For invited students and families unable to make one of the university's Admitted Student Open Houses, College Park Scholars is offering in-person informational sessions on select days this spring.

For invited students and families unable to make one of the university's Admitted Student Open Houses, College Park Scholars is offering in-person informational sessions on select days this spring.

For invited students and families unable to make one of the university's Admitted Student Open Houses, College Park Scholars is offering in-person informational sessions on select days this spring.

The following excerpt is from Terp Magazine:"When I arrived in 1992, there was no official place on campus or entity on campus that advocated for LGBT people, to make them feel welcome, like they belonged and were supported. There was an invisibility from an institutional standpoint," said Marilee Lindemann, executive director of College Park Scholars.

For invited students and families unable to make one of the university's Admitted Student Open Houses, College Park Scholars is offering in-person informational sessions on select days this spring.

An opportunity to hear from College Park Scholars staff, and students, about what you can expect as a Scholars student. 

The following excerpt is from Terp Magazine:The objective: Survive a hypothetical night in the frigid woods making do with only the items found in a discarded trash bag.It’s all part of Schlake’s “Creative Problem Solving” class in the Business, Society and the Economy (BSE) program of College Park Scholars, where students are charged to think creatively and quickly, and adapt through unconventional exercises.

The following article originated in EducationWeek:Saxon Brown, a College Park Scholars Arts program and UMD alum, possesses a rare combination of childlike idealism and old soul pragmatism. Both traits have come in handy to the first-year English teacher at Bel Air High School, a large school of about 1,500 students in a suburb north of Baltimore. The 22-year-old is far closer in age to his students than he is to his colleagues, most of whom range from 40 to 65.Earlier this month, Brown spoke to Education Week about how he’s faring in his first year, which is widely seen as the start of the “make or break” period for new teachers.

High school seniors newly invited into College Park Scholars at the University of Maryland: You and your families are invited to join us for a Zoom online information session about our nationally acclaimed living–learning program.

Have questions about College Park Scholars? Drop into one of four virtual office hours we'll be holding between now and Feb. 19, when the Scholars Program Preference Forms are due!