Welcome program for new resident students/how to find your room

Colleges & Universities University of Maryland - College Park
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<p>FYI, while it has not been updated yet with the detailed schedule, you should bookmark this page and check back in a few weeks <a href=“http://drl.umd.edu/fallwelcome/”>http://drl.umd.edu/fallwelcome/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>“The Department of Resident Life sponsors the annual Fall Welcome program to assist you in getting acclimated to the University of Maryland. Fall Welcome will take place from Wednesday, August 27 to Monday, September 1 and features fun programs and events geared towards introducing you to new friends, university resources, and the many opportunities waiting for you. New students to campus are encouraged to participate in our Fall Welcome program, a special introduction to living on campus, which begins with check-in to your residence hall assignment and ends on the day before classes start.”</p>

<p>There are typically lots of activities to help you get acquainted with other students and the campus.</p>

<p>If you want info about moving in, here is the page to check for helpful info <a href=“http://drl.umd.edu/welcomenewresidents/”>http://drl.umd.edu/welcomenewresidents/&lt;/a&gt; and click on <a href=“http://drl.umd.edu/welcomenewresidents/items/”>http://drl.umd.edu/welcomenewresidents/items/&lt;/a&gt; for ideas of what to bring and what is not allowed.</p>

<p>When you get your room assignment (I think they are released tomorrow), you can actually see exactly where your room is located by starting on this page <a href=“http://drl.umd.edu/halls/”>http://drl.umd.edu/halls/&lt;/a&gt; </p>

<p>Click on the link for your dorm… let’s take Hagerstown as an example…if you clicked on that, it would bring you here <a href=“http://drl.umd.edu/halls/ellicott/hagerstown/”>http://drl.umd.edu/halls/ellicott/hagerstown/&lt;/a&gt; and if you scroll to the VERY BOTTOM of the page you will see two drawings “Typical Room Layout” and “Typical Traditional Floor” with a note in parenthesis to click for larger layout. So, click on the drawing and a pop up will appear. It will be titled “Typical Traditional Floor Layout - Hagerstown Hall” and if you look at the drawing, you will see a drop down menu available with a default start of Hagerstown Floor 0. If you click on it, it will give you options for all the floors 0-8. So, for example if you have room 2151 Hagerstown, click on floor 2 and the detailed floor with room numbers pop up. </p>

<p>Why is this helpful to look at beforehand? Room 2151 happens to be a corner room and will likely have two sets of windows instead of one. So, if you plan on bringing/buying (blackout) curtains, which I highly recommend (yes, there are blinds, but if you prefer a darker room in the morning, you might appreciate the addition), you will need two sets. FYI, the walls are concrete so the only approved way to “install” the curtains is via a spring/ tension rod. While I don’t know if this holds true for all dorms, the window dimensions in my son’s freshman dorm were 52" wide and 63" high.</p>

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<p>On the Hagerstown Hall map, room 2124 is shown to be behind 3 blocks that each have an “x” in them. My son and I have been trying to figure out what these boxes indicate. Elevators? Study lounge? We’re just trying to figure out what is in front of his room. We’d appreciate any insight you may have.</p>

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<p>The Xes are elevators, from what I can tell, based on living in one of those high rises 30 years ago… </p>

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<p>I think 1214mom is correct about the elevators.</p>

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<p>Thank you both. I thought they were elevators too, but we’re having trouble trying to picture how the room is situated behind them.</p>

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<p>Funny coincidence of the day. My son, who will be a freshman, is going to be in the same dorm, and on the same floor I was on back in the 80s. At least he has air conditioning. We didn’t, and if I recall correctly it was so warm we kept the windows open in the winter. </p>