• Thursday, August 28, 2008: Welcoming and Networking Reception for Graduate Students of Color and all other interested, Nyumbury Cultural Center, 4:30 p.m .
• Friday, August 29, 2008: Graduate School Orientation, Stamp Student Union, 4:30 p.m.
• Thursday, October 2, 2008: Graduate School Preview Day, Stamp Student Union, 8:30 a.m.
• Fall 2008 (ongoing): Ph.D. Completion Project Workshop Series
• Fall 2008 (ongoing): PROMISE: Maryland's AGEP Events

The Office of Graduate Recruitment, Retention, and Diversity (OGRRD) provides administrative and fiscal support aimed at identifying, recruiting, retaining, and graduating a diverse graduate student body. The office also assists the University's various colleges and departments in creating an environment supportive of the academic success of women and minority graduate students.

The Office of Graduate Recruitment, Retention, and Diversity is responsible for the following services:

• Coordinating campus-wide outreach and graduate student recruitment and retention
• Providing effective and efficient support services to graduate students
• Conducting orientations and organizing activities for graduate student development
• Fostering positive faculty-student relations
• Monitoring student progress
• Supporting graduate student organizations
• Monitoring and managing enrollment of under-represented minorities
• Representing the Graduate School on the student affairs committees of the Campus Senate and the Graduate Council, including the Women's Affairs committee of the Graduate Council and the steering committee of the Diversity Year Initiative.
• Advising students on policies that relate to fellowships and financial support for graduate students.
• Serving on the Fellowship Committee of the Graduate Council
• Assisting the Graduate School in creating and maintaining a supportive academic environment for its student body.
• Providing counseling, advising, and referral services to students on all aspects of their graduate study.
• Disseminating information about graduate study at the University of Maryland, College Park, to institutions and organizations in the state, region, and nation, wherever prospective students of high quality are found.

The OGRRD also has a significant role in coordinating Minority Recruitment, Retention, and Financial Support. OGRRD also analyzes and tracks Graduate Student Demographics.

Staff

• Johnetta Davis, Ph.D., Associate Dean   - jgdavis@umd.edu
• Gloria Anglón, Assistant Director - ganglon@umd.edu
• Betty Wilson, Administrative Assistant - bwilson@deans.umd.edu
• Maritza Gonzales Andrade, Graduate Assistant - promise@gradschool.umd.edu
• Lenisa Joseph, Graduate Assistant - promise@gradschool.umd.edu
• Shanna Smith, Graduate Assistant - promise@gradschool.umd.edu

Office Information:

• Mailing Address: 2122 Lee Building, College Park, MD 20742-5121
• Telephone: 301.405.4183 or 800.245.GRAD
• Fax: 301.405.4185
• General Questions: recruitment@gradschool.umd.edu