The University of Maryland, College Park (also known as UM, UMD, or UMCP) is a public coeducational university situated in suburban College Park, Maryland just outside Washington, D.C. The flagship institution of the University System of Maryland, the university is most often referred to as the University of Maryland, even though the formal name remains University of Maryland, College Park. 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... University System of Maryland The University System of Maryland (USM) is a public corporation and charter school system comprising 13 Maryland institutions of higher education. ... Location in Maryland Founded  -Incorporated {{{incorporated}}}  County Prince Georges County Mayor Stephen A. Brayman Area  - Total  - Water 14. ... Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ... Location in Maryland Founded  -Incorporated {{{incorporated}}}  County Prince Georges County Mayor Stephen A. Brayman Area  - Total  - Water 14. ... Washington, D.C., short for the District of Columbia (also known as the District -- although locals do not typically use this term, preferring DC -- or, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United States of America. ... University System of Maryland The University System of Maryland (USM) is a public corporation and charter school system comprising 13 Maryland institutions of higher education. ...

History

Early history

On March 6, 1856, the now University of Maryland was chartered as the Maryland Agricultural College (MAC). Two years later, 420 acres (1.7 km²) of the Riverdale Plantation in College Park were purhcased for $21,000 by a descendent of the Barons Baltimore, Charles Benedict Calvert. Calvert founded the school itself later that year with money earned by the sale of stock certificates. On October 6, 1859 the first 34 students entered the Maryland Agricultural College, including four of Charles Calvert's sons. 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Baron Baltimore is a defunct title in the Peerage of Ireland. ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ...

In July of 1862, the same month that the MAC awarded its first degrees, President Lincoln signed the Morrill Land Grant Act. The legislation provided federal funds to schools that teach agriculture, engineering, or provide military training. Taking advantage of the opportunity, the school became a land grant college in February of 1864 after the Maryland legislature voted to approve the Morrill Act. Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator, was the 16th President of the United States (1861–1865), and the first president from the Republican Party. ... The Morrill Land-Grant Acts are pieces of US legislation which allowed for the creation of land-grant colleges, which would be funded by the grant of federally-controlled land to each of the states which had stayed with the United States during the American Civil War. ... Land-grant universities (also called land-grant colleges or land grant institutions) are American institutions which have been designated by a Congress to receive the benefits of the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890. ...

Civil War period

A few months after accepting the grant, the Maryland Agricultural College proved to be an important site in the Civil War. In April of 1864, General Ambrose E. Burnside and 6,000 troops of the Union's Ninth Army Corps camped on the MAC campus. The troops were en route to reenforce General Ulysses S. Grant's forces in Virginia. Later that summer, Confederate soldiers led by General Bradley T. Johnson stayed on the grounds while preparing to take part in a raid against Washington. Problems caused by the Civil War and a decline in student enrollment sent the Maryland Agricultural College into bankruptcy. For the next two years the campus was used as a boys preparatory school instead. The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the United States – forces coming mostly from the 23 northern states of the Union – and the newly-formed Confederate States of America, which consisted of 11 southern states that had declared their secession. ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Portrait of Ambrose Burnside by Mathew Brady, ca. ... Ulysses Simpson Grant (April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was an American Civil War General and the 18th (1869–1877) President of the United States. ... State nickname: Old Dominion Other U.S. States Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Governor Mark R. Warner (D) Official languages English Area 110,862 km² (35th)  - Land 102,642 km²  - Water 8,220 km² (7. ...

Post-war era

Following the Civil War, the Maryland legislature pulled the MAC out of bankruptcy and in February of 1866 assumed half ownership of the school. The college then became, at least in part, a state institution. George Washington Curtis Lee, son of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, became president of the college but was replaced within the year. By October of 1867, the school reopened with 11 students. In the next six years, enrollment at the college continued to grow and the school's debt was finally paid off. Twenty years later, the school's reputation as a research institution began as the federally-funded Agricultural Experiment Station was established at MAC. During the same period, a number of state laws granted the college regulatory powers in a number of areas including controlling farm disease, inspecting feed, establishing a state weather bureau and geological survey, and housing the board of forestry. Also in 1888, the Maryland Agricultral College began its first official intercollegiate baseball games against rivals St. John's College and the United States Naval Academy. Baseball, however, had been played at the college for decades before the first "official" games were recorded. 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... For the author of Inherit the Wind and other works, see Robert Edwin Lee. ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... St. ... Teamwork: Fourth Class Midshipmen lock arms and use ropes made from uniform items as they brace themselves climbing the Herndon Monument The United States Naval Academy (USNA) is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and is located in Annapolis, Maryland. ...

In 1897 the first fraternity, Phi Sigma Kappa, had been established on campus and the oldest instructional building still in use at the school, Morrill Hall, was built the following year. Unfortunately, in November of 1912 a fire that began at a Thanksgiving dance destroyed the dormitories, all the school's records and most of the academic buildings; only Morrill Hall was left untouched. The loss was appraised then at $250,000 despite there being no injuries or fatalities. A large compass inlaid in the ground made of brick and concrete designates the former center of campus as it existed in 1912. Lines engraved in the compass pointed to each building that was destroyed in the Thanksgiving Day fire. The only building not marked on the compass is Morrill Hall, which was eerily spared by the blaze. Today, superstitious students avoid stepping on the lines in the compass fearing that to do so will bring bad luck. 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ...

Recent history

The State took complete control over the school in 1916 and consequently the institution was renamed Maryland State College. Also that year, the first female students enrolled at the school and four years later established the first official sorority, Sigma Delta. On April 9, 1920, the college merged with the pre-established professional schools in Baltimore to together form the University of Maryland. The graduate school on the College Park campus awarded its first Ph.D. degrees and the University's enrollment reached 500 students in the same year. In 1925 the University was granted accreditation by the Association of American Universities. 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... University of Maryland, Baltimore University of Maryland, Baltimore, (also known as UMB), is located on 56 acres (230,000 m²) in downtown Baltimore, Maryland and is part of the University System of Maryland. ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

By the time the first African American students enrolled at the University in 1951, enrollment at the school had expanded to near 10,000 students, 4,000 of whom were women. A push was made in 1957 by president Wilson H. Elkins to increase academic standards at the University. His efforts resulted in the creation of one of the first Academic Probation Plans. The procedure, which is still in use at the school today, dismisses students whose grades fall below a 'C' average. The first year the plan went into effect, 1,550 students (18% of the total student body) faced expulsion. Since then, academic standards at the school have steadily risen. Recognizing the improvement in academics, the national honors fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa, finally established a chapter at the University in 1964; the school had been rejected twice before for membership. The University continued to grow adding better-qualified students and faculty and expanding the campus in a spurt of building. By the fall of 1985, the school reached an enrollment of 38,679; the highest in school history. 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Finally, in a massive 1988 restructuring of the state higher education system, the school was designated as the flagship campus of the newly-formed University System of Maryland and was formally named University of Maryland, College Park. The University is currently headed by president C. Daniel Mote, Jr. 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... University System of Maryland The University System of Maryland (USM) is a public corporation and charter school system comprising 13 Maryland institutions of higher education. ...

On September 24, 2001, a tornado struck the College Park campus, killing two sisters in their car (Colleen and Erin Marlatt) and causing $15 million in damages to 12 buildings. September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... A tornado over land. ...

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Name and structural changes

In 1997, the Maryland General Assembly passed legislation allowing the University of Maryland, College Park to be known simply as the University of Maryland, recognizing the campus's role as the flagship institution of the University System of Maryland. For further information, please see the University of Maryland's own publication in regards to the naming issue in their "Identity Guide" (PDF format). 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... University System of Maryland The University System of Maryland (USM) is a public corporation and charter school system comprising 13 Maryland institutions of higher education. ...

The other University System of Maryland institutions with the name "University of Maryland" are not satellite campuses of the University of Maryland, College Park, and are not referred to as such. For the above historical reasons, the University of Maryland, Baltimore is also sometimes called "University of Maryland." This is not a significant point of confusion, as UMB is limited to graduate professional education. University System of Maryland The University System of Maryland (USM) is a public corporation and charter school system comprising 13 Maryland institutions of higher education. ... University of Maryland, Baltimore University of Maryland, Baltimore, (also known as UMB), is located on 56 acres (230,000 m²) in downtown Baltimore, Maryland and is part of the University System of Maryland. ...

Academics

Colleges & degree programs

The University of Maryland also has a number of stand-alone academic programs in many fields. These undergraduate programs pull faculty from many different colleges and departments and a degree certificate or minor may be granted upon completion.

† denotes availability of both undergraduate and graduate program
‡ denotes availability of graduate or professional program only
◊ denotes availability of undegraduate minor or certificate program

Program Notes: An undergraduate minor may be available even if marked as a graduate program only. Programs marked as having a minor may not have a complete undegraduate major available. Some programs may also be inter-disciplinary in nature, in which case the program is listed under its adminstrating college or school.

Living-learning programs

Specialized programs offer students academic, community service, and research opportunities outside of the traditional classroom interaction. Students are often invited into these programs based on academic merit, current community service involvement, and racial/ethnic designation. In some programs, a degree certificate or minor may be awarded upon completion. Current programs are given with their specific emphasis:

• Civicus - Emphasis on broad community service.
• College Park Scholars - Community service and academic rigor within a chosen field.
• Gemstone - Specific topical research based academic rigor.
• Global Communities - Cultural diversity program.
• Hinman CEOs - Entrepreneurship based business style learning.
• Honors Humanities - Seminar based academic rigor with an emphasis on the arts and humanities.
• Language House - Language acquisition and immersion program.
• Jimenez-Porter Writers' House - Creative writing program.
• University Honors Program - Broad seminar based academic rigor.

Research

On October 14, 2004 the university added 150 acres (607,000 m²) in an ambitious attempt to create the largest research park inside the Washington, DC Capital Beltway. "M Square" solidifies the university's goal of excellent undergraduate education coupled with breakthrough research. The current construction of a new Bioscience Research Building on campus will also be sure to bolster university reserach in life sciences and continue driving forward the state's already impressive biotechnology industry. October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... The Capital Beltway (in green) The Capital Beltway (Interstate 495) is an expressway-class interstate highway which circles the Washington, DC area. ...

The University of Maryland's unique location near Washington, DC has created strong research partnerships especially with government agencies. These relationships have created numerous research opportunities for the university including: Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United...

• taking the lead in the nation-wide research initiative into the transmission and prevention of Avian influenza
• creating a new research center to study the behaviorial and social foundations of terrorism with a grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• launching the joint NASA-University of Maryland "Deep Impact" spacecraft in early January, 2005. On July 4, 2005 the craft successfully landed on the "Temple 1" comet to analyze its compenents and help scientists at the university and NASA better understand the composition of the universe. More information is available from the University's NewsDesk.

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Athletics

Athletics logo containing the Terrapin mascot

The school's sports teams are called the Terrapins (a type of turtle). The Terrapin mascot of the University (pictured at right) is named ‘Testudo.’ The Terrapins sports teams participate in the NCAA's Division I-A and the school is a founding member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The school has four "team colors": black, gold, red, and white. Although these are also the four colors of the Maryland state flag, as team colors they have a more interesting origin. When Clark Shaughnessy came from Stanford to coach the Maryland football team in the late 1940's, the "Terps" had sported black and gold for several decades. Shaughnessy brought with him a supply of red and white Stanford uniforms, and soon the school approved the use of all four colors in team uniforms. University of Maryland, College Park sports logo. ... University of Maryland, College Park sports logo. ... Families See text Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudinata, most of whose body is shielded by a special bony shell developed from their ribs. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is one of the oldest collegiate athletic leagues in the United States. ...

Since 2000, the university's athletics program has achieved national prominence, particularly in the revenue generating sports. The football program had achieved little success for many years when Ralph Friedgen, a Maryland graduate in the class of 1970, was hired as head coach in November 2000. "The Fridge" has dramatically reversed the fortunes of Terrapin football in his three seasons, leading the team to 31 wins, an appearance in the BCS Orange Bowl, commanding victories over nationally-respected Tennessee in the Peach Bowl and geographic rival West Virginia in the Gator Bowl, consecutive top-3 finishes in conference, and the only outright ACC regular season title since Florida State's entry into the conference in 1992. United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Ralph Friedgen (b. ... The BCS stands for Bowl Championship Series, a computer ranking format and bowl setup that has decided the unofficial but de facto NCAA Division I-A national football championship since 1998. ... The Orange Bowl is an annual college football game that is usually played on January 1 in Miami, Florida. ... The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the primary institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee system, Tennessees flagship public university. ... The Peach Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played in Atlanta, Georgia since December, 1968. ... West Virginia University WVU Mountaineer Mascot statue in front of the Mountainlair Student Union. ... The Gator Bowl is an annual college football bowl game that is played in Jacksonville, Florida. ... Florida State University State University System of Florida FAMU FAU FGCU FIU FSU NCF UCF UF UNF USF UWF Florida State University, also commonly referred to as FSU or Florida State, is a comprehensive, graduate-national research university founded and located in Tallahassee, Florida in 1851. ...

As successful as football has become, men's basketball is arguably still the most popular sport at Maryland, and like football is under the guidance of a Maryland graduate, Gary Williams '68. Williams, who returned to his alma mater in 1989 after successful stints at American University, Boston College, and Ohio State University, inherited a program that was suffering the after-effects of the death of Len Bias as well as NCAA rules infractions under Williams' predecessor Bob Wade. After several years of competing under recruiting sanctions related to these events, Williams has elevated the Terp program to the level of conference foes Duke and North Carolina. Williams has led Maryland to eleven consecutive NCAA tournament appearances (1993 - 2004), a feat that only four other schools in the nation have accomplished, as well as eight consecutive seasons with 20 or more wins (1996 – 2004). In addition, they have reached the tournament's Regional Semifinals (Sweet Sixteen) seven times, reached back-to-back Final Fours, and in 2002, after navigating a very difficult tournament road (defeating past champions Wisconsin, Kentucky, Connecticut, Kansas and Indiana), won the school's first NCAA title in men's basketball. With one of the youngest teams in the nation, Williams led his team to his first ACC Tournament title in 2004, a run which included erasing a 19-point halftime deficit against N.C. State in the semifinals, and erasing a 12-point deficit in three-plus minutes against Duke to force overtime in the tournament final. With well over 500 career victories, including more than 300 at Maryland in either the Cole Field House or Comcast Center, Williams is Maryland's all-time winningest coach, and is considered to be an eventual candidate for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Basketball is very popular in U.S. colleges. ... 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Beyond these primary revenue sports, Maryland excels in other areas. Women's basketball is in the midst of a resurgence under former Minnesota coach Brenda Frese, having advanced to the second round of the 2004 women's NCAA tournament -- the first tournament win for the program in twelve years. Friese has also managed to attract top national recruits, beating out nationally prominent Connecticut and Tennessee programs in the process. Men's soccer has been to three Final Fours since 1998, and spent several weeks in the top spot of the polls during the fall of 2003. The field hockey team has enjoyed similar success, with a handful of Final Four appearances and the 1999 national title. The volleyball team surprised many by winning the ACC tournament in 2003, and also qualified for their own NCAA tournament. In lacrosse, the official state team sport, Maryland has been a consistent national leader. The women's lacrosse team, under the direction of Cindy Timchal, has won seven national titles, been an NCAA finalist in eleven of the last fourteen years, and produced more All-Americans in the sport than any other school. The men's program, while not having won a national championship for several decades, is always among the top 10 programs nationally. The school's athletic director is Deborah Yow, considered among the most efficient and forward-thinking ADs by those in the profession. Dr. Yow has succeeded in balancing the Athletic Department's budget every year, while consistently upgrading the quality of the school's facilities and teams. Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... A game of field hockey in progress Field hockey is a popular sport for men and women in many countries around the world. ... Volleyball is a popular sport where teams, separated by a high net, hit a ball back and forth between the teams. ... High School lacrosse action. ... An All-America team is a sports team composed of star players. ... Athletic director (more frequently, athletics director) is a position at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, which oversees the work of the coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic programs. ...

The Diamondback

The independent student newspaper is The Diamondback. It was founded in 1910 as The Triangle and renamed in 1921 in honor of a local reptile, the Diamondback terrapin (the terrapin officially became the school mascot in 1933). The newspaper is published five times a week during sessions and once a week during the summer. The Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) is the State Reptile of the U.S. state of Maryland. ...

In the late 1990s, editor Jayson Blair (later of New York Times notoriety) became the first editor to carry Aaron McGruder's comic strip "The Boondocks" in 1997. The comic has now gone on to widespread success in syndication. However, Blair also made serious reporting errors and acted irresponsibly, according to a letter signed by 30 former staffers who also complained about the lack of involvement by the board which owns the paper. // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ... Jayson Blair (born 1976) is a former New York Times reporter disgraced for committing repeated journalistic fraud. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... Aaron McGruder Aaron McGruder (January 13, 1975 - ) is an African American comic strip author, best known for writing and drawing the comic strip The Boondocks. ... The Boondocks is a comic strip written and originally drawn by Aaron McGruder. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the entertainment and news industries, syndication is a method of making content available to a range of outlets simultaneously. ...

See Also

• List of University of Maryland, College Park Alumni
• List of University of Maryland, College Park Faculty
• List of University of Maryland, College Park Notable Others

Notable alumni of the University of Maryland, College Park include: Carmen Balthrop, internationally recognized soprano and faculty member, performed at the White House, the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall Robert Basham, Co-founder/COO of Outback Steakhouse Gail Berman, president of Paramount Pictures Bonnie Bernstein, network TV sports reporter Len Bias... Well-known faculty of the University of Maryland, College Park (past and present) include: Michael Brin, mathematician David S. Broder, journalist, winner of Pulitzer Prize in 1973 Rachel Carson, ecologist and author of Silent Spring Michael E. Fisher, winner of Wolf Prize in physics Jon Franklin, alumnus (70) and Pulitzer... This list is intended to capture the notable benefactors and other people connected with the University of Maryland, College Park, but who are not famous alumni or faculty. ...

External links

• University of Maryland website
• The Diamondback, the independent student newspaper
• WMUC, the college radio station
• University of Maryland Terrapins Official Athletic Site

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