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title: Terps Welcome Terps to Their Thanksgiving Tables
date: 2025-11-24T15:19:00-05:00
author: University of Maryland
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# Terps Welcome Terps to Their Thanksgiving Tables

*November 24, 2025* — by [Karen Shih ’09](/author/karen-shih)


> From a Residence Hall Feast to Faculty and Staff Invitations to Students, UMD Community Comes Together

*Thanksgiving Prep Calvert Hall 11242025 SC 6416 1920x1080 — Resident Director Tony Isaacs preps vegetables in the Calvert Hall kitchen, where he'll cook and host students who are staying on campus for Thanksgiving. (Photos by Stephanie S. Cordle)*

As the University of Maryland campus clears out this week for Thanksgiving break, Resident Director Tony Isaacs will instead head into the Calvert Hall kitchen for hours of prep.

He’s single-handedly preparing a feast that will be served from noon-4 p.m. Thursday for students staying in residence halls over the break who are hungry for a holiday meal. Just how many isn’t yet clear; he’s still gathering RSVPs from among the 200 or so Terps who are remaining on campus. (Invitations were sent directly to students who were approved to stay.)


*green beans and broccoli in a pan*


*Johanna Birnir selfie of her Thanksgiving table full of people in 2024 — Johanna Birnir, bottom left, with fellow Terps at her Thanksgiving table in 2024, including husband and fellow UMD faculty member David Waguespack, standing at right. (Photo by Johanna Birnir)*


*Two people putting out Thanksgiving decorations on a conference table in front of a red wall with a University of Maryland seal — Department of Resident Life staffers Erin Schlegel, left, and Pierre Campbell decorate Calvert Hall for Thanksgiving.*



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**Topics:** [Campus & Community](https://today.umd.edu/tags/campus-community)


**Tags:** [Food](https://today.umd.edu/topic/food), [Student Experience](https://today.umd.edu/topic/student-experience)


**Units:** [Department of Resident Life](https://today.umd.edu/topic/department-resident-life), [Division of Student Affairs](https://today.umd.edu/topic/division-student-affairs), [College of Behavioral and Social Sciences](https://today.umd.edu/topic/college-behavioral-and-social-sciences), [Robert H. Smith School of Business](https://today.umd.edu/topic/robert-h-smith-school-business)