Join a panel of UMD students for a conversation about breaking the stigma that surrounds disability. Members of the non-disabled community, here is your chance to ask the questions you may not have wanted before, and anyone who wants to learn is welcome to attend!

Q Camp is a program of the LGBT Equity Center, a professionally staffed office of the university. We encourage all UMD undergraduate students who are or want to be involved with LGBTQ+ communities on campus, including LGBTQ+ people as well as allies/supporters, to apply. This program is well-suited for first-semester freshmen and transfer students looking to engage more deeply with the campus LGBTQ+ community. Throughout the weekend, students will participate in activities meant to provide positive supports around the following areas:

In order to help our faculty and staff stay mentally well and respond to the mental health needs of our students, the Counseling Center will be offering workshops exclusively for UMD faculty and staff throughout the fall semester.

This workshop will help faculty and staff navigate strategies for engaging in self-care and coping with stress and other common difficulties we are experiencing as faculty and staff.

The Office of Multicultural Involvement & Community Advocacy, The Clarice’s NextNOW Fest, and the LGBT Equity Center warmly welcome you to attend this year’s Queer Open Mic. This year, the theme and title of our event is "We’re Breathing: A Queer Open Mic". This continues a longstanding tradition in queer communities of coming out, calling in, and confronting power by sharing our lived experiences. In honor of National Coming Out Day (October 11), we pay homage to all acts of courage and queer brilliance.

Are you thinking about disclosure or accommodations in an internship or on the job? Let us help you sort out the confusion and complexities. Join us and bring your questions and concerns.

Join the Counseling Center and RecWell for in-person yoga at La Plata Beach or McKeldin Mall or for an online yoga session via Zoom.

In-Person Yoga: Masks will be required during the in-person yoga event. Please bring your own mat or towel. Pre-registration is required--walk-ins will not be accepted. All 4Maryland Guidelines will be followed.

Join the Counseling Center on a ride through this year’s virtual Self-Care Drive-Thru! Start your weekend fun early by checking out our self-care breakout rooms. Whether you want to check out the relaxation station, get up and dance, or play some games, there’s something for everyone!

Join the Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER) for an interactive session to explore ways in which racial microaggressions manifest themselves in science. We will discuss what microaggressions are and how they effect underrepresented individuals in an academic setting. We will present several examples of microaggressions and discuss general strategies for confronting them.

UMD's Center for Literary and Comparative Studies is welcoming the graphic novelist Victor LaValle and 2019 English Honors BA Kian Kelley-Chung for a conversation about storytelling and Black Lives Matter. Professor Rion Amilcar Scott will moderate. This is part of the center's antiracism series.

In this virtual depression screening event, you will meet one-on-one with a counselor to take a brief online depression assessment and talk through the results. Stop by to learn more about your mental health, find ways to help a friend, or get some information about the Counseling Center.