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The Hotel: Coming Soon
Friends and neighbors,
Sustainability in CP
To the great credit of our community leaders, I have been deeply
impressed with the extensive efforts of the City of College Park, the
University of Maryland, and the State Highway Administration to
address recent pedestrian safety incidents on Route 1 head
on through a series of important actions: lowering speed
limits, enhancing speeding enforcement efforts, installing fencing to
deter mid-block crossings, improving signage, and more.
Service-Learning Fellows
Future Collaborators
Maryland Football
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Men's Soccer
Women's Soccer
As part of the Second Annual “Knock & Talks” initiative, our office,
the City of College Park, Prince George’s Police Department,
University Student Code of Conduct, Public Safety welcomed the
students and saluted the local residents while raising awareness
about the Student Code of Conduct off campus, being a good
neighbor and the “Be Smart, Be Safe” pedestrian safety campaign.
The goal of the “Knock & Talks” is to provide resources that
promote positive interactions between the city residents and their
student neighbors. This is one of the many ways that our
community is working together successfully to address the issues
that matter the most.
I would also like to thank all the University stakeholders who met
with me this summer to give valued feedback and ideas about how
our office can support their community engagement efforts and
other initiatives.
Mark your calendar with the
dates of these great upcoming
community events!
We on campus are looking forward to seeing you more often and
hope you can join us for some of the great activities listed below.
Go Terps (in the Big Ten)!
College Park Farmers Market
BBQ, fresh produce, cheese,
meat, pastries and more!
Sundays, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
4500 Knox Rd.
Gloria Aparicio Blackwell, Director
Office of Community Engagement
First Look Fair
Community service
agencies: register online
here for a table to share your
info. with the UMD community
Sept. 17-18, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
McKeldin Mall, UMD
Be Smart, Be Safe
Lakeland Heritage Weekend
Drum circle, community supper,
family activities
Sept. 19 - 21
For event times and locations,
see website
PG Parks Hispanic Festival
Carnival, crafts & entertainment
Sep. 21, Noon - 6 p.m.
Lane Manor Park @
7601 West Park Dr. in Adelphi
(Off University Blvd.)
College Park Day
Food trucks, pet parade, games,
art & more
Sept. 27, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
5000 Paint Branch Pkwy.
College Park Sustainability
Summit Follow Up
Volunteer to help UMD and CP
partner to promote sustainability
Oct. 2, 7 - 9 p.m.
9217 51st Ave. in College Park
(Davis Hall)
College Park Nursery
5k Fun Run
Register by Sept. 15
Oct. 4, 9:30 a.m. - noon
5420 Paint Branch Pkwy.
UMD Homecoming
Week Festivities
Oct. 11-19
For event times and locations,
see website
College Park Blues Festival
Free blues, dancing, holiday
Sustainability in CP
Service-Learning Opp
Learn how UMD is teaming up
with College Park to promote
environmental sustainability in
our shared community.
UMD's Service-Learning
Fellowship is now accepting
applications from faculty
interested in service learning.
vendors
Nov. 8, 6 - 11:30 p.m.
UMD's Ritchie Coliseum
Find out about the many
resources available to the
community through the University
of Maryland!
Need Mentors?
New Hotel Coming Soon
Contact the Blue Drop Initiative,
a student group, to connect
your local youth program with
UMD mentors.
Construction of The Hotel at
UMD has been approved by the
state and will break ground in
spring.
Field of Greens
Terrapin Teachers
UMD's EFNEP program opened
"The Field of Greens," a new
community garden, in
Riverdale, MD this summer.
This new program brings UMD
students into local
classrooms, making science
lessons even more exciting.
On the weekend of Sept. 1921, city residents are looking for
volunteers from the UMD
community to help celebrate the
rich cultural heritage of College
Park's Lakeland Neighborhood!
Sept. 19 from 5-10pm: Help
coordinate a community talent
show.
Sept. 20 all day: Spend a few
hours setting up a community
party and basketball game.
Sept. 21 9am - 2pm: Set up a
community potluck and grab a
bite to eat!
To volunteer, please email
Maxine Gross at
maxine.a.gross@gmail.com.
FUTURE
COLLABORATORS
The Office of Community
Engagement thanks and
recognizes these community
partners for expressing their
interest in working with UMD to
promote quality of life in our
shared community:
Tech Builds Community
CP Restaurant Week
This summer, UMD faculty led a
group HS students to survey the
quality of our city streets. See
their results here.
20+ restaurants offered deals &
unique menu items, securing
not-to-be-missed status for
this annual event.
Think B1G Homecoming
Unusual Neighbors
On Homecoming Week (Oct. 1118), join us for campus
festivities & of course the B1G
game against Iowa!
UMD's Danielle Adams, PhD,
recently joined the city's Cmte.
for a Better Environment to give
a talk about local bats.
College Park Development Update
Click here to review the City of
College Park's bi-monthly newsletter covering local development activity for a
summary of the efforts underway to bring new amenities to our community.
Free, Local Concert Series Courtesy School of Music,
The
Clarice Click here to learn more about Common Tone, a free community
concert series offered by the School of Music and The Clarice at the Busboys
and Poets restaurant in Hyattsville.
UMD, Partners Take Pride in Opening of Innovative Public
Playground In July, the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning
Commission joined local officials to open The Riverdale Hills Playground. The
playground is located at the Center for Educational Partnership in Riverdale,
MD, which is owned by UMD and operated by the Office of Community
Engagement. Click here to see pictures of the innovative, whitewater raftingthemed playground.
Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead
This summer, GapBuster Inc. hosted a camp to
bring Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (S.T.E.A.M.)
alive for local youth. The Gazette brings you the story.
UMD's Mission of Mercy
Kudos to the School of Public Health and their community
partners for hosting a large-scale free dental clinic on campus, offering high-value services from
extractions to root canals, on campus this weekend of Sept. 4-6. Find out more about the Mission of
Mercy here.
Prince George's County Youth Clubhouse
Learn about the recent accomplishments of
the Prince George’s County Health Department Youth Clubhouse, also located at the Center for
Educational Partnership, in their efforts to curb youth substance abuse.
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