University of Maryland College Park
Our Commitment
As Maryland’s flagship university, the University of Maryland is committed to ensuring that all students in the state know that the pursuit of a higher education is within their reach. We are eager to have the perspective, experiences, and viewpoints of students from every corner of the state represented in our classrooms and on our campus. Students from rural areas and small towns within Maryland have not traditionally pursued higher education at the same rate as their peers in other areas of the state. We have committed ourselves to working through the STARS College Network to increase the college enrollment of these students. Through our initiatives in the Terrapin STARS program, we embrace the responsibility of working directly with students, their school counselors and their families in rural areas and small towns in our state. Our goal is to ensure they know the benefits of a Maryland education, understand how they can access that education, and are positioned to take advantage of the resources available to make that education affordable.
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University of Maryland College Park Events
Virtual Event
STARS Virtual Panel: Student Support Systems
September 2nd 2025, 7:00 pm CST
Join staff and faculty from University of Maryland, Dartmouth College, University of South Carolina, and University of Notre Dame to learn more about the wide variety of support systems available to students during their time on our campuses, as well as some strategies for making your transition from high school to college as seamless as possible.
Host: Dartmouth College, Notre Dame, University of South Carolina, University of Maryland College ParkSTARS Near You
STARS in Fargo, ND
September 29th 2025, 6:00 pm CDT
Join 15+ colleges and universities from the STARS College Network for an evening all about college! We’ll have a 45 minute information session on topics including application review, financial aid, and how to prepare for the college application process. Afterwards, you’ll have time to browse a mini-college fair of participating institutions from across the country!
Host: Amherst College, Brown University, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Case Western Reserve University, Colby College, Columbia University in the City of New York, Dartmouth College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Northwestern University, The University of Alabama, The University of Chicago, The University of Iowa, University of Maryland College Park, Notre Dame, University of Southern California, Vanderbilt University, Washington University in St. Louis, Yale UniversitySTARS Near You
STARS in Sioux Falls, SD
September 30th 2025, 6:00 pm CDT
Join 15+ colleges and universities from the STARS College Network for an evening all about college! We’ll have a 45 minute information session on topics including application review, financial aid, and how to prepare for the college application process. Afterwards, you’ll have time to browse a mini-college fair of participating institutions from across the country!
Host: Amherst College, Brown University, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Case Western Reserve University, Colby College, Columbia University in the City of New York, Dartmouth College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Northwestern University, The University of Alabama, The University of Chicago, The University of Iowa, University of Maryland College Park, Notre Dame, University of Southern California, Vanderbilt University, Washington University in St. Louis, Yale UniversityVirtual Event
STARS Virtual College Fair
October 7th 2025, 7:00 pm CDT
Join all 32 STARS Network partner colleges and universities to discover the exceptional opportunities all of our schools have to offer through a virtual college fair!
Host: Amherst College, Auburn University, Berkeley, Brown University, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Case Western Reserve University, Colby College, Columbia University in the City of New York, Dartmouth College, Duke, Georgia Tech, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northwestern University, Notre Dame, SMU, Spelman College, Stanford University, The Ohio State University, The University of Alabama, The University of Iowa, University of Arkansas, University of Denver, University of South Carolina, University of Southern California, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Vanderbilt University, Washington University in St. Louis, Yale University, The University of Chicago, The University of Texas at Austin, University of Maryland College Park, University of Arizona