Graduate Student Life

https://terplink.umd.edu/organization/graduate-student-life

Graduate Student Government is the graduate student governmental body charged with serving and representing all graduate students at the University of Maryland. You can run for an executive office, serve as a representative from your department, sit on a number of GSG committees, or simply attend monthly GSG Assembly meetings. Find out more at terplink.umd.edu/organization/graduate-student-government.

There are over 800 registered student organizations at UMD, including some  graduate student-specific groups - and you can find them all on TerpLink, your online portal for campus happenings. OrgSync is coordinated by the Student Organization Resource Center (SORC), the source for your student involvement needs and desires. From finding a student organization to join, to registering a new student organization and providing assistance and support to existing student organizations, SORC is here to help you make the most of your time here at the University of Maryland. Visit SORC at https://stamp.umd.edu/activities/student_org_resource_center_sorc and access TerpLink at https://terplink.umd.edu/.

The University Senate is the principal governing body for the University of Maryland. While similar to faculty senates at some colleges, the University Senate includes faculty, students and staff members. There are 9 voting graduate members. Please contact Graduate Student Government's Vice President of Community Affairs at gsg-vpca@umd.edu to express your interest. Find out more at http://www.senate.umd.edu/.

The Honor Council deals with issues of academic integrity on campus. It is critical that graduate students be on the Council to hear cases, especially when they involve graduate students. Contact HonorCouncil@umd.edu or visit www.shc.umd.edu for more information.

Members of the Central Judicial Board hear the University's most serious non-academic conduct cases which may result in a suspension or expulsion from the University. It's important for graduate students to serve on the Judiciary, especially when cases involve graduate student conduct. Visit www.osc.umd.edu for more information.

A great resource for volunteering your time both on and off of campus. Check out their programs at https://stamp.umd.edu/lcsl/leadership_community_service_learning.

A GradTerp is a graduate student at the University of Maryland. You can be part-time or full time, a Masters or a doctoral student.

You should start with the Graduate Handbook, and also follow us on our social media outlets below. If you have more specific questions, feel free to reach out to any GSL staff member and we’ll try to answer your questions or direct you to someone else who can be most helpful.

Although many of our programs are intended for GradTerps only, there are several ways we invite along others who are important to you and your experience as a GradTerp. Many events in our Monthly Social Series allow you to purchase a 2nd ticket for someone of your choosing. We host a couple family-friendly events each year, such as the Festival of Fall and the Family Farm Day, where you can bring the entire family – cousins, grandparents, godparents included!

We are located on the ground floor of the Stamp Student Union, right across from the Hoff Theater.

Monday through Thursday: 8:30 am - 7 pm

Friday: 8:30 am - 5 pm

Sat-Sun: Closed

Storage in the GSL refrigerator is for short-term, daily use only. GSL staff reserves the right to throw away any items left in the refrigerator on the Friday of every week. Anyone leaving an item in the fridge must clearly label it with your name and date.

Absolutely! Only UMD-sponsored or student-sponsored events and resources may be promoted within the Lounge. Please contact us at gradstudentlife@umd.edu before you bring materials or other promotional items. We are happy to post a flyer for you.

We do not allow external organizations to promote their products or services within the Lounge or through any GSL social media or communications initiatives without the prior consent of our development representatives. Please contact us at gradstudentlife@umd.edu for more information.

The Lounge is intended to be an open and public space; therefore, it is not available for exclusive reservation.

We currently do not have capacity to open the Lounge on the weekends. If we are able to, we will follow the policy above.

You must be a currently registered UMD College Park graduate student to participate in a GSL-sponsored event. You will be required to log in with your directory ID and password and your status as a graduate student will be checked before you will be able to purchase tickets. 

Tickets for social events may be purchased online through the link provided in the event description on the Current Events page. Those who have registered for and purchased tickets for an event will receive additional information via email. Payments must be made by credit card online. Note: Tickets are first come first serve.

When purchasing your ticket online, you will be asked to provide information about yourself and your graduate academic program in addition to ticket payment information. Some events will require an additional liability release form. 

Unless otherwise specified, you may purchase one additional ticket for a guest. Your guest does not need to be affiliated with the University of Maryland.

If you are unable to attend an event, you are required to alert Graduate Student Life staff so that we may offer the spot to another GradTerp on the waitlist. Unfortunately, tickets are NOT refundable and NOT transferable. Please note, because this is a graduate student event, if your guest is not a graduate student, they cannot attend the event without a graduate student host.

Yes, simply let us know in advance. However due to the timing and nature of some events, there may be a deadline for you to make this change. Please email gradstudentlife@umd.edu to confirm guest changes.

Free events require a reservation. Check the program description on the Current Events for more details.

Those who have already purchased tickets online will be notified regarding ticket pick up if there are physical tickets. You must bring an ID with you. Ticket sales are not available in person.

Once tickets for an event sell out, the online registration form will become a waitlist sign-up form. If additional tickets become available, those on the waitlist will be contacted in the order in which they signed up. You will not need to make any payment until you agree to purchase tickets that have become available. Please note: there is no guarantee tickets will become available after an event sells out.

Monthly Social Series tickets and event registration are not preassigned. They are open to all currently registered graduate students. However, because there are often a limited number of tickets available with a very high demand, they do tend to quickly sell out. Below are a few helpful tips to increase your chances of getting tickets and/or registering for events:

• Pay attention to the date and time when tickets are scheduled to go on sale or registration begins for an event. Refresh the website and log in at the exact moment the scheduled sale/registration starts.
• When a registration link is posted make sure to fill out the information form as quickly as possible. Make sure the information you have entered is correct before hitting the Submit button.