Location: 2203 Colony Ballroom, Stamp Student Union
Diverse graduate students from all fields and disciplines are invited to attend this networking reception with a catered dinner.
- 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.
Please fill out this form to RSVP for this event.
Contact Office of Graduate Diversity and Inclusion Program Director Dr. Christopher Pérez (Pronouns: He/Him/His) for additional information: cperez6@umd.edu
Doors open at 5:00PM - Dinner served at 5:45PM (while food supplies last)
Event Agenda:
5:00PM: Guest Sign-in, Name Badge, Resource Fair Begins, and GS networking notepad distributed (see confirmed resource fair participants below)
5:30PM: Formal Welcome by Associate Provost and Dean of The Graduate School, Dr. Stephen Roth (Pronouns: He/Him/His)
5:45PM: Catering Service begins (buffet style, while supplies last)
6:00PM: Welcome and Brief Remarks
6:30PM: Dessert (while supplies last)
Menu:
Hors D'oeuvres:
Assorted Vegetable Mini Quiches (Sautéed Spinach and Roasted Mushroom)
Spanakopita (with Cucumber Yogurt Tzatziki)
Vegan Star (Ratatouille Vegetables in Crispy Phyllo)
Shrimp Dumplings (with Lemongrass Soy Sauce)
Teriyaki Beef Satay (Seared Beef with a Teriyaki Glaze)
Tuscan Beef Satay (with Romesco Sauce)
Baby Mozzarella, Cherry Tomatoes & Prosciutto (Brochette of Herb Marinated Mozzarella, Prosciutto, Basil and Cherry Tomato)
Zucchini Quinoa Fritters (with Harissa Creme Fraiche)
Dessert:
Assorted French Mini Pastries
Beverages:
Unsweetened Iced Tea
Sweetened Ice Tea
Iced Water
(Tentative) Resource Fair Participants (from 5:00-7:00PM):
- 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, Center for Writing & Oral Communication (confirmed)
- The Graduate School, Office of Funding Opportunities (confirmed)
- Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (confirmed)
- Graduate Student Life (confirmed)
- ADA Coordinator [Accessibility and Disability Service] (confirmed)
- TerrapinSTRONG, Office of Diversity & Inclusion (confirmed)
- UMD School of Public Health (confirmed)
- Division of IT (confirmed)
- Engineering Career Services (confirmed)
- xFoundry@UMD (confirmed)
- Off-Campus Housing Services (confirmed)
- Graduate Student Legal Aid Office (confirmed)
- Graduate Student Government
- Consortium for Race, Gender, and Ethnicity
- International Student & Scholar Services (confirmed)
- International Student Union
- University Health Center
- CARE to Stop Violence (confirmed)
- Office of Civil Rights & Sexual Misconduct (confirmed)
- University of Maryland Counseling Center
- Office of Community Engagement
- LGBTQ+ Equity Center (confirmed)
- Multicultural Involvement & Community Advocacy (confirmed)
- Office of Diversity & Inclusion
- Center for Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education
- The Bahá'í Chair for World Peace
- Critical Race Initiative
- Nyumburu Cultural Center (confirmed)
- Memorial Chapel and Garden of Reflection and Remembrance (confirmed)
- Stamp Student Union
- UMD Terp Zone
- Stamp Engagement Team
- TOTUS
- Undocumented Student Resources Center
- TerpVets
- University Recreation & Wellness (RecWell) RecWell (confirmed)
- Latinx Graduate Student Association
- Black Graduate Student Union
- Aerospace Department Graduate Student Advisory Committee
- Latin American Studies Center (confirmed)
- Campus Pantry
- UMD Libraries
- First Year Book
- The David C. Driskell Center (confirmed)
- Education Abroad
