The Arts Scholars program will host a virtual open house for our invited students on Thursday, April 15, 2021, at 4 p.m. EDT.

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

While the rollout of the COVID vaccine is underway in the United States, a majority of the developing world still does not have sustainable access to the vaccine.

Rebecca Basena Kampi. PHOTO: Sade Ayinde College Park Scholars has announced a new scholarship, the Rebecca Basena Kampi Memorial Endowed Scholarship.

Scholars students took home several top awards at the 36th University Student Leadership Awards on Sunday, May 7. University Awards recognized Maryland Medallion Society members and Byrd/Elkins Finalists who have contributed significantly to the general advancement of this university’s interests and displayed outstanding involvement and leadership in campus activities. These students are the university’s top 20 senior students; two Scholars alumni were recognized by the Maryland Medallion Society:

My first experience with Ecuador was in the winter of 2017. That was when I traveled there with Science, Technology and Society (STS) Assistant Director Matt Aruch and 16 other University of Maryland (UMD) students as a part of the STS-led short-term study abroad course, “Education, Technology and Society: Ecuador in Context.” I had originally found out about this opportunity during Admitted Students Open House when I was a senior in high school, and it had served as one of the many reasons I decided to join STS. I knew that I wanted to visit a Spanish-speaking country to sharpen my six years of school-acquired Spanish language and to experience the natural beauty of South America in an authentic and memorable way.