Maryland’s football team works with its strength and conditioning coaches to prepare for the season. The team is also heavily involved in community service in the summer; its annual Lift for Life fundraiser on June 23 to support the rare disease community raised almost $10,000. Credit: John T. Consoli
UMD in the Summertime
A Look at a Less-Known Period on Campus
By Lauren Brown
John T. Consoli
John T. Consoli
The University of Maryland wears another identity in the summer. Most students, and many faculty members, have vanished. A thick layer of heat and humidity coats the campus, replacing the fresh breezes of spring and crisp temperatures of late fall. Gone is the traffic.
But that’s not to say Maryland has been deserted. Besides summer classes, the university hosts dozens of camps for children and teens, focused on sports, the arts and culture, science and business. Faculty and staff still at work here loosen up and dress down, even as they prepare for the next academic year. Freshman orientation sessions attract wide-eyed new Terps wearing matching backpacks and following their advisors like ducklings.
We sent staff photographers out to document this period on campus. Take a peek.
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