Explore ARHU on Maryland Day!

TERP TOWN CENTER

ARHU TENT

Around the World in 40 Languages -Using our green screen photo booth, have your picture taken in front of the country of your choice and then send an e-postcard to friends and family!ARHU, NFLC, ALL

Books and Blankets -Take some time to read in public! Literature for all ages and blankets for kicking back.ARHU, ENGL

Celebrity Wheel -Spin our celebrity prize wheel and guess the major each famous person studied in college!ARHU

Discover the Latin American Studies Center -Test your knowledge and learn some fun facts about Latin America and the Caribbean in these five categories: pop culture, history, geography, sports & leisure and wild card. Guess correctly and win a prize. Come test some Latin American candies (watch out, they are spicy!). Then pose in front of our Latin American photo backdrop with "Lorenzo the Llama" and later find your picture on our LASC Facebook page.ARHU, LASC

Explore ARHU! -Meet current ARHU students and advisors as they help guide you through our intellectual space filled with artists, writers, and humanists. We’ll help you explore your passion, broaden your mind and embrace your role in the world. This is where global visionaries and creative problem solvers are born.ARHU

Global Professionals: Arabic and Persian -Explore UMD's Global Professional programs in Arabic and Persian, where students learn from cutting-edge language curricula. Enjoy henna art, tasty snacks; have your name written in Arabic or Persian, and more!ARHU, Arabic and Persian, SLLC

Junkyard Instrument Experimentation -Construct a wacky instrument out of PVC pipes, then give playing it a try. You never know what sound you’ll make!SOM, ARHU

Line Dance Party -Groove and move to your favorite line dances. No dance experience necessary!ARHU, TDPS, Clarice

Put Yourself on the Map! -Learn about the history of immigration to Maryland and participate in a map-building project where you can record and preserve your own compelling story that illustrates the ethnic diversity in Maryland.ARHU, HIST, CGMS

Write Your Name in Greek and Latin! -Stop by to learn how to write your name and introduce yourself in Greek and Latin!ARHU, CLAS

Writers Do Good! -Write a postcard to make a difference. Learn about and participate in opportunities to write for civic good.ARHU, ENGL

Writing Technologies Through Time -From clay tablets and scrolls to typewriters and computers, take a look at the tools used to write over time.ARHU, ENGL, MITH

Visual Art Walk -Take a walking tour, of the campus’ five art galleries or complete the visual arts scavenger hunt for a prize. Student artists show how they're using painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, digital media, and graphic design to create compelling contemporary art.ARHU, ART, ARTH, DCDC, ART GALLERY

Stamp Student Union

Please join theCollege Park Scholars Arts program on Maryland Day for our annual exhibitionofstudent produced artwork held inThe Atriumon the first floor of theAdele H. Stamp Student Union. The event features select student performances, original artwork exhibition and a wide variety of creative capstone projects on display. All ages are welcome to experience a collection of student artwork from over 130 freshman and sophomore students from 11am-3pm. UGST, ARHU

Hornbake Plaza

Picture Yourself with Frederick Douglass -Take your picture with the campus' new statue of Frederick Douglass. For a chance to win a prize, post your photo on social media using #FrederickDouglass with an inspirational message about what he means to you.

The Bill of Rights and You -What are your rights and why do they matter? Learn more about your civil liberties with experts around the campus. Play our Bill of Rights game and win a prize.CGMS, ARHU

Ground Floor, St. Mary's Hall

Experience and Learn Ten Languages!10 a.m.- 2 p.m. - Come and experience 10 languages and cultures through games and activities, and tour theLanguage House.

BIZ & SOCIETY HILL

Skinner Patio

Conquer Speech Anxiety in 3 Minutes -Knees weak? Palms sweaty? Have no fear -- the Department of Communication is here to help! Learn how to regain your confidence with handy anxiety management techniques, including power poses and breathing exercises, that you can deploy before your big presentation to calm those nerves. ARHU, COMM

Explore Our Multilingual World -Translators and interpreters make communication possible in our globally connected world, and the Graduate Studies in Interpreting and Translation (GSIT) program is training the next generation of these talented language professionals. Learn how to do consecutive interpreting and translation and visit the simultaneous interpreting lab where our student interpreters are at work.ARHU, COMM

Learn How to Improve Your Writing in 3 Basic Steps -Have you ever been told your writing isn't clear? Learn three basic principles that will help you improve the clarity of your writing. Instructors of the Department of Communication's graduate certificate in Professional Communication--Enhanced English Fluency will take you through writing exercises designed to teach these principles. ARHU, COMM

Pitch Your Fearless Idea -Get your creative juices flowing by pitching your fearless idea in two minutes to the Oral Communication Center's trained peer consultants who will record your presentation, give you feedback, and send you the recording.ARHU, COMM

ARTS AND DESIGN PLACE

David C. Driskell Center

"Shifting: African-American Women Artists and the Power of Thier Gaze":"Shifting" explores how African-American female artists turn their gaze on the world around them, as well as on themselves and on other women, and asks: Whose gaze is it?ARHU, DRISKELL

The Clarice

Various Events:Join us for a day filled with music, danceand theater. For more on the events clickhere.

Tawes Plaza

Chalk Talk -Inscribe your favorite quotations on Tawes Plaza in chalk. Stop by the Department of English table, refer to anthologies and literature collections, and leave behind your favorite poetry or prose questions.ARHU, ENGL

Lit Ink with Temporary Tattoos -Inscribe & inspire yourself with a literary temporary tattoo using already printed special temporary tattoo paper! Choose from some of the English department’s favorite authors and quotations. ARHU, ENGL

Quotation Station -Identify famous words from literary history, the authors who wrote them, and win a prize! Sponsored by the English Undergraduate Association.ARHU, ENGL

Spotlight on English Alumni -Complete a survey, provide a profile and reconnect with the Department of English.ARHU, ENGL

Cognitive, Neuroscience and Language Science Tent

Bilingualism and Second Language Acquisition -Did you know that half of the world is bilingual? Learn how the languages(s) you speak and learn can influence what you see, hear and say.

Breaking the Rules -Sometimes it's hard for us to break old habits so that we can learn new rules. Stop by and do the Stroop test, and learn how hard it is to break an easy and common rule!

What is Cognitive, Neuroscience, and Language Science? -Find out who the researchers are that study the brain,mindand language, what they study and what their research can tell you about yourself!

Language diversity -Amy Adams in "Arrival" succeeded in deciphering an alien language because she researched under-described languages. Do you think you have what it takes to be a field researcher?

Language Party Tricks -Come learn about some neat mind tricks related to language. We'll show you how these tricks actually tell us about how human language systems work and how language is interpreted in the brain.

Lit Ink with Temporary Tattoos -Inscribe & inspire yourself with a literary temporary tattoo using already printed special temporary tattoo paper! Choose from some of the English department’s favorite authors and quotations.ARHU, ENGL

Optical Illusions -Sometimes our minds trick us into seeing things that aren't actually there. Learn more about how we're able to see the world around us with optical illusions!

Neuroscience Crafts Table -Learn about the Center for Advanced Study of Language (CASL).

Using More Than One Sense -Did you know that your sense of smell and sight are important for how you taste things? Participate in our jellybean demo to learn how using more than sense is important for taste!

Parren J. Mitchell Art-Sociology Building

Art in Space and Place 10-11 a.m. - Michelle Smith Collaboratory-4213 Art-Sociology Building

Come experience some of the world's great art in its everyday setting (virtually of course). Whether on the big screen or in Virtual Reality, explore wonders such as the Sistine Chapel,MaachuPiichu, and more!ARTH

Art in Our Place 11:30-12:30 p.m. -Michelle Smith Collaboratory- 4213 Art-Sociology Building

Brandon Morse is one of the great digital artists, and he's one of Maryland's own! Come savor a slow- looking experience at four of his recent pieces, perfected for the Collaboratory's big screen.ARTH

Department of Art Honors Thesis Exhibition -Herman Maril Gallery, Art-Sociology Building

Stop by to see works by outstanding work by art students in the Honors Thesis Program. ART GALLERY

2017 MFA Thesis Exhibition -The University of Maryland Art Gallery,2202 Art-Sociology Building

The University of Maryland Art Gallery presents the "2017 MFA Thesis Exhibition," an exhibition that marks the culmination of fine arts education and training in the University of Maryland Department of Art. This year the exhibition features work by four Department of Art MFA candidates: Zac Benson, C.W. Brooks, Kevin Hird, and Dominique Wohrer.ART GALLERY

M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing: Reading1 – 2 p.m.

The University of Maryland Art Gallery,2202 Art-Sociology Building

Listen to M.F.A. candidates and alumni present their work.ARHU, ENGL

Outdoor Iron Casting

Watch from the Tawes/Art-Sociology walkway as artists cast iron and create masterpieces on the spot. ARTT

The World in US: Digital Stories of PG County Families1-3 p.m. - Michelle Smith Collaboratory- 4213 Art-Sociology Building

Join us for a trip around the world as we screen student-produced digital stories of PG Countyimmigrantfamilies. Local families & students will accompany us. ¬°Buen viaje! Happy travels!Michelle Smith Collaboratory, SLLC