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.

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

Summer 2026 Lounge Hours | Monday through Friday: 9 am - 4:50 pm | Sat-Sun : Closed

Fall 2026 Lounge Hours| Monday through Friday: 8:30 am - 4:50 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.