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The 2012 First Year Book is The Influencing Machine.

Winners of the 2012 Undergraduate Teaching Award are Dr. Ronald Yaros and David Crocker. See below --»

The University's new General Education program is scheduled for implementation in Fall 2012. See below--»

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The Office of Undergraduate Studies promotes academic success and excellence through campus-wide leadership, innovation, and service to students, faculty, programs, and colleges. We develop and direct central programs that enhance a Maryland education, help our students build strong ties to the University, and provide them with the experience, rigor, and challenge to achieve their academic, personal, and professional goals.

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Congratulations to Dr. Ronald A. Yaros and to Dr. David A. Crocker, Winners of the 2012 UGST Teaching Awards
Dr. Yaros, Assistant Professor in the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, received the The General Education/CORE Teaching Award. Dr. David A. Crocker, Director, Public Leadership Program, College Park Scholars, and Director, International Development Specialization, School of Public Policy, received the Undergraduate Studies Course Award. Awards are given based upon student nominations. For more information on this year's awards --»

National Scholarships Office: Gilman ScholarshipsEight Maryland Students Win the Gilman International Scholarship for Study Abroad in Spring 2012!

Congratulations to the following recipients:
Tania Delgado (United Kingdom); Paige Diamond (Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary); Melissa Dick (France); Lori Gjoni (Italy); Allison Jean (New Zealand); Mohammad Jee (Turkey); Christine Lien (China); and Dorian Williamson (Chile).

 

 

Beyond the Classroom, a living learning program joined Global Communities and the Minor in International Development and Conflict Management to sponsor Human Rights Week during the last week in April. Referring to the event for The Diamondback, Beyond the Classroom director James Riker said, "Human rights are already broader than just focusing on specific countries."Among the week-long series of campus events, Human Rights Week were guest speakers, a benefit concert, films, and panel discussions.

For details about Human Rights Week at UMD--»

 

Pollinators in Crisis Video Intro Bees, birds, butterflies, and bats — the pollinators — play a critical role in nature. But bees are mysteriously dying off in massive numbers. Professor David Hawthorne's exciting course examines the pollinators, the complexities of the ecosystem, and humans place in it. Watch Pollinators in Crisis to learn about the course and discover the Marquee Courses in Science & Technology, the CORE science courses for non-science majors. It is also an I-Series course.

 
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