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Undergraduate Catalog 2012-2013


Engagement and Activities

0110 Stamp Student Union
301-314-7174
www.thestamp.umd.edu

The mission of Engagement and Activities areas is to support and complement the university's academic mission and to enhance the educational experience of students through exposure and participation in social, cultural, recreational, leadership, intellectual, and governance activities.

Student Organization Resource Center.  Registers all student organizations at the university and provides an online directory of more than 800 groups. Organization support services includes:  accounting assistance, advisors' workshops, leadership training programs for organization leaders, involvement sessions offered for classes and semester orientations are some of the ways involvement is nurtured for organizations and individuals. In addition, First Look Fair and Stampfest are large-scale involvement fairs held at the beginning of each semester to showcase the student groups and organizations.    

Organization Advising.  Major student groups such as the Student Government Association, Graduate Student Government, Peer Leadership Council, TerpVets, the Homecoming Committee, and Student Entertainment Events receive direct advising from Engagement and Activities staff. Other student groups can also obtain help by request. Assistance in programming, securing a faculty advisor, officer transitions, and efforts to create a new organization is available.  

Off-Campus Student Involvement.  Engaging off-campus students at the University of Maryland through social, educational, and outreach programs.

Programs and Leisure Learning Opportunities.  Staff mentors student volunteers and leaders to provide options for out of class engagement through recreational options that includes: the Hoff Theater, the Art and Learning Center (offering non-credit courses), the Stamp Gallery (featuring regular displays of the visual arts), the TerpZone (bowling, billiards, and more), as well as Stamp Special Events and Programs.

 

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