s return, the new edition expands the magazine’s storytelling with deeper reporting, fresh visual features and new perspectives on traditions and communities that shape campus life.Written, edited, and produced entirely by students, UNWIND remains a platform for emerging media professionals to explore the Terp experience–from untold campus stories to cultural touchstones to the evolving identity of Maryland today.

Portrait of Laura Damron

Laura Damron

Administrative Coordinator, College Park Scholars
March 11, 2026

Meet Your Program Virtual Session

Welcome to College Park Scholars! This virtual info session will be an opportunity for you to meet the faculty and staff of the individual program you will join this fall.

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Mckinley’s Climb

In the “fireman’s carry,” a wrestler hoists an opponent over their shoulders before flipping them to the mat. It sounds like a move favored by mountainous pros like the Rock or the Big Show, but it’s also the favorite of a freckle-faced 5’5” Terp who stands among the nation’s best female collegiate grapplers.Then-freshman Mckinley Jovanovic, who is a Public Leadership scholar, won last year’s National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA) Mideast regional tournament in the women’s 131-pound weight class—a first for a UMD woman in any class—and finished fifth in nationals to net All-American honors.

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