Welcome to the Friday Five, a roundup of the best your Alumni Association and other UMD communities have to offer. From the latest events to fun facts, here are essentials in five categories for you to check out this weekend.
1. What's Happening
- 2021 Terp Pumpkin Tournament - Oct. 25-29
2. Quotables
- When Terrapins Connect: UMBA Mentorship Program
"When Taylor Dotson ’21 came to the University of Maryland in 2019 to get her master’s in industrial organizational psychology, she was ready to take on the academic challenge to make the final leap into her career. Understanding that academics are only half the battle to getting into the professional world, Dotson found it critical to her career goals to find a mentor at the university to use as a resource through her professional journey." Ethan Jenkins '23, Alumni Blog. READ MORE
3. A Little Fun
- Harlem Quartet and Aldo López-Gavilán - Oct. 24 | 3 p.m. EDT
As part of Homecoming 2021 programming, the acclaimed Harlem Quartet and piano virtuoso Aldo López-Gavilán will play a flamboyant and dynamic program featuring five works by López-Gavilán at the Dekelboum Concert Hall at the Clarice Performing Arts Center. REGISTER
4. Let's Get Social
As we get ready for Homecoming 2021, let's reminisce with a little #throwback to 1953, when the Terps won their first National Championship (against Alabama!). SEE POST
5. Friendly Reminders
Are you a Terp business owner? Submit your business’ information to access a list of the Alumni Association's business resources and for a chance to be featured on the Alumni Association’s social media during #TerpBusiness Thursdays. JOIN #TERPBUSINESS
That's it for this week, Terps. Make sure to check back with us every Friday, and update your information in the alumni directory to always receive the latest from your Alumni Association. Have a lovely weekend!
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