Recruitment Initiatives

The Office of Graduate Diversity and Inclusion (OGDI) participates in many events to recruit talented students from all backgrounds to graduate programs at UMD. OGDI works closely with UMD faculty and program coordinators in its recruitment efforts. 

Big Ten Academic Alliance recruitment events include ABRCMS, SACNAS, Big 10/Expo (GEM Consortium), and SROP Coordinators Conference. 

OGDI is a co-sponsor of the BSOS Summer Research Initiative and UMD's Annual National McNair Conference held each year in March through UMD's Academic Achievement Programs. 

Other recruitment initiatives include the Institute for Recruitment of Teachers (IRT) through Phillips Academy, the National Name Exchange, NSF's Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Program, and a pipeline infrastructure with McNair Programs, HBCU institutions, and The Universities at Shady Grove (USG). 

To learn more about recruitment initiatives, contact Program Director and Recruitment Officer Christopher Pérez (cperez6@umd.edu).