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April is Do Good Month

As the nation's first Do Good Campus, the University of Maryland is redefining what it means to educate for impact and innovation, serving as a national model for how higher education can serve the public good.  In April, Terps come together to accelerate impact in our communities.

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Do Good Events All Month Long

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Do Good Challenge

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Students from across campus spend the year advocating, fundraising, volunteering and developing solutions for pressing social issues. The challenge culminates in a finals event where six teams pitch their project or venture and the impact they’ve made for the chance to win a cash prize.

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Terps Against Hunger Do Good Month Service Project

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Roll up your sleeves and help pack nutritious meals for individuals and families facing food insecurity in our community.

Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center
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Do Good Service Challenge

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Do Good in your communities this month.  We challenge you to take action and join Terps, everywhere, in one or more ways to give back.

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Terps Earth Day Park Clean Up

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Celebrate Earth Day! Wear your favorite shade of green and join College Park neighbors for a community clean up.

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Maryland Day

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Five learning neighborhoods. Hundreds of activities. One unforgettable day of fun and discovery. Bring family and friends to the University of Maryland's annual springtime open house, and learn more about our Do Good campus.

Building a Do good Campus

UMD is dedicating significant resources to courses, internships and mentoring programs that equip Terps with the skills and expertise needed to make a real impact.

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A hub for student-centered programs and experiences, the Do Good Institute is preparing Terps across all majors and degree levels to apply their passions and ideas toward social impact through hands-on learning, funding, mentorship, and career pathways.

Do Good Institute

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The Do Good Campus Fund is a competitive grant program that empowers students, faculty, and staff across every school, college and unit to turn ideas into action

Do Good Campus Fund

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Located in The Discovery District, the Do Good Accelerator is a collaborative space dedicated to helping students scale their Do Good ventures through leadership coaching and networking opportunities.

Do Good Accelerator

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Do Good Lab research is producing  data-driven insights on generosity, volunteerism, and civic engagement. Through research partnerships with state and national leaders, the Lab evaluates innovative approaches to service and social impact. 

Do Good Lab

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Work and study among visionaries and innovators. Create the next world-changing technology or company. Tackle society’s grand challenges. Learn from top scholars and researchers. Join a community of inspiring students and faculty, all committed to doing good and shaking up the status quo.

Interested in becoming a University of Maryland student? This is where to start.

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United in purpose to do good

Join Terps, everywhere. Support Forward: The University of Maryland Campaign for the Fearless, and together, we will move Forward for stronger communities. 

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Darryll J. Pines

Public research universities are uniquely positioned to make a positive difference in the lives of our citizens and across the globe, because universities have a combination of values, assets and problem-solving approaches that simply doesn’t exist elsewhere.

Darryll J. Pines

President, University of Maryland

Here, we’re building a Do Good world. And we’re just getting started. Another way the University of Maryland is leading Fearlessly Forward.