List of Events
Browse a history of past events through a list, rather than calendar.
05 November 2009 at 12:30 PM
Join Off-Campus Student Programming Board (OCSPB) for our Free Laser Tag event! This Laser Tag is open to both off-campus and on-campus students, faculty, and staff.Moreabout:Free Laser Tag @ UMD!
ADS Pizza Luncheon
Van Munching Hall 1505, (R.H. Smith School of Business)
18 November 2009 at 12:00 PM
The Association for Doctoral Students (ADS) invites you to their monthly social luncheon for all graduate students: come and mingle! This event is funded in part by your Graduate Student Activities Fee and is open to all graduate students. Moreabout:ADS Pizza Luncheon
12 November 2009 at 12:00 PM
Have a laugh at the end of the semester! Join Graduate Student Life at the DC Improv to laugh with Steve Byrne. Tickets will be on sale for $10 each ($17 value). Reservations are required.Moreabout:Tickets on Sale: DC Improv
04 November 2009 at 7:30 AM
Join the Office of Off-Campus Student Involvement for free breakfast and campus resources from 7:30am to 10:00am the first Wednesday of every month in the TerpZone in the basement of The Stamp.Moreabout:Free Breakfast at Good Morning Commuters
29 October 2009 at 12:00 PM
Light refreshments will be served. Items on the agenda include: Planning the International Graduate Students Thanksgiving Dinner, Writing Workshop for International Graduate Students, and Housing for International Graduate Students. For more information, contact:
Lenisa Nicole Joseph
International Graduate Students Association at
lenisaj [at] umd [dot] edu.
06 November 2009 at 9:00 AM
The Maryland Leadership Conference (MLC) is one of the oldest and most popular leadership programs at Maryland. Join other students for a weekend retreat away from campus and learn more about yourself, working with others, and creating change. Large group seminars, small group discussions, and plenty of hands-on leadership development work will keep you busy.Moreabout:Maryland Leadership Conference: Seeds for Change
20 November 2009 at 6:30 PM
Always wanted to learn how to prepare a delicious Mediterranean meal? Learn how to make hummus or baklava? Now it's your chance! Join Graduate Student Life in a cooking class at the Lebanese Taverna in Arlington, VA. Tickets will be available for purchase online beginning Thursday, Oct. 29, at 10:00am. For more information and online ticket sales, visit the GSL website. Please contact Kasia Skuratowicz at kskurato [at] umd [dot] edu with questions.Moreabout:Take a Cooking Class with Graduate Student Life
06 November 2009 at 3:00 PM
Please join us for the GSG Assembly Meeting, starting at 3:00 PM. Submitted legislation and the agenda are available through the 'More' link.
Moreabout:Assembly Meeting
10 November 2009 at 12:00 PM
Everything you need to know about your rights and obligations as a tenant - starting before you sign a lease to the time you move out. The workshop is offered by the Graduate Student Legal Aid Office and the Graduate Student Government. Lunch will be provided, but space is limited! RSVP to Lenisa Joseph at gsg-vpsa [at] umd [dot] edu.Moreabout:Landlord / Tenant Workshop
24 October 2009 at 6:30 PM
The Student Council of India (SCI) is hosting Diwali, the "Festival of Lights", to celebrate the Indian New Year. They invite everyone to be a part of our traditions and celebrate India! There is an entrance fee of $8 for guests. This event is sponsored in part by your Student Fees and is open to all graduate students.Moreabout:Diwali Celebrations
30 October 2009 at 3:00 PM
This Ph.D. Completion workshop will focus on developing a teaching portfolio. This is an important process in preparing to create an appropriate professional credentials file. It provides a way to link your teaching philosophy to evidence of effectiveness and to identify ways to improve your teaching. A good teaching portfolio can be the item that gets you the job interview and a faculty position.Moreabout:Teaching Portfolios
Grad Pub!
Mulligan's Grill & Pub, University Golf Course
30 October 2009 at 3:30 PM
Grad Pub is a fun, social event sponsored by the GSG. All graduate students are welcome; you can also bring your friends and classmates. Please bring your graduate student ID and driver's license, or some other document that shows your age. For a map to Mulligan's, click here.
07 November 2009 at 11:00 AM
Are you interested in learning more about blizzards, nor'easters, and other severe winter weather? Well, now's your chance! The National Weather Service is coming to campus on Saturday, Nov. 7 to teach "Winter Storms", which is part of their Skywarn Storm Spotter training series.Moreabout:National Weather Service Winter Storm Class
30 October 2009 at 4:00 PM
Graduate Student Life, Off-Campus Student Involvement, the Art and Learning Center, and Students as Parents warmly invite graduate students with children to gear up for Halloween with pumpkin painting, a balloon artist, face painting, Halloween crafts, treats, and good company. Costumes are encouraged! This event is free! If you have any questions, please contact Julie Choe Kim at yckim2 [at] umd [dot] edu.Moreabout:Family Pumpkin Painting and Halloween Party
27 October 2009 at 12:00 PM
Come to a town hall meeting to discuss the University of Maryland's diversity plan on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 12:00-3:30pm, in the Colony Ballroom in the Stamp. The diversity plan will be released prior to the town hall meeting and available online for review. To view the agenda for the town hall, to RSVP for an individual or a group, and to view the diversity plan once it is released, please click here.
15 October 2009 at 12:00 PM
Join us for the next event in the Provost's Conversations on Diversity, Democracy, and Higher Education, "Obsession, Culture, and Disability: How OCD Can Help Us Understand Disability Studies in a Biocultural Context," featuring Lennard Davis, Distinguished Professor and Director of Project Biocultures at the University of Illinois at Chicago.Moreabout:Provost's Conversation on "Obsession, Culture, and Disability"
15 October 2009 at 6:30 PM
Comedians Russell Peters and special guest Kevin Nealon will elate the crowd with their hilarity for the 2009 Homecoming Comedy Show on Thursday, Oct. 15 at 8:00pm in Cole Field House. Doors open at 6:30pm; there will be a pep rally at 7:30pm to start the show. Tickets are available at the Hoff Theater of the Stamp or online at umdtickets.com. Tickets are $5 for bowl seats and $10 for floor seats with a UM ID, and $10 for bowl seats and $20 for floor seats for the general public. Sign language interpreters will be available for this event.
07 November 2009 at 1:30 PM
Join Graduate Student Life at the Kennedy Center to see a special production of Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire," programmed by Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton, on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 1:30pm. ). Reservations are required; UM graduate students may purchase one extra ticket for a guest. Tickets will be available for purchase online beginning Monday, Oct. 12, at noon. Click "More" for further information.Moreabout:See "A Streetcar Named Desire" with Graduate Student Life
16 October 2009 at 3:00 PM
Presenting at professional conferences is an ideal way for graduate students to develop professionally and to demonstrate their research and publication skills. For more information and registration details, click 'more'.Moreabout:Ph.D. Completion Workshop: Conference Presentations
