Save
the Season!
Attention Terp fans: it's time for another season
of Maryland Football and Alumni Association tailgate
activities in your alumni home, the Samuel Riggs IV
Alumni Center! Save the dates and join us 2.5 hours
before each home game this season. Take part in the
festivities throughout the season when we'll feature
a favorite Maryland tradition. Enjoy a festive tailgate
atmosphere with plenty of excitement and activities
for all ages—from crafts for kids to game fare
for the family to merchandise for all Terp fans! Learn
more …
UM-Based
Center Receives $12M to Study Homegrown Terrorism
Armed with federal funding, social scientists will
research radicalization and the formation of terrorist
groups in the U.S. and abroad. Counter-terror strategies
and community resilience to attacks will also be studied
by the Maryland-based National Consortium for the
Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START).
START will receive almost $12 million over three years
from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and
aims to gain an understanding of which counter-terror
strategies work and which are counter-productive.
Find
out more …
UM Leads in Graduating
African American Students
The University of Maryland is first again in graduating
African American students (undergraduate, master's
and doctorate degrees) among its peers who constitute
the Top 25 Public Universities, as ranked by U.S.
News & World Report. African American undergraduate
degrees increased from 636 to 682. The graduation
totals are derived from Diverse: Issues in Higher
Education Graduate Rankings. Read
more …
Gildenhorn
Appointed Chair of Trustees
Joseph B. Gildenhorn '51 was named chairman of the
University of Maryland College Park Foundation Board
of Trustees. A widely respected diplomat and businessman,
he was the U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland from 1989
to 1993. He was named "Washingtonian of the Year 1996"
by Washingtonian magazine. Gildenhorn and
his wife Alma named the university's Institute for
Israeli Studies and the Recital Hall in the Clarice
Smith Performing Arts Center. Also chair of the Woodrow
Wilson International Center for Scholars, Gildenhorn
is a founding partner and a director of The JBG Companies
in Washington, D.C., a real estate development and
management firm. Read
more …
Deep Impact Films Earth as Alien World
If the truth is out there, Maryland scientists will
find it. The UM-led Deep Impact mission's spacecraft
has created a video of the moon passing in front of
Earth as seen from the spacecraft's point of view
31 million miles away. The video will help scientists
in their search for other life-bearing planets in
the universe. Learn
more and watch the video …
Driskell
Center Wins Major Ford Foundation Grant
Color me … flush. The David C. Driskell Center
for the Study of the Visual Arts and Culture of African
Americans and the African Diaspora will benefit from
a $100,000 grant. The Ford Foundation funds will help
the center develop two high-quality catalogues, along
with other projects, with the aim of inspiring future
generations of African American artists and scholars
and reaching diverse arts audiences around the country.
The support will also enable the center to continue
educational programs for students from local Maryland
counties. Read
more …
Terps
Are Bound for Beijing
Terps will be going for the gold this month on the
soccer field. Three Maryland alumni—Maurice
Edu, Robbie Rogers and Chris Seitz—were named
to the 18-player U.S. men's soccer squad for the 2008
Olympic Games in Beijing. All three were part of the
Terrapins' run to the NCAA Championship in 2005. The
United States victoriously opened their Olympic gold
quest against Japan on Aug. 7 and will face the Netherlands
on Aug. 10, finishing group play in Beijing against
Nigeria on Aug. 13. Read
more …
Racing
Team Takes Title
They didn't celebrate by chugging milk or kissing
bricks, but the Terps Racing team won the Formula
SAE West 2008 competition all the same. Held at the
California Speedway, the four-day event featured 83
teams from Brazil, Canada, China, Japan, Mexico, Sweden,
the United States and Venezuela. The Maryland team
placed first overall after being rated in seven categories
including acceleration, endurance/fuel economy and
design. Read
more …
Recruit-a-Terp
Terps helping Terps is an equation for success! The
Alumni Association is seeking alumni to help with
recruiting. The Recruit-a-Terp program is looking
for alumni nationwide to enlist prospective students
during the school year. You'll have the opportunity
to share your Maryland experiences with students and
their families. For more information, contact Monica
Press '07 at 301.405.7891 or mpress@ur.umd.edu.
Testudo
or the M Circle?
Both deserve credit, and both are display choices
on the Maryland Alumni Association credit card. By
showing your Terrapin spirit with the Maryland Visa,
you'll save money and you'll contribute to important
school programs at no additional cost. You'll also
enjoy a low APR and Platinum benefits. Make your choice;
sign
up today!
Maryland
Screams for Ice Cream!
Final Exam Cram sounds more like a nightmare unless
you know it's a delicious concoction of rich cappuccino
ice cream and crushed chocolate cookies The Dairy
makes especially to help with those last minute cramming
sessions. Featuring flavors like Fear the Turtle and
Comet Crunch, Maryland has been producing some of
the best—and most original—ice cream for
more than 80 years. Learn
more about this Maryland treat …
