Welcome to Welcome to OrientationOrientation

at at The University The University of Maryland!of Maryland!

You are listening to the Mighty Sound

of Maryland Marching Band!!

2012-2013 Orientation Staff

Parents! What are you doing tomorrow?!

Terrapin Trips

Optional Day two trips to exciting locales.Ask an orientation advisor or the Parent

Program Coordinator for the sign up sheet if you’re interested in attending!*

Optional Information Sessions

9:30 – 10:00 – Parents of Minority Students10:30 – 11:00 – Parents Sending Their First

Child to College

*Additional fee for this trip

Please remember to turn off all cell phones during our program out of respect for our presenters.

TRIVIA:

The Circle ‘M’ was constructed

in 1976 to commemorate the Bicentennial

TRIVIA QUESTION:Some students have stayed overnight in

this building, but no student has ever been

assigned to live there.

Fast Fast Fact:Fact:

The Mall is the largest mall on

any college

campus by 6 inches!

TRIVIA QUESTION ANSWER:

Cole Field HouseMany of our students, Many of our students,

before our online before our online distribution system was distribution system was

introduced, would camp out introduced, would camp out in Cole Field House for in Cole Field House for

Maryland Basketball Maryland Basketball Tickets.Tickets.

Parents! What are you doing tomorrow?!

Terrapin Trips

Optional Day two trips to exciting locales.Ask an orientation advisor or the Parent

Program Coordinator for the sign up sheet if you’re interested in attending!*

Optional Information Sessions

9:30 – 10:00 – Parents of Minority Students10:30 – 11:00 – Parents Sending Their First

Child to College

*Additional fee for this trip

@TerpOrientation@UMDTransfers (transfer students)

UMD Orientation

Follow UMD Orientation to stay

up to date with information on

today’s orientation and UMD!

2012-2013 Orientation Staff

There are 7 on campus libraries and one in Shady

Grove. McKeldin Library has 1 million volumes and was once the backup to the Library of

Congress.

If you have any questions throughout the day, please feel free to consult our Orientation staff. We are happy to

help you!

Go Terps!!

It is a tradition that undergraduates swim in the Omicron Delta Kappa fountain at least once before they graduate. If

you’re inducted into ODK, you will have your name

engraved around the fountain.

Please remember to turn off all cell phones during our program out of respect for our

presenters.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

All of the residence halls at the

University of Maryland are named after what?

Restrooms are located Restrooms are located out the back of the out the back of the

lecture hall. lecture hall.

Parents! What are you doing tomorrow?!

Terrapin Trips

Optional Day two trips to exciting locales.Ask an orientation advisor or the Parent

Program Coordinator for the sign up sheet if you’re interested in attending!*

Optional Information Sessions

9:30 – 10:00 – Parents of Minority Students10:30 – 11:00 – Parents Sending Their First

Child to College

*Additional fee for this trip

FAST FACT:This year, Kiplinger’s

review ranked us number 5 for “best

deal” at an undergrad (meaning that with the

quality of our academics, paired with

our price, we’re a great deal!)

TRIVIA QUESTIONANSWER:

All the residence

halls at the University of

Maryland are named after Counties and County seats in the State of Maryland.

FAST FACT:

There are over 20 miles of sidewalk on campus.

The University

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources College of Arts and Humanities College of Behavior and Social Sciences College of Computer, Mathematical, and

Natural Sciences College of Education Division of Letters and Sciences James Clark School of Engineering Phillip Merrill College of Journalism Robert H. Smith School of Business School of Architecture, Planning and

Preservation School of Public Health

If you have any questions throughout the day, please feel free to consult our Orientation staff.

We are happy to help you!

FAST FACT: Maryland is one of the

“greenest” Universities in the Nation. In 2010,

Maryland opened two LEED Gold Certified

buildings.

2002 NCAA Men’s Basketball Champions!

Please remember to turn off all cell phones during our program out of respect for our

presenters.

@TerpOrientation@UMDTransfers (transfer students)

UMD Orientation

Follow UMD Orientation to stay

up to date with information on

today’s orientation and UMD!

The Student Section at Byrd Stadium

Maryland Victory Song

Maryland we're all behind youWave high your Black and GoldFor there is nothing half so

gloriousAs to see our team victorious

We've got the team boysWe've got the steam boys

So keep on fighting don't give in

M-A-R-Y-L-A-N-D, Maryland we'll win!

A Few Famous Alumni

• Jim Henson

• Connie Chung

• Carl Bernstein

TRIVIA:“Testudo,” the name of

our mascot, is actually a taxonomic classification of

turtles. Students rub Testudo’s nose for

good luck!

TRIVIA QUESTION:

The opening shot of what1980’s teen movie classic was shot on Fraternity

Row at the University of Maryland?

You are listening to the Mighty Sound of Maryland Marching

Band!!

FAST FACT:The campus is set up in three rings:1)academic buildings;2)residence halls and dining;3)and parking,

outer buildings,Comcast Center

TRIVIA ANSWER:

“St. Elmo’s Fire”

Famous movies filmed at UM

St. Elmo’s Fire

Life 101

National Treasure: Book of Secrets