@maryversity , @SoofDad , and @Astro77, you all are great! Thanks for the excellent advice. We are using points and staying at a Marriott in Silver Spring, which apparently is 15 minutes away without traffic. However, since it will be a weekday, should we expect a fair amount of traffic?
He would be a communications major and would be in an LLC that is housed in Prince Frederick Hall.
Note: I noticed that I left out a “not” in my original post: I’m aware that the surrounding area is (NOT) one of the most appealing things about the campus, but I I imagine some adjacent areas are better than others.