Friday Five: TerrapinSTRONG Reusable Face Coverings
Friday Five: TerrapinSTRONG Reusable Face Coverings
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’s essentials in five categories for you to check out this weekend.
New Year's Resolution: Take a Breather and Get a Fresh Start
TL;DR - Steer, Conquer, and Advance Your Career, Get Your Wine Tasting On, Get Instafamous (Kind Of), Get Your TerrapinSTRONG Face Covering
1. What's Happening
- NEW YEAR, NEW YOU - January 13, 20 and 27
2020’s over (thank Testudo) - time to hit the refresh button. This four-part interactive series (three sessions left) teaches you to become a goal-setting (and crushing) superstar for your personal life, career, mental and emotional health, and fitness. REGISTER
- CAREER WEEK - January 25-29
- TERRAPIN LOVE WEEK, WINE TASTING EVENT - February 11
A little vino before Valentine's Day? Join us for a Grapeseed Virtual Wine Tasting. Register by January 22 to receive your wine sampling on time. GET YOUR WINE SAMPLING NOW
2. Quotables
- New Residence Halls to Be Named for Trailblazers
"The recognition of Hiram Whittle, Elaine Johnson Coates, Pyon Su and Chunjen Constant Chen is the first time since 1914 that residence halls will be named for individuals." Maryland Today Staff, Maryland Today; Read More
- Podcast Recap: Do What Scares You Most
"Three UMD alumni; Maya Dawit ‘15, Brandon Schatt ‘15 and Azsanee Truss ‘15 are the authors and hosts of Diet Starts Monday, a podcast where the three 'talk about whatever nonsense is on [their] minds at the time.'" Abby Humbel '21, Alumni Blog; Read More
- 'Always Expect the Unexpected'
"Yesterday's Winter 2020 Commencement ceremony celebrated the perseverance of more than 3,400 August and December graduates, with speakers both applauding their achievements amid the global pandemic, stressful election and national reckoning with racial injustice and admiring how they had strengthened their sense of community." Sala Levin '10, Maryland Today; Read More
3. A Little Fun
You may know there's seven Testudo statues on campus, but do you know when the newest addition was added to campus, and where it's located? Take a guess, and see the answer at the bottom of this post.
1. 2002, McKeldin Library
2. 1973, Xfinity Center
3. 2018, Van Munching Hall
4. 1999, Stamp Student Union
Time for some Friday fun. Head on over to our Instagram Stories for our weekly Friday question.
4. Let's Get Social
- Instagram Aesthetic
5. Friendly Reminders
That's it for this week, Terps. Make sure to check back with us every Friday. Have a lovely weekend!
Trivia Answer: 2018, Van Muching Hall
