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Orientation

VETERAN AND MILITARY-CONNECTED NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION

FALL 2023 ORIENTATION DETAILS

  • When: August 19, 2023 @ 10:30 a.m
  • Where: Adele H. Stamp Student Union, Atrium
  • Following orientation TerpVets will be hosting a social gathering located at Denizen's Brewing Company, 4550 Van Buren St, Riverdale Park, MD 20737, for all veterans from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.. This is an opportunity for you to come out and network with your fellow vets while enjoying some great food and drinks!
Veteran and Military-Connected New Student Orientation - Fall 23 (2).pdf (3.45 MB)

About Veteran Student Life Orientation

Each Fall and Spring semester, Veteran Student Life hosts an orientation exclusively for incoming student veterans, including freshmen, transfer, and graduate student veterans. The orientation covers topics such as health insurance, veteran benefits, scholarships, academic support services, recreational activities, and professional development. Incoming students are also able to meet representatives from a number of departments around campus.

Additionally, attending Veterans and Military-Connected Orientation is a great way to meet other incoming student veterans going through the same transition as you and current student veterans who just made this transition recently. Our orientation is planned and led by veterans for veterans. A light breakfast and a lunch hosted by our sponsor Domino's Pizza will be provided. Veterans and military-connected students are allowed to bring guests. This is not the same as your freshmen or transfer school orientation which you are still required to attend.

For those that are unable to attend the event, a video will be posted below after the event so that you are not missing out on any info.

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VSL Orientation Presentation
New student veterans obtaining a new wealth of knowledge on their new journey as degree-seeking terps.
Networking
New terps socializing with their fellow veterans and new classmates.

VETERAN OUTDOOR ADVENTURE ORIENTATION 

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Ski
Spring Semester - January: Skiing and Snowboarding
Kayaking
Fall Semester - August: Kayaking and Rafting

We also recommend that you check out our Veteran Orientation Checklist for more information on how you can get a jump start on your transition to UMD. 

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