Get Involved
We’re dedicated to making sure every Terp has what they need to thrive at UMD. By supporting our work, you help create a campus where students feel secure, supported and able to focus on their education.
Dean of Students Office
Support students navigating personal or academic challenges through guidance, outreach and care.
Thrive Center for Essential Needs
Help students meet essential needs like food, housing and emergency support so they can stay focused on learning.
Student Conduct
Promote integrity and growth through restorative programs that turn challenges into learning opportunities.
Family Engagement
Keep families connected to campus life and resources that help them support their students’ success.
Dean of Students Funds
Your financial contributions directly strengthen our support services for students in need. Choose a fund to make a lasting impact:
The Student Crisis Fund enables us to award Economic Crisis Response Grants when a verified crisis has negatively impacted a student's health, safety, well-being and their ability to continue their education. Our goal is to alleviate the hardships that some of our students encounter and ensure their academic experience remains uninterrupted.
The Fostering Terp Success Program Fund enables our staff to purchase supplies to meet students’ essential needs and provide programmatic support. Funds are used to purchase hygiene items (soap, toothpaste, shampoo, etc.), school supplies, public transportation/Metro cards, grocery cards, graduation regalia (caps & gowns) and to support the valuable services and resources provided by the Fostering Terp Success program.
The Fostering Terp Success Scholarship Fund provides scholarships and micro-grants to Fostering Terp Success (FTS) students with unmet needs, which often include tuition and fees, meal plans or emergencies. Scholarship funds are also used to provide end-of-semester stipends to those FTS students who complete the requirements of the program (e.g., meeting regularly with their campus coach). Scholarship fund awards are made directly to the FTS student in need.
Volunteer & Other Donation Opportunities
Help Terps by donating food, clothing or funds, or by volunteering your time. Every contribution makes a difference.
Campus Pantry
Support the UMD Campus Pantry by donating non-perishable food. Items can be dropped off at the Pantry Welcome Desk during open hours. Please package donations in a bag or box. For large or special donations, email campuspantry@umd.edu.
Sign up for Pantry shifts to assist with stocking, distributions and visitor support.
Terp to Terp Campus ReUse Store
Donate gently used household items, school supplies, small appliances and clean clothing to the Terp-to-Terp Campus ReUse Store. Students can drop off items at residence hall collection bins near service desks. Community members may bring donations to the Campus Pantry Welcome Desk (Monday–Friday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.).
Volunteer with Terp-to-Terp to support sustainability and essential needs.
Host a Food Drive
Help fight food insecurity by hosting a food drive through your club, organization, residence hall or office. Contact the Pantry team at campuspantry@umd.edu or 301-405-9579 to get started.
Become a Coach
Faculty and staff can serve as campus coaches for students in the Fostering Terp Success program. Coaches provide one-on-one mentoring to help students navigate the university, build on their strengths, work through challenges, expand their networks and feel supported in their academic journey.
Contact Brian Watkins for more information at bwatkins@umd.edu.
