University of Maryland Visitors Guide - Flipbook - Page 40
C H O O S E YO U R T O U R :
Student Experience
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Beyond the classroom,
Maryland’s bustling
campus provides a
world of opportunity for
students to have fun, get
involved and do good.
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1 Eppley Recreation Center
Named in honor of former varsity athlete, track
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Student Union
coach and assistant professor of agronomy
The heart of student activity on
Geary “Swede” Eppley, the ERC houses indoor
campus, it houses the University
and outdoor swimming pools, fitness machines,
Book Center, Hoff Theater, food
squash courts, a running track, and an outdoor
court, Art Gallery and the
climbing wall and ropes course.
TerpZone entertainment hub.
2 Heritage Community
4 Nyumburu
Cultural Center
Take in an outdoor performance. Join
an intramural sports team. Fuel up
day (or night!) in the dining halls and
other eateries. Expand your mind at
one of seven libraries. Hang out with
About 900 first- and second-year students live
in this new residential complex on North Campus
Named for the Swahili word for
featuring Pyon-Chen and Johnson-Whittle
“freedom house,” this is the
in UMD’s residence halls. Wherever
halls, both named for trailblazing Terps of color.
center for social, cultural and
Terps wander, they’ll find their
Yahentamitsi Dining Hall, whose name means
intellectual African American
passions, and themselves.
“a place to go to eat” in the Algonquian language
interaction.
friends and broaden your horizons
spoken by the Indigenous Piscataway people who
lived on the land that’s now UMD, is also part of
the Heritage Community.
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