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src="https://umd-main.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/umd/heroes/default/hero-history.jpg?w=1600&h=480&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1722455845&s=4fe2c014b6e01327b6de7698c567fcfe" alt="Early example of the Maryland Agriculture Experiment Station building" slot="image" style="object-position: 50% 50%;" /> </umd-element-hero> <section id="section-11497" class="umd-layout-vertical-landing" > <umd-element-section-intro class="umd-layout-vertical-landing-child umd-lock-extra-small"> <h2 slot="headline"> Traditions </h2> <div slot="text"> <p>Over a history spanning more than 150 years, the University of Maryland has become home to a variety of funny, odd, charming and unquestionably unique traditions. Here’s a sample, courtesy of University Archives.</p> </div> </umd-element-section-intro> <div class="umd-lock-extra-small"> <umd-element-carousel-image > <div slot="images"> <img src="https://umd-main.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/umd/images/default/testudo-offerings.jpg?w=1417&h=889&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1724190181&s=6871859b050c01e99eb7e60359b1a976" alt="Offerings in front of Testudo, the bronze mascot" data-reference="11548" data-caption="" /> <img src="https://umd-main.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/umd/images/default/flag-football-field.jpg?w=1600&h=1067&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1730752310&s=913ebda359483adc2cc1b89b87cb433c" alt="Football players gathered on field. In stands, huge flag of the state of Maryland." data-reference="11549" data-caption="" /> <img src="https://umd-main.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/umd/images/default/Commencement_05202024_DS_3200.jpg?w=1200&h=634&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1730497737&s=bfac540a4f201ce37036c6f6564f26bc" alt="Graduate and family standing in front of "the M". Photographer snaps photo" data-reference="11550" data-caption="" /> <img src="https://umd-main.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/umd/images/default/flashmob.jpg?w=1569&h=855&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1724191323&s=a7d90f6c4e253c549dc76782ce54e2cb" alt="Lots of students dressed in yellow and red, swaying in a stadium" data-reference="11551" data-caption="" /> <img src="https://umd-main.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/umd/images/default/newspapers-game.jpg?w=1574&h=964&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1724191155&s=e2f86b5139a36e6f6b5f8d00f6d51a5c" alt="Students reading newspapers during a game" data-reference="11552" data-caption="" /> <img src="https://umd-main.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/umd/images/default/Original_medium-President_FlagPin_09302020_JC_4712.jpg?w=1440&h=960&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1730463233&s=89fe130698d95f530c0d48a4479a7f68" alt="Turtle pin with Maryland flag" data-reference="11553" data-caption="" /> </div> <div slot="headlines"> <h2 data-reference="11548"> Rubbing Testudo’s Nose </h2> <h2 data-reference="11549"> Flag Unfurling </h2> <h2 data-reference="11550"> Graduation Photos at the M </h2> <h2 data-reference="11551"> Flash Mob </h2> <h2 data-reference="11552"> Reading The Diamondback at Basketball Games </h2> <h2 data-reference="11553"> Turtle Pins From the President </h2> </div> <div slot="texts"> <div data-reference="11548"> <p>It’s the quintessential Maryland tradition. Rub the nose of the most popular bronze Testudo statue outside McKeldin. It’s said to bring good luck—as is leaving Testudo offerings during finals.</p> </div> <div data-reference="11549"> <p>During football and basketball games, two giant pieces of the Maryland state flag are dropped from the top of two student sections while a historical video set to the “2001: A Space Odyssey” theme song plays.</p> </div> <div data-reference="11550"> <p>Graduating Terps flock to the “M” in their caps and gowns for photos at one of UMD’s most iconic landmarks.</p> </div> <div data-reference="11551"> <p>At one home basketball game every year, students break into a choreographed flash mob, turning the student section into a sea of unified hopping and swaying.</p> </div> <div data-reference="11552"> <p>Students have long read (or pretended to read) UMD’s student newspaper, The Diamondback, at basketball games when visiting teams are announced. </p> </div> <div data-reference="11553"> <p>Former UMD President C.D. “Dan” Mote, Jr. began handing out golden lapel pins to VIPs and other outstanding Terps to show off Maryland spirit. The design was tweaked for successor Wallace D. Loh, who began distributing them more widely. President Darryll J. Pines has stuck with the practice, sharing his version with everyone he meets. </p> </div> </div> </umd-element-carousel-image> </div> </section> <section id="section-11554" class="umd-layout-vertical-landing" > <umd-element-pathway image-position="left" image-scaled="true"> <img src="https://umd-main.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/umd/images/default/m-book-cover.jpg?w=1200&h=1266&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1730463687&s=5c6a422b73395b87902075f0301c5e1b" alt="red book cover: M Book" slot="image" style="object-position: 50% 50%;" /> <p slot="headline"> The “M Book” </p> <div slot="text"> <p>Distributed to nearly all first-year students, it is the essential guide to the Maryland experience, including the UMD Bucket List, a list of 20 must-do activities before crossing the stage at graduation. This invaluable resource serves as a roadmap for navigating campus life and embracing the rich history and traditions of the university.</p> </div> <div slot="actions"> <umd-element-call-to-action type="primary" size="standard" theme="light"> <a href="https://alumni.umd.edu/networks/mbook" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <span>Learn more</span> </a> </umd-element-call-to-action> </div> </umd-element-pathway> </section> <section id="section-11543" class="umd-layout-vertical-landing" > <div class="umd-lock"> <div class="umd-grid-four umd-grid-animation"> <umd-element-card-overlay type="image" theme="dark" linkType="icon" style="order: 1;"> <img src="https://umd-main.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/umd/images/default/Stamp-Student-Union-1.jpg?w=768&h=700&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1725912083&s=709becacf47f9dde50568f0edad165ce" alt="Stamp Student Union" slot="image" style="object-position: 50% 50%;" /> <p slot="headline"> <a href="https://umd.edu/about/landmarks"> <span>Landmarks</span> </a> </p> <a href="https://umd.edu/about/landmarks" slot="cta-icon"> <span>Learn more</span> </a> </umd-element-card-overlay> <umd-element-card-overlay type="image" theme="dark" linkType="icon" style="order: 2;"> <img src="https://umd-main.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/umd/images/default/flag-unfurling.jpg?w=628&h=428&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1729170323&s=99edd3a6263dfb4938e1d6c44909bfcb" alt="Huge Maryland flag in stands during a basketball game" slot="image" style="object-position: 50% 50%;" /> <p slot="headline"> <a href="https://umd.edu/about/athletics-and-events"> <span>Athletics Traditions</span> </a> </p> <a href="https://umd.edu/about/athletics-and-events" slot="cta-icon"> <span>Learn more</span> </a> </umd-element-card-overlay> <umd-element-card-overlay type="image" theme="dark" linkType="icon" style="order: 3;"> <img src="https://umd-main.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/umd/images/default/band-Square-Tailgate-Homecoming2020VirtualBackground-003.jpg?w=1080&h=1080&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1729085024&s=49012733bac16c58dce15b87454d4769" alt="Band drummers lined up" slot="image" style="object-position: 50% 50%;" /> <p slot="headline"> <a href="https://umd.edu/about/signature-events" aria-label="Learn more about Signature Events"> <span aria-hidden="true">Signature Events</span> </a> </p> <a href="https://umd.edu/about/signature-events" slot="cta-icon" aria-label="Learn more about Signature Events"> <span aria-hidden="true">Learn more</span> </a> </umd-element-card-overlay> <umd-element-card-overlay type="image" theme="dark" linkType="icon" style="order: 4;"> <img src="https://umd-main.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/umd/images/default/tug-of-war.jpg?w=969&h=790&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1729099739&s=1dfc790cf2296feb388afb9327246cd1" alt="Vintage photos of young men standing in a line playing tug of war" slot="image" style="object-position: 50% 50%;" /> <p slot="headline"> <a href="https://umd.edu/about/traditions-of-the-past" aria-label="Learn more about traditions of the past"> <span aria-hidden="true">Traditions of the Past</span> </a> </p> <a href="https://umd.edu/about/traditions-of-the-past" slot="cta-icon" aria-label="Learn more about traditions of the past"> <span aria-hidden="true">Learn more</span> </a> </umd-element-card-overlay> </div> </div> </section> <section id="section-11565" class="umd-layout-vertical-landing" > <umd-element-pathway type="sticky" image-position="right" image-scaled="true"> <img src="https://umd-main.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/umd/images/default/archives-building-6259133170_7cf43505cb_k.jpg?w=2048&h=1638&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1730465416&s=00f4e006accb22aac0b5d858da8c3ea0" alt="old building, vintage photo" slot="image" data-caption="MAC Barracks, first building constructed specifically for the college, 1863; Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division" style="object-position: 50% 50%;" /> <p slot="headline"> History </p> <div slot="text"> <p>The University of Maryland traces its history to 1856, when the General Assembly chartered a state agricultural school. The Maryland Agricultural College was established on ancestral land of the Piscataway tribe, which it purchased from a slaveholding farmer and agricultural education advocate, and three years later opened with 34 students. </p><p>It eventually grew to encompass new disciplines in engineering, science and the liberal arts, welcomed trailblazing women and people of color, survived the Great Fire of 1912, re-emerged as a public college and boomed following World War II. Today, the university is a national powerhouse in research, academics, the arts and athletics; committed to embracing diversity in its campus community of 50,000; and tackling the grand challenges of our time. </p> </div> </umd-element-pathway> </section> <section id="section-11606" class="umd-layout-vertical-landing" > <div class="umd-lock-extra-small"> <div class="umd-shell-accordion-group"> <umd-element-accordion-item state="closed"> <p slot="headline"> 1800s </p> <div slot="body"> <div class="umd-rich-text"> <p><strong>1856 </strong>Maryland Agricultural College (MAC), forerunner of the University of Maryland, is <a href="https://digital.lib.umd.edu/image?pid=umd:112072&skin=alb">chartered</a> on March 6.</p><p><strong>1858 </strong>For $20,000, <a href="https://www.lib.umd.edu/special/projects/cbc/bio">Charles Benedict Calvert</a> sells the state 428 acres of his Rossburg Farm slave plantation for the site of MAC.</p><p><strong>1859 </strong>MAC is formally dedicated. The 34 enrolled white male students, who include Calvert’s four sons, are called cadets to reflect the school’s emphasis on military training.</p><p><a href="/people/benjamin-hallowell">Benjamin Hallowell</a>, a Quaker, accepts the presidency, on the condition that the campus farm not use slave labor. He resigns 30 days later after a prescription mishap nearly kills him. </p><p><strong>1860 </strong><a href="/people/john-work-scott">John Work Scott</a> is elected president but never arrives on campus. <a href="/people/john-m-colby">John M. Colby</a> serves instead.</p><p><strong>1861 </strong><a href="/people/henry-onderdonk">Henry Onderdonk</a> begins presidency.</p><p><strong>1862 </strong>U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signs the <a href="https://catalog.archives.gov/id/299817">Morrill Land Grant Act</a>, providing federal support for state colleges to teach agriculture, mechanical arts and military tactics. The Maryland legislature votes to accept a Morrill grant two years later.</p><p>MAC awards its first degrees to William B. Sands and Thomas Franklin.</p><p><strong>1864</strong><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/digitalcollectionsum/6258589333/in/album-72157627926445918"> Both sides in the Civil War</a> camp out on campus: 6,000 Union troops under Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside in April, and 400 Confederates who participate in Jubal Early’s raid on Washington in July.</p><p>Students, faculty and administrators serve on both sides of the war, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/digitalcollectionsum/6258605557/in/album-72157627926445918/">with most fighting for the Confederacy</a>. President Henry Onderdonk resigns due to the institution’s faltering finances and accusations of Confederate troops getting a warm welcome.</p><p><a href="/people/nicholas-b-worthington">Nicholas B. Worthington</a>, a magazine editor and professor, is named acting president.</p><p><strong>1865 </strong>The Maryland legislature designates MAC as the <a href="https://www.nap.edu/read/4980/chapter/2?term=second+morrill+act">land-grant institution</a> for the state.</p><p><strong>1866 </strong>As MAC faces financial problems, the legislature <a href="https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000230/pdf/am230--10.pdf">appropriates money</a> for half-ownership. The college fails to reopen in the fall.</p><p><a href="/people/george-washington-custis-lee">George Washington Custis Lee</a>, the son of Robert E. Lee and a former major general on Jefferson Davis’ personal staff, is appointed president, sparking outrage in the General Assembly over the elevation of a “notorious rebel and traitor.” Lee does not accept the appointment and never arrives on campus.</p><p><strong>1867</strong><a href="/people/charles-l-c-minor"> Charles L.C. Minor</a>, who had enlisted in a Confederate artillery unit and later served in the cavalry, becomes president; the college reopens in October with 16 students.</p><p><strong>1868 </strong><a href="/people/franklin-buchanan">Franklin Buchanan</a> becomes president. The Baltimore native had been the first U.S. Naval Academy superintendent and the highest-ranking officer in the Confederate navy.</p><p><strong>1869 </strong>The <a href="https://umdarchives.wordpress.com/2014/03/31/archival-mysteries-the-origins-of-maryland-baseball/#:~:text=This%20information%20conflicts%20with%20University,of%20Maryland)%20took%20on%20St.">baseball team</a> inaugurates intercollegiate competition with games against the Star Club of Laurel and St. John’s College.</p><p><a href="/people/samuel-regester">Samuel Regester</a>, a Methodist minister, is named president. Enrollment is steady at about 100 students, and debts are paid off.</p><p><strong>1871 </strong>Pastor A. Cooke of Panama becomes the first international student.</p><p><strong>1873 </strong><a href="/people/samuel-jones">Samuel Jones</a>, a West Point graduate and former Confederate major general, begins his presidency. Military training is emphasized and, in the next 15 years, only 49 students graduate.</p><p><strong>1875 </strong><a href="/people/william-h-parker">William H. Parker</a> becomes president. A New Yorker who was first in his class at the Naval Academy, he served as a captain in the Confederate navy and founded the Confederate Naval Academy in Richmond.</p><p><strong>1883 </strong><a href="/people/augustine-j-smith">Augustine J. Smith</a>, a commercial agent for a manufacturing firm from Maryland, arrives as president and focuses on building support and loyalty among farmers, students and members of the state legislature. Smith accumulates a debt of over $15,000 and, pleading ill health, resigns.</p><p><strong>1887 </strong>With the <a href="https://nifa.usda.gov/program/hatch-act-1887">Hatch Act of 1887</a> creating federally funded agricultural experiment stations (AES), the Rossborough Inn becomes headquarters for Maryland’s Agricultural Experiment Station.</p><p><strong>1888 </strong><a href="/people/henry-e-alvord">Henry E. Alvord</a>, a former Union soldier who implemented agricultural programs for Black Americans with the Freedman’s Bureau, is hired as both director of the AES and president of the college.</p><p><strong>1890 </strong>The <a href="https://www.nap.edu/read/4980/chapter/2?term=second+morrill+act">Second Morrill Act</a> provides direct federal funding for technical education “without distinction of race or color,” leading to the establishment of separate land-grant institutions for Black students.</p><p><strong>1891 </strong> <a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://umdarchives.wordpress.com/2020/08/10/umd-pioneers-remembered/">Pyon Su</a> is the first Korean to earn a degree at a U.S. college. </p><p><strong>1892 </strong><a href="/people/richard-w-silvester">Richard W. Silvester</a> begins a 20-year tenure as president.</p><p>MAC fields its <a href="https://umdarchives.wordpress.com/category/abcs-of-umd/page/3/">first football team</a>.</p><p><strong>1894 </strong>The <a href="https://eng.umd.edu/">College of Engineering</a> is founded.</p><p><strong>1898 </strong><a href="https://facilities.umd.edu/node/295">Morrill Hall</a>, the oldest academic building still in use, is built for about $24,000.</p> </div> </div> </umd-element-accordion-item> <umd-element-accordion-item state="closed"> <p slot="headline"> 1900s </p> <div slot="body"> <div class="umd-rich-text"> <p> <strong>1912 </strong>On Nov. 29, <a href="https://issuu.com/umaryland/docs/terp_f2012_wclassnotes/23">a fire</a> that started at a Thanksgiving dance destroys all dormitory rooms, half of the classrooms and offices and most of the college records, but no one is injured or killed. Silvester resigns. Thomas H. Spence, a professor of languages, serves briefly as acting president. </p> <p> <strong>1913 </strong><a href="/people/harry-j-patterson">Harry J. Patterson</a>, AES director, is appointed president. </p> <p> <a href="https://umdarchives.wordpress.com/2015/09/21/abcs-of-umd-letter-g/">Gamma Pi</a> becomes the first fraternity established on campus. </p> <p> <strong>1915 </strong><a href="https://umdarchives.wordpress.com/2020/08/10/umd-pioneers-remembered/">Chunjen Constant Chen</a>, enters MAC as its first Chinese student. He later teaches Chinese at the university (1956-67). </p> <p> <strong>1916 </strong>The state takes full control of the college and changes its name to the Maryland State College of Agriculture. </p> <p> <a href="https://terp.umd.edu/marylands-leading-lady/#.YKVyU2ZKjDI">Elizabeth Hook</a> and <a href="https://umdarchives.wordpress.com/tag/co-eds/">Charlotte Vaux</a>, the first women students, enroll. </p> <p> <strong>1917 </strong><a href="/people/albert-f-woods">Albert F. Woods</a> is named president. He creates seven schools, each with its own dean: agriculture (now the <a href="https://agnr.umd.edu/">College of Agriculture and Natural Resources</a>,) a reorganized school of engineering and mechanic arts, liberal arts, chemistry, education (now the <a href="https://education.umd.edu/">College of Education</a>), home economics and the <a href="https://gradschool.umd.edu/">Graduate School</a>. </p> <p> <strong>1919 </strong><a href="https://www.lib.umd.edu/macmil/letw">Grace B. Holmes</a> is the first woman to receive a bachelor’s degree. </p> <p> <strong>1920 </strong>The College Park and Baltimore campuses are consolidated. Woods becomes president of the new University of Maryland. The Graduate School awards its first Ph.D. degrees, and total enrollment reaches 522 students, including 22 women. </p> <p> Sigma Delta becomes the <a href="https://umdarchives.wordpress.com/2015/09/21/abcs-of-umd-letter-g/#:~:text=The%20first%20sorority%20was%20Kappa,no%20longer%20active%20on%20campus.&text=Currently%20there%20are%2057%20Greek%20chapters%20on%20campus.">first recognized sorority</a>. </p> <p> The <a href="https://digital.lib.umd.edu/student-newspapers">student newspaper</a>, beginning its eighth iteration, is reborn as <a href="https://dbknews.com/">The Diamondback</a>. </p> <p> <strong>1922 </strong>Dean of Women <a href="https://thestamp.umd.edu/the_stamp_student_union/adele_h_stamp">Adele H. Stamp</a>, namesake of the student union, arrives on campus. Stamp helps expand the number of female students from 103 in 1922 to 4,162 in 1960, when she retires. </p> <p> <strong>1925 </strong>The <a href="https://www.aau.edu/who-we-are/our-members">Association of American Universities</a> grants accreditation to UMD. </p> <p> <strong>1926 </strong><a href="/people/raymond-a-pearson">Raymond A. Pearson</a> becomes president. UMD greatly expands in Baltimore and College Park, with 13 new buildings and additional acreage. </p> <p> <strong>1932 </strong><a href="https://recwell.umd.edu/ritchie-coliseum-0">Ritchie Coliseum</a> opens to improve gymnasium facilities. A library, <a href="https://facilities.umd.edu/node/292">Shoemaker Hall</a>, now home to the Counseling Center, opens. </p> <p> <strong>1933 </strong>Members of the Class of 1933 donate the money for Testudo, the original campus statue of the diamondback terrapin that became the university’s mascot. The 300-pound bronze statue is placed on a pedestal in front of Ritchie Coliseum. </p> <p> <strong>1935 </strong><a href="/people/harry-clifton-byrd">H.C. “Curley” Byrd</a> is appointed acting university president, and leads a massive expansion of buildings and enrollment. He began his 43-year career at UMD with a two-week stint coaching football, taught English and history, was athletic director and served as an assistant to Raymond Pearson before becoming president. He was also a segregationist who fought integration and supported “separate but equal” educational facilities for white and Black students. </p> <p> <strong>1938 </strong>The School of Commerce, now the <a href="https://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/">Robert H. Smith School of Business</a>, is established. </p> <p> <strong>1939 </strong><a href="https://marylandhillel.org/">Maryland Hillel</a>, the hub for Jewish life on campus, opens. </p> <p> <strong>1944 </strong>The Health & Human Performance Building opens with classrooms, a gym and space for ROTC activities. It was later renamed <a href="https://facilities.umd.edu/node/323">Reckord Armory</a> for Maj. Gen. Milton Reckord, adjutant general of the Maryland National Guard. </p> <p> <strong>1946 </strong>Under the new GI Bill, enrollment doubles to nearly 10,000 students, with three-fourths living off campus. </p> <p> <strong>1947 </strong>The <a href="https://merrill.umd.edu/">College of Journalism</a>, which now bears the name of newspaper publisher Philip Merrill, is founded. </p> <p> <strong>1949 </strong>The College of Physical Education, Recreation and Health, now the <a href="https://sph.umd.edu/">School of Public Health</a>, is established. </p> <p> <strong>1950 </strong>Byrd Stadium, now called<a href="https://umterps.com/facilities/secu-stadium/1"> SECU Stadium</a>, opens. </p> <p> <strong>1951 </strong>With the assistance of the NAACP and lawyers such as Thurgood Marshall, Hiram Whittle, the first African American undergraduate student, enrolls. Three African American students receive master’s degrees in education. </p> <p> <strong>1952 </strong><a href="https://socy.umd.edu/feature/art-sociology-building-be-renamed-after-late-congressman-parren-mitchell">Parren Mitchell</a>, the first African-American graduate student to take all of his classes at College Park, graduates. He becomes a civil rights leader, Maryland’s first Black member of Congress and the founder of the Congressional Black Caucus. The Art-Sociology Building, which opens in 1976, is later renamed in his honor. </p> <p> <a href="https://thestamp.umd.edu/Memorial_Chapel">Memorial Chapel</a> opens, dedicated to Terps who died while serving in the U.S. armed forces. </p> <p> <strong>1953 </strong>Under head coach <a href="https://umterps.com/sports/2016/7/19/211074673">Jim Tatum</a>, the Terrapins football team is declared national champions with a 10-1 record. </p> <p> <strong>1954 </strong><a href="/people/thomas-b-symons">Thomas B. Symons</a> is acting president of the university for nine months before <a href="https://www.umd.edu/history-and-mission/wilson-homer-elkins">Wilson H. Elkins</a> takes over as president. Elkins emphasizes basic subjects and strict academic standards, unveiling an academic probation plan in 1957 and sending 18% of undergraduate students home. By 1964, 77% of freshmen are from the top half of their high school classes. </p> <p> The <a href="https://stamp.umd.edu/">student union</a>, later named for Adele H. Stamp, dean for women, is built. </p> <p> <strong>1955 </strong>Elaine Johnson arrives as one of seven Black students and in 1959 becomes the first African American female undergraduate to complete her degree, in education. </p> <p> The University Senate is officially established. </p> <p> <a href="https://umterps.com/sports/2020/5/6/cole-field-house.aspx">Cole Field House</a> opens. </p> <p> <strong>1957 </strong>Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip of Great Britain <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news/60th-anniversary-royal-visit-university-maryland">visit campus for a football game</a> as guests of Elkins and Maryland Gov. Theodore McKeldin. The contest becomes known as the Queen’s Game. </p> <p> <strong>1958 </strong><a href="https://www.lib.umd.edu/visit/libraries/mckeldin">McKeldin Library</a> is completed. </p> <p> <strong>1963 </strong><a href="https://today.umd.edu/maryland-footballs-first-face-social-justice-b17e465f-6702-4aa6-9921-806f67c82a69">Darryl Hill</a> becomes the first Black football player at Maryland and breaks the color barrier in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Two years later,<a href="https://umterps.com/news/2021/2/10/terrapin-club-impact-of-a-scholarship-billy-jones.aspx"> Billy Jones</a> accomplishes the same in basketball. In 2021, a new football practice facility, called the <a href="https://today.umd.edu/tour-new-home-terps-football-da8c167a-70ba-4f19-b063-53519f70f8c0">Jones-Hill House</a>, is dedicated in their honor. </p> <p> <strong>1965 </strong>The <a href="https://theclarice.umd.edu/venues/tawes-hall">Tawes Fine Arts Building</a> opens. </p> <p> The Graduate School of Library Sciences, now the <a href="https://www.ischool.umd.edu/">College of Information</a>, is founded. </p> <p> <strong>1966 </strong>The General Honors Program, precursor to the <a href="https://www.honors.umd.edu/">Honors College</a>, begins. </p> <p> <a href="https://gradschool.umd.edu/newsroom/rebeccacarroll">Rebecca Carroll</a> is the first African-American woman to earn a doctorate, in education. </p> <p> <strong>1967 </strong>The School of Architecture, now the <a href="https://www.arch.umd.edu/">School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation</a>, is founded. </p> <p> <strong>1969 </strong><a href="https://facilities.umd.edu/node/438">Hagerstown Hall</a> becomes the first co-ed residence hall, a significant change from restrictive rules previously placed on female students. </p> <p> <strong>1970 </strong><a href="/people/charles-e-bishop">Charles Edwin Bishop</a> is named first chancellor of the College Park campus. </p> <p> National Guard troops are called to campus to respond to anti-Vietnam War protests. For much of May, clashes continue among students, police officers and guardsmen. </p> <p> <strong>1971 </strong>The <a href="http://nyumburu.umd.edu/">Nyumburu Cultural Center</a>, a hub for Black social, cultural and intellectual events and programming, opens. “Nyumburu” means “freedom house” in Swahili. </p> <p> <strong>1972 </strong>The Undergraduate Library opens and is named in 1980 for <a href="https://www.lib.umd.edu/visit/libraries/hornbake">R. Lee Hornbake</a>, a faculty member who rose to vice president for academic affairs for the University System of Maryland. </p> <p> Shuttle-UM is <a href="https://umdarchives.wordpress.com/2012/11/24/shuttle-um-and-the-black-student-union/">established by the Black Student Union</a> to promote security for students walking through campus during the evening hours. </p> <p> <strong>1974 </strong>UMD economics Professor and Vice Chancellor of Administrative Affairs <a href="/people/john-dorsey">John W. Dorsey</a> is named acting chancellor. </p> <p> <strong>1975 </strong>Physics Professor and University of Massachusetts administrator <a href="/people/robert-gluckstern">Robert L. Gluckstern</a> becomes chancellor. </p> <p> <strong>1976</strong> Four years after the passage of Title IX prohibits sex-based discrimination in federally funded schools and programs (<a href="https://today.umd.edu/the-godmother-of-title-ix">legislation spearheaded by Bernice Sandler Ed.D. '69</a>), <a href="https://umterps.com/news/2020/11/6/track-field-maryland-mourns-the-passing-of-paula-girven-pittman.aspx">Paula Girven</a> and Jane Connolly are the first women to receive athletic scholarships, in track and field and basketball, respectively. </p> <p> Disability Support Services, now the <a href="http://www.counseling.umd.edu/ads/">Accessibility and Disability Service</a>, is established to provide equal access to UMD programs. </p> <p> The University of Maryland celebrates the U.S. bicentennial by <a href="https://today.umd.edu/m-oving-forward-9f923250-4dfa-44a4-ad3e-df4d250cd997">establishing the M Circle</a> on Campus Drive. </p> <p> <strong>1981 </strong>School of Public Affairs, now the <a href="https://spp.umd.edu/">School of Public Policy</a>, is founded. </p> <p> <strong>1982 </strong>UMD mathematics Professor <a href="/people/william-kirwan">William E. Kirwan</a> is named interim chancellor. </p> <p> <a href="/people/john-slaughter">John B. Slaughter</a>, an engineer and National Science Foundation director, becomes UMD’s first African American chancellor. </p> <p> <strong>1986 </strong>Terp basketball star <a href="https://umterps.com/honors/university-of-maryland-athletics-hall-of-fame/len-bias/200">Len Bias</a> dies of complications from cocaine intoxication, prompting changes in everything from UMD’s academic standards to national drug policy. </p> <p> The <a href="https://arhu.umd.edu/">College of Arts and Humanities</a> is formed in a campuswide academic reorganization following the dissolution of the Division of Arts and Humanities. </p> <p> African American studies, anthropology, economics, geography, government and politics, hearing and speech sciences, criminology and criminal justice, psychology and sociology merge in the new <a href="https://bsos.umd.edu/">College of Behavioral and Social Sciences</a>. </p> <p> <strong>1988 </strong>The five University of Maryland campuses are <a href="https://www.usmd.edu/usm/overview/timeline/">reorganized</a> to form the University of Maryland System, now the University System of Maryland; College Park is designated the flagship university, and the title of chancellor is changed to president. </p> <p> The university establishes its own <a href="https://alumni.umd.edu/">alumni association</a>. </p> <p> <strong>1989 </strong><a href="https://umd.edu/people/william-kirwan">William “Brit” E. Kirwan</a> begins serving as president. </p> <p> <strong>1993 </strong>The business college moves from <a href="https://facilities.umd.edu/node/296">Tydings Hall</a> to the new <a href="https://facilities.umd.edu/node/294">Van Munching Hall</a>, named for benefactor Leo Van Munching Jr. ’50. </p> <p> The <a href="https://www.wmata.com/rider-guide/stations/college-park.cfm">College Park-University of Maryland Metro station</a> opens, connecting the university to the D.C. region’s growing mass transit network. </p> <p> <strong>1994 </strong>The College of Engineering is renamed the <a href="https://eng.umd.edu/">A. James Clark School of Engineering</a> in honor of the 1950 alumnus and benefactor. </p> <p> <strong>1998 </strong>The Office of Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Equity, now the <a href="https://lgbt.umd.edu/">LGBT+ Equity Center</a>, is established. </p> <p> The Robert H. Smith School of Business is <a href="https://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/about">given the name</a> of its 1950 alumnus and benefactor. </p> <p> <strong>1999</strong><a href="/people/c-d-dan-mote-jr"> Clayton Daniel (Dan) Mote Jr.</a>, an engineering professor and vice chancellor at the University of California, Berkeley, is inaugurated as president. </p> </div> </div> </umd-element-accordion-item> <umd-element-accordion-item state="closed"> <p slot="headline"> 2000s </p> <div slot="body"> <div class="umd-rich-text"> <p> <strong>2001 </strong><a href="https://theclarice.umd.edu/">The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center</a> opens, named in honor of a gift from the wife of Robert H. Smith ’50. </p> <p> The <a href="https://driskellcenter.umd.edu/">David C. Driskell Center</a> is created in honor of the pioneering African American artist, collector, scholar and distinguished university professor. </p> <p> The Comcast Center, now called the <a href="https://umterps.com/sports/2018/6/14/xfinity-center.aspx">Xfinity Center</a>, opens </p> <p> <strong>2002 </strong>The Terps men’s basketball team, led by head coach Gary Williams, wins the <a href="https://static.umterps.com/custompages/features/2002_mbb/index.html#:~:text=With%20a%2062-54%20victory,a%20title%2C%20but%20no%20more.">NCAA championship</a> over Indiana, 64-52. </p> <p> The Comcast Center, now called <a href="https://umterps.com/sports/2018/6/14/xfinity-center.aspx">Xfinity Center</a>, opens as home to basketball and gymnastics. </p> <p> <strong>2004 </strong>M Square launches as the largest research park inside the Washington Beltway. Renamed the <a href="https://greatercollegepark.umd.edu/about/discovery-district">Discovery District</a> in 2017, it spans 150 acres and is home to more than 60 organizations and companies and four federal agencies. </p> <p> <strong>2005 </strong>The <a href="https://riggs.umd.edu/">Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center</a> opens, named for a 1950 alumnus. </p> <p> <strong>2006 </strong>The women’s basketball team under Coach Brenda Freese wins the <a href="https://umterps.com/news/2013/4/9/208128135">NCAA championship</a>, beating Duke 78–75 in overtime. </p> <p> <strong>2010 </strong><a href="/people/wallace-loh">Wallace D. Loh</a>, a public policy professor and administrator at several major universities, becomes UMD’s 33rd president, and its first of Asian heritage. </p> <p> The College of Chemical and Life Sciences merges with the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences to form the <a href="https://cmns.umd.edu/">College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences</a>. </p> <p> <strong>2011 </strong>The field hockey team wins its <a href="https://umterps.com/news/2011/11/20/207279778.aspx">second consecutive national championship</a>, defeating North Carolina, 3-2. Coach Missy Meharg has led the team to seven of its eight NCAA titles. </p> <p> <strong>2012 </strong>UMD and the University of Maryland, Baltimore forge the <a href="https://mpower.maryland.edu/#:~:text=The%20University%20of%20Maryland%20Strategic,the%20state%20of%20Maryland%20and">MPowering the State</a> strategic partnership to expand academic and research programs, technological research and commercialization, and public service. </p> <p> UMD completes the $1 billion <i>Great Expectations</i> fundraising campaign. </p> <p> <strong>2014 </strong>UMD leaves the ACC and begins athletic competition in the <a href="https://terp.umd.edu/conference-impact-to-extend-across-campus">Big Ten Conference</a>. </p> <p> The Physical Sciences Complex opens, housing the physics and astronomy departments, Institute for Physical Science and Technology, and Joint Quantum Institute. </p> <p> <strong>2015 </strong>Byrd Stadium is <a href="https://terp.umd.edu/byrd-stadium-renamed/#.YKVmqGZKjDI">renamed</a> Maryland Stadium, due to the former president’s support of segregation. </p> <p> The <a href="https://terp.umd.edu/monument-to-a-hero/#.YKVmSGZKjDI">Frederick Douglass statue</a> on Hornbake Plaza, honoring the abolitionist, statesman and Maryland native, is dedicated. </p> <p> <strong>2016 </strong>UMD launches the <a href="https://dogood.umd.edu/">Do Good Initiative</a> to create a new generation of leadership in philanthropy, nonprofit management and social change. </p> <p> <strong>2017 </strong><a href="https://www.thehotelumd.com/">The Hotel at the University of Maryland</a> opens as the first anchor of Greater College Park, a $2 billion public-private partnership to revitalize the Baltimore Avenue corridor. </p> <p> Army ROTC 2nd Lt. Richard Collins III, a Black Bowie State University student, is murdered by a white UMD student on campus; Bowie State and UMD later create the <a href="https://bowiestate.edu/academics/special-initiatives/bsu-umd-social-justice-alliance/about-the-alliance.php">Social Justice Alliance</a> to honor his legacy. </p> <p> The <a href="https://esj.umd.edu/">Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center</a>, named for the 1961 alum and benefactor, opens as the first new academic building on McKeldin Mall in 50 years. </p> <p> The men’s lacrosse team, coached by John Tillman, defeats Ohio State 9-6 to win its <a href="https://umterps.com/news/2017/5/29/211610991.aspx">third NCAA championship</a> and 12th national title. </p> <p> The A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation makes a <a href="https://buildingtogether.umd.edu/">$219.5 million investment</a> to support scholarships and fellowships, faculty and new facilities at UMD, the sixth-largest gift to any public university. </p> <p> <strong>2018 </strong>The men’s soccer team defeats Akron 1–0 to capture its <a href="https://umterps.com/news/2018/12/9/mens-soccer-champions-terps-top-akron-in-ncaa-final.aspx">third NCAA title</a> under Coach Sasho Cirvoski and the fourth for the program. </p> <p> <strong>2019 </strong>The women’s lacrosse team wins its <a href="https://umterps.com/news/2019/5/27/womens-lacrosse-terps-on-top-championship-headlines.aspx">15th national title</a>, and fifth under Coach Cathy Reese, with a 12-10 win over Boston College. </p> <p> The <a href="https://iribe.umd.edu/">Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Engineering</a> officially opens with support from the alum’s $31 million gift. </p> <p> <strong>2020 </strong><a href="https://president.umd.edu/administration/staff/pines#:~:text=University%20of%20Maryland-,Darryll%20J.,and%20dean%20of%20UMD's%20A.">Darryll J. Pines</a> becomes UMD’s first Black president (<a href="https://www.umd.edu/history-and-mission/john-b-slaughter">John Slaughter</a> served as its chancellor from 1982-88) after a quarter century on the engineering faculty and more than a decade as A. James Clark School of Engineering dean. </p> <p> The COVID-19 pandemic prompts an unprecedented mobilization of faculty, staff and students, with most classes and operations moved remotely for more than a year and new public health measures such as masking and social distancing required for safety. </p> <p> A <a href="https://today.umd.edu/m-oving-forward-9f923250-4dfa-44a4-ad3e-df4d250cd997">new “M” landmark</a> is completed along Campus Drive in anticipation of the light-rail Purple Line that will extend from Bethesda to New Carrollton and include stops on campus. </p> <p> <strong>2021</strong> Pyon-Chen Hall opens. It and the Johnson-Whittle residence halls are named for Terps who broke barriers and contributed to UMD’s diversity and culture; they and Yahentamitsi dining hall, whose name honors Maryland’s Native American Indian heritage, comprise the <a href="https://today.umd.edu/umd-honors-piscataway-heritage-at-yahentamitsi-dining-hall-dedication">Heritage Community</a>. </p> <p> UMD reaches the <a href="https://today.umd.edu/fearless-ideas-campaign-reaches-1-5b-goal">$1.5 billion fundraising goal</a> of <i>Fearless Ideas: The Campaign for Mayland</i>, supported by more than 110,000 donors. </p> <p> <strong>2022</strong> The School of Public Policy’s new building is named <a href="https://spp.umd.edu/our-new-home">Thurgood Marshall Hall</a> in honor of the late U.S. Supreme Court justice and civil rights lawyer whose work included the desegregation of the University of Maryland. </p> <p> The <a href="https://eng.umd.edu/facilities/idea-factory">E.A. 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