Dean's Student Advisory Council Town Hall 4/28

AGNR Student Resume Workshop 3/10

SGA Legislature Openings

Do you want to make a difference in your community at University of Maryland? Do you feel you could effectively represent the interests of your major or your residency? If so, then you should consider applying to be a representative on the SGA Legislature.

Interested in joining one of their open legislative positions? Apply at umdsga.com/apply!
Check them out at umdsga.com and follow them on Instagram and Twitter @umdsga to learn more.

University Career Center Hosts Resume Reviews

Federal and General Resume Reviews

US Department of Agriculture - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

• Option 1 of 2: Thurs, Feb 17 | 12-2pm | RSVP in Careers4Terps
• Option 2 of 2: Fri, Feb 18 | 12-2pm | RSVP in Careers4Terps

General Resume Reviews
Institute for Sustainable Development

• Option 1 of 2: Thurs, Feb 17 | 12-1pm | RSVP in Careers4Terps
• Option 2 of 2: Tues, Feb 22 | 12-1pm | RSVP in Careers4Terps

Counseling Center Wellness Workshops

The Counseling Center's Wellness Workshops are back! Want to take charge of your life and improve your stress management, self-esteem, communication, boundaries, and coping? They have workshops for all of that and more! Choose any or all of their 16 topics. Advanced registration is not required for these virtual drop-in workshops. Visit counseling.umd.edu/workshops for details. They hope to see you there! 

Counseling Center Group Therapy Sessions

AGNR Student Town Hall Open Forum with DSAC on 12/9

Office of International Affairs Focus Group for Global Connections Day

In keeping with President Pines' vision that Terps must connect globally to address the Grand Challenges of our times, the Office of International Affairs plans to sponsor a "Global Connections Day" in Spring Term, '22. This event will in fact take place over several consecutive days, and help students at the University of Maryland to interact for 45-60 minutes either with other students at UMD who are from a different country, or with students at one of UMD's global partner institutions. These interactions will involve the sharing of views, feelings and experiences about issues facing us all today, globally, such as climate change, or inequality.

In order to generate maximum interest and participation in Global Connections Day, OIA is organizing a series of small focus groups (6 - 8 students), where students can provide input on how they think this event would best be organized, what topics might be included, what types of activities would be most engaging, etc. If you would be interested in participating in one of these discussions, please visit https://forms.gle/EgnnBmBLozRa5svi7. If you have any questions about these focus group sessions, feel free to email international-info@umd.edu. We very much appreciate your willingness to participate in these formative conversations!

SGA Student Wellness Survey

Feeling stressed? Take a break from homework to fill out the SGA Student Wellness Survey! This survey will be used to determine which factors contribute most to student wellbeing, to help the SGA better serve the UMD student body. go.umd.edu/SGAWellnessSurvey

Any questions? Feel free to email Nathan Boyle at nboyle@umd.edu!

Peer Mentors are Here for You!

Apply for the AGNR Dean’s Student Advisory Council (DSAC)

The Dean’s Student Advisory Council (DSAC) for the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (AGNR) has now released its application for the Fall 2021 semester! DSAC is a professional organization made up of student representatives from each of the departments in AGNR. Student representatives work throughout the semester to engage with students, faculty, and staff in discussions about academics, programs, resources, and more related to our college. The link to the application and more information is listed below.

Applications are due Wednesday, October 27th at midnight.

If you have any questions about DSAC or the application, please feel free to reach out to them at dsac.agnr@gmail.com. And, check out their Instagram @dsac.agnr to learn more about them and their members!

Application Link: https://go.umd.edu/agDSAC

Join the SGA Academic Affairs Committee

The UMD SGA Academic Affairs Committee is committed to ensuring that the educational experience is accessible, equitable, and impactful for all undergraduate students. Given our transition back to in-person classes, the work in this committee is crucial to implementing necessary changes as we move forward, while reflecting on the past 1.5 years of virtual education. Key issues that are being discussed include: improvements to lecture accessibility, implementation of a Sustainability General Education requirement, expansion of ASL courses, textbook affordability, and so much more.

Join our committee on Thursdays at 5:30 PM to advocate for the betterment of the UMD academic experience! Contact the Director of Academic Affairs, Madhulika Nallani (sgavpacademic@umd.edu) for any questions or to share concerns.

Nominations for AGNR Awards

Greetings AGNR family! We hope that this announcement finds you well!

As the semester comes to a close, the AGNR Dean’s Student Advisory Council (DSAC) and AGNR Student Council would like to celebrate the accomplishments of our academic advisors, staff, faculty, TAs, and student researchers over this academic year. To do that, we need your help!

Please take a moment to send in a nomination (or two or three!) using the following link: https://forms.gle/n22zvkSYrqnj6t3W7 -all nominations need to be in by midnight on April 30th to be considered! And be sure to pre-register for the AGNR Spring Recognition Banquet on May 6th where we will be presenting these awards live!

Outside of submitting a nomination, we encourage all of you to take part in celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week (May 3rd - May 7th, 2021)! Whether it’s an email or a quick message in the class chat, we hope that you will find creative ways to show your appreciation to your staff and faculty. DSAC will be posting teacher shoutouts on their Instagram account all next week in celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week. Follow @dsac.agnr to see staff/faculty highlights and celebrate along with us!

Thanks in advance for your support. We are excited to come together and show our appreciation for those that work so hard each and every day.

Best,
AGNR Dean’s Student Advisory Council
dsac.agnr@gmail.com

AGNR Questions/Comments/Concerns form for the Student Senate

"Hello fellow AGNR students! I'm Sophia Mense- your student senator.

Our dedicated community in AGNR is focused on the most pressing issues in the world: eliminating hunger, preserving natural resources and improving quality of life. As one of the smaller, but incredibly diverse colleges in the University, it is even more pressing that we have a voice that speaks for our preparation to identify and solve real world problems.

At a time where we are all in similar stages of our academic careers, but facing different challenges navigating through a difficult year, a feeling of inclusion and connection may be lost.

I am reaching out to you and asking for your input to help myself, and the senate at large, better understand your experiences and expectations as a valued student in the college of AGNR so we can work towards change.

This is your opportunity to make your voice heard!

There is only one answer box for you to include anything that you would like addressed. This includes changes that you would like to see as a college or university as a whole, your suggestions or ideas for improvements, problems that you have encountered, or general comments! Whatever you would like to put down, I'm here to listen!

This form is anonymous- If you would like to contact me personally my email is: smense@terpmail.umd.edu

Thank you so much for your participation! Form link: https://forms.gle/BjnJHeu9hq4MYMPB8"

UMD SGA Student Sustainability Committee Survey

The SGA Student Sustainability Committee is canvassing students to gauge interest in a sustainability requirement across all majors at the University of Maryland. This would mean that every student would have to take a sustainability-related course or module sometime during their UMD education. Fill out this survey to voice your opinion: https://ter.ps/sustreqsurv