Join the Office of Off-Campus & Transfer Student Life (TOCSL) for their monthly Good Morning, Commuters FREE breakfast for transfer and commuting students!

We'll have bagels, muffins, fruit, coffee, and juices, as well as music and plenty of space for you to hang out with fellow off-campus Terps. So swing by the Atrium and get your Wednesday started right!

Join UMD PACT and UMD Libraries to hear a live, moderated discussion with two experts who will provide a broad overview of the many reasons why open access and open science are beneficial and ethical in scholarly communication. The panelists will also touch upon the ways that inequity affects BIPOC and women scholars throughout the scholarly communication life cycle. They will affirm the impact of "green open access" approaches and the ways in which open access models are changing to become more equitable and inclusive for members of the scholarly community.

Join International Programs in Agriculture, the University of Maryland for a virtual panel discussion this Friday, October 15, from 9 to 10 a.m. featuring two Mandela Washington Fellows who recently completed their virtual professional development experiences with Agricultural and Resource Economics (AREC). They will join experts from Environmental Science & Technology (ENST) and AREC for a discussion on the barriers and obstacles to developing renewable energy, energy efficiency, and advanced smart power technologies in developing countries.

This workshop from the Counseling Center will address common student mental health concerns, ways to communicate about mental health with students, available mental health resources (including the Counseling Center) and how to refer to them, and methods of coping for everyone involved.

Though advanced registration is not required, you will be prompted to register with your name and email address in order to receive the meeting link. Please note that the Zoom meetings will close to new participants 15 minutes after the start time of the workshop.

Join UMD Libraries and UMD PACT to hear practical ideas and methods by which to make a difference at the local level in the areas of equitable open access policies and enhanced equity in scholarly communication. Topics include using equity toolkits and sharing actions to enhance equity at the local level and in your own practice.

Speakers

Are you interested in a future internship or career in fields related to social justice and advocacy?

Learn more about these dynamic fields during a special career panel. Confirmed panelists include (more will be added between now and November):

Join us for a panel to understand the multifaceted nature of Jewish identity and the range of experiences and identities among Jews.

Join Bias Incident Support Services and the Office of Student Conduct for the latest installation in their panel series on free speech, this time focused on empowering student activism in free speech and social justice. It will be moderated by Brian Medina (from BISS) and Nicole Garcia Diaz (from Student Conduct). Stay tuned for panelist names to come!

A casual discussion for UMD undergraduates, graduate students, staff, and faculty about pronouns, featuring LGBTQ+ Equity Center staffers - Shige (they), Shantala (they/she), and Cooper (they).

UMD’s LGBTQ+ Asian student organization on campus, allies welcome! You do not need to be Asian or LGBTQ+ to join Gaysians of UMD, students of all racial backgrounds, gender identities, and sexualities are welcome here. We meet on Mondays from 6 to 7 p.m. monthly, and also hold super fun social and fundraising events! Come and check us out - find your people! Follow @umdgaysians on Instagram for more info.