Diverse graduate students from all fields and disciplines are invited to attend this networking reception with a catered dinner. (All #GradTerps are invited.) Location: Colony Ballroom, 2203 Stamp Student Union
- Build a cohort of support with new and returning graduate students.
- Network with a community of scholars and professionals
- Share and retrieve valuable campus resources.
- Learn about campus events and initiatives for diverse graduate students.
- Connect and collaborate with people outside your department.
- Provide feedback on diversity and inclusion initiatives.
Doors open at 5:00pm - Dinner served at 5:30pm (while supplies last)
NO RSVP REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT
Contact Office of Graduate Diversity and Inclusion
Director Christopher Pérez (Pronouns: He/Him/His) for additional information: cperez6@umd.edu
(Tentative) Event Agenda:
5:00 PM : Guest Sign-in, Name Badge, Resource Fair (see confirmed resource fair participants below) 5:15 PM Welcome and Brief Remarks by Dr. Georgina Dodge (Pronouns: She/Her/Hers),
Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion, Office of Diversity and Inclusion
5:30 PM : Formal Welcome by Associate Provost and Dean of The Graduate School, Dr. Steve Fetter (Pronouns: He/Him/His) Buffet Dinner Served
Menu (WHILE SUPPLIES LAST):
~Salad~ Mixed Green Salad (Mixed Greens with Sliced Cucumber and Cherry Tomatoes, Carrots. Choice of Herb Champagne Dressing or Buttermilk Ranch Dressing)
Rolls and Butter
~Entree~ Pan Roasted Chicken
~Vegan Sides~ Wild Mushroom Risotto, Medley of Seasonal Grilled Vegetables
Iced Tea & Iced Water 6:00 PM Welcome and Brief Remarks by Dr. Candace Moore (Pronouns: She/Her/Hers) Associate Clinical Professor--Higher Education, Student Affairs, and International Education Policy (HESI) Program Director and Affiliate Faculty--Center for Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education (CDIHE)
6:30 PM : Dessert Service (WHILE SUPPLIES LAST) Indulgence Platter Sweet Treat Platter University of Maryland Cookies
(Tentative) Resource Fair Participants (from 5:00-8:00pm):
- The Graduate School -- Graduate School Success Team (confirmed)
- Office of Graduate Diversity and Inclusion (confirmed)
- Office of Academic and Professional Development (confirmed)
- The Graduate School, Graduate Writing Center (confirmed)
- The Graduate School, Office of Funding Opportunities (confirmed)
- Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (confirmed)
- Graduate Student Life (confirmed)
- Graduate Student Legal Aid Office (confirmed)
- Graduate Student Government (confirmed)
- Consortium for Race, Gender, and Ethnicity (confirmed)
- International Student & Scholar Services (confirmed)
- International Student Union (confirmed)
- University Health Center (confirmed)
- CARE to Stop Violence (confirmed)
- Office of Civil Rights & Sexual Misconduct (confirmed)
- University of Maryland Counseling Center (confirmed)
- Office of Community Engagement (confirmed)
- LGBT Equity Center (confirmed)
- Multicultural Involvement & Community Advocacy (confirmed)
- Office of Diversity & Inclusion (confirmed)
- Center for Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education (confirmed)
- The Bahá'í Chair for World Peace (confirmed)
- Critical Race Initiative (confirmed)
- Nyumburu Cultural Center (confirmed)
- Memorial Chapel and Garden of Reflection and Remembrance (confirmed)
- Stamp Student Union (confirmed)
- UMD Terp Zone (confirmed)
- Stamp Engagement Team (confirmed)
- TOTUS (confirmed)
- Undocumented Student Resources Center (confirmed)
- TerpVets (confirmed)
- University Recreation & Wellness (RecWell) RecWell (confirmed)
- Latinx Graduate Student Association (confirmed)
- Black Graduate Student Union (confirmed)
- Aerospace Department Graduate Student Advisory Committee (confirmed)
- Latin American Studies Center (confirmed)
- UMD Students with Kids (confirmed)
- Campus Pantry (confirmed)
- UMD Libraries (confirmed)
- First Year Book (confirmed)
- The David C. Driskell Center (confirmed)
- Education Abroad (confirmed)
