Incoming Students
Welcome! We're delighted you've made the decision to attend the University of Maryland (UMD) and be a part of College Park Scholars.
Plan Ahead
For those living on campus in the fall, please keep an eye on the Department of Resident Life website for move-in information. We will update this page with additional details this summer.
There are also a few steps you need to take before move-in.
Invited Students
Congratulations! You have been invited to join one of the most highly regarded living-learning communities in the nation. We are excited for you to join our talented, curious and engaged students.
Andrew Rosenblatt
College Park Scholars Mourns Ira Berlin
College Park Scholars mourns Ira Berlin, who died June 5, 2018, in Washington. Berlin was a celebrated historian and scholar on slavery who, as dean for undergraduate studies at the University of Maryland, helped found College Park Scholars in 1993. The intent was to combine the best of academic and student affairs into a singular living–learning program for high-achieving students.
Student Advisory Board
As a member of the Student Advisory Board, you have the opportunity to serve your peers, your program and the Scholars community. Representatives act as a liaison between their peers in their programs and the Scholars central staff, offering the student viewpoint on new initiatives and providing suggestions that might improve the student experience in Scholars.
In particular, representatives:
Scholars Promoting and Revitalizing Care (SPARC)
SPARC, or Scholars Promoting and Revitalizing Care, was founded in 2016 to bring more awareness to the mental health issues faced by college students today and to advocate for greater wellness and self-care amongst students in Scholars and at the University of Maryland (UMD).
Through campus advocacy efforts, social media content, in-person wellness events and more, we emphasize the primary importance of mental health in ensuring student success.
Peer Mentors
Starting college can be overwhelming—particularly at a large institution such as the University of Maryland. Scholars' Peer Mentors program works to make the transition to college easier for all of our freshmen, by pairing them with an experienced sophomore Scholar who can show them the ropes.
Lakeland STARs
A part of the Scholars experience since 1996, the Lakeland STARs tutoring program connects current Scholars and Scholars undergraduate alumni with first- through sixth-grade students from nearby Paint Branch Elementary School.
As a Lakeland STARs tutor, you will work with students to enrich their academic experience. You will be matched one-on-one with a Paint Branch student and meet for 2.5 hours each week on a designated day (Wednesday or Thursday) throughout the semester. Tutoring sessions primarily take place in Centreville Hall.
Science and Global Change
The impacts of global climate change on society, technology and security
Introduction
Global climate change, biodiversity crises and similar phenomena already impact our lives and will increasingly do so in the future.
Science and Global Change (SGC) uses scientific practice to explore global climate change and its impacts on human society, technology and security. Exploring the interactions of the Earth's systems, students examine: