ShareEngage with the International Campus Community
International students from Brazil, Russia, Japan, China, and Jamaica on an excursion organized by International Student & Scholar Services.At the University of Maryland, you are part of a community of students, faculty, and staff who represent more than 130 countries around the world. Experience our multilingual, multicultural, and multinational campus by joining a student organization, attending internationally themed events, or volunteering for special programs. Develop your cross-cultural communication skills and help others develop their own. Make interesting conversation. Find out new things. Start new projects. Discover new passions. Embrace diversity, and learn to see the world through other people’s eyes!
Student organizations:
UMD has more than 750 student organizations to choose from! A good place to start exploring is the OrgSync student organizations portal. You can browse by name, category, or keyword. Start with the “Cultural” category, attend a few meetings, get to know your diverse community, meet new colleagues.
International Events:
- International Coffee Hour
- Excursions organized by International Student & Scholar Services
- UMD Global Leaders Lecture Series
- Browse various university, school, or college calendars and add interesting events to your own!
Suggested calendars:- UMD FYI Calendar
- College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
- School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation
- College of Arts and Humanities
- College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
- Robert H. Smith School of Business
- College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences
- College of Education
- A. James Clark School of Engineering
- Philip Merrill College of Journalism
- College of Information Studies
- School of Public Health
- School of Public Policy
- Venture beyond the campus boundaries to take advantage of our proximity to the nation’s capital, with its more than 175 embassies, diplomatic residencies, and foreign cultural centers.
Special Programs:
- Maryland English Institute Speaking Partners Program
- University of Maryland ESOL Conversation Program
- Language Partner Program (LPP)