At the University of Maryland, there are many resources available to support you.
THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
- The Graduate School — Graduate School Success Team
- Office of Graduate Diversity and Inclusion
- The Graduate School, Graduate Writing Center
- The Graduate School, Office of Funding Opportunities
- Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
- Graduate Student Life
- Graduate Student Legal Aid Office
- Graduate Student Government
COUNSELING AND MENTAL HEALTH
- UMD Counseling Center-Counseling Services
- Accessibility & Disability Service – Supporting students with disabilities
- UMD Help Center. – Student run peer counseling
- UMD Behavioral Health Services– mental health counseling, psychiatry, medication management, wellness
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call 988.
- UMD Dean of Students – If you don’t know where to start
ACADEMIC & CAREER PLANNING
- BSOS College – Feller Center for Academic Advising & Career Planning
- Career Readiness Resources
- Teaching and Learning Transformation (TLTC) Center resources for students
- Tutoring and academic support resources
- Talk to a specific subject librarian for help on your next project
COMMUNITY
- First Generation Terps– A resource for students who are the first in their family to attend college
- LGBTQ Equity Center– networking, advocacy, and support for LGBTQ Terps.
- Multicultural Involvement & Community Advocacy (MICA)– empowers students through education on issues of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion and their intersections
- Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Education (OMSE)
- Veteran Student Life
- University Chaplains – Looking for a faith community?
- TerrapinSTRONG
LEGAL ISSUES
- UMD Legal Aid– Free legal aid for full time UMD students on a range of issues.
- Maryland Free legal answers and advice
PHYSICAL VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT
- CARE Center– Campus Advocates Respond and Educate to Stop Violence, a confidential resource for victims of violence including sexual assault. 24/ crisis hotline. 301-741-3442
- Office of Civil Rights & Sexual Misconduct– Includes the Title IX office. This office administers UMD policies against discrimination and harassment.
- UMD Police
- National Sexual Violence Resource Center – Listing of survival communities and hubs for survivors of different types of sexual assault. Organized by resource type.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
- Tech Issues– The Division of Information technologies help landing page
- ELMS-Canvas how-to guides
- Zoom technical support
FOOD
- UMD Campus Pantry– Open to students, faculty, and staff who are experiencing food insecurity.
- College Park Community Food Bank– Through the Church of the Nazarene
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – MD Dept of Human Services
- Find food pantries in your neighborhood at FoodPantries.org.
MONEY
- UMD Financial Aid Office– Student loans and other financial supports
- UMD Student Crisis Fund– One time emergency funds for terps struggling with a sudden financial problem. It is linked with the BSOS Advising Student Emergency Fund, so students only have to apply to one place.
- Fostering Terp Success– Assistance for Terps who are unhoused and lack a supportive family network or have a history of being in the foster care system.
CAMPUS EMERGENCIES
- UMD Police
- UMD Inclement Weather page
- UMD Apps– Stay up to date with what is going on around campus from your phone.
- UMD Office of Emergency Management
- Prince George’s County Office of Emergency Management