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OCTOBER 2009
Volume 10, Number 2
Win free housing in the
University View for next year!
Be sure to get your
tickets for the University View Apartment Living
Giveaway. Tickets are $20 each or six (6) for $100. Only
2,500 will be sold. Tickets can be purchased in the
Office of Parent and Family Affairs, located in the
Office of Vice President for Student Affairs, Mitchell
Building, Suite 2108. Cash or check payment only. The
drawing will be held on January 29, 2010. Winner need
not be present to win. Winner will be notified via U.S.
Postal Service certified mail.
Click here for complete details.
What do you know about online piracy?
Be sure to read this month's feature
article on Terp Parent (www.terpparent.umd.edu)
about illegal file sharing and the dangers for college
students. The Recording Industry Association of America
(RIAA) has been cracking down on illegal file sharing at
colleges and universities across the country, including
the University of Maryland.
Click here to learn more.
7th Annual Silent Auction
The Maryland Parents Association Silent Auction, held
during Family Weekend, raised over $25,000 for the
Parents Association Student Scholarship Fund. This was
our most successful Silent Auction to date! Thank you to
everyone who donated prizes for the auction and to
everyone who participated in and purchased items for
this important fundraiser. Special thanks to Mary Helfrich
and Susan Goldberg, Silent Auction Co-Chairs, the
members of the Silent Auction Committee, and
to Jim Rychner, Zimri Diaz and Remy Shaffer Gomes for
their commitment, exceptional work and tireless efforts. If you
still need to collect your item(s) or if you'd like to
help with next year's Silent Auction, please contact
Remy Shaffer Gomes at 301.314.0246 or
rsgomes@umd.edu.
December Commencement
President Mote will confer all degrees during the campus-wide
Commencement in the Comcast Center on Saturday, December 19. The
processional will begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. Graduation exercises for
individual colleges and schools will take place at various times and
locations on Sunday, December 20. Specific details are available on
the university's Commencement web site.
Click here for more
information.
October Parent Poll
How often do you think
your student drinks alcohol?
Click here
to take the Parent Poll (the poll is
located on the right side of the page).
Important Dates
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Oct
17 |
Homecoming |
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Nov
25 |
North Campus
halls close at 7 p.m. |
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Nov
26-29 |
Thanksgiving
Break |
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Nov 29 |
North Campus
halls open at 10 a.m. |
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Dec 11 |
Fall semester
classes end |
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Dec 14 |
Finals exams
begin |
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Dec 19 |
Final exams
end/North Campus halls close for Winter Break at
10 p.m. |
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Dec 19 |
University Winter Commencement |
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Dec 20 |
Individual college/school commencement
ceremonies |
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Dec 23 |
University
closed for Winter Break |
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2010 |
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Jan 4 |
University
reopens |
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Jan 18 |
University
closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
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Jan 24 |
North Campus
halls reopen at 10 a.m. |
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Jan 25 |
Spring semester
classes begin |
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