College Park Scholars Back to School Block Party 2018

Environmental health major Annabelle Arnold and eco-tech design major Jacob Mast speak with freshman Terps about joining the American Ecological Engineering Society at a College Park Scholars back-to-school block party on the University of Maryland campus on August 31. The block party happens annually to integrate freshman into campus life in an exciting way. 

Junior Annabelle Arnold converses with a new student on the goals of the American Ecological Engineering Society at the College Park Scholars back-to-school block party on the University of Maryland campus on August 31. The American Ecological Engineering Society strives to use new technologies to benefit the environment.  

After learning about the American Ecological Society at the University of Maryland, a potential new member signs up for the club on August 31. Garnering the interest of young Terps is the overall goal of tabling at back-to-school events.

Freshmen in the College Park Scholars program at the University of Maryland are invited to a back-to-school block party on August 31, celebrating their arrival at the university. College Park Scholars is a living-learning community that devotes itself to service and creating positive change in the world. 

Do Good Institute representative and block party volunteer Kaitlyn Ahmad observes the "Do Good pledges" that new College Park Scholars make for themselves at the back-to-school block party at the University of Maryland on August 31. The Do Good Insitute supports the College Park Scholars mission of catalyzing change in society.  

The Do Good pledges made by incoming College Park Scholars are hung with clothespins for those passing to view at the University of Maryland College Park Scholars back-to-school block party on August 31. The goal of the wall is to get young terps excited about creating social change during their time in the two-year program. 

On August 31, freshmen in the University of Maryland College Park Scholars Program roam the Cambridge Community square at the back-to-school block party in search of campus groups and organizations to join. Block party coordinators aim to connect students with organizations that match their individual personalities and interests to welcome them into the greater University of Maryland community. 

Sandra Roper, an English and German double major in the International Studies College Park Scholars Program, makes preparations for the sand art table supporting the Queer Talks club at the University of Maryland on August 31. Queer Talks prides itself on being a safe and welcoming space for those in the LGBTQ+ community.  

Sandra Roper, a sophomore and member of Queer Talks, makes her own sand art to display with the club's table at the University of Maryland College Park Scholars back-to-school block party on August 31. The sand art is both attractive to those passing by and gives some insight onto the Queer Talks club.

The sand art at the College Park Scholars back-to-school block party at the University of Maryland is created by spooning sand of various colors into uniquely-shaped clear plastic containers. The finished product can function as a keychain, which gives interested new members a souvenir that they can take away from the event.