Campus Programs is a unit of the Adele H. Stamp Student Union - Center for Campus Life. Our mission is to support and complement the university’s academic mission and to enhance the educational experience of students through exposure and participation in social, cultural, recreational, leadership, intellectual, and governance activities. Students who are veterans are a terrific source of campus leaders and there are staff members in the Stamp ready to assist new and returning Vets in finding their way in the campus community. Among other resources are the advisor to the Veterans’ Student Organization and a graduate assistant who provides services and programs for Veteran students. In addition to these targeted resources, Veterans will want to take advantage the wide menu of options from the Stamp.
Student Organization. Registers all student organizations at the university and provides an online directory of more than 500 groups. Organization support services includes: accounting assistance, advisors’ workshops, leadership training programs for organization leaders, and involvement sessions offered for classes.
Student Engagement. Each semester students are invited to launch their involvement at the university. The First Look Fair and Stampfest are large-scale involvement fairs held at the beginning of each semester to showcase the student groups and organizations. Engagement can take many forms, from being a spectator at one of the thousands of events held on campus, to participating in student organizations or living-learning centers or in dialogue groups. You may also want to assume leadership for a cause or group or community action organization. Campus Programs staff will help you to navigate your engagement options.
Organization Advising. Major student groups such as the Student Government Association, Graduate Student Government, Peer Leadership Council, the Sophomore Council, Veterans’ Student Organization, the Homecoming Committee, and Student Entertainment Events receive direct advising from staff at the Stamp. Other student groups can also obtain help by request. Assistance in programming, securing a faculty advisor, officer transitions, and efforts to create a new organization is available.
Leadership Development. Offers a wide range of credit-bearing leadership courses in conjunction with the Counseling and Personnel Services Department in the College of Education, including a Minor in Leadership Studies. The office’s web site details these offerings. In addition, the Stamp offers a wide range of training experiences in interpersonal and organizational development ranging from half-day seminars and weekend workshops such as the Maryland Leadership Conference, to full semester leadership programs, Terrapin Leadership Institute and Turtle Camp.
Off-Campus Student Involvement. Provides services to support and enhance the educational experience of ALL students who live off-campus. This is achieved through social, educational, informational, and developmental programs social, educational, informational, and developmental programs to help students be connected to campus, discover involvement and leadership opportunities, and learn more about campus life.
Programs and Leisure Learning Opportunities. Stamp staff members mentor student volunteers and leaders to provide options for out of class engagement through recreational options that include: the Hoff Theater, the Art and Learning Center (offering non-credit courses), the Stamp Gallery (featuring regular displays of the visual arts), the Terp-Zone (bowling, billiards, and more), Brown Bag Concerts (Phat Phridays), and evening and weekend programming including concerts, lectures and cultural events. A more complete listing of weekday and weekend events is featured in the weekly calendar on the Stamp website.
For more information, log on to www.thestamp.umd.edu
