Campus Groups & Activities

The Office of Undergraduate Research will hold a Zoom information session for undergraduate students regarding summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Run by universities, colleges, and research organizations throughout the United States, NSF REU programs provide paid summer research opportunities to undergraduates in science, technology, engineering, and mathematical fields (including social, behavioral, and economic science fields). The information session will provide an overview of these programs and information on how to locate and apply to programs running in summer 2025. It will also feature a panel of UMD students who have participated in NSF REUs in the past.

Join Balaji Padmanabhan, Dean's Professor of Decisions, Operations & Information Technologies Director, Center for Artificial Intelligence in Business at Maryland-Smith, and a panel of experts as they explore how social media business models fuel extremism and zero-sum mindsets. Joining Dr. Balaji will be Paul Barrett, Deputy Director & Senior Research Scholar, New York University, Joel Finkelstein, Senior Research Fellow, Rutgers University and Barnett S. Koven, National Security Specialist & Data Scientist.

Looking to gain insight from someone who has founded and exited their own Y-Combinator backed Startup? Startup Shell is hosting alumni Sheller and Co-Founder/CEO of Manatee (YC S22), Bryan Houlton, as he sits down for a podcast-style interview with Fox Rothschild LLC partner Juliana Neelbauer. Bryan Houlton founded and served as CEO of Manatee (YC S22), an interactive demo platform that help sales teams create no-code demos, which was later acquired by Navattic (YC W21). Join Startup Shell as Bryan dives into topics such as funding, Y-Combinator, selling a startup, pivoting, and comparing startup scenes across various cities.

Join the Center for Global Migration Studies (CGMS) for a Migration Studies Social. CGMS aims to foster community among UMD faculty, staff, and students concerned about immigration rights. Join in the conversation for companionship, discussion, and affirmation.

Interested in an international internship opportunity that explores high-speed rail innovation? Attend a Lunch & Learn Info Session to hear from Northeast Maglev and Central Japan Railway (JR Central) about their hybrid summer internship, which includes virtual sessions, hands-on experience in Japan, and work with Northeast Maglev in Baltimore.

Celebrate Frederick Douglass's birthday and Black History Month by preserving a rich collection of African American history by helping to digitize/transcribe important records. 

Join the BSU-UMD Social Justice Alliance for a powerful and thought-provoking discussion on the lynching of Emmett Till and the modern-day murder of Lt. Richard W. Collins III with The Barn author Wright Thompson and mother of Lt. Collins, Dawn Collins. Moderated by Sociology Professor Rashawn Ray, this conversation will discuss how echoes of our country’s lynching past create shadows of racial violence in the present. We hope this dialogue will elicit a reckoning that contributes to healing and the pursuit of social justice.

Come hear from UMD students who attended the 2025 SWANACon conference! Learn about this undergraduate leadership conference for Southwest Asian/Middle Eastern/North African students, and how you can be chosen to attend next year.

Participate in Classroom to Careers: Public Policy Alumni Expo, an exciting opportunity for UMD students to hear directly from alumni who have built successful careers across a wide range of public policy sectors, such as: International policy, Social policy, Budget/economic policy, Management and consulting, State and local policy, Philanthropy/nonprofit work, Environmental sustainability, Science and technology policy

The UnLocked Project, founded by Honors Humanities student Anna Tovchigrechko, will hold a Thrift Shop Fundraiser outside of Stamp on Wednesday, March 12 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Their goal is to raise $400 (in order to reach their total goal of $1600) and all proceeds will go to care packages for children of incarcerated parents.

The UnLocked Project supports children of incarcerated parents in the DMV area through a hub of online resources, information sessions, and a peer support group of other students who have experienced parental incarceration.