Student Organizations
Make the most of your Scholars experience by getting involved in the community! College Park Scholars has a rich history of supporting student organizations. We also run a number of our own student organizations, making it easy to gain leadership experience right from the start of your college career. (Many of these groups were, in fact, founded by Scholars students who saw a need within the community and worked with Scholars faculty and staff to fill it.)
2023–2024 Programs
Each of our College Park Scholars programs has a distinct thematic focus. Under the guidance of dedicated faculty, students study a variety of contemporary and historical issues related to that theme.
On average, about 75 students enroll in each Scholars program every year.
About
College Park Scholars is a two-year living–learning program for academically talented students.
Annual Traditions
Scholars boasts a number of annual traditions that help round out the student experience and deepen the program's sense of community. These events–many of which were founded by our own students–underscore the spirit and care found in College Park Scholars.
Scholars Partnership on Virus Study Builds Upon Flu Findings
They say laughter is contagious. And yawns. And, of course, the flu. Most people figure they catch the flu by touching contaminated surfaces or being exposed to droplets from a sick person’s coughs or sneezes. But it turns out the flu may be even more contagious through the air than we had thought. University of Maryland Professor Don Milton and several other researchers just released new findings that the flu may actually be spread just by breathing. For students of College Park Scholars, the discovery underscores the unique opportunity they have to be involved in groundbreaking public health research.