SPAN373 is available for UMD at USG students for Fall 2025. See the flyer for more details:

The Center for Counseling & Well-being (CCW) has many free resources for USG students, including individual or couples counseling, group therapy, workshops, and much more. To learn more about what is available, you can watch this short video which highlights their services & staff:

Additionally, the CCW has different challenges & initiatives for students to participate with. Here are some upcoming opportunities:

Fall 2025 Internship

Location: College Park, MD

Closing Date: May 17, 2025

The University of Maryland Police Department  is currently seeking applications for a Fall 2025 internship position.  If you are seeking a career in law enforcement, this is a wonderful opportunity to learn about local law enforcement in a real-time hands-on environment.  This is a 12-week program and a minimum of 8 hours per week is required. Credit will be granted for this internship to eligible students through the CCJS department after the proper paperwork has been processed.  This is an unpaid internship.

Intern will rotate around various units through the department that may include but not limited to the following:

• Patrol – ride-a-long with patrol officers for all three shifts and learn the day-to-day real life operational functions of the role including report writing and daily briefings.
• Information Analysis/ Community Relations– assist researchers and analysts with information gathering on developing crime trends, threats, and daily report writing.  Learn about community policing and assist with event planning.
• Security Operations Center – operate as a CCTV security monitor for real time monitoring of activity on and off campus.  Conduct video reviews and tracking of stolen vehicles; how to submit evidence to court; how to track suspicious activity; learn how information is communicated to officers for immediate response needs.
• Training Unit – learn about UMPD’s police training academy and other training conducting throughout the department.  Assist trainers with upcoming sessions and testing.
• Human Resources – learn the organizational structure of the agency, various units, positions, and the background check process.

Qualifications for Student Interns

• Must be a least 18 years old , preference for a full time CCJS major
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must be of excellent moral character and in good standing academically
• Must not have any criminal convictions of any kind
• Must be physically and mentally capable of performing assigned duties
• Must be able to work for a minimum of 8 hours week for 12 weeks.  Some shifts may be in evening or night.
• Must pass a background check.
• Cannot run in conjunction with another student employee position with UMPD

Deadline to apply is May 17, 2025

Contact Rosemarie Mahoney for questions:  301 405-5727, rmahoney@umpd.umd.edu

Open to UMD students only who have a Handshake account:  UMPD Fall 2025 Internship | UMD – Department of Public Safety (UMPD) | Handshake

Research Intern (International Center for Terrorism Studies)

Location: Arlington, VA

Closing Date: March 23, 2025

The International Center for Terrorism Studies (ICTS) housed at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies educates policymakers and the public in general on the nature and intensity of terrorism threats in the 21st century. The ICTS has sponsored, co-sponsored, and participated in hundreds of seminars, briefings, and conferences in the United States, UK, France, India, Israel, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Japan, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Ukraine, etc. In addition, the ICTS has published over 40 books and numerous reports on topics including Super Terrorism: Biological, Chemical, and Nuclear; Terrorism and the Law; terrorist group profiles of ETA (Spain) and Usama bin Laden’s al-Qaida; Terrorism: U.S. Perspectives; Information Warfare and Cyber-Terrorism; Terrorism and Business; and Legal Aspects of Terrorism in the United States.

https://www.potomacinstitute.org/index.php/centers/international-center-for-terrorism-studies-icts

ICTS Internship Description: As a member of the ICTS team, you will have the opportunity to conduct fast-paced research on relevant topics of your choice. You will learn valuable life-long skills to improve your research, writing, and analysis that are applicable to the professional world. You can make your own schedule and are expected to work between 10-20 hours per week. The internship typically lasts the duration of an academic semester but exceptions can be made in certain circumstances.

Intern Duties: Conducting research on terrorism and counterterrorism; Monitoring regional insurgencies, ethnic conflicts and peace processes; Developing and maintaining a database on terrorism and regional developments; Compiling bibliographies, chronologies, and summarizing research materials as directed; Collecting and assembling data; Contributing to ICTS publications and reports by assisting with copy editing and proofreading; As well as providing a full range of administrative support. (90% research based, 10% administrative support).