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Are you interested in meeting other graduate students? Terrapin strong invites you to community ties a craft n’ lunch dialogue dedicated to supporting and developing relationships across campus. Food will be provided any and all grad students are welcome. This event will be hosted in Marie Mount Hall on March 25 in room # 0108.

Terrapin Strong welcomes you to lunch on February 25th! All grad students are invited to join a lunch dedicated to supporting and developing community around international graduate students.

For information about accommodations please reach out to [email protected]

Hey grad terps! This semester Terrapin Strong is once again hosting our snack academics lunch series and here is an overview of the fun stuff we have in store for you this semester. We welcome all graduate students to join us for lunch and community building. All events will be held in Marie Mount Hall room #0108 from 1:00-2:30pm

Graduate Students are invited to join us for: Rainbow Connections, a lunch dialogue providing dedicated space for graduate students to engage in meaningful conversations about the unique dimensions of queerness in academics.
Event Date: Thursday, Nov 13, 2025 |
Event Time: 1-2:30pm |
Event Location: PLS 1158.

If you’re an international grad student or an ally interested in building community please join us for a fun craft and some snacks 🥰

November 8th 1:00-2:30pm

Terrapin Strong has been working hard to better understand campus life! Here’s some of the things we’ve been up to this semester :)

Join us on October 8th for a free lunch and to meet some cool grad students on campus! We’ll swap stories, embrace our unique backgrounds, and explore how diversity makes life richer and more fun.

"Join the LGBTQ+ Equity Center, the office of Multicultural Involvement and Community Advocacy (MICA), and the Department of Resident Life for Quelcome, our annual LGBTQ+ fall welcome event and resource fair! Quelcome serves as the campus-wide kick off for LGBTQ+ students, faculty, and staff, and is a great way to have fun, meet new people, and learn about community resources. This year, Quelcome will take place on Tuesday, August 27th, from 2:00-5:00pm in the Stamp Grand Ballroom! Come make new friends, enjoy some food, and learn about all our campus and community have to offer! For questions or accommodations requests, email [email protected]."

Join us on August 28th for DEI Pedagogy Lunch & Learn, an event geared towards BIPOC graduate students. Lunch is also provided! RSVP Link in our bio!

UMD now has an official enslavement acknowledgement, created by a committee of faculty and staff, to recognize, honor and commit to atoning for the exploited labor of forcefully enslaved people of African descent that built our university: go.umd.edu/enslavement-acknowledgement.

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