Resources
At UMD, there are many resources available to support you.
COUNSELING AND MENTAL HEALTH
UMD Counseling Center-Counseling Services
Accessibility & Disability Service - Supporting students with disabilities
UMD Help Center. - Student run peer counseling
UMD Behavioral Health Services- mental health counseling, psychiatry, medication management, wellness
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call 988.
UMD Dean of Students - If you don’t know where to start
ACADEMIC
BSOS College - Feller Center for Academic Advising & Career Planning
Teaching and Learning Transformation (TLTC) Center resources for students
Talk to a specific subject librarian for help on your next project
COMMUNITY
First Generation Terps- A resource for students who are the first in their family to attend college
LGBTQ Equity Center- networking, advocacy, and support for LGBTQ Terps.
Multicultural Involvement & Community Advocacy-.(MICA)- empowers students through education on issues of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion and their intersections
University Chaplains - Looking for a faith community?
LEGAL ISSUES
UMD Legal Aid- Free legal aid for full time UMD students on a range of issues.
Maryland Free legal answers and advice
PHYSICAL VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT
CARE Center- Campus Advocates Respond and Educate to Stop Violence, a confidential resource for victims of violence including sexual assault. 24/ crisis hotline. 301-741-3442
Office of Civil Rights & Sexual Misconduct- Includes the Title IX office. This office administers UMD policies against discrimination and harassment.
National Sexual Violence Resource Center - Listing of survival communities and hubs for survivors of different types of sexual assault. Organized by resource type.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Tech Issues- The Division of Information technologies help landing page
ELMS-Canvas how-to guides
FOOD
UMD Campus Pantry- Open to students, faculty, and staff who are experiencing food insecurity.
College Park Community Food Bank- Through the Church of the Nazarene
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) - MD Dept of Human Services
Find food pantries in your neighborhood at FoodPantries.org.
MONEY
UMD Financial aid office- Student loans and other financial supports
UMD student crisis fund- One time emergency funds for terps struggling with a sudden financial problem. It is linked with the BSOS Advising Student Emergency Fund, so students only have to apply to one place.
Fostering Terp Success- Assistance for Terps who are unhoused and lack a supportive family network or have a history of being in the foster care system.
CAMPUS EMERGENCIES
UMD Apps- Stay up to date with what is going on around campus from your phone.
