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Graduate Student Life
Stamp Student Union 1121A
Graduate Student Suite
College Park, MD 20742
(301) 314-9544 Phone
(301) 314-9634 Fax
yckim2@umd.edu

 

The Graduate Student Lounge is a small lounge and resource center for graduate students in the Stamp Student Union. It is conveniently located one floor above the food court, yet removed from the crowds and the noise. The Graduate Lounge is part of the Graduate Student Suite that also includes the offices of Graduate Student Government and Graduate Student Life.

Amenities
The lounge features:
  • Wireless and LAN line internet access
  • Computer with internet access
  • Free coffee on Thursdays 10:00am-4:00pm
  • Brochures, flyers, and other graduate life resource material
  • Guide books to the DC area
  • Games including chess, backgammon, and Settlers of Catan.

Directions
The Lounge is located in 1121 on the first floor of the Stamp Student Union. It is located at the end of a short hallway almost directly above the Chick-Fil-A. It is also located across the hall from the Campus Reservations Office. Look for signs in the Union that give directions to the "Graduate Student Suite".

Union Reading Room
Newly finished room on the left corner side of the Union (one closest to Cole Field House & behind the Jim Henson statue). The Reading Room is a large quiet space dedicated to reading and study. Wireless and LAN line connections and several daily newspapers are available. Currently, the easiest Union entrance is the one across from Cole Field House.

Laptop Lending Program in Stamp Student Union
University of Maryland is offering a laptop lending program to its UMCP students, allowing them to use new Dell 5100 laptops with wireless internet cards. Bring your student ID and one other form of ID (e.g. drivers license) to the Information Desk at the Stamp Student Union. Laptops can be checked out for up to 2 hours at a time. For questions call 4-DESK.

Rent a Locker in the Stamp Student Union
Lockers are available in the Stamp Student Union for extra on-campus storage. There are 3 rental periods: Fall semester, Spring semester and Summer. Each period costs $20* or pay $50 to rent for the entire year (Sept.-Aug). Lockers can be rented at the Hoff Theater Ticket Office in the Stamp Student Union.

The Hoff Theater
Located in the Stamp Student Union, the Hoff Theater is the campus movie venue. Equipped with 550 plush seats, Dolby digital surround, and a full concession stand, the Hoff shows sneak previews, films before they hit video and other popular movies. Prices are $3 for current Maryland students, faculty, staff, alumni, senior citizens, and children under 13 ($2.50 for matinee) and $5.50 for the general public. See their schedule and check out their International, Classic and Free Movie Friday series.

1121 Stamp Student Union

Open Weekdays
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
or by reservation with yckim2@umd.edu