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Have A Great Summer!

Hello intrepid readers,

Hope everyone has enjoyed the blog content this year!  We'll be taking a brief respite over the summer, but will be back with regular updates once the new school year kicks off in late August 2009.

In the meantime, I'd like to give big THANKS to our great bloggers this year - Raakhee, Nehama and Charlie.  I hope you've enjoyed their posts as much as I have!  And, to make things even better, Nehama will be joining us again in the Fall.

In the meantime, feel free to drop a comment below about things you like, don't like, or want to see in the blog come next year.  We're all ears!

Thanks again for reading, and have a great summer!

Tad

Join the Arrival Survival Team!

Think back to freshman year when you first moved into your residence hall...remember all the help you got from complete strangers amidst the sweat and sometimes the tears that comes with frustrated families and moving into a crowded space with hundreds of others around you doing the same thing? Well, now you can help make another's life easier and bring a smile to some of those grumpy parents by lending a helping hand during Fall move-in in the residence halls by joining the Arrival Survival Team! This is a great and easy way to put your leadership skills into practice by helping others move in for only a couple of days, not to mention, you get the coolest free Terp gear! So take a study break by checking out more info below; applications are due May 22 so apply online at http://resnet.umd.edu/nro/ast today!

-Raakhee :)

Are You a Survivor? Join the Arrival Survival Team!

The Arrival Survival Team is looking for student leaders willing to help students during Fall 2009 opening. Being an AST member is an enjoyable, quick, and rewarding experience that looks great on your resume!

AST was created in 2004 by the Department of Resident Life. That first team of 35 students has now grown to over 100 team members with a reputation of great customer service and dependable assistance to both new students and their families, and to Resident Life staff.

Our team members are positive role models willing to be friendly and lend a helping hand during Fall move-in. Team members work the two main days of opening, acting as a resource for new-to-housing students and their families. In return you'll get free stuff, leadership experience, and the first chance to meet your new neighbors!

Got questions? We've got the all the information you need! Contact the AST Coordinators, Emily Doane and Amye Lee by e-mail ast@umd.edu, phone (301) 314.4255, or stop by the Office of Educational Programs and Outreach located at 1111 Annapolis Hall. We'd love to share you how you can be involved!

We know you have the positive energy and dedication that AST needs, so what are you waiting for, apply online today.

Applications for this year's Arrival Survival Team are due Friday, May 22.

The 2nd Annual UMD Undie Run!

So, if you're procrastinating from finals studying by reading the Terp Impact blog right now, well, you are in luck!

In about an hour (11:30 pm) today the 2nd Annual UMD Undie Run will begin in front of McKeldin, at the Testudo statue! Come, bring clothes to donate to DC Outfitters, run around the mall in your undies, and then jump in the ODK Fountain!

This is a great way to blow off steam and form some awesome memories before finals start. And you're doing a good deed too--all the clothes you bring will be donated to the homeless and needy in DC!

My friends started this last year and it was organized in just a few weeks, with around 200 participants. They've been planning tonight's for months and there will be tons of people there. So, bring some clothes, wear some cute undies (nudity not allowed), and do something that I guarantee you cannot get away with once you graduate college.

Have fun!

-Nehama

Steny Hoyer Town Hall Meeting for Clean Energy-Monday!

Hey there Terps!

As our University makes it way to become a greener campus, there are so many facets of the green movement that we must take into account. For example, our campus is officially recognized as a Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation as our campus recently became an arboretum and botanical garden.

Keeping in line with the green movement, something that many of our environmental campus activists have been fighting for is clean energy. Now, you have your chance to hear a politician's perspective on clean energy and to join a discussion or find out more about how to solve the climate crisis while creating jobs and boosting our economy. House Majority Leader and our very own alum Steny Hoyer will be running a Town Hall meeting on Clean Energy this Monday! More details are below; whether you know a lot about this issue or hardly anything, it is important to hear politicians' and other students' perspectives regarding comprehensive climate legislation and how clean energy that is affordable can coincide with more jobs (there is a current climate bill in the House has a great chance of passing).

Check out more details below, and I hope you take the opportunity to hear our House Majority Leader discuss this important issue this MONDAY from 6:30-8:30:

STENY HOYER TOWN HALL MEETING FOR CLEAN ENERGY

WHAT: Join us for a Town Hall Meeting with Majority Leader, and Congressman from MD District 5, the Honorable Steny Hoyer. As Majority Leader, Hoyer is one of the most powerful and influential politicians in the country. Come and hear about his position on comprehensive climate legislation in 2009, and take the opportunity to further the conversation. We will show him a broad diverse constituency that supports strong climate legislation!WHEN: May 11th, 6:30-8:00 PM
WHERE: Baltimore Room of Stamp
HOSTED BY: UMD for Clean Energy, CCAN, the MD Student Climate Coalition, MD League of Conservation Voters, Clean Water Action, and Environment MD

RSVP HERE: http://www.chesapeakeclimate.org/hoyerthm

Check out our Facebook Event!: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=73022105368

Questions? Want to Help Plan? Contact Matt Dernoga at mdernoga@umd.edu

-Raakhee :)